Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

Three Printed “Mizrah” Leaves – Jerusalem – Sassoon Family

Opening: $400
Unsold
1. “Mizrah”. Avraham Moshe Luntz printing press (by the director Avraham Haim Silbermann). [Jerusalem, late 19th century]. Printed in golden ink. Illustrations of the holy sites shaped as a rose. Illustrations of animals according to the saying “Fierce as a tiger and fast as an eagle…”. On the right column “Shir LaMa’alot…Jerusalem” and on the left column “Shir LaMa’a lot…Tiberias”. On top of the leaf appears a handwritten dedication in honor of Solomon David Sassoon from Shneur Zalman ben Menachem [Mendelovich]. 49.5X38 cm. Fair condition. Tears, damage to text. Folding marks. Paper glued to margins for restoration. Framed (unexamined out of frame). 2. “BaSuccot Teshvu Shiva Yamim” – “Mizrah” for a Succah. Rohald printing press, Jerusalem, [1920s]. With illustrations of the holy sites shaped as a rose. Seder Ushpizin and Kiddush for Succot. Printed in blue ink. 63X51 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. 3. “Mizrah”. No printing location and no date, [Jerusalem, 1920s?]. Three columns of blessings and prayers, separated by pillars on top and on the base of which are illustrations of the holy sites. Printed in green ink. 80X50 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Stains and tears at margins.
Broadsides, Mizrah, Shiviti and Amulets
Broadsides, Mizrah, Shiviti and Amulets