Bidspirit auction | Siddur Avodat Yisrael. Rödelheim, 1868.

Siddur Avodat Yisrael. Rödelheim, 1868. Ornate leather binding - Seder Avodat Yisrael, including the prayers and blessings for the entire year, with numerous additions and commentary. Rödelheim, 1868. A comprehensive and authoritative prayer book containing the prayers and blessings for the whole year, together with the order of the weekly Torah portions and mazhorot, Yotzerot for Sabbaths, Selichot for fast days, and many fine additional texts. Accompanied by the linguistic and explanatory commentary Yakhin Lashon, by Isaac ben Aryeh Joseph Dov Beer, Rödelheim, 1868. The piyyutim follow the Polish rite. With an engraved illustrated half-title. Includes the Book of Psalms with a separate title page. In preparing this edition, the editor consulted dozens of prayer books, both printed and in manuscript, collating and comparing their texts. As a result, the present siddur is regarded as one of the most carefully edited and most accurate prayer books ever produced. Bibliography: Steinschneider / Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, no. 401. Collation: [1], XX, 804, 86, [2] pages. Size: 25.5 cm. Condition: Very good. Early ornate leather binding, with minor wormholes.