Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Machzor for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur in Spanish - Printed for ex-Marranos - Amsterdam, 1663

Opening: $750
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Orden de Ros Asanah y Kypur. Traduzido en Espanol y de nueve emmedado y anadido el Keter Malchut, y otras cosas - machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, translated into Spanish by David Fereira and Mosseh Moreno Henriques. Amsterdam, [1663]. Spanish.
This machzor was printed entirely in Spanish, and was intended for the community of ex-Marranos, who over the years lost familiarity with the Hebrew language.
Fine engraved title page depicting Biblical scenes, with Spanish captions.
304, 321-479 pages. Approx. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Upper margin of title page trimmed, slightly affecting top of illustration. Minor marginal damage to title page. Early leather binding, with damage.
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