Auction 94 Kodesh books, Rabanic manuscripts, Zionism, Erez Israel. Judaica, archaeology and Jewish art
By Winner'S
Jul 19, 2016
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 17:

Karaite Siddur. Eupatoria 1836. Four Volumes. Rare

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Auction took place on Jul 19, 2016 at Winner'S
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Karaite Siddur. Eupatoria 1836. Four Volumes. Rare
Prayer Book according to the Karaite custom, divided into four parts. Eupatoria, 1836.
Part one: [1] 81-236. Part two: [2] 144, 32. Part three: [2] 168 [1]. Part four: 44, [16] 52, [4], 45-64 leaves. 25cm. Thick paper.
A prayer book according to the Karaite custom, including prayers for Shabbat, Piyutim for Shabbat, Haftarot. Minchat Yehuda – rhymes for all of the portions of the Torah, Piyutim for Purim, prayers for festivals. Yom Kippur, blessings for Brit Milah and bridegrooms, tziduk hadin, prayers in Jerusalem for pilgrims (oleh regel) and more.
In the copy before us the first section of the first part is missing. Also in the Mehlman copy in the National Library the first part is divided into two volumes, and the second volume is like the first part which we have before us, in which is the first title page. Part four is bound in a different manner than what is listed in the Hebrew Bibliography. The title page and last leaf are missing, [4] leaves were added which it seems were originally at the end of part one.
Ginzei Yisrael – Mehlman Collection 1841. All of the parts are extremely rare.
 
Two parts have original? leather covers with the owner's name embossed. The owners are the Yafet Family, one of the veteran Karaite families. A few age stains. White paper. Very Fine condition. 

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