Lot 314
Afikei Yehuda / Hillel Ben Shachar – First Editions
1. Afikei Yehuda, 24 interpretations by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Halevi Adel, with remarks called “Arvei Nachal”. Lemberg, [1803]. First edition. An eulogy on the Vilna Gaon appears on the “Emek Ha-Bacha” interpretation (leaf 42). (Missing: leaves 37-38. Ink-stamped by Rabbi “Yechezkel Halevi Jungreis, Dayan and Moreh Tzeddek of Preshov” and numerous handwritten notes on the vorsatz pages).
2. Hillel Ben Shachar, on 26 interpretations [and eulogies], by Rabbi Hillel son of Ze’ev Wolf. [Warsaw, 1804]. First edition. (Missing: 5 leaves at the beginning, 9 leaves at the end. Owner’s signature on the title page: “Chaim Aryeh son of Rabbi Yosef Fenster of Jedwabna” [author of the “Sha’ar Bat Rabim”]. Additional notes and ink-stamps.
Varying sizes and conditions. Incomplete copies.
