Seder Tephiloth [prayers for the entire year]. According to Sephardi rite

AUCTION 11 | Tuesday, November 28th, 2000 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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Lot 178

(MINIATURE BOOK)

Seder Tephiloth [prayers for the entire year]. According to Sephardi rite

Two volumes. Prepared by Meir Crescas I: ff.1-222. II: ff. 223-318. Lightly stained, original marbled end-papers, a.e.g. With Original colored “Fish-skin” binding with tooled floral decorations. Housed in blind-ruled chestnut morocco fitted box with pull-off lid. 38x56 mm Vinograd, Amsterdam 1505; and see L.W. Bondy, Miniature Books (1981) p.31

Amsterdam: N.H Levi the Physician 1739

Est: $4,000 - $5,000

PRICE REALIZED $6,500

This copy no doubt that seen by Bondy: “A delightful miniature prayer-book in Hebrew is the Seder Tefilloth according to Sephardi rites, printed by Dr. Naphtali Herz Levi in Amsterdam in 1729 [sic]. I have seen beautifully bound copies of this scarce volume, one in contemporary painted vellum with attractive Dutch flowered endpapers.” The exotic “fish-skin” binding is found only on the Sepher HaTaSHBba”’TZ (see lot 28). It is seemingly unknown on any other Hebrew book and thus, a most uncommon surprise to discover the present miniature