Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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1. Shiur Koma - Tikkunim for man's stature and all his limbs [anthologies from the scripture and the Zohar according to the order of man's limbs]. With: Yosef Chen, on the Torah, by Rabbi Yosef Korkus [of Gibralter]. Livorno, [1825].
On title page, written about the person who compiled Shiur Koma: "To one of the Kdoshim¦ whose name is not known".
On the protective leaf before the title page is the author and publisher's dedication: "This is a gift sent to my wise and important soulmate¦ from Yosef Korkus".
53 [should be: 59], [1]; [1], 46 leaves (a separate section for Yosef Chen). 18 cm. Good condition, stains, inscription in pen on title page. Worn, old binding.
2. Manuscript - Shiur Koma, a complete copy in Yemenite handwriting, with a copy of the version of the title page of the Livorno edition 1825.
[95] written leaves. 17 cm. Good-fair condition, stains, moisture marks, tears and blurred ink in several places. Several detached leaves. Bound.
On title page, written about the person who compiled Shiur Koma: "To one of the Kdoshim¦ whose name is not known".
On the protective leaf before the title page is the author and publisher's dedication: "This is a gift sent to my wise and important soulmate¦ from Yosef Korkus".
53 [should be: 59], [1]; [1], 46 leaves (a separate section for Yosef Chen). 18 cm. Good condition, stains, inscription in pen on title page. Worn, old binding.
2. Manuscript - Shiur Koma, a complete copy in Yemenite handwriting, with a copy of the version of the title page of the Livorno edition 1825.
[95] written leaves. 17 cm. Good-fair condition, stains, moisture marks, tears and blurred ink in several places. Several detached leaves. Bound.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Sold for: $313
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A book of the customs of our community - including customs for the whole year, the Torah portions and haftarot and special prayers for various occasions, that were customary in the Fֳ¼rth community, by Rabbi Yisrael and Rabbi Kapil sons of Rabbi Gumpil. Fֳ¼rth, [1767].
Ancient owners' signatures. A [cutoff] dedication "¦ Rosh Chodesh Adar 1776 from Rabbi Kapil¦ " [possibly, the owner received the book from one of the authors]. Stamps Yechiel Glass.
[1], 35 pages. 18.5 cm. Good condition, stains. New binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
Ancient owners' signatures. A [cutoff] dedication "¦ Rosh Chodesh Adar 1776 from Rabbi Kapil¦ " [possibly, the owner received the book from one of the authors]. Stamps Yechiel Glass.
[1], 35 pages. 18.5 cm. Good condition, stains. New binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Sefer Ohr HaMeir, Section One. Responsa by Rabbi Meir Shapiro. Pietrekov 1926. First edition.
Fine handwritten inscription along with signature by author:"Gift by author to his close friend the prominent and famous rabbi in wisdom and knowledge Rabbi Leibish Rosenblum Av Beit Din of Denver. Meir Shapiro Av Beit Din of Pietrekov". Leaf 56/2 contains handwritten comment, perhaps by the author.
The Ga'on Rabbi Meir Shapiro (1887-1934) Av Beit Din of Pietrekov and Lublin, Rosh Yeshiva of Chochmei Lublin Yeshiva. Founder of the Daf HaYomi and among the greatest rabbis of his generation.
Recipient: Rabbi Leibish Rosenblum Av Beit Din of Bradzinava and Av Beit Din of Denver Col, among the disciples of the author of Ohr Torah of Austrovtza.
[3], 162 pages. 34 cm. Good condition. Wide margins. Original used cloth binding, spine of book rebound.
Fine handwritten inscription along with signature by author:"Gift by author to his close friend the prominent and famous rabbi in wisdom and knowledge Rabbi Leibish Rosenblum Av Beit Din of Denver. Meir Shapiro Av Beit Din of Pietrekov". Leaf 56/2 contains handwritten comment, perhaps by the author.
The Ga'on Rabbi Meir Shapiro (1887-1934) Av Beit Din of Pietrekov and Lublin, Rosh Yeshiva of Chochmei Lublin Yeshiva. Founder of the Daf HaYomi and among the greatest rabbis of his generation.
