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Dec 26, 2017 (Your local time)
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LOT 11:

A Volume of Women's Prayers (Techinot) - Rare and Bibliographically Unknown Editions - 1852 and Onwards

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An ancient, impressive volume, which includes four rare booklets of "Techinot" that were printed in Vilnius, Warsaw and additional places during the years 1860-1890. Some of them are bibliographically unknown. They include prayers written by the most prominent Rebbes. The volume contains ownership inscriptions of the women who had prayed from the volume.
All the booklets are written in Hebrew-Teitch (Yiddish) in Tzor letters a few are written also in Hebrew. All the booklets we have examined are extremely rare. Following is a short description of most of the booklets contained in the volume:
1. Seder Techinot U'Vakashot. Vilnius. Printed by Reb Yosef Reuven Rom. 1857. Hebrew-Teitch in Tzor letters and a little Hebrew. Bibliographically unknown. 44 leaves.
2. Ein Techina Kodem Tefilah. Vilnius 1855. Hebrew-Teitch in Tzor letters. Bibliographically unknown. 48 leaves.
3. Techina Shlosha She'arim. Vilnius 1856. Hebrew-Teitch in Tzor letters. Bibliographically unknown. [8] leaves, not numbered.
4. Techinot U'Vakashot. Warsaw, 1845. Bibliographically unknown. [7] leaves.
5. Techina Kodem Ha'tefilah. Vilnius 1859. Bibliographically unknown. Four leaves. Mispagination.
6. Techina Tefilah Le'Ani. Vilnius 1855. [57-64] pp. Bibliographically unknown.
7. Techina Imahot. Warsaw 1852. Bibliographically unknown. [8] pp.
8. Techina fon Shabbat Kodesh. Russia-Poland [the late 1740?]. Bibliographically unknown. [8] pp.
9. Techina fon Rosh Chodesh Elul … Tashlich …Birkat Cohanim. Warsaw 1856. [4] leaves. Bibliographically unknown.
10. Techina, Shlosh Esreh Midot. Bibliographically unknown. [6] pp.
11. Seder Teki'ot (includes prayers for "Yamim Nora'im"). 1853. Bibliographically unknown. [5] leaves.
12. Groiseh Techina Imahot. Warsaw 1856. Bibliographically unknown. [16] pp.
13. Techina Me'Eretz Yisrael. Warsaw 1852. Bibliographically unknown. [4] leaves. One leaf is torn.
14. Techina Modeh Ani. Vilnius 1856. Bibliographically unknown. [4] leaves.
15. Techina Kol Bichya. Vilnius 1860. Bibliographically unknown. [4] leaves.
16. Techina, Teshuva, Tefila U'Tzeddaka. Vilnius 1857. Bibliographically unknown. 81-88 leaves.
17. Techina Sha'areu Teshuva. [Russia-Poland, circa 1860]. Bibliographically unknown. [4] leaves.
18. Techina Chadasha asher Huva Me'Eretz Ha'Kedosha. On the upper part of the leaves, it is printed "Sha'arei Rachamim" (unlike the copy of the National Library). Bibliographically unknown. [4] leaves.
19. Techina Oif Rosh Chodesh. [Russia-Poland circa 1860). Bibliographically unknown. [4] leaves.
20. Techina Imrei Shefer. Lublin 1873. Includes the prayers for Tisha Be'Av and additional days. Hebrew-Teitch in regular letters. Vowelized. With a title page. Bibliographically unknown.
21. Techinot Erev Ve'Boker. [Russia-Poland, circa 1860]. Regular letters. Bibliographically unknown. [4] leaves.
22. Yehi Ratzon Kodem Ha'Tefilah. Founded by the holy Rabbi Elimelech author of the book Noam Elimelech. 1867. Bibliographically unknown.
23. In Sheine Prager Techina. Vilnius 1868. Bibliographically unknown.. 24 pp.
24. Techina Birkot Kodesh. Warsaw 1872. Bibliographically unknown.
25. Seder Tashlich with Techina Chadasha Le'tashlich. Warsaw, 1872. 12 leaves.
26. Techina Tefilat Chaim and Techina for the prayer leader and Kol Nidrei. Bibliographically unknown. [8] leaves.
27. Techina Imrei Shefer. Bibliographically unknown. Slightly damaged.

18 cm.
Condition: Fair-Good. Many stains of use. The margins of the leaves are worn. Tear stains. Several leaves are torn - sometimes, with small omission of text. The binding is worn, especially its spine. However, in general, the copy is in reasonable condition considering its age and frequent use.