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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
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Tikun Sofrim HaYesharim. The Five Books of the Torah and the five Megillot. Amsterdam, [1767]. Approbations by Rabbi Shaul Av Beit Din of Amsterdam and his brother-in-law Rabbi Shaul HaLevi Av Beit Din of Hague. Two title pages in each volume, the first with copper engravings.
Five volumes, 20 cm. Good condition, minor wear and stains. Owners' signatures and bookmarks. Original leather bindings with impressed gold decorations, worn.
Five volumes, 20 cm. Good condition, minor wear and stains. Owners' signatures and bookmarks. Original leather bindings with impressed gold decorations, worn.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
Opening: $200
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Five Books of the Torah – Tikun Sofrim, "To study and from which to copy a Torah scroll". Paris, [1809].
With instructions for scribes, and haftarot for the whole year. Each book and some of the haftarot have separate title pages. (Before Sefer Bereshit there are two title pages).
[4], 190, [5]; 2-85 leaves. Good condition. Stains, wear to several leaves, antique binding, worn and partially detached.
With instructions for scribes, and haftarot for the whole year. Each book and some of the haftarot have separate title pages. (Before Sefer Bereshit there are two title pages).
[4], 190, [5]; 2-85 leaves. Good condition. Stains, wear to several leaves, antique binding, worn and partially detached.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
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Mincha Chadasha, Nevi’im with Ashkenazi translation and commentary [by Meir Abernik], [section 1], Yehoshua-Shoftim. Vienna, 1792.
Special copy containing four photograph-plates with copper etchings, depicting events from tales of the prophet [handwritten copy of appropriate verse beneath three of the illustrations]. These photograph-plates are not listed in Bibliography Institute CD.
[4], 80, 75-146 [instead of: 147], [1] leaves + [4] photograph-plates. 20 cm. Good condition, stains. Ex-libris. Original binding [with wear].
Special copy containing four photograph-plates with copper etchings, depicting events from tales of the prophet [handwritten copy of appropriate verse beneath three of the illustrations]. These photograph-plates are not listed in Bibliography Institute CD.
[4], 80, 75-146 [instead of: 147], [1] leaves + [4] photograph-plates. 20 cm. Good condition, stains. Ex-libris. Original binding [with wear].
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
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Yalkut Shimoni. Part 1 – on the Torah, and Part 2 – on Nevi'im and Ketuvim. By Rabbi Shimon "Head of the preachers". Frankfurt am Main, 1687.
Especially attractive copy. Title page is illustrated with a copper etching with figures of Moshe and Aharon, and a description of David striking Goliath the Philistine. A separate title page for Part 2. Signatures on title page and on first leaf of "Yosef Yuzla Mohar Segal".
313; 190 leaves. 23.5 cm. Very good condition. Few stains, several holes and tears. Antique elaborate binding, flawed and clasp remnants.
Especially attractive copy. Title page is illustrated with a copper etching with figures of Moshe and Aharon, and a description of David striking Goliath the Philistine. A separate title page for Part 2. Signatures on title page and on first leaf of "Yosef Yuzla Mohar Segal".
313; 190 leaves. 23.5 cm. Very good condition. Few stains, several holes and tears. Antique elaborate binding, flawed and clasp remnants.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
Opening: $200
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Midrash Bereshit Raba, with Yefe To'ar commentary, by Rabbi Shmuel Yaffe Ashkenazi. Prague, 1689.
Two sections. Old owners' signatures: "I bought this book from my money in honor of my Creator… Moshe ben Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon…" "Tov li Torat picha… Moshe the son of the Great Rabbi Yitchak Aharon…”. [Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon of Worms, a rabbi in Metz and Av Beit Din of Trier, Nowy Sacz and Mannheim], "Moshe Wirmash" and "Netanel Wirmash".
Complete copy, incorrect page numbering. 30 cm. Good condition, stains and wear. Tears to several leaves [damage to signatures at the top of two title pages]. Lower margin cut on text border. New binding.
Two sections. Old owners' signatures: "I bought this book from my money in honor of my Creator… Moshe ben Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon…" "Tov li Torat picha… Moshe the son of the Great Rabbi Yitchak Aharon…”. [Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon of Worms, a rabbi in Metz and Av Beit Din of Trier, Nowy Sacz and Mannheim], "Moshe Wirmash" and "Netanel Wirmash".
