Prayers for Jewish Sailors and Soldiers on Active Service for the Feast of Passover 5675 - 1915. Compiled by Rev. Michael Adler, Chaplain to His Majesty's Forces

AUCTION 42 | Thursday, December 18th, 2008 at 1:00

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(HAGADAH).

Prayers for Jewish Sailors and Soldiers on Active Service for the Feast of Passover 5675 - 1915. Compiled by Rev. Michael Adler, Chaplain to His Majesty's Forces

Hebrew and English translation face `a face pp. (5); ff. 5-12; pp. 13-18; ff. 19-24; pp. 25-30; ff. 31-34, p. (1). Minor Seder stains. Original printed wrappers. 12mo Yudlov 2634; Yaari 1859

London: Eyre and Spottiswood 1915

Est: $700 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $850

Rare. Contains special prayers composed by the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, including one on ff. 31-34 which stresses that Britain has not entered into this war in order to "possess land that is not ours," but rather "to rescue a guiltless nation from a strong aggressor" [i.e. Germany]