Unique Antiquarian Siddur with Ivory Cover

1901. Unique Antiquarian Sidder (Jewish Prayerbook) Circa 1901 with Brass Trimmed Celloid Cover with Bone, Celluloid, Brass, Tin and Velvet Embellishments The title page is missing, but this volume is consistent with the book: Form of Prayers and Blessings of Israel with an English Translation published by the Hebrew Publishing Company, Brooklyn, New York Book opens right to left. 511 pages. 32mo: 4.75 by 3.5 inches in size and 1.75 inches thick. The book is white celluloid with a brass frame on the front and back covers. Teeny brass nails mark the midpoint of the frame closest to the spine on both front and back cover. A detailed brass clasp and peg to hold the volume closed are intact and working. The front cover has many layers of artistry. Working from back to front, outside in: a brass frame about a quarter of an inch all around, a then a celluloid border about a half inch. On top of that there is a deep very detailed frame of silver colored metal (oxidized, possibly tin) about 4.5 by 2.5 inches. A zig zag border design is around all inner and outer edges of the tin frame. The frame does not respond to a magnet and may be sterling silver or German silver. The center is kind of an ovoid cutout. The embellishments have been incised from a single sheet of silver colored metal, some fine detailed work. On top of the silver colored frame and secured by 16 teeny brass nails is a very detailed "lacey" celluloid/faux ivory border. The design ranges from a quarter of an inch at its narrowest to an inch at its widest and features little leaves. Inside the silver colored metal frame is red velvet backing and in the center of that is a handcarved ivory medallion of the 10 Commandments Tablets which is about .75 inch wide and 1.5 inches long. 480, or so, pages with Hebrew and English text. The pages are gilt edged all around. The inside covers are lined with a white moire paper. There is a bound in Czecho-Solvakia sticker on rear endpage. The celluloid spine is peeling from the velvet backing and is chipped at all corners. The book itself is fragile. This was a beloved and well used volume that went to shul often and it does have much handling wear and tear. Front hinge is separated with pages prior to page five (including title page and contents page) missing. Pages 5 to 474 are detached from cover, but intact and bound together. Inside front cover is soiled with some losses to the moire. There is a tiny stain in the margin of pages 5/6 and one in the margin of page 285. Pages 7 and 17 have some light blue crayoning. Several folded page corners. Some pages are cut without a margin on the bottom - a publishing error. Back hinge is broken with interior spine exposed at page 474. Page 475/476 is missing and page 477/478 (The Hymn of Glory and Prayer for the Goverment) is torn and creased. 477 to rear endpage is detached together. Clasp has a slight bend. Back cover has fingermarks. There is tiny spot on front cover. There is a slight bend to the metal frame on the right side. . Ivory; Velvet; Brass; Celluloi. Fair/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.