‎Liturgy‎

‎(Xt) Elzas, Barnett A.‎

‎THE BOOK OF LIFE, SERVICES AND CEREMONIES OBSERVED AT THE DEATH BED, HOUSE OF MOURNING AND CEMETERY, TOGETHER WITH PRAYERS ON VISITING THE GRAVES‎

‎1st Edition. Original Boards. 8vo. [86], 53 pages ; 17 cm. In English with some Hebrew on Opposite page for services and prayers. Cyrus Adler wrote of Rabbi Elzas in the first Encyclopedia Judaica: “His first ministerial charge was over the Holy Blossom synagogue, Toronto, Canada (1890) ; thence he went to Sacramento, Cal. (1893) . In 1894 he accepted the call of the Beth Elohim congregation of Charleston, S. C. , of which he is still the incumbent…” (Jewish Encyclopedia, 2016) Includes an appendix containing the laws, rites and ceremonies concerning the dying and the dead, and the usages of mourning. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish mourning customs. Ex-library with Jewish Instutional Bookplate. Spine has small tear with text effected. Inside pages very clear with little wear. Overall about very good condition. (AMR-51-24)‎

‎Raban, Zeev, Illustrator. Hebrew Verses by Levin Kipnis ("Avi-Shai")‎

‎CHAGEINU SEFER TMUNOT ZIYER ZEEV RABAN. BEZALEL JERUSALEM, KHARUZIM ME'ET AVI-SHAI‎

‎First edition. Original blue publisher’s cloth, large square. 8vo, 16 leaves with 15 tipped in plates. Each leaf contains a tipped in color print by Raban in the classic style with English text in a gilt Bezalel style “frame” on the facing page. Title translates as, "Chagaynu. Our Holidays: A Picture Book Drawn by Z. Raban of the Bezalel Srt school, Jerusalem." Chagaynu (meaning Our Holidays) is a beautiful picture book drawn by Zeev Raban of the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. The book includes 14 plates featuring gorgeous color illustrations by Raban, all showing Jewish holidays throughout the year. Each illustration includes with it a poem by Israeli children's author and poet Levin Kipnis ("Avi-Shai"). Each color plate is protect by tissue guards. Text in Hebrew. Raban, the artist, is regarded as a leading member of the Bezalel school art style, in which artists portrayed both Biblical and Zionist themes in a style influenced by the European Jugendstil (similar to Art Nouveau) and by traditional Persian and Syrian styles. Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel number 1348; Yeshiva University Museum Catalogue, Raban Remembered, number 78. Dime-sized stain on front end papers, otherwise. Bookplate, no other markings. Wear to cloth boards. Overall Good+ Condition. (art-21-8)‎

‎(Mw) Rosenmann, Moses‎

‎ISAK NOA MANNHEIMER, SEIN LEBEN UND WIRKEN; ZUGLEICH EIN BEITRAG ZUR GESCHICHTE DER ISRAELITISCHEN KULTURGEMEINDE IN WIEN IN DER ERSTEN HLFTE DES NEUNZEHNTEN JAHRHUNDERTS, NEBST EINER AUGWAHL DER POLITISCHEN REDEN UND SCHRIFTEN MANNHEIMERS [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR]‎

‎1st Edition. Original Boards. 8vo. 215 ; 26 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, “Isaac Noah Mannheimer: His Life and Impact; a Contribution to the History of the Israelite Cultural Oragnization in Vienna in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, bound with a selection of Political Speeches by Mannheimer. ” Mennheimer was a preacher whose “success was due in great measure to his oratorical gifts… His German translation of the prayerbook and of the fast-day prayers, and his arrangement of the fast-day liturgy, are of permanent importance for… many communities. ” (Wikipedia, 2016) SUBJECT(S) : Mannheimer, I. N. This copy is inscribed by Rabbi Rosenmann to Hirsch Jakob Zimmels in 1930. Zimmels “was a rabbi and historian of Judaism. He obtained a PhD from the University of Vienna (where Rosenmann was Rabbi) in 1926, and was ordained there the following year. In 1939, he fled to London after the Nazi Anschluss. He was interned by the British government in a camp in Australia between 1940 and 1942, after which he returned to London, and was appointed a lecturer in Bible, Talmud and Jewish history at Jews' College, London. In 1961 he became director of studies at that institution, and was appointed principal in 1964, exercising that role until 1969. He wrote widely on Ashkenazi history and culture. ” (Wikipedia, 2016) SUBJECT(S) : Mannheimer, I. N. Author inscription on the front end page. Stamped from Zimmels’ personal library on a second front end page. Boards are toning. Some edge wear and foxing but overall in about very good condiiton. (GER-58-52a)‎

