Orden de Roshasanah y Kipur, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur machzor, with Selichot, in Spanish translation. [Dordrecht, the Netherlands: P. Verhagen] for Yahacob Israel, 1584. Spanish.

Rare edition of high holiday machzor printed for the Sephardic community of the Netherlands. This is considered the first prayer book printed in the Netherlands for the Spanish exiles (its first part, for the festivals, had been printed two months earlier). At the time, the Jewish settlement of the Netherlands was in its infancy.

False imprint for Maguntia (Mainz).

241, 248-327 leaves. Lacking 6 leaves: 242-247. 15 cm. Gilt edges. Fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains on most leaves. Worming to title page and first and last leaves, affecting text. Marginal tears and open tears to a few leaves (large tear on leaf 241), some repaired with paper (paper repairs to title page, affecting text and title frame). Signatures, inscriptions and stamps. Sticker and bookplate. Parchment binding, with new endpapers.

Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.