An Indian lot: a framed illustration of the Ten Commandments and books in Marathi, some rare and from limited editions.

An Indian lot: a framed illustration of the Ten Commandments and books in Marathi, some rare and from limited editions.
1. Psalms translated into Marathi. Printed in Bombay, 1900. Limited edition, 5000 copies. The National Library categorizes it as rare. Dedication in English and a note of ownership in Marathi. Printed binding.

2. Sefer Teudat Yisrael, a collection of blessings and prayers following the Sefardi minhag, in Hebrew letters, with instructions and exegeses and indices in Marathi. Printed in Puna (a town in Maharashtra, India, located around 160km east of Mumbai and considered the cultural capital of the Marathi language), 1873. The National Library categorizes it as rare. First edition, probably also the only edition. This copy only consists of the end of part 3 (Chuppah ceremony) and then part 4, with mourner’s prayers, prayers for the ill, washing the dead body by an ish chasid, plus part 5, “Sefer Shaarei HaKedusha”, with laws of shechita. With Marathi translation. Between pages 8-9 of part 4 and p. 4-5 of the indices, half-page addition is bound. Pages detached, rear binding only. No title page.

3. “Hymns and Spiritual Songs by Krishna Ratnaji Sangale”—second edition (limited), only 2500 copies. Not found in bibliographic lists. Illustration among the pages of the book.

4. 3 wooden frames with illustrations of tablets bearing the full verses in Hebrew and Marathi of the Ten Commandments. Printed in Bombay. 18x12.5, 16x17, 37x30cm.

5. A number of booklets and a small book in Marathi. Not checked. Various conditions, pages detached, some are made of brittle paper, with some moth holes, overall fair to good condition.

We have not otherwise checked for completion/missing parts.