‎(Mw) Zunz, Leopold‎

‎DIE RITUS DES SYNAGOGALEN GOTTESDIENSTES, GESCHICHTLICH ENTWICKELT [H.P. CHAJES COPY WITH STAMP]‎

‎1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 249 pages. 22 cm. In German. Second and final volume in the series, "Die Synagogale Poesie des Mittelalters. " Includes bibliographical references. Leopold Zunz (1794-1886) was the founding father of the 'Wissenschaft des Judentums. ' SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Liturgy and ritual -- History. Judaism -- Liturgy -- History. Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts -- History and criticism. This copy is inscribed by Hirsch Jakob Zimmels on the title page. Zimmels, in turn, gave the book to Rabbi HP Chajes, the Chief Rabbi of Vienna and Zionist leader who was chair of the World Zionist Congress from 1912 to 1925. Also includes a stamp from Chajes’ personal library on title page. One or two markings throughout. Slight foxing/discoloration. Otherwise about very good condition. (GER-0-10a)‎

‎Joseph Ben David; Of Leipnik. Green, Aaron Asher.‎

‎HAGADAH SHEL PESAH: ALTONA, GERMANY, 1738‎

‎(ft) Hardcover, 4to, 62 pages, all color facsims. Text in Hebrew; rubrics in Yiddish. SUBJECT(S) : Descriptor: Haggadot -- Texts. Seder -- Liturgy -- Texts. Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts. Manuscripts, Hebrew -- Facsimiles. Colophon title. Spine title: Hagadah. Caption title: Zeh ha-seder Hagadah shel Pesah. Accompanied by reprinted text of English translation of the Haggadah by Aaron Asher Green, London, 1898; and by one folded manuscript description sheet with text in English and Hebrew. Issued in slipcase. Excellent condition. (Art-3-16A)‎

‎(xt) Abraham Ben Elijah; G Wolf Margolis‎

‎SEDER HAGADAH SHEL PESAH: HA-NIKRA BE-SHEM AGUDAT EZOV: KOLEL SHENE BE'URIM‎

‎First edition. Original Cloth. 8vo. 136 pages. 25 cm. Yaari 1888, Yudlov 2688. Goldman 166. Contains two commentaries on the Hagadah Shel Pesah: Ge'ulat Avraham by Avraham ben ha-Gera [ (1750-1808) ; son of the Vilna Gaon] - Gevurot El by Gavri'el Ze'ev ben Yehi'el Yitshak Margaliyot [(1847-1935) , Rabbi of Adath Israel in New York]. “Margolis appended his own hadranim, novellae, additional commentary to the Haggadah and sermons. One sermon was delivered at Adath Israel of New York. ” - Goldman 166. Two thousand copies were printed. Subjects: Haggadot - Texts. Seder - Liturgy - Texts. Judaism - Liturgy - Texts. Haggadah. OCLC lists 7 copies (NYPL, UCLA, UDenver, Harvard, JTS, Toronto, NLI). Ex-library with usual markings. Cloth soiled, pages lightly aged, binding repaired. Good + condition. (HAG-14-1A)‎

‎Bronstein, Zwi; Daykhovski, Aharon.‎

‎EDICION ESCOLAR DEDICADO A SCHAVUOT 3‎

‎1st edition. Original green illustrated paper wrappers. 12mo. 46 pages; 20 cm. In Hebrew and Yiddish with additional Spanish title. Title translates to “Shavuot Notebook. ” Includes illustrations, sheet music, and black-and-white photographs. SUBJECT (S) : Shavuot, Hebrew language readers, Yiddish language readers. OCLC lists 2 holdings worldwide (YIVO, Harvard) . Significant staining to cover wrappers. Slight toning. Very minimal markings. Very good condition. Rare. (SEF-56-8)‎

‎Blum, Loeb; Lazare Wogue‎

‎La Haggada, Ou Ce´re´monies Des Deux Premie`res Soire´es De Pa^que, A` L'Usage Des Israe´lites Des Rites Allemand Et Portugais [L'SUAGE DES ISRAELITES DES RITES ALLEMAND ET PORTUGAIS]‎