Complete copy, incorrect page numbering. 30 cm. Good condition, stains and wear. Tears to several leaves [damage to signatures at the top of two title pages]. Lower margin cut on text border. New binding.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
Opening: $200
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Eichah - Megillath Echa, facsimile of Megillat Eichah, Anoirshe edition 1566, followed by a German translation of Megillat Eichah by Dr. Ludwig Philipson. Berlin, 1938. Two title pages. A Hebrew title page [partial photocopy of the original, only with the words “Eichah” and “Anoirshe”]. After the German title page, an illustration of "Jeremiah at the ruins of Jerusalem" [by the artist Eduard Bendemann].
32; [11] leaves. Drawing. 11 cm. Thick paper. Good condition. Original binding, damaged.
4000 copies printed. One of the last Hebrew books printed in Germany before the Holocaust.
32; [11] leaves. Drawing. 11 cm. Thick paper. Good condition. Original binding, damaged.
4000 copies printed. One of the last Hebrew books printed in Germany before the Holocaust.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
Opening: $300
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Sefer Tehillim with Shimush Tehillim and prayers for the ill. Amsterdam, [1817].
Eleven uncut sheets of paper. Text printed twice, over half sheet only (12° instead of 24°); two copies of book upon cutting and folding of paper.
On reverse side of title page, notice printed (in Portuguese) stating that as of 20.5.1817, copies without a signature will be illegal. Two handwritten signatures [A. Pardo Cardozo]. This edition was bibliographically listed only in this format [see Bibliography Institute CD, record 0304993].
Sheets – 53x45.5 cm., leaves after cutting – approx. 12 cm., 131, [1] leaves. Good condition, stains, tears and wear on margins.
Eleven uncut sheets of paper. Text printed twice, over half sheet only (12° instead of 24°); two copies of book upon cutting and folding of paper.
On reverse side of title page, notice printed (in Portuguese) stating that as of 20.5.1817, copies without a signature will be illegal. Two handwritten signatures [A. Pardo Cardozo]. This edition was bibliographically listed only in this format [see Bibliography Institute CD, record 0304993].
Sheets – 53x45.5 cm., leaves after cutting – approx. 12 cm., 131, [1] leaves. Good condition, stains, tears and wear on margins.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
Opening: $300
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Sefer Tehillim, with Radak commentary. Amsterdam, [1778]. Miniature edition. With Shimush Tehillim and various prayers [Yehi Ratzon before reciting Tehillim, prayer for pregnant woman, for a woman who is having difficult labor, pidyon hanefesh l'Ramban etc.].
Owner's notation: "Shlomo ben (cutoff)". Handwritten leaf before flyleaf [list of psalms for various occasions, floral decoration].
[1], 281 leaves. 11 cm. Good condition, stains. Margins cut on text border, restored damage to several leaves. Fine new leather binding, with gilt impression.
Owner's notation: "Shlomo ben (cutoff)". Handwritten leaf before flyleaf [list of psalms for various occasions, floral decoration].
[1], 281 leaves. 11 cm. Good condition, stains. Margins cut on text border, restored damage to several leaves. Fine new leather binding, with gilt impression.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
Opening: $4,000
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Babylonian Talmud with commentaries, Amsterdam edition, [1644-1648]. Immanuel Benveniste Printing Press.
Twelve volumes, each containing several tractates, arranged in following manner: * Berachot-Zera’im-Pesachim. * Shabbat-Zevachim. * Eiruvin-Niddah-Yevamot. * Rosh HaShanah-Yoma-Sukkah-Ta’anit-Shekalim-Megillah. * Chagigah-Megillah-Ta’anit-Shekalim-Mo’ed-Katan. * Ketubot-Kiddushin-Chagigah-Beitzah-Mo’ed-Katan. * Gittin-Nedarim-Sotah-Nazir. * Bava-Batra-Sanhedrin. * Avodah Zarah-Zevachim-Menachot. * Menachot-Bechorot-Erchin-Me’ilah-Kritut-Temurah. * Zevachim-Menachot-Chullin. * Niddah-Taharot.
