Auction 3
Special and Rare Items
Jun 18, 2018
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Israel
22 HaNassi HaShishi St, Jerusalem
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LOT 40:
Siddur 'Sha'ar Ha'Shamayim' – First Edition of the Hassidic Version – Zhitomir, 1866 – Extremely Rare!6
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Sold for: $5,000
Start price:
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2,500
Estimated price:
$5,000-7,000
Auction house commission:
20%
VAT: On commission only
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Siddur 'Sha'ar Ha'Shamayim' by the Ha'Shela Ha'Kadosh. Zhitomir, 1866.Shadowo printing press. Stefansky Chassidut no. 405.
The famous Siddur of Ha'Shela Ha'Kadosh, whoch was printed here for the first time in its Sephard version, as a Hassidic edition. The edition was approbated by the Rebbe Rabbi Avraham Ya'akov Friedman of Sadigura and the Dayanim of Berditchov.
Extremely rare! Has never been seen in Auctions!
This special edition was the favorite of well-known Rebbes including the present Rebbe of Skvyra, who used to pray from it regularly.
A lacking copy:
First section: 287 leaves. The copy before us begins with leaf 6/ the title page of the first section is missing as well as the first leaves.
The second section has a special title page. 575-882 pp. at the end of the volume, the third section was printed with 149 pp and it includes Piyyutim and Yotzrot. In the copy before us, the last leaf is missing.
Condition: Fair-Good. The two first leaves as well as additional leaves inside the Siddur are slightly torn with omission of words. Wear and tear due to use. No binding. Stains.
