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18005749Roedelheim: Wolf Heidenheim 1800. 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. 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. Wolf Heidenheim hardcover books