Sha’ar HaShamayim [prayers throughout the year]. With Kabbalistic commentary of R. Isaiah Halevi Horowitz (SheLa”H HaKadosh)

AUCTION 50 | Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Including: The Alfonso Cassuto Collection of Iberian Art

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Lot 171

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Sha’ar HaShamayim [prayers throughout the year]. With Kabbalistic commentary of R. Isaiah Halevi Horowitz (SheLa”H HaKadosh)

FIRST EDITION. Attractive additional engraved title. Divisional title for Psalms. Four parts in one volume: Prayers; Torah Readings, Selichoth & Yotzroth; Psalms; and Ma'amadoth. Text in vocalized square Hebrew characters in center with wrap-around commentary in Rashi script. Tailpieces. On f. 10v. signature of former owner "Man Baer ben R. Abraham of Ich[en]hausen." Scattered Hebrew marginalia in old hand (see ff. 25v,100v). Wide margins ff. (2), 335,139, 130, 52. Browned, occasional wear through use, opening few leaves remargined, several leaves with corners or margins taped and some loss, burn-hole in ff.187-8, lacks divisional title for Ma'amadoth and with ff. 25-8 supplied in manuscript in a neat hand. Contemporary calf-backed boards with thick brass corner-pieces, worn. Thick 4to Vinograd, Amsterdam 1114

Amsterdam: Aaron de Salomon Antones 1717

Est: $20,000 - $25,000

PRICE REALIZED $20,000

FIRST EDITION OF THE CELEBRATED SHELA”H SIDDUR. A WIDE-MARGINED COPY The great halachist Rabbi Joel Sirkes (the Ba”CH) attests in his lead approbation: “I have no doubt that whomsoever prays from this Siddur, his prayers will not go unanswered.” Indeed the great mystics were wont to pray utilizing the Siddur Shela”h, one example being the founder of Chabad Chassidism, R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi. See Ch. M. Heilman, Beith Rabbi (Berdichev, 1900), f.1v