Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Three editions of Devar Eliyahu, commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Book of Iyov:
1. Devar Eliyahu, commentary on the Book of Iyov and selections by the Gaon of Vilna. Warsaw, [1853]. First edition.
The final three leaves feature selections by the Gaon of Vilna.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 111.
2. Devar Eliyahu. Warsaw, 1857. Second edition.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 112.
3. Devar Eliyahu. Vilna, 1874. Third edition with additions.
In the first two editions, the commentary was printed only until the middle of chapter VI. In this edition, the commentary was printed until chapter XXV. The selections at the end were also expanded compared to the earlier editions.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 113.
3 books. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Devar Eliyahu, commentary on the Book of Iyov and selections by the Gaon of Vilna. Warsaw, [1853]. First edition.
The final three leaves feature selections by the Gaon of Vilna.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 111.
2. Devar Eliyahu. Warsaw, 1857. Second edition.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 112.
3. Devar Eliyahu. Vilna, 1874. Third edition with additions.
In the first two editions, the commentary was printed only until the middle of chapter VI. In this edition, the commentary was printed until chapter XXV. The selections at the end were also expanded compared to the earlier editions.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 113.
3 books. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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![Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnayot Order Zera'im, with commentaries by the Gaon of Vilna. Lviv, [1799]. First edition.
The commentar](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale76-public/26_1.jpg "Shenot Eliyahu on Mishnayot Zera'im – First Edition – Lviv, 1799 – Wit")
![Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnayot Order Zera'im, with commentaries by the Gaon of Vilna. Lviv, [1799]. First edition.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnayot Order Zera'im, with commentaries by the Gaon of Vilna. Lviv, [1799]. First edition.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna is divided into two: the brief commentary and the lengthy commentary.
The title page states that this book was brought to print by the sons of the Gaon of Vilna, but in fact this edition was printed by their brother-in-law R. Moshe of Pinsk, son-in-law of the Gaon of Vilna. On verso of the title page, an approbation and warning by the Vilna Beit Din not to publish the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna without permission, and without first ascertaining that they are unquestionably the writings of the Gaon of Vilna.
[3], 9; 55, 57-59 leaves. 36.5 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Good condition. Stains. Minor marginal worming. Stamps. New binding.
Including leaf [3], the rare leaf with the forewords by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna and R. Chaim of Volozhin. R. Chaim's foreword was received belatedly by the printing press, and the book was printed and distributed without it (according to the colophon, the printing was completed on 15th Av 1799 whilst the foreword is dated 21st Av 1799). His foreword, together with the foreword by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna, was printed on a separate leaf which was added to a few copies only (the foreword was therefore printed in full in the book Perush al Kama Aggadot which was published shortly thereafter, in Vilna 1800).
This leaf was listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book based on this copy from the Yeshayahu Vinograd collection, and it does not appear in any other copies in the NLI.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 177.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna is divided into two: the brief commentary and the lengthy commentary.
The title page states that this book was brought to print by the sons of the Gaon of Vilna, but in fact this edition was printed by their brother-in-law R. Moshe of Pinsk, son-in-law of the Gaon of Vilna. On verso of the title page, an approbation and warning by the Vilna Beit Din not to publish the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna without permission, and without first ascertaining that they are unquestionably the writings of the Gaon of Vilna.
[3], 9; 55, 57-59 leaves. 36.5 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Good condition. Stains. Minor marginal worming. Stamps. New binding.
Including leaf [3], the rare leaf with the forewords by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna and R. Chaim of Volozhin. R. Chaim's foreword was received belatedly by the printing press, and the book was printed and distributed without it (according to the colophon, the printing was completed on 15th Av 1799 whilst the foreword is dated 21st Av 1799). His foreword, together with the foreword by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna, was printed on a separate leaf which was added to a few copies only (the foreword was therefore printed in full in the book Perush al Kama Aggadot which was published shortly thereafter, in Vilna 1800).
