Mekabetz Nidchei Yisrael [Haphtaroth according to Karaite custom and other occasional prayers]. Including Sephirath Ha’omer, Chazanuth Le’shavuoth, Melitzath Ha’mitzvoth and the Azharoth. With commentary Inyan Tephilah by Elijah Bashe’itzi

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000
Hammer price: $3,500

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author

(KARAITICA)

printer

Aphda and Sabbathai sons of Abraham Jerakah and Menachem Zadik Yerushalmi

Place

Kale (Crimea)

Publication

1734

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within typographical border. Selichoth with translation into Tatarian in Hebrew characters

references

Vinograd, Kale 1; Mehlman 1834;

summary

THE FIRST HEBREW BOOK PRINTED IN THE CRIMEA Most all copies lack the Azharoth (here, present). See S. Pozanski, Karäische Drucke und Druckereien, in ZfHB, vol. XXI (Frankfurt a/M, 1918), no. 7, pp. 39-40

ff. (1),40;76. Lacking lower half of f.16; f.17 mutilated retaining only small fragment of four lines of text . Stained in places, few paper repairs not affecting text. Modern blind-tooled tan morocco. Sm. 4to

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