Tehillim, divided for the days of the week and the days of the month, with two commentaries, one concise and one lengthy. Amsterdam: Proops, 1740. Bound with: Seder Maamadot, arranged for the days of the week by R. Yeshayah HaLevi Horowitz – the Shlah. Amsterdam: Proops, 1742.
Book of Tehillim, with a fine illustrated title page. Small format, "in a small volume, for ease of travel, with most beautiful type, paper and ink" (as printed on the title page). Both commentaries were originally printed with the Shaar HaShamayim siddur of the Shlah (Amsterdam, 1717), edited by the Shlah's great-grandson, R. Avraham Horowitz. The book opens with instructions for reciting psalms, by R. Avraham Horowitz.
The lengthy commentary is by R. Moshe son of Yisrael de Mercado, from his Commentary to Kohelet and Tehillim (Amsterdam, 1653), and was reprinted in the 1717 edition with changes (see: R. Yitzchak Yeshayah Weiss, On Editions of the Shlah Siddur and the Commentaries Therein, Tzefunot, XVII, 1993, pp. 28-31). The concise commentary may have been authored by R. Avraham Horowitz.
This Tehillim is bound with Seder Maamadot, arranged by the Shlah, as stated on the title page, with a commentary (by R. Avraham Saraval). The foreword on verso of title page states that the printer of the first edition (appended to the Shaar HaShamayim siddur, Amsterdam, 1717) was not able to print the Maamadot with the additions of the Shlah, which are integrated in this edition for the first time.
Proops' printer's mark appears at the beginning of both Tehillim (p. 4b) and Maamadot (verso of title page).
Two books bound in one volume. 152; 60 leaves. Approx. 17 cm. Varying condition; first leaves in fair condition, most leaves in good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains from singeing (some repaired with paper filling). Marginal open tears to several leaves. Early leather binding, repaired. Defects to binding.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
