Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Jun 23, 2017
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LOT 17:
(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).
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Sold for: $4,600
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2,000 - $2,500
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Tephilah mikol HaShanah Minchah Ketanah LeHolchei Derech Ule’Ovrei Yamim LehaNos’im LiMedinath Amerika Hash[em] Y[ishmerem]
Fine Condition. Previous owner’s signature (see below) in a neat Hebrew and Latin calligraphic hand, dated 1856. pp. 400. Contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain morocco; with accompanying fitted box. 24mo. Vinograd, Fürth 929.
Zürndorffer & Sommer, Fürth: 1855.
An attractive copy.
A miniature pocket-sized prayer book specifically printed, as stated on the title page, for Jewish immigrants undertaking the lengthy journey from Europe to America.
Includes prayers for weekday and Sabbath, selected Festival portions, Ethics of the Fathers and the weekday Biblical reading.
The previous owner, Yitzchak Moshe b. Tzvi (Isaac Moses Hartwig Gluckstadt), was a prominent Danish banker.