This leaf was listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book based on this copy from the Yeshayahu Vinograd collection, and it does not appear in any other copies in the NLI.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 177.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Five editions of the book Shenot Eliyahu, commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Order Zerai'm:
• Vilna and Horodna, 1832 (first edition). • Warsaw, 1860. • Stettin, 1860. • Berlin, 1861. • Warsaw, 1872.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 186, 199, 200, 203, 213.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
• Vilna and Horodna, 1832 (first edition). • Warsaw, 1860. • Stettin, 1860. • Berlin, 1861. • Warsaw, 1872.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 186, 199, 200, 203, 213.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Eliyahu Rabba, Part I, commentary on Mishnayot Order Taharot, by the Gaon of Vilna. Brünn, 1802. First edition.
The book was printed by R. Meir of Shad, who had the merit of studying Torah from the Gaon of Vilna. In his foreword to the book, he relates how he sat by the Gaon of Vilna and recorded his commentary as he heard it from him.
At the beginning of the book, after the approbations, there are letters of recommendation for the author by the Gaon of Vilna and his brother R. Yissachar Ber.
The sons of the Gaon of Vilna contested the authenticity of this commentary at the beginning of the commentary on the Book of Yonah (Vilna 1800). They allege there that the book was copied from the commentary on Order Taharot written by R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. They claim that R. Meir of Shad borrowed the manuscript from R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow and had it hurriedly transcribed, resulting in it being error-ridden. They contend that the accurate commentary is in their possession. Conversely, R. N.N. Rabinowitz writes in his foreword to Geon Yaakov (Lviv, 1861) that this book was written by R. Yaakov Kahana (disciple of the Gaon of Vilna and son-in-law of the brother of the Gaon of Vilna, R. Yissachar Ber – see item 68), based on brief notes which R. Meir of Shad wrote while he studied by the Gaon of Vilna.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 241.
• Bound with: Kerem Shlomo and Gidulei Tzvi, various novellae and responsa, by R. Tzvi Hirsh HaLevy Horowitz of Zalozitz, grandson of the Machaneh Levi. [Zhovkva? 1869].
Eliyahu Rabba: [2], 44 leaves. Kerem Shlomo: [35] pages. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Marginal worming to some leaves. Old binding.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
The book was printed by R. Meir of Shad, who had the merit of studying Torah from the Gaon of Vilna. In his foreword to the book, he relates how he sat by the Gaon of Vilna and recorded his commentary as he heard it from him.
At the beginning of the book, after the approbations, there are letters of recommendation for the author by the Gaon of Vilna and his brother R. Yissachar Ber.
The sons of the Gaon of Vilna contested the authenticity of this commentary at the beginning of the commentary on the Book of Yonah (Vilna 1800). They allege there that the book was copied from the commentary on Order Taharot written by R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. They claim that R. Meir of Shad borrowed the manuscript from R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow and had it hurriedly transcribed, resulting in it being error-ridden. They contend that the accurate commentary is in their possession. Conversely, R. N.N. Rabinowitz writes in his foreword to Geon Yaakov (Lviv, 1861) that this book was written by R. Yaakov Kahana (disciple of the Gaon of Vilna and son-in-law of the brother of the Gaon of Vilna, R. Yissachar Ber – see item 68), based on brief notes which R. Meir of Shad wrote while he studied by the Gaon of Vilna.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 241.
• Bound with: Kerem Shlomo and Gidulei Tzvi, various novellae and responsa, by R. Tzvi Hirsh HaLevy Horowitz of Zalozitz, grandson of the Machaneh Levi. [Zhovkva? 1869].
Eliyahu Rabba: [2], 44 leaves. Kerem Shlomo: [35] pages. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Marginal worming to some leaves. Old binding.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $120
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Four editions of the book Eliyahu Rabba, commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Mishnayot Order Taharot:
• Prague, 1812. Second edition. • Vilna and Horodna, 1832. • Vilna, 1858. • Warsaw, 1863.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 242, 187, 197, 207.
