(Liturgy). Kos Yeshuoth- Die vollständigen Gebete der Israeliten für das ganze Jahr [daily prayers for the entire year]

AUCTION 23 | Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 at 1:00

Hebrew Printed Books & Manuscripts from The Rare Book Room of the Jews College Library, London The Third Portion

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(Liturgy). Kos Yeshuoth- Die vollständigen Gebete der Israeliten für das ganze Jahr [daily prayers for the entire year]

Engraved frontispiece with vignettes of Moses, Aaron, David and Solomon and a Rabbi teaching a class of children. Hebrew and German in columns. Arranged by Dr. R. J. Fürstenthal. Elaborate Contemporary Decorative Beaded Binding Prepared for a Woman. Intricate in-layed bead-work panels on upper and lower covers. Upper cover with central delicate posy of flowers and inscribed with the name “Julie Gluicksman”, lower cover with lighted candle at center and the year “1860” within blue scrolling border pp. xii;400;32. Lightly browned, trace foxed in places, a.e.g. Contemporary crimson morocco boards with beaded panels, remains of hinges, lacking clasp. 8vo

Prague: Wolf Bascheles 1867

Est: $2,500 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,500

An unusual binding for a woman’s prayer-book, very likely accomplished by the female owner herself