Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Manuscript containing two responsa handwritten and signed by Rabbi Avraham son of R' Shmuel Meyuchas. [Jerusalem, beginning of 18th century].
Author's autographic writing with additions and erasures. These responsa were printed (with many variations) in his book Sde HaAretz (Part 3, Livorno, 1798), Yoreh Deah, Siman 24; Orach Chaim, Siman 17.
Rabbi Avraham Meyuchas (1699-1769), author of Sde HaAretz, a prominent Jerusalem Torah scholar and one of the Chida's teachers. Brother and member of the Beit Din of Rishon L'Zion Rabbi Refael Meyuchas, author of Pri Ha'Adama. Outstanding Torah prodigy and lofty tsaddik, he was renowned for his piety and Kabbalistic knowledge. Studied at the Beit Ya'akov - Ferrara Yeshiva, founded by the author of the Or HaChaim HaKadosh.
8 written pages, approximately 15 cm. Good condition. Light wear and stains. Elaborate leather binding.
Author's autographic writing with additions and erasures. These responsa were printed (with many variations) in his book Sde HaAretz (Part 3, Livorno, 1798), Yoreh Deah, Siman 24; Orach Chaim, Siman 17.
Rabbi Avraham Meyuchas (1699-1769), author of Sde HaAretz, a prominent Jerusalem Torah scholar and one of the Chida's teachers. Brother and member of the Beit Din of Rishon L'Zion Rabbi Refael Meyuchas, author of Pri Ha'Adama. Outstanding Torah prodigy and lofty tsaddik, he was renowned for his piety and Kabbalistic knowledge. Studied at the Beit Ya'akov - Ferrara Yeshiva, founded by the author of the Or HaChaim HaKadosh.
8 written pages, approximately 15 cm. Good condition. Light wear and stains. Elaborate leather binding.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,063
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Varied collection of handwritten leaves, in Sephardic and Oriental script, Italian and Ashkenazi writing [Europe and Oriental countries, 17th-20th centuries].
Letters, single leaves, sections of compositions and leaf remnants removed from the "Binding Geniza". The collection comprises sections of halachic compositions, Talmudic novellae, homilies, prayers and piyyutim, copies of works. Leaves with various inscriptions. Hebrew, Yiddish and Judeo-Arabic.
Among the leaves: · Section of a composition on Tractate Ma'aser Sheni. Unidentified. Ancient Oriental writing. · Part of a leaf with dates and names, from 1676 [financial entries?]. · Letter to "My lofty champion son…Refael…". Dated Parshat Ki Tisa, 1825. Hebrew. Ashkenazi writing. · Letter in Yiddish to "The important young man Michael". Erev Rosh Chodesh Elul 1818. · Leaf in Italian Hebrew writing: "Torat Chesed - study for weekdays". · Etc.
More than 50 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary, some very damaged from use as part of binding.
Letters, single leaves, sections of compositions and leaf remnants removed from the "Binding Geniza". The collection comprises sections of halachic compositions, Talmudic novellae, homilies, prayers and piyyutim, copies of works. Leaves with various inscriptions. Hebrew, Yiddish and Judeo-Arabic.
Among the leaves: · Section of a composition on Tractate Ma'aser Sheni. Unidentified. Ancient Oriental writing. · Part of a leaf with dates and names, from 1676 [financial entries?]. · Letter to "My lofty champion son…Refael…". Dated Parshat Ki Tisa, 1825. Hebrew. Ashkenazi writing. · Letter in Yiddish to "The important young man Michael". Erev Rosh Chodesh Elul 1818. · Leaf in Italian Hebrew writing: "Torat Chesed - study for weekdays". · Etc.
More than 50 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary, some very damaged from use as part of binding.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,125
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Manuscript, homilies on the Torah and a Bar Mitzvah sermon. By Rabbi Shlomo Ben David. [Oriental countries, Turkey? / Greece? 1870s].
Nice-looking Oriental writing. The first part of the notebook is written in alternating colors (red, blue and black) every 4-5 lines. The rest is written in regular black ink.
We do not recognize the name of the author but from the flowery opening homily, we glean that his name seems to be Rabbi Shlomo Ben David. At the end of each section of the opening, the author signs "Shlomo". Upon mentioning his father he writes "Magen David shall help him". Upon mentioning one of his brothers he writes "The G-d of Avraham should assist him" [apparently his name is Avraham] and he explicitly mentions his other brother by his name "Yehuda". In the middle of the notebook there is a sermon for the bar-mitzvah of his son David. "…Eve of the 14th of Shevat 1879.