‎Period boards.16mo. 148, [4] pages. 16 cm. 1st edition . In Hebrew and French. Rebound in later brown cloth with fine decorative gilt lettering on cover and on backstrip. Last 4 pages contain sheet music. Title translates as: “Haggadah, or Ceremonies for the First Two Nights of Passover, according to the Rites of the German and Portuguese Israelites. ” Written by L. Blum, revised and corrected by Lazare Wogue (1817–1897) : a “French rabbi, scholar, and journalist, born in Fontainebleau, was ordained in 1843 at the École Centrale Rabbinique in Metz. In 1851 he began to teach German and theology there (in 1859 it became the Séminaire Israélite de France and was transferred to Paris) , retaining his two chairs until his retirement in 1894. From 1868 Wogue was also director of the talmud torah of the Séminaire Israélite. The most important of his many scholarly works is a translation of the Pentateuch with commentaries (1860–69) , which is the one used in the Bible du Rabbinat edited by Z. Kahn. Among his other publications are Le Rabbinat Français au XIXe siècle (1843) , Le Guide du Croyant Israélite (1857, 18982) , Histoire de la Bible et de l'Exégèse biblique jusqu'à nos jours (1881) , a French translation (1882) of the first two volumes of Geschichte der Juden by H. Graetz, Esquisse d'une théologie juive (1887) , and La Prédication Israélite en France (1890) . He also translated various Hebrew works. Among the manuscripts he left is a tract on theology. A prolific writer, Wogue wrote many articles which were published in such Jewish periodicals as La Paix and l'Union Israélite. He was editor in chief of l'Univers Israélite during 1879–95.” (2007 Encyclopedia Judaica) . Yudlov 1263; Yaari 936. Subjects: Haggadot - Texts. Seder - Liturgy - Texts. Judaism - Liturgy - Texts. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Biblio Natl France, Staatsbiblio Berlin, JTSA) . Spine rebacked, lacks bank endpapers. Good + condition. (HAG-9-7)‎

‎(Xt) Hazan, Eliyahu‎

‎SEFER NEVEH SHALOM: UVO-MINHAGE NO-AMON VE-ERETS MITSRAYIM‎

‎1st edition. 8vo. 138 pages. 21 cm. In Hebrew with alternate title page in Italian. Title translates to “Sefer Neveh Shalom: According to Alexandrian and Egyptian Customs. ” Rabbi Eliyahu Hazan (1840-1908) was a Sephardic rabbi who led the Alexandria Jewish community until his death. The Alexandria Jewish community was a booming, cosmopolitan community for much of the first half of the twentieth century. (EJ, 1906) . SUBJECTS: Judaism -- Egypt -- Customs and practices. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (NYPL, UCLA, Wash U, HUC) . Lacks front board. Light edge wear. Contents very good. Overall Good Condition. (RAB-64-30)‎

‎(Xt) Heidenheim, Wolf‎

‎SEDER HA-LIMUD LE-LEL SHAVUOT [BOUND WITH] SEDER HA-LIMUD LE-LEL HOSHA? NA RABA : MESUDAR YAFEH U-MEDUYAK HETEV‎

‎1st editions. Later boards. 8vo, 92, 54 pages. 19 cm. In Hebrew. Titles translate to “Order of Learning for Shavuot Evening” and “Order of Learning from Hosa’na Raba Eve. ” Heidenheim (1757–1832) was an influential and prominent Hebrew grammarian, masoretic scholar, exegete, and commentator on liturgy. He received a printing press license in 1798 and two years later published his most famous work, the mahzor, Sefer Kerovot (EJ, 2007) . SUBJECTS: Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. Shavuot -- Prayers and devotions. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide (OCLC: 123000735) . Vinograd, Roedelheim 141. Ex-library with usual markings. Mark on one page. Light foxing. Very Good Condition. (RAB-64-68)‎

‎Heidenheim, Wolf‎

‎SEFER KEROVOT HU MAHZOR : MESUDAR BI-SHELEMUT HA-SIDUR U-MEDUYAK BE-TAKHLIT HA-DIYUK [VOLUME FOR YOM KIPUR]‎

‎Original boards. 8vo. 10, 16, 92 pages. 20 cm. In Hebrew. Vinograd, Roedelheim 153. Title translates to Mahzor: Arranged in Full and Precisely. ” Contains the Ashkenazi liturgy for Yom Kippur. SUBJECTS: Philosophy. CD 0172690 Some wear to board as expected, but very solid, and internally very good condition. Nice solid copy with very good paper/ (HEB-50-22)‎

