Sepher Mo’adei Hashem u-Keri’ei Mo’ed [Festivals prayers]. Includes Lurianic meditatons. With Passover Hagadah

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(LITURGY)

printer

Israel Bak

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1843-1844

Description

Two volumes. Vol. I: Passover and Pentecost.Vol. II: Tabernacles. Two titles with woodcuts of the Temple Mount. Vol. I has additional title within typographic border

references

Vinograd, Jerusalem 22, 33; Halevy 19, 20

summary

On ff. 51b. and 52a of Vol. I and f. 42b of Vol. II the blessing and prayer for the Monarch is dedicated in Hebrew and English to: “Our most Gracious Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria; Adelaide, the Quen Dowager; Albert Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family.” This variant issue of the Machzor, with the English prayer is exceptionally rare, apparantly Bak produced only a small handful of such copies for the personal use of Sir Moses Montefiore and his entourage. See Halevi, no. 20, p. 12

I: ff. (5), 4-20, 25-97, 62, 41-68. II: ff. (2), 5-108, 77. Some staining and browning. Lower right hand corner of title of vol. II repaired with loss of a few words of text. Modern gilt stamped red morocco. 4to

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