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Karaite prayer book. Kale, [1735]. Rare

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Karaite prayer book. Kale, [1735]. Rare

Prayers for the entire year per the Karaite customs. Kale, [1735]. Rare work. Magnificent copy.

Specifications: Section two: 168 leaves. Section three: 56 leaves. 22 cm. Thick paper. Ginzei Yisrael 1839.

Content: The second section of Passover and Shavuot, including Hallel HaGadol, Prayers for Passover (including the interim days and the 7th day of Passover), Song of Songs, Perakim L'Sheva Shabbatot, Prayers for Shavuot, "Melitzat HaMitzvot" (authored by the son of Eliyahu Bašyazi to be recited on the day of Mattan Torah) and the Scroll of Ruth. The third section includes the prayers for the fasts of the 9th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av and the Shabbatot between them, with colophon, dated with the [Hebrew] chronogram "Et HaMelacha" and the names of those that arranged it. These two sections were printed without a title page.

Unique features: Rare work. There are a number of known variants that were apparently compiled from other editions. These are the complete sections, as listed above. The third section is bound before the second. Magnificent copy with deluxe leather binding and endpaper. Gold embossing on the bindng: אליהו בן יוסף גיגית and decorations.

Condition: Very fine.