Auction 96 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts
Year-Round Siddur, With Tehillim and Maamadot – Vienna, 1793 – Original Decorated Leather Binding – Rare Edition
Year-round siddur according to the Bohemian, Polish and Moravian rite, edited by R. Shlomo Zalman London, with Tehillim and Maamadot. Vienna: Anton Schmid, 1793.
Fine original leather binding, with many gilt decorations. Inscription on front binding: "S. V. M".
Inscriptions on front endpaper on passing of the writer's mother and father, dated 1843 and 1862.
[8], 131, 133-184; 8, 10-59, 70-138, 157-193, [1] leaves. Missing leaf 132 of first sequence (blank leaf bound in its place). Tehillim: 88 leaves. Maamadot: 60 leaves. 16.5 cm. Some leaves dark. Good-fair condition. Stains. Several leaves loose and partially detached. Marginal tears to title page and several other leaves, repaired with paper. Original leather binding, with gilt decorations. Damage to binding.
Rare siddur. Undocumented in Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, and does not appear in NLI catalog.