Seder Tefillot L'Rav Amram Gaon – the Copy of the Chafetz Chaim

Seder Tefillot L'Rav Amram Gaon – the Copy of the Chafetz Chaim
Seder Tefillot, Rav Amram Gaon, Parts 1-2, prayers for the whole year with laws and customs, by Rabbi Amram Gaon. Warsaw, 1865. First edition.
Seder Rav Amram Gaon is an early prayer book arranged by Rabbi Amram Gaon [head of the Sura Yeshiva in the 9th century], is composed of all prayers for weekday, Shabbat, and festival prayers incorporated with the laws and customs of prayer. This is one of the earliest siddurim,
on which were based Spanish, French and Ashkenazi prayer and custom.
This work was first printed in this edition by Rabbi Nachman Nathan Koronil, according to an early manuscript on parchment from the holy city of Hebron.
On the reverse side of the first title page is an ownership inscription: "To Rabbi Israel Meir ben Rabbi Aryeh Ze'ev HaCohen of Radin" [in the handwriting of his son Rabbi Aryeh Leib].
On the last leaf appears a signature (in pencil) of the Chafetz Chaim: "Israel Meir".
This book has arrived from the estate of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Edelstein ben Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein Rabbi of Shumyachi (1862-1919), author of Ben Aryeh.
This book was given to Rabbi Y. G. Edelstein during World War I, when the Chafetz Chaim was exiled together with the Radin Yeshiva to Shumyachi in the Minsk region, where they stayed for two and a half years. At that time, the rabbi of the city was very close to the Chafetz Chaim and in Part 2 of his book, there are several responsa on the topic of Mikva'ot and Aguna, asked of the Chafetz Chaim who requested Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon to respond. (The Chafetz Chaim said of him that he is a disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Brisk not only in Torah but also in righteousness).
Enclosed is a letter by his grandson Rabbi Ya'akov Edelstein, Rabbi of Ramat HaSharon who authorized the sale of the book and writes, "These books which belonged to the Chafetz Chaim when staying in the city of Shumyachi in Russia during World War I passed to the ownership of our grandfather Rabbi Y. G. Edelstein and after that to his son, our father Rabbi Zvi Ya'akov Edelstein who were the rabbis of the city. When we came to Eretz Israel in 1934 our father brought them with him, together with whatever luggage he was able to take and the rest of the books and it was in our home in Ramat HaSharon until now".
[4], 55 leaves; [1], 59, [1] leaves. 21.5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and wear, few moth holes. Elaborate leather binding.