Order of prayers for the high holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, with Selichot for Elul and Days of Repentance, in accordance with the Sephardic rite. Amsterdam: Eliyahu Aboab, 1644.

The reference to the "fiery law" of the Torah in the chronogram may be a reference to the Jewish martyrs of the Inquisition's auto-da-fé.

Signature on title page, dated 1827.

304, 307-310 leaves. Lacking leaves 305-306. 15.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Light wear. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New binding.

Rare edition.

Selichot according to the Ashkenazic rite of Frankfurt. Amsterdam: Shlomo Proops Katz, [1722]. Small format.

On title page, ownership inscription of "Wolf son of Feivish[?]… of Braunsbach", crossed out, replaced by another owner's signature: "Yaakov Shamash" – the signature of R. Yaakov Shamash (d. 1785), a famous Torah scholar of Frankfurt am Main who was also one of the teachers of the Chatam Sofer. On margins of title page, R. Yaakov Shamash adds another inscription: "Yaakov Shamash, I purchased it from Wolf Braunsbach, 12th Tishrei 1774, for one kreuzer".

On last page of Selichot, chart with references to all the holidays of the year. At bottom of second page, list of Selichot recited on Taanit Vinz – the fast preceding Purim Vinz, a holiday observed in Frankfurt in commemoration of a miraculous event in the year 1616.

On margins of the page, several added lines, possibly also handwritten by R. Yaakov Shamash, with instructions for "24th Tevet Frankfurt" – another fast uniquely observed by the Frankfurt community, in commemoration of a fire that broke out on 24th Tevet 1711 in the Jewish ghetto (Judengasse) of Frankfurt.

R. Yaakov Shamash (d. 1785), a leading Torah scholar of Frankfurt am Main before the Haflaah began to serve as Rabbi; served as Rabbi and head of the Beit Din of the Frankfurt Kloiz and great Beit Midrash (the fourth signatory on the letter of Frankfurt rabbis on the "Cleves Get"). He was one of the teachers of the young Chatam Sofer, who refers to him as such in his writings.

155, [1] leaves. Fair-good condition. 12.5 cm. Stains, including dark stains and traces of wax from candles. Wear. Bookplate. New binding.

Orden de las oraciones cotidianas, por estilo seguido y corriente, con las de Hanucah, Purim y ayuno del solo [year-round siddur, with prayers for festivals]. Amsterdam: Jehudah Leao Templo, [ca. 1733]. Pocket format.

At end of siddur, abridged calendar for 1733-1738.

Fabric binding, with edges lined with wave-like silver decorations serving as a frame, with silver decorations in center of binding on both sides, and silver clasps.

544; 244, [20] pages. Lacking last leaf. 9.5 cm. Gilt edges, with gauffered floral pattern. Good-fair condition. Stains. Close trimming, affecting text on several leaves. Fine original binding. Defects to binding, and wear and tears to sides of binding. One clasp in binding broken and detached.

Set of machzorim , Ashkenazic-rite machzor, Part I, prayers for weekdays, Shabbat and high holidays, and Part II with prayers for weekdays, Shabbat, three festivals and four parashiot, and other prayers, with commentaries in Hebrew and Yiddish (in Tzenah URenah font). Bad Homburg: Aharon son of Tzvi Hirsch of Dessau, [1737]. Two volumes.

Early leather bindings, with gilt inscriptions.

Family inscriptions at end of volumes.

Two volumes. Part I: [3], 3-44, 60, [2], 61-178, 14, [6], 15-128, [1] leaves. Part II: [3], 3-256, 58 leaves. Lacking last leaf. Approx. 33 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears and open tears, slightly affecting text and title frame of second volume, repaired with paper. Early leather bindings, with gilt decorations and color endpaper. Wear and defects to bindings.

Order of prayers according to the Ashkenazic rite. Venice: Vendramin, [1744].

Weekday, Shabbat and festival prayers.

120; 23 leaves. 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Marginal tears to several leaves. New binding.

Bibliographically unknown.