Machzor vol.1, for Rosh Ha-Shana and Yom Ha-Kipurim.
Zhitomir, 1850. Printed at the Holy press by Rabbi Chanina Lipa and Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the Slavita Rebbe.
“As customary in Russia, Lithuania, Poland…”, with a commentary & Yiddish.
A Rare Machzor! One of the first editions printed at the Shapira brothers’ printing press in Zhitomir, which was active between 1847 and 1864. Bibliographically unknown (only vol. 2 of that edition appears on the Bibliography Institute CD, record 0317038).
[2], 164 leaves.
25 Cm.
Overall Fair condition. stains, worming affecting text, first 50 pages have torn corners sometimes affecting text, last five pages have heavy repairs and tears affecting/missing text, original cloth binding damaged, front cover detached from text block.
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