1.  Sefer Yad Charuzim. Venice, 1740. Collection of rhymes for use by poets, and composers. By Rabbi Gershon Chafetz.

Wear & repairs to the title page, damage to text of page 1, lacking 2 pages at end, later binding.

2. Derech Yeshara siddur, Ashkenazi-rite, prayers for weekdays, Shabbat, festivals and High Holidays, selichot and piyyutim, laws and customs, with Yiddish translation and explanation of the prayers and laws. With Tehillim and Maamadot, and supplications for women, by R. Yechiel Michel Segal Epstein (author of Kitzur Shelah).

Nuremberg, 1768.

 Divisional title pages for the Book of Tehillim and the order of supplications.


The Derech Yeshara siddur was first published in 1697 in Frankfurt am Main. It gained great popularity, and was reprinted in several editions. This is the seventh edition of the siddur, with several additions, in particular the selichot for Yom Kippur Katan.

5-96, 93-94, 93-96, 93-96, 93-193, 1-96, 6,  93, 95-102,[1], [1] 12 Leaves. 21 cm.

Overall Fair condition, stains, frayed corners to first few pages, lacking first few pages, page 42 has repair with missing text, a few marginal tears and tape repairs, original binding tape repaired and damaged.

3. Selichot, according to the Frankfurt rite.

[Fürth], 1782.

96, [1] Leaves.

Worming mostly marginal but in last few leaves also affecting text, original binding with closure strings.

4. Selichos, Zultzbach, 1799.

89 Leaves.

Tears, wear & old paper repairs affecting text, some worming, stains, antique binding.

5. Siddur Safah Berurah, Roedelheim, 1827.

Hebrew & Yiddish-Deutch. 

A thick all year round Siddur. Separate title page for Tehilim, dated 1826.

[1], 1, 224, 36, 45-96, 95-104, 36, 92, 12, 8 Leaves. 19.5 Cm. Lacking 2 leaves after the title page.

Good-fair condition, gold-edged pages, age stains, page 99 detached & with tears, page 1 detached, original binding, front cover detached & lacking spine.


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Collection of Antique Prayer Books, lacking copies & in varied conditions. 1741-1827.

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