Auction 100 – Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection
Miniature Siddur – Amsterdam, 1739
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
Year-round siddur, following the Sephardic rite – siddur for weekdays, Shabbat and festivals. Amsterdam: Naftali Hertz Levi, [1739]. Miniature edition.
The first title page states that the book was printed "in the press of the master and expert physician R. Naftali Hertz Levi". On verso of leaf appears an introduction by Naftali Hertz Levi, stating that having seen a miniature siddur that was in small, unvocalized type unreadable to children, he decided to print this vocalized miniature siddur in beautiful type.
Divisional title page on leaf 223.
318 leaves. Approx. 5.5 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains. Small open tear to title page and tears to several other leaves, slightly affecting text. Early binding, with gilt inscriptions. Damage to binding, repaired with tape (front and back of binding loose and partially detached).
Several variants of this edition are recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
Prayer Books and Classic Books – Amsterdam Presses
Prayer Books and Classic Books – Amsterdam Presses