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1711 · 39540 — Fürth: Itzik Leib 1711. First edition. Wood cover. poor to good-. Folio. 50 leaves. Beige wooden boards. Illustrated title page with imagery of Moshe Aharon Jacobs dream of the ladder and King David playing the harp. Order of Slikhot prayers for forgiveness to be included in the Jewish observance during the month of Elul the month of the High Holidays between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. The book captures the custom of polish Jews Ashkenazi tradition which differs from Sephardi tradition in many ways. While Sephardi Jews include Slikhot throughout the month of Elul Ashkenazi Jews observe Slikhot for the ten days of Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur. Text in Hebrew. Binding reinforced with brown library tape at spine staining and splintered corners at edges of front cover. Spine frayed at head and tail. Foxing inside front cover. Title page and first leaf detached but present creasing at inner margin affects decoration up to 0.5 inches staining from wax creasing and fraying at lower edge affects text up to 1 inch missing. Sporadic wax stains foxing age-toning and some water stains throughout block. Starting at leaf 49. Last two pages detached but present. Foxing inside back cover which is splintered in the middle of lower half. Back cover separated from block but attached at front joint. Binding in overall poor interior in fair to good- condition. Itzik Leib unknown