Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Manuscript – Machzor for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur – North Africa, 19th Century

Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,188
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Machzor for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Prayers, songs and Piyutim, customs, Kavanot and compilations from the writings of the Ari, from the book Chemdat Yamim, etc. [North Africa, 18th/19th century].
Attractive scribal writing. At the beginning of the manuscript are customs and prayers for the month of Elul [prayer to recite at the cemetery… customarily recited by the Hebron community]. On the first leaf is a curly owner's signature: "Ha'Zvi Shlomo Tovi".
88 leaves. 16 cm. Most leaves are in fair condition. Spotting. The first leaf is detached. Several leaves have tears and dark stains from ink spread and ink corrosion (with damage to text). Worn binding.
* Enclosed is Likutei Tehillim. Livorno, [1791]. Miniature edition. Incomplete copy. Some leaves are handwritten replacements. At the beginning and end are leaves with handwritten compilations: Seder Pidyon Nefashot and Pidyon Nefesh according to the Ramban. Owner's signature: "Ha'Zvi Shlomo Tovi".
Moroccan Jewry – Manuscripts and Letters
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