4 books. Size and condition vary. The Prague 1812 edition is missing leaves 5-6.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
• Prague, 1812. Second edition. • Vilna and Horodna, 1832. • Vilna, 1858. • Warsaw, 1863.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 242, 187, 197, 207.
4 books. Size and condition vary. The Prague 1812 edition is missing leaves 5-6.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,000
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Six Orders of the Mishnah, with R. Ovadia of Bartenura, Tosafot Yom Tov, Tosafot Rishon LeTzion, novellae by R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, and with commentaries and additions by the Gaon of Vilna. Horodna and Vilna, 1818. Title pages printed in red and black. Order Kodashim includes a plate showing the plan of the Temple, its contents, and the Temple Mount.
This edition of Mishnayot includes various additions and commentaries by the Gaon of Vilna. At the beginning of Order Zera'im, there is an explanation by the Gaon of Vilna of the Mishnah concerning a legume bed (bound in this copy in Order Moed as well). This is followed by omissions by the Gaon of Vilna on Order Zera'im, as well as novellae on Order Moed. At the end of the Nezikin volume, additions in the name of the Gaon of Vilna (the addition on the final leaf of the Nashim volume is lacking in this copy). The Taharot volume includes the Eliyahu Rabba commentary. In this edition, this commentary appears for the first time in the margins (and not as an independent composition).
Various stamps, inscriptions and signatures. In four volumes, censorship inscriptions and stamps, as well as stamps of a rabbi (in Russian). One inscription is dated December 1837 (at the time of the closure of Hebrew printing presses in Russia), and the other three mention the name of the censor: Meir Shapiro of Kovno (presumably the government-appointed rabbi of Kovno). The Kodashim volume bears the signature of R. Eliyahu Mordechai Eisenstein, outstanding Torah scholar and confidant of R. Shmuel Salant of Jerusalem.
Six volumes. Zera'im: [17], 132 leaves. Moed: [13], 172 leaves. [4] leaves with the biography of the Gaon of Vilna and explanation of the Mishnah concerning the legume bed at the end of order Zera'im were bound a second time at the beginning of the Moed volume. Nashim: [8], 152 leaves. Lacking leaves 153-159, [1] at the end of volume (altogether lacking 8 final leaves, mostly replaced in photocopy). Nezikin: [10], 196 leaves. Kodashim: [8], 2-157, [2], 159-163 leaves. Taharot: [7], 223, [14] leaves. Leaf [7], with rules of impurity from the book Eliyahu Rabba is not recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
25-26 cm. Bluish paper. Condition varies. Most volumes in good condition. Stains and wear. Minor worming in various places. Moed volume in fair condition, with extensive worming to some leaves, affecting text. Marginal tears to some title pages, affecting borders, repaired. Tears in several other places, repaired in part. New, uniform bindings.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 183.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
This edition of Mishnayot includes various additions and commentaries by the Gaon of Vilna. At the beginning of Order Zera'im, there is an explanation by the Gaon of Vilna of the Mishnah concerning a legume bed (bound in this copy in Order Moed as well). This is followed by omissions by the Gaon of Vilna on Order Zera'im, as well as novellae on Order Moed. At the end of the Nezikin volume, additions in the name of the Gaon of Vilna (the addition on the final leaf of the Nashim volume is lacking in this copy). The Taharot volume includes the Eliyahu Rabba commentary. In this edition, this commentary appears for the first time in the margins (and not as an independent composition).
Various stamps, inscriptions and signatures. In four volumes, censorship inscriptions and stamps, as well as stamps of a rabbi (in Russian). One inscription is dated December 1837 (at the time of the closure of Hebrew printing presses in Russia), and the other three mention the name of the censor: Meir Shapiro of Kovno (presumably the government-appointed rabbi of Kovno). The Kodashim volume bears the signature of R. Eliyahu Mordechai Eisenstein, outstanding Torah scholar and confidant of R. Shmuel Salant of Jerusalem.
