Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Collection of Siddurim - Fine Bindings
Opening: $2,500
Unsold
Eight siddurim, bound in fine bindings:
• Tefillat Yesharim siddur, for weekdays, Shabbat and festivals, with German translation. Rödelheim, 1884-1885. Light-blue velvet binding, with metallic embroidery of the monogram "FM" and a floral design.
• Tefillot Yisrael siddur, with German translation. Vienna, 1864. Burgundy velvet binding, with gilt floral cornerpieces, a fine clasp and the letters "RS", all in gilt metal.
• Machzor, Part IX - for Shavuot, following the rite of Poland, Bohemia, Moravia and Hungary, with German translation. Pest, 1873. Orange embossed and debossed cloth binding.
• Five Books of the Torah, with the Five Megillot and Haftarot for the year-round, according to the rites of all the communities. Vienna, 1820. In a fine silver binding [ca. late 20th century], with two clasps. A deer is depicted within a symmetric frame on both boards; the spine is decorated with flowers.
• Imrei Lev, Preghiere d'un Cuore Israelita: Raccolta di Preghiere e di Meditazioni - selection of prayers in Italian. Trieste, 1864. Italian. Ivory silk jacket with gold thread embroidery; elaborate sequin and intertwined foliate motif borders on both covers, the front cover monogrammed "MV". Pressed flowers, an embroidered bookmark, a piece of lace, photographs, and more were found between the leaves of the siddur.
• Tefillot Yisrael siddur, with Hungarian translation. Budapest, 1895. Golden velvet binding, with a fine brass clasp and brass corners inlaid with mother-of-pearl plaques.
• Tefilat Yisrael siddur, prayers for weekdays, Shabbat and festivals, with German translation, by Yechiel Michel Sachs. Berlin, 1884. Fine, burgundy velvet binding, with gilt filigree cornerpieces, and a gilt clasp closure; placed in a clamshell box.
• Rav Peninim siddur (Korban Mincha), siddur for women, with Yiddish translation and commentaries. Vilna: Widow and Brothers Romm, [1910?]. Lacking second title page and two leaves in the middle. Bound with: Tehillim with Maamadot, Vilna: Widow and Brothers Romm, 1910. Placed in a binding which apparently first held a different siddur. The name of the owner of the original siddur is embossed at the top of the front cover - "Rivka Ettel Bak", daughter of the printer Yisrael Bak. The famous depiction of the Temple site - printer's device of Yisrael Bak in Jerusalem, occupies the center of the front board. The inscription "Siddur Korban Mincha" is lettered on the spine.
8 siddurim. Size and condition vary.
• Tefillat Yesharim siddur, for weekdays, Shabbat and festivals, with German translation. Rödelheim, 1884-1885. Light-blue velvet binding, with metallic embroidery of the monogram "FM" and a floral design.
• Tefillot Yisrael siddur, with German translation. Vienna, 1864. Burgundy velvet binding, with gilt floral cornerpieces, a fine clasp and the letters "RS", all in gilt metal.
• Machzor, Part IX - for Shavuot, following the rite of Poland, Bohemia, Moravia and Hungary, with German translation. Pest, 1873. Orange embossed and debossed cloth binding.
• Five Books of the Torah, with the Five Megillot and Haftarot for the year-round, according to the rites of all the communities. Vienna, 1820. In a fine silver binding [ca. late 20th century], with two clasps. A deer is depicted within a symmetric frame on both boards; the spine is decorated with flowers.
• Imrei Lev, Preghiere d'un Cuore Israelita: Raccolta di Preghiere e di Meditazioni - selection of prayers in Italian. Trieste, 1864. Italian. Ivory silk jacket with gold thread embroidery; elaborate sequin and intertwined foliate motif borders on both covers, the front cover monogrammed "MV". Pressed flowers, an embroidered bookmark, a piece of lace, photographs, and more were found between the leaves of the siddur.
• Tefillot Yisrael siddur, with Hungarian translation. Budapest, 1895. Golden velvet binding, with a fine brass clasp and brass corners inlaid with mother-of-pearl plaques.
• Tefilat Yisrael siddur, prayers for weekdays, Shabbat and festivals, with German translation, by Yechiel Michel Sachs. Berlin, 1884. Fine, burgundy velvet binding, with gilt filigree cornerpieces, and a gilt clasp closure; placed in a clamshell box.
• Rav Peninim siddur (Korban Mincha), siddur for women, with Yiddish translation and commentaries. Vilna: Widow and Brothers Romm, [1910?]. Lacking second title page and two leaves in the middle. Bound with: Tehillim with Maamadot, Vilna: Widow and Brothers Romm, 1910. Placed in a binding which apparently first held a different siddur. The name of the owner of the original siddur is embossed at the top of the front cover - "Rivka Ettel Bak", daughter of the printer Yisrael Bak. The famous depiction of the Temple site - printer's device of Yisrael Bak in Jerusalem, occupies the center of the front board. The inscription "Siddur Korban Mincha" is lettered on the spine.
8 siddurim. Size and condition vary.
Siddurim, Machzorim and Prayer Books
Siddurim, Machzorim and Prayer Books