Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art

Machzor for Yom Kippur Following Polish Rite – Two Parts – London, 1807 – Portrait of R. Shlomo Hirschell Rabbi of London

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Machzor for Yom Kippur according to Polish rite; Part I with Arvit, Kol Nidrei and Shacharit; and Part II with Musaf, Minchah and Ne'ilah, with English translation. London: E Justins, [1807]. Two parts in two volumes.
In the first volume, engraved frontispiece portrait of R. Shlomo Hirschell Berliner Rabbi of London, captioned in Hebrew and in English.
Engraved title page at beginning of vol. II.
Two volumes. Vol. I: [1], 250 leaves. Vol. II: [1], 212 leaves. 22.5-23 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains. Tears to several leaves of vol. II, slightly affecting text, repaired with paper. Open tear to one leaf of vol. II, affecting text. Vol. I with early leather binding; back board detached. Vol. II with early leather binding, worn; front board detached. Defects to bindings (non-uniform bindings). Tears to spine of vol. II.
Vol. I of Yom Kippur is not recorded in The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book. Vol. II of Yom Kippur is recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book with only [1], 199 leaves (as one of the copies in the NLI), while the present copy comprises [1], 212 leaves.
Machzorim for Rosh Hashanah and the Three Festivals were also printed that year.

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Jewish Communities – Books and Letters
Jewish Communities – Books and Letters