‎Ottolenghi, Lazzaro E.‎

‎ORAZIONI EBRAICO-ITALIANO PER IL CAPO D'ANNO E GIORNO DELL' ESPIAZIONE AD USO DEGLI ISRAELITI PORTOGHESI A SPAGNOLI [MUSSAF ONLY, 1 VOLUME OF 6]‎

‎Original vellum boards. 12mo. 89 pages, 15 cm. In Italian and Hebrew. Title translates to “Jewish-Italian Liturgy for the End of the Year and Day of Atonement for Use of Portuguese and Spanish Israelites. ” One volume from the original six volume set. Lazzaro Emanuele Ottolenghi was from the famous Ottolenghi family of Piedmont. The family was central to Italian judaism in the In his youth, he also wrote several tragedies, one of which, Etelwige, was presented in Acqui in 1852. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Bar Ilan, McGill, NLI, TAU) . Very good condition. (RAB-65-23)‎

‎SEFER KERIE MO`ED: YIKRA OTO BET YISRAEL PESAH BE-FESAH VA-`ATSERET BA-`ATSERET VE-HAG BE-HAG‎

‎Later wrappers, 8vo. 412 pages, 19 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Readings for Holidays: For Passover, Shavuot, Hoshana Rabbah. ” Includes commentary. SUBJECTS: Passover -- Liturgy -- Texts. OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide (OCLC: 122925491) . Vinograd, Leghorn 1187. Light foxing. Very light damp stains. Overall very good condition. (RAB-65-30)‎

‎Raban, Zeev, Illustrator. Hebrew Verses by Levin Kipnis ("Avi-Shai")‎

‎CHAGEINU SEFER TMUNOT ZIYER ZEEV RABAN. BEZALEL JERUSALEM, KHARUZIM ME'ET AVI-SHAI [CHAGAYNU]‎

‎First edition. Original blue publisher’s cloth, large square. 8vo, 16 leaves with 15 tipped in plates. Each leaf contains a tipped in color print by Raban in the classic style with English text in a gilt Bezalel style “frame” on the facing page. Title translates as, "Chagaynu. Our Holidays: A Picture Book Drawn by Z. Raban of the Bezalel Srt school, Jerusalem." Chagaynu (meaning Our Holidays) is a beautiful picture book drawn by Zeev Raban of the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. The book includes 14 plates featuring gorgeous color illustrations by Raban, all showing Jewish holidays throughout the year. Each illustration includes with it a poem by Israeli children's author and poet Levin Kipnis ("Avi-Shai"). Each color plate is protect by tissue guards. Text in Hebrew. Raban, the artist, is regarded as a leading member of the Bezalel school art style, in which artists portrayed both Biblical and Zionist themes in a style influenced by the European Jugendstil (similar to Art Nouveau) and by traditional Persian and Syrian styles. Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel number 1348; Yeshiva University Museum Catalogue, Raban Remembered, number 78. Dime-sized stain on front end papers, otherwise very clean. Bookplate, no other markings. Wear to cloth boards. Overall Good+ Condition. (art-21-8AXX)‎

‎(Xt) Gan, Yosef‎

‎SEFER MUSAR HASKEL‎

‎1st edition. Later board. 8vo. 68 pages, 18 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "The Book of the Moral Mind from Rabbi Yosef Gan to Prove Himself. " SUBJECTS: Repentance - Judaism - Prayers and Devotions. Cabala. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (JTS, HUC, Potsdam, British Lib. ). OCLC: 959582717. Lacks front board. Some period writing on title page. Contents very good. (BIBLE-19-11)‎

‎[Xt] Haidenhaim, Ze'ev Wolf Bar Simson‎

‎HUMASH ME'OR 'ENAYIM : WA-HAYU LA-ME'OROT S' 'EN HA-QORE' WE-S' 'EN HA-SOFER ... / 4, SEFER BAMIDBAR [EYN HA-SOFER ONLY - JACQUES JUDAH LYONS COPY]‎