43 written pages. 21 cm. High quality paper. Good condition. Stains and wear. Ancient, half-leather damaged binding.
Nice-looking Oriental writing. The first part of the notebook is written in alternating colors (red, blue and black) every 4-5 lines. The rest is written in regular black ink.
We do not recognize the name of the author but from the flowery opening homily, we glean that his name seems to be Rabbi Shlomo Ben David. At the end of each section of the opening, the author signs "Shlomo". Upon mentioning his father he writes "Magen David shall help him". Upon mentioning one of his brothers he writes "The G-d of Avraham should assist him" [apparently his name is Avraham] and he explicitly mentions his other brother by his name "Yehuda". In the middle of the notebook there is a sermon for the bar-mitzvah of his son David. "…Eve of the 14th of Shevat 1879.
43 written pages. 21 cm. High quality paper. Good condition. Stains and wear. Ancient, half-leather damaged binding.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Manuscript, Yalkut Re'uveni. Compendium of Kabbalistic and mussar topics compiled from various books. [Complete, nice copy in two columns, from the first printed edition, Prague, 1760]. Oriental handwriting. [Turkey, beginning of the 18th century]. Illuminated title page.
Signatures of Rabbi "Shimon Tzalmona" in calligraphic writing. Ownership inscription in Ladino: "The Chacham…Dayan R' Refael Shimon Tzalmona". [Sage in Turkey, died in 1736 and was eulogized in the book Divrei Shlomo, Parshat Miketz, by his nephew Rabbi Shlomo Shalem, who also cites his Torah novellae on the Rambam in his book Lev Shalem].
[156] leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and minor tears. Open tear to title page. Stains. Old, handsome, half-leather binding.
Signatures of Rabbi "Shimon Tzalmona" in calligraphic writing. Ownership inscription in Ladino: "The Chacham…Dayan R' Refael Shimon Tzalmona". [Sage in Turkey, died in 1736 and was eulogized in the book Divrei Shlomo, Parshat Miketz, by his nephew Rabbi Shlomo Shalem, who also cites his Torah novellae on the Rambam in his book Lev Shalem].
[156] leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and minor tears. Open tear to title page. Stains. Old, handsome, half-leather binding.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Two handwritten notebooks, homilies on the Torah in Ladino, by an unidentified author. [Oriental countries, beginning of 20th century]. Oriental writing [Solitreo].
Two notebooks. 110; 98 written pages. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worn bindings.
Two notebooks. 110; 98 written pages. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worn bindings.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Manuscript, novellae and anthologies on the Torah portions of Vayeshev-Vayechi, and novellae on Hanukkah-related matters. Distinct nice-looking Oriental script. [Oriental countries (Turkey? Iraq? Aleppo?), ca. 19th century]. Unidentified author.
Torah novellae and homiletics, most copied from various printed and handwritten sources. Kabbalistic, mussar and pilpul novellae and commentaries. Contains many tales and parables.
Approx. 570 written pages. 13X13 cm. Good condition. Wear and tears. Ancient (restored) leather binding.
Torah novellae and homiletics, most copied from various printed and handwritten sources. Kabbalistic, mussar and pilpul novellae and commentaries. Contains many tales and parables.
Approx. 570 written pages. 13X13 cm. Good condition. Wear and tears. Ancient (restored) leather binding.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Shulchan HaMelech, Shulchan Aruch by Rabbi Yosef Karo with the Rama's glosses, translated into Ladino by Rabbi Avraham Asa. Constantinople [1749].
Opening poems and introductions in Hebrew and in Ladino. Before the title page are long ownership inscriptions by various writers.
324, [7] leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Dampstains, wear and minor tears. Leather binding.
Opening poems and introductions in Hebrew and in Ladino. Before the title page are long ownership inscriptions by various writers.
324, [7] leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Dampstains, wear and minor tears. Leather binding.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Sold for: $625
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Three books printed in Turkey:
1. Bnei Ya'akov, commentary on Sefer Ha'Itur and responsa, by Rabbi Ya'akov Sassoon. Constantinople, [1714]. Ownership inscription on title page: "This book was purchased by Mr. Shmuel Amato…Yedidya Tarika" [Rabbi Yedidya Tarika, a scholar from Turkey and Greece, Rabbi of Rhodes, author of Ben Yedid, Chelko shel Yedid, etc.]. Several glosses, apparently in his handwriting.
