Bible

1913 · 004822 — New York: Hebrew Publishing Company 1913. This is a reading copy with much wear and tear as might be expected of a siddur more than 100 years old. Book opens right to left. Front cover is partly detached; back pastedown is split to webbing. Name written on both inside covers in pencil. Other than the covers the volume appears firmly bound and there are no loose pages. Which would make it easier to restore. The exterior spine is torn and frayed at head and heel corners are worn and there is wear to black cloth covers including significant edgewear. Front cover has some decorative embossing while no longer sharply detailed it appears to show the 10 Commandments tablet and other symbols of Judaism. The back cover is plain. The spine has titles and decorations that were probably once white and are now quite faded. There are several small holes on spine seam. 322 toned red bordered pages. The red edging has faded. For every page in Hebrew there is a corresponding page in English i.e. there are two of every page number two page ones two page twos etc. Several previously folded page corners. Tiny spots in the bottom margin of pages 173/173. Several pages in the vacinity of page 125 have some tiny less than a quarter of an inch tears in the bottom margin or fold marks. Family historians: the name in the book is Simon Leibovitz. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Decorative Cloth. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hebrew Publishing Company Hardcover