Bidspirit auction | Deluxe Edition Machzorim for Festivals


Deluxe Edition Machzorim for Festivals of the Year Impressive Set! Paris, 1852 * Machzor Erech HaTefillos for the Festivals of the Year - Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkos, and Shavuos, with a French translation on facing pages, by Rabbi Elchanan Durlacher. Ten parts, bound in five magnificent volumes crafted from fine, high-quality leather with gilt embossing. Each section opens with a special engraved leaf featuring a spectacular illustration relating to that festival. The endpapers are also lavishly decorated, made of thick, glossy paper with beautiful gilt geometric stamping. Glossy gilt-edged leaves. Content: Vol. I: First day of Rosh Hashanah (1852) / Second day of Rosh Hashanah (1852) Vol. II: Erev Yom Kippur (1865 – from the second edition of the Machzor) / Yom Kippur Shacharis (1853) / Mussaf, Minchah, and Ne’ilah (1853) Vol. III: Sukkos (1854) / Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah (1855) Vol. IV: First day of Pesach and Chol HaMoed (1856) / Seventh and Eighth Days of Pesach (1857) Vol. V: Shavuos (1857) Paris, 1852 - 1865. Five volumes. Housed in a custom-made case. Condition: Good. One title page is partially detached; a few stains; minor wear to bindings. Provenance: William Gross Collection, Tel Aviv.