![[JUDAICA]. LITURGIES, SPANISH RITE, HEBREW AND ENGLISH. The Form of Daily Prayers According to the Custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, [Vol. I: Daily Prayers, Vol.II: New-Year Service, Vol.III: Day of Atonement Service, Vol IV: Tabernacle Service, Vol.5: Passover and Pentecost Service, Vol.V: Fast Day Service], Edited...by Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: Haswell, Barrington and Haswell for the Editor, 5597-5598 [1837-1838].](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2006/NYR/2006_NYR_01677_0314_000(121919).jpg?w=1)
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[JUDAICA]. LITURGIES, SPANISH RITE, HEBREW AND ENGLISH. The Form of Daily Prayers According to the Custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, [Vol. I: Daily Prayers, Vol.II: New-Year Service, Vol.III: Day of Atonement Service, Vol IV: Tabernacle Service, Vol.5: Passover and Pentecost Service, Vol.V: Fast Day Service], Edited...by Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: Haswell, Barrington and Haswell for the Editor, 5597-5598 [1837-1838].
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[JUDAICA]. LITURGIES, SPANISH RITE, HEBREW AND ENGLISH. The Form of Daily Prayers According to the Custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, [Vol. I: Daily Prayers, Vol.II: New-Year Service, Vol.III: Day of Atonement Service, Vol IV: Tabernacle Service, Vol.5: Passover and Pentecost Service, Vol.V: Fast Day Service], Edited...by Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: Haswell, Barrington and Haswell for the Editor, 5597-5598 [1837-1838].
8o. 6 vols. Hebrew and English text on facing pages. (Very slight foxing to some pages.) Contemporary tree calf, spines sparingly ruled and with two black morocco gilt-lettered labels (in English), sprinkled edges. (Extremities rubbed, joints slightly cracked, but a sound set.) Provenance: Pencilled inscription at fromt of vol. 1 "Isabella Penha died...10th April 1858."
FIRST EDITION of Leeser's Hebrew-English Sephardic prayerbook, "THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PRAYERBOOK PUBLISHED IN AMERICA" (Goldman). The work was printed from imported Hebrew types by typesetters who were taught to read Hebrew specifically for this edition, which consisted of only 500 copies. Rabbi Leeser (1806-1868), born in Prussia, emigrated to America at the age of 17, first settling in Richmond with relatives, then became hazzan of the Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia. He enjoyed a long and remarkably accomplished career as author, editor, and translator, and was active in the founding of many well-known Jewish organizations. Goldman 36; Rosenbach 411; Singerman 630; Wachs 17. COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. (6)
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FIRST EDITION of Leeser's Hebrew-English Sephardic prayerbook, "THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PRAYERBOOK PUBLISHED IN AMERICA" (Goldman). The work was printed from imported Hebrew types by typesetters who were taught to read Hebrew specifically for this edition, which consisted of only 500 copies. Rabbi Leeser (1806-1868), born in Prussia, emigrated to America at the age of 17, first settling in Richmond with relatives, then became hazzan of the Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia. He enjoyed a long and remarkably accomplished career as author, editor, and translator, and was active in the founding of many well-known Jewish organizations. Goldman 36; Rosenbach 411; Singerman 630; Wachs 17. COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. (6)