first edition
1800 · Roedelheim
by [Hebrew liturgy]; Wolf Heidenheim.
Roedelheim: Wolf Heidenheim, 1800. 21 cm; volume 6 only (of 9) of the liturgy for festivals, this volume covering services for the evening of Yom Kippur. Text primarily in Hebrew. Preface in Yiddish. Bound in utility marbled boards, worn, ; pages evenly toned. Occasional stains, especially on title page. Inscription (in German) on front blank dated 1828. Inscription in Hebrew at base of title page. Good overall.
First printing of a mahzor that was popular with the Jewish communities of Poland and Germany. It went through several printings in the first half of the 19th century. The editor, Wolf Heidenheim, established a printing press at Roedelheim in 1799, and immediately began his edition of the Mahzor, with a Hebrew commentary by himself and a German translation. He based the text on a surviving Medieval manuscript (dated 1258) as well as on the earliest Italian and German editions. (Inventory #: 5749)
First printing of a mahzor that was popular with the Jewish communities of Poland and Germany. It went through several printings in the first half of the 19th century. The editor, Wolf Heidenheim, established a printing press at Roedelheim in 1799, and immediately began his edition of the Mahzor, with a Hebrew commentary by himself and a German translation. He based the text on a surviving Medieval manuscript (dated 1258) as well as on the earliest Italian and German editions. (Inventory #: 5749)