All tractates complete [excluding one missing title page on Tractate Gittin] and in general good condition. Some volumes contain fine ancient bindings – leather-covered wood.
Ancient signatures and ownership notations from owners of tractates throughout years: “Safeguard for signer, Elizer Za’ir Polack”, “let it be known that this book belongs to… Avraham of Boskowitz”, “Hillel son of Rabbi Avraham of Boskowitz”, “Moshe Katz of Fürth”, “Yechiel Michel son of Rabbi Avraham Yosef Yehuda Chaim of Frankfurt, resident of Metz…”, “Naftali Hertz of Halpern family”, “Gavriel Mia Segal”, “Bendet Zentzheim”, and more.
Erudite glosses in Ashkenazi writing throughout some tractates. Notation at end of one volume: “Since you are not supposed to place a stumbling block before the blind I will sign my exalted erudite and sharp brother, Rabbi Simcha, presently rabbi of congregation of Fischach as owner of the book”. Following leaf contains lengthy notation in German and signature in Hebrew: “Zekel Bamberger HaLevi” – The Ga’on Rabbi Zekel Bamberger Av Beit Din of Kissingen, son of Rabbi Yitzchak Dov Bamberger – rabbi of Würzburg author of ‘Yad HaLevi’. His brother, Rabbi Simcha, noted as owner of book, is the Ga’on Rabbi Simcha Bamberger Av Beit Din of Fischach and Aschaffenburg. Apparently, the glosses in the book are in handwriting of one of brothers [one gloss: “…difficult… and Rabbi… resolved…”].
12 volumes. 26 cm. Majority of volumes in good condition. Several volumes in good-fair condition. Stains and wear, several detached leaves, restored tears. Some volumes contain damaged wood and leather bindings. On some, remnants of metal clasps.
Twelve volumes, each containing several tractates, arranged in following manner: * Berachot-Zera’im-Pesachim. * Shabbat-Zevachim. * Eiruvin-Niddah-Yevamot. * Rosh HaShanah-Yoma-Sukkah-Ta’anit-Shekalim-Megillah. * Chagigah-Megillah-Ta’anit-Shekalim-Mo’ed-Katan. * Ketubot-Kiddushin-Chagigah-Beitzah-Mo’ed-Katan. * Gittin-Nedarim-Sotah-Nazir. * Bava-Batra-Sanhedrin. * Avodah Zarah-Zevachim-Menachot. * Menachot-Bechorot-Erchin-Me’ilah-Kritut-Temurah. * Zevachim-Menachot-Chullin. * Niddah-Taharot.
All tractates complete [excluding one missing title page on Tractate Gittin] and in general good condition. Some volumes contain fine ancient bindings – leather-covered wood.
Ancient signatures and ownership notations from owners of tractates throughout years: “Safeguard for signer, Elizer Za’ir Polack”, “let it be known that this book belongs to… Avraham of Boskowitz”, “Hillel son of Rabbi Avraham of Boskowitz”, “Moshe Katz of Fürth”, “Yechiel Michel son of Rabbi Avraham Yosef Yehuda Chaim of Frankfurt, resident of Metz…”, “Naftali Hertz of Halpern family”, “Gavriel Mia Segal”, “Bendet Zentzheim”, and more.
Erudite glosses in Ashkenazi writing throughout some tractates. Notation at end of one volume: “Since you are not supposed to place a stumbling block before the blind I will sign my exalted erudite and sharp brother, Rabbi Simcha, presently rabbi of congregation of Fischach as owner of the book”. Following leaf contains lengthy notation in German and signature in Hebrew: “Zekel Bamberger HaLevi” – The Ga’on Rabbi Zekel Bamberger Av Beit Din of Kissingen, son of Rabbi Yitzchak Dov Bamberger – rabbi of Würzburg author of ‘Yad HaLevi’. His brother, Rabbi Simcha, noted as owner of book, is the Ga’on Rabbi Simcha Bamberger Av Beit Din of Fischach and Aschaffenburg. Apparently, the glosses in the book are in handwriting of one of brothers [one gloss: “…difficult… and Rabbi… resolved…”].
