Seder Tefillot, for daily and Shabbat prayers, according to the custom of the Sefardic and Portuguese communities. New York, [1826]. First edition. Printed by Solomon Henry Jackson of London. First siddur printed in the US.
Hebrew and English, page corresponding to page, parallel numbering. Special prayers in honor of the US president and government heads appear on Pages 133, 232-234.
Solomon Henry Jackson of London was the first Jewish printer in the American continent and this siddur is one of his most important printings. The siddur was edited by Rabbi Eliezer Ben Shmuel Lazarus.
Complete copy. [5], 234; 11 pages. 20.5 cm. Varied condition of leaves. Many stains. Moth damage and professionally restored tears. Several leaves have major moth damage with damage to text, professionally restored. Several detached leaves. Handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.