Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Siddur Tefillat Israel - Metz, 1820 – The First Siddur with a French Translation

Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Seder Tefillat Israel, "translated into the French language by Yoel Anschbach". Metz, 1820.
Siddur for weekdays and for Shabbat, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and the Three Festivals, according to the Eastern Ashkenazi custom (Polish), with Piyutim for Kedusha of Mussaf on special Shabbatot, as recited in Ashkenaz (a few of the Piyutim are according to the custom in Metz). Pirkei Avot appears at the end of the siddur. Hebrew and French page per page.
[2], VIII, [3]-424 pages. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Spotting and wear. Worn binding. Ownership inscriptions.
The first siddur with a French translation.
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