Recipient: Rabbi Leibish Rosenblum Av Beit Din of Bradzinava and Av Beit Din of Denver Col, among the disciples of the author of Ohr Torah of Austrovtza.
[3], 162 pages. 34 cm. Good condition. Wide margins. Original used cloth binding, spine of book rebound.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Sold for: $250
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S'deh Chemed, by Rabbi Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini. First part of second volume, letters Alef-Gimel, Warsaw, 1891.
Printed dedication leaf filled in the author's handwriting glued to the back of the title page. Ink-stamp of Rabbi"Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini [¦]Qarasuvbazar". [Most of the dedications were filled by his scribes; it is rare to find a dedication is his own holy handwriting]
Rabbi Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini, (1833-1905) was born in Jerusalem, served as rabbi in Krim and Hebron; a tremendous scholar. Compiled the Torah Encyclopedia on his own, tens of volumes of "S'deh Chemed", and other books.
[4], 3-7, 4-564, 32.5 cm. Fair condition. Slight moth damage. Tears around the leaves' edges. Detached and worn leaves. Worn and dismantled binding.
Edition ending in p.564, [some editions have 568 pp.].
Printed dedication leaf filled in the author's handwriting glued to the back of the title page. Ink-stamp of Rabbi"Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini [¦]Qarasuvbazar". [Most of the dedications were filled by his scribes; it is rare to find a dedication is his own holy handwriting]
Rabbi Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini, (1833-1905) was born in Jerusalem, served as rabbi in Krim and Hebron; a tremendous scholar. Compiled the Torah Encyclopedia on his own, tens of volumes of "S'deh Chemed", and other books.
[4], 3-7, 4-564, 32.5 cm. Fair condition. Slight moth damage. Tears around the leaves' edges. Detached and worn leaves. Worn and dismantled binding.
Edition ending in p.564, [some editions have 568 pp.].
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Sefer HaMitzvot L'HaRambam, with commentaries and novellae of the Mahardam Rabbi Dov Berush Meislesh Rabbi of Cracow. Warsaw, 1870.
A dedication (cutoff) handwritten by the author's grandson Rabbi Yehuda Leibush to Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer Rabbi of Adat Yisrael Berlin. Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer's signature, stamp in a foreign language and his grandson's bookmark Azriel Hildesheimer.
Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer (1820-1899) was a prominent Torah authority of his generation. Disciple of the author of Aruch LaNer and of Rabbi Yitzchak Bernays of Hamburg, he was Rabbi of Eisenstadt in 1851-1869, where he established one of the major Yeshivot of Hungary and Germany. In 1869, he was appointed Rabbi of Berlin, where he established the Beit Midrash LaRabbanim. He led Orthodox Jewry in Germany.
[4], 174 leaves. 25 cm. Good condition. Loose binding.
A dedication (cutoff) handwritten by the author's grandson Rabbi Yehuda Leibush to Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer Rabbi of Adat Yisrael Berlin. Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer's signature, stamp in a foreign language and his grandson's bookmark Azriel Hildesheimer.
Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer (1820-1899) was a prominent Torah authority of his generation. Disciple of the author of Aruch LaNer and of Rabbi Yitzchak Bernays of Hamburg, he was Rabbi of Eisenstadt in 1851-1869, where he established one of the major Yeshivot of Hungary and Germany. In 1869, he was appointed Rabbi of Berlin, where he established the Beit Midrash LaRabbanim. He led Orthodox Jewry in Germany.
[4], 174 leaves. 25 cm. Good condition. Loose binding.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Even Ha-Ezel on Maimonides, Vol. 1-2, Hilchot Nizkei Mamon [financial damages] and Nezikin [damages]. Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer. Jerusalem (1935). First edition.
Handwritten and signed dedication by the author Rabbi"Isser Zalman Meltzer". Handwritten glosses and corrections [by author?].
Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1954), author of "Even Ha'ezel", disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Brisk in the Yeshiva of Volozhin, was the Av Beit Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Slutsk. Moved to Jerusalem in 1924 and was appointed head teacher in the "Etz Chaim" Yeshiva. Of the heads of "Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah". Father in law of Rabbi Aharon Kotler, dean of the Kletzk and Lakewood Yeshivas.
[2], 86, [1]; 72 leaves. 33.5 cm. Good condition. Restored binding.
Handwritten and signed dedication by the author Rabbi"Isser Zalman Meltzer". Handwritten glosses and corrections [by author?].
Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1954), author of "Even Ha'ezel", disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Brisk in the Yeshiva of Volozhin, was the Av Beit Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Slutsk. Moved to Jerusalem in 1924 and was appointed head teacher in the "Etz Chaim" Yeshiva. Of the heads of "Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah". Father in law of Rabbi Aharon Kotler, dean of the Kletzk and Lakewood Yeshivas.
[2], 86, [1]; 72 leaves. 33.5 cm. Good condition. Restored binding.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Avot tractate including Mussar Yisrael, Rabbi Yisrael Binyamin Bendet Feivelson Av Beit Din of Baisogala. Kovna, 1923. Fine handwritten letter of inscription by author along with his signature and stamp glued upon leaf of binding.
The Ga'on Rabbi Yisrael Binyamin Bendet Feivelson (1865-1937), among the prominent rabbis of Lithuania, brother of the renowned geniuses Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Av Beit din of Kopishok and Rabbi Shmuel Avigdor Av Beit Din of Plongean.
[1]-66, 71-150 pages. 21 cm. Good-fair condition, foxing, minor damage from wear. Printed binding cover.
The Ga'on Rabbi Yisrael Binyamin Bendet Feivelson (1865-1937), among the prominent rabbis of Lithuania, brother of the renowned geniuses Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Av Beit din of Kopishok and Rabbi Shmuel Avigdor Av Beit Din of Plongean.
[1]-66, 71-150 pages. 21 cm. Good-fair condition, foxing, minor damage from wear. Printed binding cover.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Sefer Knesset Israel, Chiddushim on the Torah and Drushim [two sections], by Rabbi Yechezkel Panet. Klouzh, [1931].
Title-page contains handwritten inscription:"Gift to my beloved friend, the groom, Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua, from his beloved admirer Zeida Schechter".
The Rebbe Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, born in 1916, to his father the Rebbe Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz - author of the Imrei Chaim. Served as director of the Vizhnitz Yeshiva, and assisted his father in the establishment of the glorious Vizhnitz dynasty. Succeeded his father after his demise and serves as Rebbe of Vizhnitz until today.
Rabbi Zeida Schechter, learned scholar, served as assistant of the author of the Ahavat Israel of Vizhnitz and afterwards of his son, author of the Imrei Chaim. Perished in the Holocaust [see attached material].
[2], 167, [5] leaves. 24 cm. Good condition, stains. New binding.
Title-page contains handwritten inscription:"Gift to my beloved friend, the groom, Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua, from his beloved admirer Zeida Schechter".
The Rebbe Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, born in 1916, to his father the Rebbe Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz - author of the Imrei Chaim. Served as director of the Vizhnitz Yeshiva, and assisted his father in the establishment of the glorious Vizhnitz dynasty. Succeeded his father after his demise and serves as Rebbe of Vizhnitz until today.
Rabbi Zeida Schechter, learned scholar, served as assistant of the author of the Ahavat Israel of Vizhnitz and afterwards of his son, author of the Imrei Chaim. Perished in the Holocaust [see attached material].
[2], 167, [5] leaves. 24 cm. Good condition, stains. New binding.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Seder Avodat HaYom, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, laws of man's conduct in the morning, reading the shema and prayer. Rabbi Yissachar Dubrish of the Zvi dystany. Lvov, 1868. Only edition.
At top of title page, is a handwritten and signed dedication by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kahn. Apparently, the handwriting of the Rebbe of Toldot Aharon Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kahn (1914-1997), son in law of Rabbi Aharon Roth, author of Shomrei Emunim - see Item 488.
[4], 91 leaves (13 leaves of questions, responsa and index are missing at the end). 24 cm. Good-fair condition, moth damage and wear, (text damage to the handwritten dedication). New binding.
