Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Three Prayer Books – Amsterdam, 1725-1778 – Signature of Rabbi Tzvi Hirschel Lehren, Founder and Head of Pekidim and Amarkalim Society of Amsterdam
Opening: $120
Sold for: $225
Including buyer's premium
Three prayer books printed in Amsterdam:
• Tikun Leil Shevii Shel Pesach. Amsterdam, [1725]. Bookplate of book collector "Yaakov Naftali Hertz Levi" of Amsterdam. Signature: "R. Tzvi Hirschel Lehren" – R. Tzvi Hirsch Lehren of Amsterdam, founder of the Pekidim and Amarkalim organization, which coordinated all the fundraising for Eretz Israel of all the communities of Western and Central Europe and sent it to its destination.
• Tikun Leil Hoshana Rabba read in Eretz Israel, Egypt and the region. Amsterdam, [1727]. Ownership inscription on margins of title page (in Latin characters).
• Kinot, according to the Ashkenazic rite, with order of Tishah BeAv. Amsterdam, [1778].
3 books. Varying size and condition. Non-uniform bindings.
Siddurim and Prayer Books
Siddurim and Prayer Books