Auction 65
Special Premium Auction | Rare Letters, pedigreed copies and Sifrei Kodesh
By Moreshet
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May 28, 2023
Harav Kook Street 10 Bnei Brak, Israel
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LOT 24:
Impressive Copy: Machzor for Prayer leaders, Poland Custom, 2 Volumes - Altona, 1804
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Sold for: $375
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Impressive Copy: Machzor for Prayer leaders, Poland Custom, 2 Volumes - Altona, 1804
Two sections in two volumes of the famed Alona Machzor, Poland custom. High-quality printing, large format for prayer leaders. "Edited, elucidated and proofread ... by Rabbi Zanvil Hanover" - Altona, 1826. Section I: [5], 380 leaves. Section II: [3], 430 leaves. (Originally, the first [5] leaves exist in both sections whereas, here, two are missing from section II).
In each section, a finely engraved title page and an additional, detailed title page. At their end, customs authored by Rabbi Isaac Tirno with glosses by Rabbi Avraham Klausner. Appearing after the printers' foreword, two pages of subscribers from the Altona and Hamburg communities. Wide margins. Volume I with faded gilt edges. Volume II with fresh green edges. Ancient leather bindings, one with a blemished spine.
Fine copies in very good condition.
In volume I, ownership notations: "שלמה נפתלי בהר"ר מתתי' נפתלי עלקע ז"ל".
