Auction 98 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts, Jewish Ceremonial Art

Shaarei Shamayim – Jerusalem, 1884 – Miniature Bound in Leather and Olive Wood – Rare Edition, Undocumented by Sh. Halevy

Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,250
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Shaarei Shamayim, year-round Ashkenazic-rite prayers, travel edition, by Mordechai Adelman. Jerusalem: Y, Gościnny, 1884.
On front and back endpapers and boards, stamps and various inscriptions from England and Paris.


[1], 144 leaves. Approx. 7 cm. Dry paper. Overall good condition. Stains. Small marginal tears and open tears to several leaves. Damage and rubbing marks on title page, slightly affecting title frame. Leather binding, with olive wood boards on front and back ends of binding and the inscription "Jerusalem" on the front of the binding. Damage to binding. Placed in a new cardboard case.


This rare siddur is undocumented by Sh. Halevy.

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Early Books Printed in Jerusalem – Books and Booklets, Proclamations and Signed Letters
Early Books Printed in Jerusalem – Books and Booklets, Proclamations and Signed Letters