Orden del Selihoth y lo que se Dize en los dias de ayuno de Congrega a las tardes, de lunes y Jueves – Selichot for Monday and Thursday and Erev Rosh Chodesh. Amsterdam: David de Castro Tartaz, 1666. Spanish.

Miniature pocket format. Early wood and leather binding, with clasps.

Seventeenth-century Amsterdam was home to a large Sephardi community. Many of its members were descendants of Marranos who emigrated from Spain and Portugal a century after the expulsion. The present book was printed for the members of this community who were not familiar with the Hebrew language.

156 pages. 11.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Original wood and leather bindings, with clasps. Minor defects to binding.

Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.