12 volumes. 26 cm. Majority of volumes in good condition. Several volumes in good-fair condition. Stains and wear, several detached leaves, restored tears. Some volumes contain damaged wood and leather bindings. On some, remnants of metal clasps.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
Opening: $450
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Babylonian Talmud, 1-18 (Tractates Brachot-Nida). Vilna, 1908-1909. Re'em Printers. Some of the volumes have detailed signatures by Rabbi "Shmuel Meir HaCohen Hollander", and stamps of previous owners, Rabbi "Ya'acov Yoseph Berson, Lentchna, Lublin region". List of births in the handwriting of Rabbi Shmuel Meir Hollander.
Some of the volumes have short and long glosses in the handwriting of Rabbi Shmuel Hollander, and in other handwritings, dated earlier.
The volume of Tractates Nedarim-Nazir-Sotah has dozens of glosses. The volume of Avodah Zara-Pirkei Avot and small tractates, has dozens of long glosses in Rabbi Shmuel Meir Hollander's handwriting (most of the glosses are on Avot D'Rabbi Natan and Masechet Sofrim).
Rabbi Shmuel Meir HaCohen Hollander (1889-1965), Encyclopedia of Chachmei Galicia, Part 2, pages 96-99), son of Rabbi Natan David Rabbi of Amshana and son-in-law of Rabbi Shalom Hager of Shtrozshnitz. A great genius and a faithful chassid. A disciple of Rabbi Shlomo of Bobov, and close to the rebbes of Belz, Ruzhin, Vishnitz and Sanz. From 1913, he was Rabbi of Tschernowitz and after the Holocaust he immigrated to Israel where he served as the Rabbi of the Neve Tzedek neighborhood and the community of Chassidim in Tel Aviv. He was close to the Rabbi of Tshebin, Rabbi Aharon of Belz and the Chazon Ish – (see Pe'er Hador, Part 4, page 191: a photocopy of a response of the Chazon Ish to Rabbi Hollander). Some of his novellas were printed in the book Shem Cohen, Responsa and Sermon, Maharsham Cohen on the Torah and many articles. [Many things were written in his name in the series of books "M'Gedolei HaTorah V'HaChassidut and in other books].
Rabbi Ya'akov Berson (perished in the Holocaust), Rabbi of Lentchna. See his approbation on Metek Sefatayim, Lublin 1937.
18 volumes, c. 35 cm. General good condition. A few volumes have damages of several leaves (In Tractate Bava Kama, missing leaves were completed from a different edition). The notes are written in ink or pencil. Uniform black covers for all volumes with margin cuts that damaged a significant amount of the notes.
Some of the volumes have short and long glosses in the handwriting of Rabbi Shmuel Hollander, and in other handwritings, dated earlier.
The volume of Tractates Nedarim-Nazir-Sotah has dozens of glosses. The volume of Avodah Zara-Pirkei Avot and small tractates, has dozens of long glosses in Rabbi Shmuel Meir Hollander's handwriting (most of the glosses are on Avot D'Rabbi Natan and Masechet Sofrim).
Rabbi Shmuel Meir HaCohen Hollander (1889-1965), Encyclopedia of Chachmei Galicia, Part 2, pages 96-99), son of Rabbi Natan David Rabbi of Amshana and son-in-law of Rabbi Shalom Hager of Shtrozshnitz. A great genius and a faithful chassid. A disciple of Rabbi Shlomo of Bobov, and close to the rebbes of Belz, Ruzhin, Vishnitz and Sanz. From 1913, he was Rabbi of Tschernowitz and after the Holocaust he immigrated to Israel where he served as the Rabbi of the Neve Tzedek neighborhood and the community of Chassidim in Tel Aviv. He was close to the Rabbi of Tshebin, Rabbi Aharon of Belz and the Chazon Ish – (see Pe'er Hador, Part 4, page 191: a photocopy of a response of the Chazon Ish to Rabbi Hollander). Some of his novellas were printed in the book Shem Cohen, Responsa and Sermon, Maharsham Cohen on the Torah and many articles. [Many things were written in his name in the series of books "M'Gedolei HaTorah V'HaChassidut and in other books].
