Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Machzor for High Holidays and Three Festivals - Zhitomir, 1848 - Two Parts, and Additional Copy of Part I

Opening: $800
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Machzor for the High Holidays and Three Festivals, Nusach Ashkenaz, printed by the Shapira brothers in Zhitomir. Two volumes - parts I and II, with a second copy of part I:
• Machzor for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Part I, according to the rite of Belarus, Lithuania, Bohemia and Moravia. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa, R. Aryeh Leib and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, 1848.
10, 9-164 leaves. 27 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains and extensive wear. Dampstains and traces of past dampness, with mold. Many tears and creases. First gathering detached. Last four leaves detached. Old leather binding, worn and damaged, lacking spine, both sides detached.
• Machzor for the Three Festivals, Part II, according to the rite of Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Bohemia and Moravia. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa, R. Aryeh Leib and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, 1848.
152 leaves. 26 cm. Condition varies, fair-good. Stains and wear. Approx. first 10 leaves in fair condition, with extensive marginal wear and tears, affecting text with some loss. Worming to first leaves. Many leaves in middle in good condition. Marginal creases to some leaves. Without binding.
This part is not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
• A second copy of Part I: Machzor for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, according to the rite of Belarus, Lithuania, Bohemia and Moravia. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa, R. Aryeh Leib and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, 1848.
10, 9-164 leaves. 26 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains and extensive wear. Dampstains. Open tears and many creases to title page, affecting border and text, with some loss. Tears in other places, repaired with paper. Detached leaves. Stamps. Old binding, damaged and detached.
Books Printed by the Shapira Family - Slavita, Józefów and Zhitomir
Books Printed by the Shapira Family - Slavita, Józefów and Zhitomir