Six volumes. Zera'im: [17], 132 leaves. Moed: [13], 172 leaves. [4] leaves with the biography of the Gaon of Vilna and explanation of the Mishnah concerning the legume bed at the end of order Zera'im were bound a second time at the beginning of the Moed volume. Nashim: [8], 152 leaves. Lacking leaves 153-159, [1] at the end of volume (altogether lacking 8 final leaves, mostly replaced in photocopy). Nezikin: [10], 196 leaves. Kodashim: [8], 2-157, [2], 159-163 leaves. Taharot: [7], 223, [14] leaves. Leaf [7], with rules of impurity from the book Eliyahu Rabba is not recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
25-26 cm. Bluish paper. Condition varies. Most volumes in good condition. Stains and wear. Minor worming in various places. Moed volume in fair condition, with extensive worming to some leaves, affecting text. Marginal tears to some title pages, affecting borders, repaired. Tears in several other places, repaired in part. New, uniform bindings.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 183.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Category
Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
Incomplete set of Six Orders of the Mishnah (Orders Zera'im, Moed, Nashim and Taharot), with R. Ovadia of Bartenura, Tosafot Yom Tov, Tosafot Rishon LeTzion, novellae of R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, glosses of R. Yeshaya Berlin, and with commentaries and additions by the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1832. Four volumes out of six.
Each volume has two title pages. Title pages printed in red and black.
Shenot Eliyahu was printed at the end of Order Zera'im, with a separate title page. Eliyahu Rabba was printed at the end of Order Taharot, with a separate title page. These two works were also published individually. The verso of the second title page of the Moed volume features novellae of the Gaon of Vilna on Orders Zera'im and Moed.
Three of the volumes (orders Zera'im, Nashim and Taharot – bound in original leather bindings), bear many signatures and ownership inscriptions: "Yisrael son of R. Eliyahu of Kalnai, near Leckava [north-Lithuania]"; "Nachum son of R. Aharon of Pikeliai… Courland"; "Belongs to R. Nachum Aharon"; stamps in Cyrillic characters, with a signature above it: "Shimon son of Yehuda Selman"; and stamps of "the new Be'er Sheva Beit Midrash in Beit Yisrael, Jerusalem".
Four volumes. Vol. I (Zera'im): [8], 132; [1], 35 leaves. Vol. II (Moed): [2], 172 leaves. Vol. III (Nashim): [2], 160 leaves. Vol. IV (Taharot): [2], 223, [1]; [1], 17, [2] leaves (final two leaves – novellae and comments on Orders Zera'im and Moed by R. Meshulam Zalman Ashkenazi Rabbi of Lublin; in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, these leaves are listed at the end of Order Nashim). Approx. 27 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Wide margins. Overall good-fair condition. Vol. II in fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming, affecting text (significant worming to vol. II). Tears in several places. Stamps. Three volumes in original leather bindings, one volume in different binding. Wear, damage and worming to bindings.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 185.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Each volume has two title pages. Title pages printed in red and black.
Shenot Eliyahu was printed at the end of Order Zera'im, with a separate title page. Eliyahu Rabba was printed at the end of Order Taharot, with a separate title page. These two works were also published individually. The verso of the second title page of the Moed volume features novellae of the Gaon of Vilna on Orders Zera'im and Moed.
Three of the volumes (orders Zera'im, Nashim and Taharot – bound in original leather bindings), bear many signatures and ownership inscriptions: "Yisrael son of R. Eliyahu of Kalnai, near Leckava [north-Lithuania]"; "Nachum son of R. Aharon of Pikeliai… Courland"; "Belongs to R. Nachum Aharon"; stamps in Cyrillic characters, with a signature above it: "Shimon son of Yehuda Selman"; and stamps of "the new Be'er Sheva Beit Midrash in Beit Yisrael, Jerusalem".