Rabbi Ya'akov Berson (perished in the Holocaust), Rabbi of Lentchna. See his approbation on Metek Sefatayim, Lublin 1937.
18 volumes, c. 35 cm. General good condition. A few volumes have damages of several leaves (In Tractate Bava Kama, missing leaves were completed from a different edition). The notes are written in ink or pencil. Uniform black covers for all volumes with margin cuts that damaged a significant amount of the notes.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
Opening: $300
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Mishnayot, with Kav V'Naki commentary, Part 1 [Zera'im, Mo'ed, Nashim] and Part 2 [Nezikin, Kodshim, Taharot]. Amsterdam, [1713]. Shlomo Proops printing.
Miniature pocket edition, contains all six Sidrei Mishnah in one volume. A separate title page for Part 2.
On last leaves: “Tikkun for study of Bible, Mishnah and Tur… Torah Nevi'im and Ketuvim every week as well as excerpts from Mishnayot… according to the order of the Torah weekly portions.”
134, [1], 136-325, [3] leaves. 12 cm. Good condition, stains. Title page worn, detached, wrapped in plastic and glued. Partial binding.
Miniature pocket edition, contains all six Sidrei Mishnah in one volume. A separate title page for Part 2.
On last leaves: “Tikkun for study of Bible, Mishnah and Tur… Torah Nevi'im and Ketuvim every week as well as excerpts from Mishnayot… according to the order of the Torah weekly portions.”
134, [1], 136-325, [3] leaves. 12 cm. Good condition, stains. Title page worn, detached, wrapped in plastic and glued. Partial binding.
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Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
November 6, 2012
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
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Rosh and Ra'avad commentary, "… to quench thirst as like with red wine and other drinks". Prague, [1725].
Contains several works that were first printed here from the manuscript of Rabbi Betzalel Ashkenazi: Rosh and Ra'avad commentary on Tractate Tamid; “Tosfot HaRosh” on Chapter Meshuach Milchama and Chapter Egla Arufa, Tractates Horayot, Kinim and Midot; Ritva commentary on Chapter Chelek; commentary of Rabbi David Bonfid [disciple of the Ramban] on Chapter Arba Mitot. [The commentary attributed here to the Ra'avad is byan Ashkenazi Torah scholar; the commentary attributed to the Ritva is by Rabbi David Bonfid].
Fine copy with exceptionally wide margins. Diagrams and illustrations on Tractate Midot. [Signature: "The small one Hertz Klein"; stamps of “Rabbi Moshe ben R. S. Frankel”].
[1], 48, [1] leaves [thick paper]. Wide margins, 26 cm. Good condition. Stains, few tears. Original binding, damaged and detached [leaves of this printing were used by the bookbinder as 'binding leaves'].
Very Rear. The Chida writes of the rarity of this edition already at time of printing (in his book Sha'ar Yosef, Horayot, Leaf 3, 1): "I saw the tosfot of the Rosh… and when passing through Germany I saw the printing from Prague, and even one cannot be found in each city".
Contains several works that were first printed here from the manuscript of Rabbi Betzalel Ashkenazi: Rosh and Ra'avad commentary on Tractate Tamid; “Tosfot HaRosh” on Chapter Meshuach Milchama and Chapter Egla Arufa, Tractates Horayot, Kinim and Midot; Ritva commentary on Chapter Chelek; commentary of Rabbi David Bonfid [disciple of the Ramban] on Chapter Arba Mitot. [The commentary attributed here to the Ra'avad is byan Ashkenazi Torah scholar; the commentary attributed to the Ritva is by Rabbi David Bonfid].
Fine copy with exceptionally wide margins. Diagrams and illustrations on Tractate Midot. [Signature: "The small one Hertz Klein"; stamps of “Rabbi Moshe ben R. S. Frankel”].
[1], 48, [1] leaves [thick paper]. Wide margins, 26 cm. Good condition. Stains, few tears. Original binding, damaged and detached [leaves of this printing were used by the bookbinder as 'binding leaves'].
Very Rear. The Chida writes of the rarity of this edition already at time of printing (in his book Sha'ar Yosef, Horayot, Leaf 3, 1): "I saw the tosfot of the Rosh… and when passing through Germany I saw the printing from Prague, and even one cannot be found in each city".
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