Machzor for the three pilgrimage festivals per the customs of Reisin, Lithuania, Poland, Pihem and Mähren, with Hebrew and Yiddish commentaries.

Printed by the partners, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavuta, Rabbi Chanina and Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Shapira. Zhitomir, 1857.

Machzor printed in sanctity by the rabbis of the Shapira family of Slavuta. With drawings of signs of the Zodiac in the prayers for rain and for dew.

[2], 1-8, 11-152 Leaves (the copy at the JNUL is also numbered like this). Pages 136-146 were misbound after page 152.

25.4 Cm.

Overall in Good condition, title page partly stuck to front binding, stains, pages 19-86 with small hole to top margins, page 141 cut unevenly at the bottom Yiddish commentary causing a loss of 1 or 2 characters to each line, wear to last page (page 146), page 152 cut in the Hebrew commentary causing a loss of a single character to a few lines, later simple binding. 

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Machzor for the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. Zhitomir, 1857. Rare

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