Four volumes. Vol. I (Zera'im): [8], 132; [1], 35 leaves. Vol. II (Moed): [2], 172 leaves. Vol. III (Nashim): [2], 160 leaves. Vol. IV (Taharot): [2], 223, [1]; [1], 17, [2] leaves (final two leaves – novellae and comments on Orders Zera'im and Moed by R. Meshulam Zalman Ashkenazi Rabbi of Lublin; in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, these leaves are listed at the end of Order Nashim). Approx. 27 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Wide margins. Overall good-fair condition. Vol. II in fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming, affecting text (significant worming to vol. II). Tears in several places. Stamps. Three volumes in original leather bindings, one volume in different binding. Wear, damage and worming to bindings.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 185.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Category
Mishnah, Midrash and Talmud
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $938
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Six Orders of the Mishnah, with R. Ovadia of Bartenura, Tosafot Yom Tov, Tosafot Chadashim and glosses by the Gaon of Vilna. Lviv: R. Shlomo Yarish Rappaport (his name appears in German on the title pages), 1814.
All the title pages read: "…additionally, glosses by the Gaon… R. Eliyahu of Vilna". Nevertheless, the glosses of the Gaon of Vilna were printed on Order Zera'im only (in succession, on p. [242b] at the end of that volume).
This edition was printed at the initiative of R. Aharon son of R. Meshulam HaKohen, maggid and posek in Lviv, son-in-law of his uncle R. Yehuda Leib HaKohen Rabbi of Stryi (R. Meshulam Kohen Tzedek, 1758-1810, author of Ikar Tosafot Yom Tov on Mishnayot and Pitchei Niddah on the laws of Niddah, and his brother R. Yehuda Leib HaKohen Rabbi of Stryi, were brothers of R. Yitzchak Eizik HaKohen Rabbi of Korets, author of Brit Kehunat Olam, disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch).
This book was printed in the press of R. Shlomo Yarish (Rappoport), who notably printed the Noam Elimelech in 1788. Reputedly, the workers of the press were holy men, amongst the 36 hidden Tzaddikim of the generation (see: R. B. Landau, R. Elimelech MiLizhensk, Jerusalem, 1963, p. 311, who quotes an oral tradition [in the name of R. Moshe Halberstam], on the unique qualities of R. Shlomo Yarish's edition of the Noam Elimelech, which "was printed by G-d fearing workers, who worked in sanctity and purity, and some were amongst the 36 hidden Tzaddikim upon whom the world stands").
Ownership inscription on the title page of Order Nashim: "…Elazar son of the late R. Yaakov of ----[?]". His (cropped) signature also appears on the title page of Order Kodashim.
Six volumes. Zera'im: [4], 72, 75-78, 77-96, 98-[242], [2] leaves. Moed: 2-106, 105-302, [2] leaves (lacking title page). Nashim: 5, [1], 9-274 leaves. Nezikin: 119, [16], 133-196, [8], 197-296, 295-306, [4], 313-343, [2] leaves. Kodashim: 2, 5-152, [10], 157-160, 157-286 leaves. Taharot: 311, 313-332, [3], 317-412 leaves (lacking 2 leaves at end). 18-19 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Minor wear in several places. Worming in several places. Significant worming in Kodashim volume, affecting text. Marginal tears to title page of Order Kodashim and several other leaves, affecting text in some cases, partially repaired. Margins of some leaves trimmed close to text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New, uniform bindings.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 182.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
All the title pages read: "…additionally, glosses by the Gaon… R. Eliyahu of Vilna". Nevertheless, the glosses of the Gaon of Vilna were printed on Order Zera'im only (in succession, on p. [242b] at the end of that volume).
This edition was printed at the initiative of R. Aharon son of R. Meshulam HaKohen, maggid and posek in Lviv, son-in-law of his uncle R. Yehuda Leib HaKohen Rabbi of Stryi (R. Meshulam Kohen Tzedek, 1758-1810, author of Ikar Tosafot Yom Tov on Mishnayot and Pitchei Niddah on the laws of Niddah, and his brother R. Yehuda Leib HaKohen Rabbi of Stryi, were brothers of R. Yitzchak Eizik HaKohen Rabbi of Korets, author of Brit Kehunat Olam, disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch).