‎Later wrappers, 8vo. 219, 16 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. Personal copy of Rabbi Jacques J. Lyons with his stamp. Jacques Judah Lyons (1814-1877) was an American rabbi. He was born and educated in Surinam, but ultimately left for America in 1837. He was the rabbi at Congregation Beth Schalom in Virginia and from 1839 onward, was the elected rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in NYC. He helped found Mount Sinai Hospital (Wikipedia, 2019) . SUBJECTS: Humash. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Ets Haim, U. Library Amsterdam, Bamberg) . Vinograd Roedelheim, 71. Lacks wrappers. Has been trimmed down with some minor loss of text to title page. (RAB-66-11)‎

‎Society For The Advancement Of Judaism. [Mordecai M. Kaplan]‎

‎SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS AND SONGS TO THE HAGGADAH.‎

‎1st edition. Original paper wrappers, 12mo, 33 pages. Includes music; 18 cm. The First Reconstructionist Haggadah (partial) . Includes "Passover" by Mordecai Kaplan; "Mother Zion, " by Israel Zangwill; and other essays and songs. Kaplan (1881-1983) , born in Lithuania, was a founder of the Reconstructionist movement in the United States. His family moved to the U. S. When he was nine, and he was later ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary and was a rabbi in New York. In 1909 Kaplan began working at the Seminary, under Solomon Schechter, first as a dean and soon after began a half-century long teaching career. His Reconstructionist views "[meant] that Judaism should be considered from a pragmatic, historical point of view, rather than a metaphysical, revelational one[, that t]he focus of the content of Jewish life is the Jewish people, its needs, and its responses to challenge, rather than revealed texts or metaphysical constructions....Tradition can guide but must not dictate. "(EJ, Cohen) . SUBJECT(S) Passover. Reconstructionist Judaism. OCLC: 13114801. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (JTSA, UMD, Stanford, RRC, NLI) . A copy sold at aution in 2017 for $450. Damp stains, mark on front endpaper, light wear, Good Condition (KH-9-42)‎

‎Abravanel, Isaac, Uri Faybesh Ben Yitshak Ayzak Segal and Chaya Benjamin‎

‎HAGADAT KOPENHAGEN, 489 [Z.O. 499]: (FAKSIMILEH) = COPENHAGEN HAGGADAH: (FACSIMILE)‎

‎Original decorated boards in original decorated slipcase. First facsimile edition. 4to, 68 pages, all color facsimile, 33 cm. SUBJECT(S) : Haggadot -- Texts. Seder -- Liturgy -- Texts. Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. Judaism -- Sephardic rite -- Liturgy -- Texts. Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts. Manuscripts, Hebrew -- Facsimiles. Copenhagen Haggadah. Haggadah. Text in Hebrew; rubrics in Ladino and Yiddish. Colophon title. Spine title: Hagadah. Caption title: Seder Hagadah shel Pesah ke-minhag Ashkenazim ukhe-minhag Sefaradim. “'Im perush Abravanell”--Caption title page. “ha-Kotev ... Uri Faybesh ben ... Yitshak Ayzak Hazan Segal”--Originial colophon. Facsimile of a manuscript in the Kongelige Bibliotek (Denmark) . Accompanied by introductory material in English and Hebrew, including 2 bibliographies, prepared by Chaya Benjamin. Other Titles: Haggadah (Ms. Copenhagen Haggadah) ; Copenhagen Haggadah. ; Hagadat Kopenhagen, 499.; Seder Hagadah shel Pesah ke-minhag Ashkenazim ukhe-minhag Sefaradim. ; Hagadah. Very good condition in Very Good Slipcase. (Art-14-2) xx‎

‎Central Conference Of American Rabbis‎

‎SEDER TEFILOT YISRAEL = THE UNION PRAYER BOOK FOR JEWISH WORSHIP‎

‎1st edition. Original cloth boards, 12mo, 416 pages. Mrs. Benjamin Wolf’s copy with her name on the cover.. All Edges red. In Hebrew and English. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Spine replaced, Minimal edgewear. Slight toning. Very minimal staining. Good condition. (SPEC-5-5B)‎

‎Duker, Abraham G.‎

‎EGED-HAGADOT MIL’UIM LI-RESHIMOT VINER VIERI.‎

‎1st seperate edition. Original paper wrappers 8vo, 33 pages. In Hebrew with English rear cover and title page. 'Reprinted from Kirjath Sepher', Vol VII-VIII." SUBJECT(S) : Haggadot. Added title page in English. Covers edgeworn and detached, internal paper and binding remain very good and strong, Good Condition overall . (Hag-4-10)‎

