Bidspirit auction | Tefillah LaMagefah. Amsterdam, 1722. Rare


Tefillah LaMagefah. Amsterdam, 1722. Rare - Appropriate prayer service for requesting mercy from destroyers and cruel diseases, per the Sephardic custom ... Amsterdam, Thursday, 18 Cheshvan, 1727. ”End the plague and the sword and hunger and bad diseases from our homes and surroundings.” The prayer service includes: Various  selichot , the 13 attributes of mercy, shofar-blowing, Parashat HaKetoret and more. The final leaves bear a prayer for the success of the governments in Holland and Amsterdam, with a Dutch introduction preceding them. Several similar compilations were printed in Amsterdam at the time. 2, [2], 4-5, [2], 7-11 leaf, 14 cm. Light-colored high-quality paper. Fine-very fine condition. Aging stains. Original marbleized paper jacket cover.