2. Chemdat Yamim, musar and Kabbalistic conduct according to the Ari, Part 3, on the Festivals. Constantinople, [1735]. Second edition. [Two glosses in Oriental handwriting: on Leaf 23 is an illustration of a Seder Plate, a long gloss appears on Leaf 31].
3. Etz Chaim, homilies on the Torah, by Rabbi Chaim Abulafia. Izmir, [1729]. Lacking 5 leaves [95, 137, 138, 9, 10]. Leaves 37-66 of the second pagination were bound twice. Without title page. Inscriptions and signatures on title page.
3 books. Size and condition vary.
1. Bnei Ya'akov, commentary on Sefer Ha'Itur and responsa, by Rabbi Ya'akov Sassoon. Constantinople, [1714]. Ownership inscription on title page: "This book was purchased by Mr. Shmuel Amato…Yedidya Tarika" [Rabbi Yedidya Tarika, a scholar from Turkey and Greece, Rabbi of Rhodes, author of Ben Yedid, Chelko shel Yedid, etc.]. Several glosses, apparently in his handwriting.
2. Chemdat Yamim, musar and Kabbalistic conduct according to the Ari, Part 3, on the Festivals. Constantinople, [1735]. Second edition. [Two glosses in Oriental handwriting: on Leaf 23 is an illustration of a Seder Plate, a long gloss appears on Leaf 31].
3. Etz Chaim, homilies on the Torah, by Rabbi Chaim Abulafia. Izmir, [1729]. Lacking 5 leaves [95, 137, 138, 9, 10]. Leaves 37-66 of the second pagination were bound twice. Without title page. Inscriptions and signatures on title page.
3 books. Size and condition vary.
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Five books of novellae on the Rambam, printed in Turkey;
1. Sefer HaMenucha, novellae on the Rambam [laws of chametz and matzah, shofar and succah], by Rabbi Mano'ach of Narbonne. Constantinople, 1718.
2. Pri Ha'Adama, Part 1, on Mishne Torah by Rabbi Refael Meyuchas. Salonika, [1752]. Dedication.
3. Kehillat Ya'akov, novellae on Mishne Torah L'HaRambam - laws of Shabbat and forbidden foods, by Rabbi Ya'akov Alba'ali. Salonika [1779]. Lacking title page and the following leaf which were replaced with a handwritten copy [in Sephardic writing, with an illustrated framed title page], and lacking the last 4 leaves of the index [partly replaced by hand]. Signature on title page from 1793 that the book belonged to Rabbi Refael Mordechai Shimshon Vitrabo, a rabbi in Ancona.
4. Chelek Ya'akov, novellae of Tur Choshen Mishpat and on the Rambam, by Rabbi Ya'akov Alba'ali. Salonika, [1827]. Lacking 2 middle leaves. Ownership inscriptions. Two letters in Ladino, sent from Izmir to Salonika in 1808 to Rabbi Yom Tov Jilibi Amarilio, were used to create the endpapers.
5. Hechal Melech, novellae on Mishne Torah, by Rabbi Avraham Lev Aryeh. [Salonika], [1814]. Dedication on title page.
Five books. Size and condition vary.
1. Sefer HaMenucha, novellae on the Rambam [laws of chametz and matzah, shofar and succah], by Rabbi Mano'ach of Narbonne. Constantinople, 1718.
2. Pri Ha'Adama, Part 1, on Mishne Torah by Rabbi Refael Meyuchas. Salonika, [1752]. Dedication.
3. Kehillat Ya'akov, novellae on Mishne Torah L'HaRambam - laws of Shabbat and forbidden foods, by Rabbi Ya'akov Alba'ali. Salonika [1779]. Lacking title page and the following leaf which were replaced with a handwritten copy [in Sephardic writing, with an illustrated framed title page], and lacking the last 4 leaves of the index [partly replaced by hand]. Signature on title page from 1793 that the book belonged to Rabbi Refael Mordechai Shimshon Vitrabo, a rabbi in Ancona.
4. Chelek Ya'akov, novellae of Tur Choshen Mishpat and on the Rambam, by Rabbi Ya'akov Alba'ali. Salonika, [1827]. Lacking 2 middle leaves. Ownership inscriptions. Two letters in Ladino, sent from Izmir to Salonika in 1808 to Rabbi Yom Tov Jilibi Amarilio, were used to create the endpapers.
5. Hechal Melech, novellae on Mishne Torah, by Rabbi Avraham Lev Aryeh. [Salonika], [1814]. Dedication on title page.
Five books. Size and condition vary.
