Prayer book as per the Polish customs edited by Rabbi Zenvil Hanover, in an especially large format for cantors. Altona, [1804].
[5], 430 leaves, about 35 cm. Illustrated title page.
Volume of prayers for cantors in large letters with elucidations, commentaries and laws. This is the second section with prayers for Shabbat and the days of the year, all the prayers for the three Pilgrimage Holidays. Yotzrot for Shabbat according to the customs of Ashkenaz-Poland. Selichot. Prayers for Chanuka, Purim, Shabbat HaGadol, “Ahava L’Shabbat Eikev”. Yotzrot for a circumcision. Includes the special prayers recited by the Ashkenaz communities. “Kuntress Minhagim” at the end of the volume. Two title pages. The first is completely illustrated with a copperplate; the artist’s name is printed on the bottom of his work.
Original, black cardboard binding without its back. Clear, aging stains. Solitary, marginal reinforcements. Very fine condition. Clean, nice copy.