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Hod Malchut – Prayer Service for Emperor Napoleon – Livorno, 1808 – Hebrew and Italian – Original Elaborate Leather Binding - Shefer Hod Malchut – prayers in honor of Emperor Napoleon, Preghiere recitate, e cantate nel tempio degli ebrei di Livorno. Livorno: Masi, e Sahadun, 1808. Hebrew and Italian. Especially fine copy, printed on thick, high-quality paper, with wide margins, in original elaborate leather binding, with gilt decorations. Prayer service in honor of Emperor Napoleon, held in the Livorno synagogue on August 15, 1808, Napoleon's birthday. Hebrew (with some Judeo-Italian) and Italian, on facing pages. Printed signature of Yaakov Nunez-Vaez on pp. 14-15. Last six pages of book contain a poem in Italian only, titled ”Ode libera”, authored by the poet Salomone Fiorentino (1743-1815). [2], 5-17; 6 pages. Approx. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original leather binding, slightly detached, with defects.