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Siddur Divrei Tzaddikim. The First Ashkenazic Prayer Book Printed in America. Philadelphia, [1848] - Siddur Divrei Tzaddikim. The First Ashkenazic Prayer Book Printed in America. Philadelphia, 5608 [1848]. Siddur Divrei Tzaddikim – The Book of Daily Prayers, according to the rite of the Ashkenazic and Polish congregations. Edited and translated by Rabbi Yitzchak ben Uri b. Elazar — Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia, Sherman Press, 5608 [1848]. The first Ashkenazic siddur printed on the American continent. Hebrew and English on facing pages, with parallel pagination. The siddur was edited by Isaac Leeser, one of the leading figures of American Jewry. An important and highly sought-after prayer book, preserved in fine condition and in its original leather binding. References: Rosenbach 636; Goldman 37. Collation: VIII, 248, 243, [1] pp. 22 cm. Condition: Very good. Age toning. Original leather binding.