Beith Tephilah [Week-day and Sabbath prayers]

AUCTION 40 | Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Beith Tephilah [Week-day and Sabbath prayers]

According to Sephardic rite. Printed in red and black throughout ff. (2), (193). Lightly browned in places, some pages loose. Contemporary boards, front cover detached, lacking spine. 16mo Unknown to Vinograd and all other bibliographers

Vienna: di la Torre 1857

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

AN UNRECORDED AND HIGHLY UNUSUAL PRAYER BOOK. Primarily printed in black with continuous flourishes in red - extending from two words (f.171r) to three entire pages - and yet excluding a two-word head-note! (ff.81r - 82r). The appearance here of typeface in red is often used to highlight a particularly poignant or solemn passage of the prayers and yet at times the reason for its appearance here seems to be no more than bibliophilic fancy!