Auction 145 Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters, Chabad
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LOT 20:

Siddur Divrei Tzaddikim. First Ashkenazic Siddur Printed in America. Philadelphia, 1848

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Siddur Divrei Tzaddikim. First Ashkenazic Siddur Printed in America. Philadelphia, 1848


Siddur Divrei Tzaddikim - The Book of Daily Prayers, per the custom of Ashkenaz and Poland, proofread and translated by R' Yitzchak Ben Uri ibn Elazar - Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia, Sherman Press, 1848.


First Ashkenazic siddur printed on the American continent. Hebrew and English on facing pages, with parallel pagination. The siddur was arranged by Isaac Leeser, one of the leaders of American Jewry.


Important and sought-after siddur, in beautiful condition and with the original leather binding.


Rosenbach, 636; Goldman, 37.


VIII, 242, 243, [1] pp. 23 cm.


Fine condition. Aging stains. Slight tears in the first leaf,  Birkat HaMazon and the final two leaves, without lack to the text. Usage and aging stains. Original leather binding.


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