Collection of books on the history of Vilna and its Jewish community in various times, including the time of the Gaon of Vilna. Including only editions.
• From the Vilna Ghetto, by Chaikel Lunski; Vilna, 1921. Bound with Legends of the Vilna Gaon; Vilna, [1924]. Both inscribed by Lunski. • The Ghetto Lane in Vilna, 65 pictures by Moshe Vorobeichic, preface by Zalman Shneur. Zürich-Leipzig: Orell Fussli, [1931]. Hebrew and German. • Vilna During the Period of the Gaon, by Israel Klausner. Jerusalem, 1942. • Vilna, by Israel Cohen. Philadelphia, 1943. • and other books.
For a complete list of books, see Hebrew description.
14 books in 13 volumes. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.

Zmir Aritzim, polemic against Chassidut, by R. David of Makow. [Königsberg, ca. 1860]. Second edition. The title page gives the date 1798 (taken from the first edition).
Polemic book against Chassidut. The title page states: " Zmir Aritzim… since a sect arose amongst the Jews who call themselves Chassidim… their prayers are loud and fiery… witch doctors… changed the text of the prayers… rejecting Torah which gives light to those who study. Therefore I, who sits at the feet of Torah scholars, and defers to the Gaon R. Eliyahu, arose and printed this small book, as a reminder for all generations".
The book Zmir Aritzim printed in Warsaw, 1798 is not the same book as the earlier polemic book against Chassidim, Zmir Aritzim VeCharvot Tzurim, first printed in Oleksynets, 1772, attributed to R. Aryeh Yehuda Leib son of R. Mordechai Sofer of Brody. The present book was printed anonymously, yet it is well-known that it was authored by R. David son of R. Ben Tzion of Makov.
16 leaves. 18.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Binding, title page and final leaf detached. Marginal open tear to title page, slightly affecting border. Worming and tears to final leaf. Binding damaged.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1266.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.

Portrait of the Gaon of Vilna – large color lithograph. Germany, [early 20th century].
The Gaon of Vilna is seen seated at his desk, wrapped in a tallit, holding a book in one hand and writing with a feather on a paper laid out before him.
The inscription reads: "The Gaon R. Eliyahu of Vilna… author of Shenot Eliyahu, born 1st day of Pesach 1725, d. 19th Tishrei 1794".
Approx. 38.5X51 cm. Good condition. Creases. Tears to margins. Framed; unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.

Collection of booklets, books and other printed items featuring the portrait of the Gaon of Vilna:
1. Multifold New Year greeting card, with a "Shana Tova" blessing in Yiddish. Opens up to reveal pictures of rabbis and of Zionist Jewish figures such as the Gaon of Vilna, Theodor Herzl, Moses Montefiore, and composite photographs of prominent Torah leaders and Torah leaders in Britain. [Europe?, early 20th century]. One or more parts may be lacking.
2. Shir HaShirim by Avraham son of Meir Luria, in five parts. New York, 1907. Includes poems in honor of the Rambam and the Gaon of Vilna, with their portraits.
3. Renaissance, a monthly journal, edited by Leah Koenig. London, 1920. Yiddish.
The front cover bears a picture of the Gaon of Vilna, with the inscription: "The Vilna Gaon, Two Hundred Years Since His Birth". The same picture was also printed on a plate in the book.
4. Luach HaMazkir, calendar for the year 5700 [1939-1940], compiled by "Ben-Yaakov". Riga: B. Scherschewsky, [1939]. Yiddish. A picture of the Gaon of Vilna is printed on the front cover.
5. Geonei Yisrael Rishonim VeAcharonim. [Israel, second half of the 20th century]. Large folding plate (69X50 cm), with pictures of 40 Torah leaders from various periods, including the portrait of the Gaon of Vilna. Cover with an embossed title.
5 items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.