At top of title page, is a handwritten and signed dedication by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kahn. Apparently, the handwriting of the Rebbe of Toldot Aharon Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kahn (1914-1997), son in law of Rabbi Aharon Roth, author of Shomrei Emunim - see Item 488.
[4], 91 leaves (13 leaves of questions, responsa and index are missing at the end). 24 cm. Good-fair condition, moth damage and wear, (text damage to the handwritten dedication). New binding.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Torat Chovat HaLevavot, Dessin (Germany, 1946). On leaf before title page, dedication "Bar Mitvah present for my dear relative¦ My teacher Rabbi Alexander Halperin" handwritten and signed by Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum. Stamps of Grand Rabbi H. J. Lipa Teitelbaum.
The Rebbe of Sasov - Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum-Meir (1906-1966, Encyclopedia L'Chasidut, A, Page 641), was the son in law of his uncle Rebbe Yoel of Satmar and he managed his father in law's yeshiva in Kroli. Later, he was rabbi of Semihaly and he headed the Beit Din of Satmar. After the Holocaust, he established the Sasov Chassidut in the US and Kiryat Yismach Moshe in Eretz Yisrael.
312; [1], 286 pages, 20 cm. Good condition. Original binding.
The Rebbe of Sasov - Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum-Meir (1906-1966, Encyclopedia L'Chasidut, A, Page 641), was the son in law of his uncle Rebbe Yoel of Satmar and he managed his father in law's yeshiva in Kroli. Later, he was rabbi of Semihaly and he headed the Beit Din of Satmar. After the Holocaust, he established the Sasov Chassidut in the US and Kiryat Yismach Moshe in Eretz Yisrael.
312; [1], 286 pages, 20 cm. Good condition. Original binding.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Sold for: $188
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Sefer Ashrei HaIsh,"Concerning the grave prohibition of having a connection with wicked people", includes response of the Sabba Kadisha Rabbi Shlomo Eliezer Alfandri. Jerusalem, (1927). Breslov Press.
Attached is a handwritten and signed letter of inscription by the author, the holy Ga'on Rabbi Yishaya Asher Zelig Margaliot (1893-1969) of Jerusalem. The letter mentions Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich Av Beit Din of Shamloi and"The holy and righteous Rabbi of Mukachevo".
8, 78 leaves. 20 cm. Good condition. Original printed binding.
Attached is a handwritten and signed letter of inscription by the author, the holy Ga'on Rabbi Yishaya Asher Zelig Margaliot (1893-1969) of Jerusalem. The letter mentions Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich Av Beit Din of Shamloi and"The holy and righteous Rabbi of Mukachevo".
8, 78 leaves. 20 cm. Good condition. Original printed binding.
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Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
July 13, 2011
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Berdichev - Boston. With Keter Nehora commentary, by Rabbi Aharon HaCohen of Apta. Proofread and published by the Boston Rebbe - Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz. Brooklyn, 1976.
On leaf before title page is a dedication handwritten and signed by the Rebbe "Levi Yitzchak HaLevi of Boston", who published the siddur.
Rebbe Levi Yitchak Horowitz of Boston (1821-2010), son of Rebbe Pinchas David HaLevi Horowitz - founder of the Boston dynasty, was very involved in assisting others and kiruv. He also founded the Rofeh Organization that assists anyone that comes to the Boston Medical Center (US). From 1989, he served as a member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah of
Agudat Yisrael.
[2], 517, [18] pages. 23 cm. Very good condition.
On leaf before title page is a dedication handwritten and signed by the Rebbe "Levi Yitzchak HaLevi of Boston", who published the siddur.
Rebbe Levi Yitchak Horowitz of Boston (1821-2010), son of Rebbe Pinchas David HaLevi Horowitz - founder of the Boston dynasty, was very involved in assisting others and kiruv. He also founded the Rofeh Organization that assists anyone that comes to the Boston Medical Center (US). From 1989, he served as a member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah of
Agudat Yisrael.
[2], 517, [18] pages. 23 cm. Very good condition.
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