Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Siddur Avodat Yisrael – Philadelphia, 1885

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Avodat Yisrael, Israelitish Prayer Book, for all the public services of the year, edited by M. [Marcus] Jastrow. Philadelphia, 1885. Hebrew and English.
Non-traditional siddur and machzor, based on Ashkenazi customs. Hebrew with English translation, page opposite page. Stereotype printing of the 1873 Philadelphia edition.
Separate title page (on left): Songs and prayers and meditations for Divine services of israelites. Compiled by B[enjamin] Szold. This part contains poems and prayers translated from German by Marcus Jastrow.
VIII, 124, [3], 530-590, [10], 104, IV pages, 18 cm. Fair-good condition. Pages 119-122, detached and worm. Tear to Page 41. Stains. Owners' inscription. Slightly worn binding.
Singerman 2399.
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