Prayers for Trench and Base – Pocket Prayers for the Hebrew Soldier During World War I – By Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques. London, 1918 – Second Edition. Limited Edition of Only 3,000 Copies. Rare.
A prayer book written and by Captain Henriques, with a special blessing from Rabbi Hertz, the Chief Rabbi of London. Alongside daily prayers, it includes special prayers for soldiers in danger, for the dead on the battlefield, for daily strength, for brotherhood, sincerity, forgiveness, times of danger, for the victory of justice, and more. The first edition was published in June 1918 in a limited run of 5,000 copies. The second edition, presented here, was published in November 1918 in only 3,000 copies.
32 pages. 12 cm. Very Good Condition.
