Machzor [prayers for the entire year]

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: $325

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(LITURGY)

Place

Prague

Publication

1845-48

Description

FIRST EDITION Edited by Meir Letteris with translation and commentary in German. Nine volumes. Opening blank with annotations by one Dr. Alex Kövesdi, Vienna 1938; London (Edgware) 1939; Bolivia (La Paz) 1940, 1941 and 1942; Passaic, New Jersey U.S.A. 1947

summary

Cogent annotations by an earlier owner, charting radical changes of residence due to the immediate need for refuge (and the restricted availability of sanctuary) during World War II

Foxed in places. Contemporary uniform calf-backed boards, gilt, with architectural motif on covers, covers, spines taped. 8vo

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