‎(xt) Vidaver, H[enry]‎

‎SEFER HA-HAYIM. THE BOOK OF LIFE: A COMPLETE FORMULA OF THE SERVICE AND CEREMONIES OBSERVED AT THE DEATH-BED ...‎

‎8vo. 194 pages. In English and Hebrew. Singerman 4542. Goldman 87. "Mrs. P. Harris, Albany, GA" pencilled on rear endpaper. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism – liturgy – texts; Jewish mourning customs. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Harvard) . Ex-library with usual markings, spine repaired, overall good condition. (AMR-41-30A)‎

‎(MD) Calisch, Edward N. ; (Edward Nathaniel)‎

‎TEFILAT BET AHAVAH : A BOOK OF PRAYER FOR JEWISH WORSHIP‎

‎1st edition. Original Cloth, 12mo, 108, 95 pages. The First Hebrew book published in Richmond. Edward Nathan Calisch (1865-1946) “was a prominent American Reform Rabbi….in the second graduating class of Hebrew Union College. In 1887, Calisch accepted a pulpit in Peoria, Illinois. In 1891, he became rabbi of Congregation Beth Ahabah in Richmond, Virginia. In 1893, Calisch's congregation felt the need for a more modern prayer ritual. They authorized Calisch to revise a prayer-book. That prayer book was the first Hebrew book printed in Richmond….Calisch was a prominent figure in Richmond's civic life, where his talents as an orator were much in demand. In 1915 he gave an speech in support of women's suffrage from the steps of the state capitol. He was an executive member of the American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Welfare Board, the Joint Distribution Committee and the Virginia War History Commission” (Wikipedia). SUBJECT(S) : Siddurim -- Texts. Reform Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. Judaism -- Liturgy – Texts. Wear to boards, spine rebound in black cloth tape. Pages lightly tanned. OCLC: 49836012. OCLC lists only 5 copies worldwide (JTS, HUC, NYPL, Univ. Virginia, Point Loma Nazarene University) . Pages 33-34, 57-60 missing. Spine rebacked, some singnatures starting, otherwise Good condition copy of a rare and important Southern Reform prayerbook. (DREYFUS-4-1)‎

‎[Ferenvald DP Hagadah]‎

‎HAGADAH SHEL PESACH‎

‎1st edition thus. Original illustrated paper wrappers, small 8vo, 34 pages. Haggadah in Hebrew with Yiddish translation. Published by Holocaust survivors for survivor use in the Ferenwald Displaced Persons Camp. Yudlov 4018, Yaari 2636. Stains to wrappers, including on inside, inside text pages toned but clean. Good- Condition. (hag-23-1)‎

‎MACHZOR: FORM OF PRAYERS FOR THE NEW YEAR, [AND] FORM OF PRAYERS FOR THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOM OF THE POLISH JEWS. WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION [COMPLETE SET IN TWO VOLUMES]‎

‎1st edition. Period-style gilt tooled Morocco leather. 12mo, various pagination (aprox 475 pages total) . Singerman 1285, Goldman 40. The first Ashkenazi machzor printed in America. Based upon the celebrated Wolf Heidenheim edition, Henry (Chaim) Frank of New York published in 1854 2 prayer-books for the Days of Awe: This volume for the New Year, as well as a volume for Yom Kipur. He issued this set following the Polish tradition and, simultaneously, a set following the German tradition. This enabled the newly rising community of Central European Jews to conduct services according to their own custom, as opposed to that of the Sephardic rite. Frank went on in later years to issue other volumes for other Holidays. A set (New Year and Yom Kipur) of the German tradition set with repairs sold at auction for over $17,000 with commissions in 2012. No copies from the Polish set have ever appeared at major Auction. New Year's Volume has Hebrew title page 1/7 in original in 6/7 in professional facsimile (English title page and all text pages original) in spine professionally repaired with original backstrip attractively laid down; Atonement volume in all original binding with wear, especially at foot of spine. Some foxing as expected. Together a very attractive, very good condition set of this exceedingly rare and important high point in American Jewish liturgical history. (AMR-69-13)‎

‎Collectif‎

‎XIe Congrès Eucharistique International Bruxelles 13-17 juillet 1898‎

‎[xxvi] 808 + CXXXVIII pp.+ planches hors-texte (dont qqs-unes dépliantes), reliure demi-toile (plats marbrés, feuilles de garde marbrés, charnière supérieure un petit peu cassée), 31cm., qqs.cachets, bon état, R75919‎