This book was printed in the press of R. Shlomo Yarish (Rappoport), who notably printed the Noam Elimelech in 1788. Reputedly, the workers of the press were holy men, amongst the 36 hidden Tzaddikim of the generation (see: R. B. Landau, R. Elimelech MiLizhensk, Jerusalem, 1963, p. 311, who quotes an oral tradition [in the name of R. Moshe Halberstam], on the unique qualities of R. Shlomo Yarish's edition of the Noam Elimelech, which "was printed by G-d fearing workers, who worked in sanctity and purity, and some were amongst the 36 hidden Tzaddikim upon whom the world stands").
Ownership inscription on the title page of Order Nashim: "…Elazar son of the late R. Yaakov of ----[?]". His (cropped) signature also appears on the title page of Order Kodashim.
Six volumes. Zera'im: [4], 72, 75-78, 77-96, 98-[242], [2] leaves. Moed: 2-106, 105-302, [2] leaves (lacking title page). Nashim: 5, [1], 9-274 leaves. Nezikin: 119, [16], 133-196, [8], 197-296, 295-306, [4], 313-343, [2] leaves. Kodashim: 2, 5-152, [10], 157-160, 157-286 leaves. Taharot: 311, 313-332, [3], 317-412 leaves (lacking 2 leaves at end). 18-19 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Minor wear in several places. Worming in several places. Significant worming in Kodashim volume, affecting text. Marginal tears to title page of Order Kodashim and several other leaves, affecting text in some cases, partially repaired. Margins of some leaves trimmed close to text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New, uniform bindings.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 182.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Taharat HaKodesh, the Zer Zahav commentary on Tosefta Order Taharot, by the Gaon of Vilna. Zhovkva, 1804. First edition. Approbations by R. Mordechai Banet and the rabbis of Zhovkva, Głogów and Posen.
This edition was compiled and printed by R. Meir of Shad, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. In his foreword, he writes: "…behold, I did not depart from the tent of Torah in the home of the prominent Gaon, R. Eliyahu of Vilna, who quenched my thirst when I studied under him Mishnayot Order Taharot, with all the Tosefta of this Order…". At the beginning of the book Perush al Yonah (Vilna, 1800), the sons of the Gaon of Vilna sharply censured R. Meir of Shad (without mentioning his name). They claimed that the transcript of the Vilna Gaon's commentary on Mishnayot Order Taharot, which was in the possession of R. Meir (later printed in Brünn, 1802), is error-ridden (see item 28). They write that R. Meir violated their exclusive rights to printing their father's teachings. This is another work printed by R. Meir of Shad without the authorization of the Vilna Beit Din and the sons of the Gaon of Vilna.
[2], 72 leaves. 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains to final leaves. Wear and minor worming. Stamps and handwritten inscription on title page. Non-original binding. Tears to spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 281.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
This edition was compiled and printed by R. Meir of Shad, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. In his foreword, he writes: "…behold, I did not depart from the tent of Torah in the home of the prominent Gaon, R. Eliyahu of Vilna, who quenched my thirst when I studied under him Mishnayot Order Taharot, with all the Tosefta of this Order…". At the beginning of the book Perush al Yonah (Vilna, 1800), the sons of the Gaon of Vilna sharply censured R. Meir of Shad (without mentioning his name). They claimed that the transcript of the Vilna Gaon's commentary on Mishnayot Order Taharot, which was in the possession of R. Meir (later printed in Brünn, 1802), is error-ridden (see item 28). They write that R. Meir violated their exclusive rights to printing their father's teachings. This is another work printed by R. Meir of Shad without the authorization of the Vilna Beit Din and the sons of the Gaon of Vilna.
