Auction 11 · Lot 178

Seder Tephiloth [prayers for the entire year]. According to Sephardi rite

Estimate: $4,000–$5,000
Hammer price: $6,500

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

author

(MINIATURE BOOK)

printer

N.H Levi the Physician

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1739

Description

Two volumes. Prepared by Meir Crescas

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 1505; and see L.W. Bondy, Miniature Books (1981) p.31

summary

This copy no doubt that seen by Bondy: “A delightful miniature prayer-book in Hebrew is the Seder Tefilloth according to Sephardi rites, printed by Dr. Naphtali Herz Levi in Amsterdam in 1729 [sic]. I have seen beautifully bound copies of this scarce volume, one in contemporary painted vellum with attractive Dutch flowered endpapers.” The exotic “fish-skin” binding is found only on the Sepher HaTaSHBba”’TZ (see lot 28). It is seemingly unknown on any other Hebrew book and thus, a most uncommon surprise to discover the present miniature

I: ff.1-222. II: ff. 223-318. Lightly stained, original marbled end-papers, a.e.g. With Original colored “Fish-skin” binding with tooled floral decorations. Housed in blind-ruled chestnut morocco fitted box with pull-off lid. 38x56 mm

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