Form of Prayers for the Feast of New-Year (5668-1907)
by Bob Schwartz
I have a small collection of older High Holiday machzor (prayer books), including ones used by my grandfather and father.
The jewel of that collection is the one pictured here. It is called Form of Prayers for the Feast of New-Year With English Translation, published by the Hebrew Publishing Company on Canal Street, New York in 1907. The book, with ornate metal clasp, is 3.5 inches x 5 inches.
The cover is mother of pearl and metal. The centerpiece is a carved decoration inscribed with the numbers of the Ten Commandments—in Roman numerals! I think this looks something like a hamsa—a spiritual amulet shaped like a hand, popular in Jewish and other traditions. Maybe not.
I would like to share more pages, but the book is delicate, having been lovingly held together with taped binding during the past century plus. The pages I’ve included below are from the concluding service on Yom Kippur, the Neilah. This offers a tiny idea of what this precious book is like.
Shana tova. A sweet and peace-filled New Year.
Bob Schwartz 
I too have a copy of Form of Prayers for the Feast of New Year. It looks like the same edition as yours, exactly the same title page and same dimensions but with a different ornate cover, using what looks like the same materials, with the same Roman numeral commandments plus a blue velvet spine! It’s curious that the publisher chose to vary the cover design of what must’ve been a luxury edition. Here it is: https://photos.app.goo.gl/up6Rx5Vv57iYSEf46 and https://photos.app.goo.gl/jJVJamQpnWL5jGzw7 Hope these links work!
Thanks so much. I looked at the photos you linked, and also looked to see what others are out there. It appears that Hebrew Publishing Company published different ornate covers, maybe to make them collector’s items and family treasures. Mine is.