[2], 72 leaves. 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains to final leaves. Wear and minor worming. Stamps and handwritten inscription on title page. Non-original binding. Tears to spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 281.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $180
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Two editions of Tosefta with textual corrections by the Gaon of Vilna:
1. Tosefta on Order Zera'im, with a commentary by R. Yonah son of Gershon of Vilna, who integrated textual corrections by the Gaon of Vilna in his commentary. Vilna, 1799. First edition.
The title page reads: "…with some textual corrections which I found… I have heard that they are from the Gaon… R. Eliyahu of our community…". The corrections, integrated within R. Yonah's commentary, open with: "Thus is the text in a manuscript Tosefta". Sh. Lieberman in Tosefta KiPeshuta, vol. I, New York 1955, introduction, p. 16, writes about these corrections: "Undoubtedly the vast majority of them are from the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna…". R. Kalman Kahana notes that the family of the Gaon of Vilna did not issue a contestation on this edition, and it seems that they also attributed these corrections to the Gaon of Vilna. R. Zundel of Salant however believed that these are not the corrections of the Gaon of Vilna (see: Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, p. 55; R. Dovid Kamenetsky, Torat HaGra, pp. 398-400).
122 leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor damage. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Original binding, back board detached, without spine. Worming to binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 279.
2. Tosefta Order Nashim (Part II), with the Tanna Tosfaa commentary by R. Shmuel Avigdor Tosfaa of Karlin, and with textual corrections by the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1837. First edition.
The author writes in his preface (at the beginning of Part I) that while he was bringing his work to print, R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, grandson of the Gaon of Vilna, gave him a manuscript with glosses by the Gaon of Vilna on the text of the Tosefta. The glosses also include references and sources by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna.
Part II (Nashim) was printed before Part I (Zera'im and Moed – see item 70).
[2], 68 leaves. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Stamps. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 286.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Tosefta on Order Zera'im, with a commentary by R. Yonah son of Gershon of Vilna, who integrated textual corrections by the Gaon of Vilna in his commentary. Vilna, 1799. First edition.
The title page reads: "…with some textual corrections which I found… I have heard that they are from the Gaon… R. Eliyahu of our community…". The corrections, integrated within R. Yonah's commentary, open with: "Thus is the text in a manuscript Tosefta". Sh. Lieberman in Tosefta KiPeshuta, vol. I, New York 1955, introduction, p. 16, writes about these corrections: "Undoubtedly the vast majority of them are from the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna…". R. Kalman Kahana notes that the family of the Gaon of Vilna did not issue a contestation on this edition, and it seems that they also attributed these corrections to the Gaon of Vilna. R. Zundel of Salant however believed that these are not the corrections of the Gaon of Vilna (see: Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, p. 55; R. Dovid Kamenetsky, Torat HaGra, pp. 398-400).
122 leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor damage. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Original binding, back board detached, without spine. Worming to binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 279.
2. Tosefta Order Nashim (Part II), with the Tanna Tosfaa commentary by R. Shmuel Avigdor Tosfaa of Karlin, and with textual corrections by the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1837. First edition.
The author writes in his preface (at the beginning of Part I) that while he was bringing his work to print, R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, grandson of the Gaon of Vilna, gave him a manuscript with glosses by the Gaon of Vilna on the text of the Tosefta. The glosses also include references and sources by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna.
Part II (Nashim) was printed before Part I (Zera'im and Moed – see item 70).
[2], 68 leaves. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Stamps. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 286.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Two books in one volume:
Tractate Avot, with commentaries by Rashi and the Gaon of Vilna; Avot D'Rabbi Natan, and the minor tractates: Sofrim, Semachot, Kallah, Derech Eretz Raba, Derech Eretz Zuta and Perek HaShalom, corrected according to the text of the Gaon of Vilna. Shklow, [1804]. First edition.
Bound with: Sefer HaTzava by R. Zerachya HaLevi, with Hasagot HaRamban; the Beraita of the 32 rules for interpreting the Torah, according to the text of the Gaon of Vilna, and the explanation of the Mishnah concerning a legume bed in Tractate Kilayim by the Gaon of Vilna. Shklow, 1803. First edition of the corrections and commentaries of the Gaon of Vilna.