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![Six books printed in Turkey and in Salonika:
1. Torat Chaim, Part 2, responsa, by Rabbi Chaim Shabtai [the Maharchash]. Salo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale51a-public/356.jpg "Collection of Books - Turkey and Salonika")
Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
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Sold for: $550
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Six books printed in Turkey and in Salonika:
1. Torat Chaim, Part 2, responsa, by Rabbi Chaim Shabtai [the Maharchash]. Salonika, [1715].
2. Tzror HaKesef, responsa on the four Turim, by Rabbi Chaim Avraham Gotinyu. Salonika, [1756].
3. Etz Chaim, in Bereshit, by Rabbi Angil ben Chaim. Salonika, [1772]. The last 39 leaves have a special title page: Sefer Ya'akov Chevel. Lacking the 2 last leaves.
4. Beit Dino shel Shlomo, by Rabbi Refael Shlomo Laniado. Constantinople, [1775]. Bound with Lechem Shlomo by Rabbi Refael Shlomo Laniado. Constantinople, [1775].
5. Mahardach responsa, by Rabbi David HaCohen of Corfu. Salonika, [1803]. Lacking title page.
6. Chikekei Lev, Part 1, responsa, by Rabbi Chaim Falagi. Salonika, [1840]. The third book printed by Rabbi Falagi - the numeral 3 is marked on the title page.
Six books. Size and condition vary. Signatures, stamps and ownership inscriptions.
1. Torat Chaim, Part 2, responsa, by Rabbi Chaim Shabtai [the Maharchash]. Salonika, [1715].
2. Tzror HaKesef, responsa on the four Turim, by Rabbi Chaim Avraham Gotinyu. Salonika, [1756].
3. Etz Chaim, in Bereshit, by Rabbi Angil ben Chaim. Salonika, [1772]. The last 39 leaves have a special title page: Sefer Ya'akov Chevel. Lacking the 2 last leaves.
4. Beit Dino shel Shlomo, by Rabbi Refael Shlomo Laniado. Constantinople, [1775]. Bound with Lechem Shlomo by Rabbi Refael Shlomo Laniado. Constantinople, [1775].
5. Mahardach responsa, by Rabbi David HaCohen of Corfu. Salonika, [1803]. Lacking title page.
6. Chikekei Lev, Part 1, responsa, by Rabbi Chaim Falagi. Salonika, [1840]. The third book printed by Rabbi Falagi - the numeral 3 is marked on the title page.
Six books. Size and condition vary. Signatures, stamps and ownership inscriptions.
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Books Printed in Eastern Countries
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
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Collection of 15 books printed in Livorno in the 18th and 19th centuries - books of responsa, Talmudic and halachic novellae, Bible homiletics and exegesis. Some are rare, first or single editions. Some books with rabbis' signatures and handwritten glosses. Integrated into the bindings of several books are proofreading leaves of other books also printed in Livorno.
For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
15 books in 13 volumes. Size and condition vary. Overall condition: good to fair. Many books have signatures and stamps of Rabbi "Moshe Chaim Weiss" of Kisvárda (Kleinwardein).
For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
15 books in 13 volumes. Size and condition vary. Overall condition: good to fair. Many books have signatures and stamps of Rabbi "Moshe Chaim Weiss" of Kisvárda (Kleinwardein).
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
July 11, 2016
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Two books of responsa - two of the first compositions authored by Rabbi Chaim Falagi, Rabbi of Izmir:
1. Lev Chaim responsa. Part 1, on Orach Chaim, with Tikun HaBayit [completions to the Me'eri commentary on Tractate Avot]. Thessaloniki, [1823].
2. Chikekei Lev, Part 1. Responsa on Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah and Even HaEzer. Thessaloniki, [1840]. (On the margin of the title page is the number 3 - i.e. the third book by the author).
Two books, high-quality paper. Fair condition. Dampness marks and wear. Damaged bindings. Both books have signatures and stamps of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Weiss, rabbi in Kisvárda (Kleinwardein).
1. Lev Chaim responsa. Part 1, on Orach Chaim, with Tikun HaBayit [completions to the Me'eri commentary on Tractate Avot]. Thessaloniki, [1823].
2. Chikekei Lev, Part 1. Responsa on Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah and Even HaEzer. Thessaloniki, [1840]. (On the margin of the title page is the number 3 - i.e. the third book by the author).
Two books, high-quality paper. Fair condition. Dampness marks and wear. Damaged bindings. Both books have signatures and stamps of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Weiss, rabbi in Kisvárda (Kleinwardein).
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