The book Tractate Avot was brought to print by the sons of the Gaon of Vilna, R. Yehuda Leib and R. Avraham, and compiled by his disciple, the Kabbalist R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow. The book begins with an important foreword by R. Menachem Mendel, in which he relays several extraordinary points that he heard from his teacher, the Gaon of Vilna (see Hebrew description).
Leaves 3-24: Tractate Avot, the Mishna occupying the center of the pages, flanked on one side by Rashi's commentary, and on the other by "the commentary of the Gaon, where one who studies earnestly will find many wonders, demonstrating how each teaching of the Mishna is derived from explicit verses".
Leaves 25-50: Tractate Avot D'Rabbi Natan, based on the text and corrections of the Gaon of Vilna. The center of the page is occupied by the text corrected by the Gaon of Vilna, with the old, unedited version printed on the side, "so that one will be able to appreciate the difference between the two, like the distance from the East to the West, and the advantage of one over the other like light over darkness". Leaves 51-82: Minor Tractates in the same setup; the corrected text occupying the center of the page, with the previous version on the side.
Two books in one volume: Tractate Avot: 82 leaves. Sefer HaTzava: 12 leaves. Lacking [1] final leaf of Sefer HaTzava with geometric diagrams. 20.5 cm. Tractate Avot in good condition. Sefer HaTzava in good-fair condition. Stains to title page and other leaves in Tractate Avot. Marginal tear to title page of Tractate Avot (with tape repairs on verso). Censorship stamp and signature on title page of Tractate Avot. Worming to Sefer HaTzava. New binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 318, 291.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Tractate Avot, with commentaries by Rashi and the Gaon of Vilna; Avot D'Rabbi Natan, and the minor tractates: Sofrim, Semachot, Kallah, Derech Eretz Raba, Derech Eretz Zuta and Perek HaShalom, corrected according to the text of the Gaon of Vilna. Shklow, [1804]. First edition.
Bound with: Sefer HaTzava by R. Zerachya HaLevi, with Hasagot HaRamban; the Beraita of the 32 rules for interpreting the Torah, according to the text of the Gaon of Vilna, and the explanation of the Mishnah concerning a legume bed in Tractate Kilayim by the Gaon of Vilna. Shklow, 1803. First edition of the corrections and commentaries of the Gaon of Vilna.
The book Tractate Avot was brought to print by the sons of the Gaon of Vilna, R. Yehuda Leib and R. Avraham, and compiled by his disciple, the Kabbalist R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow. The book begins with an important foreword by R. Menachem Mendel, in which he relays several extraordinary points that he heard from his teacher, the Gaon of Vilna (see Hebrew description).
Leaves 3-24: Tractate Avot, the Mishna occupying the center of the pages, flanked on one side by Rashi's commentary, and on the other by "the commentary of the Gaon, where one who studies earnestly will find many wonders, demonstrating how each teaching of the Mishna is derived from explicit verses".
Leaves 25-50: Tractate Avot D'Rabbi Natan, based on the text and corrections of the Gaon of Vilna. The center of the page is occupied by the text corrected by the Gaon of Vilna, with the old, unedited version printed on the side, "so that one will be able to appreciate the difference between the two, like the distance from the East to the West, and the advantage of one over the other like light over darkness". Leaves 51-82: Minor Tractates in the same setup; the corrected text occupying the center of the page, with the previous version on the side.
Two books in one volume: Tractate Avot: 82 leaves. Sefer HaTzava: 12 leaves. Lacking [1] final leaf of Sefer HaTzava with geometric diagrams. 20.5 cm. Tractate Avot in good condition. Sefer HaTzava in good-fair condition. Stains to title page and other leaves in Tractate Avot. Marginal tear to title page of Tractate Avot (with tape repairs on verso). Censorship stamp and signature on title page of Tractate Avot. Worming to Sefer HaTzava. New binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 318, 291.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Tractate Avot D'Rabbi Natan, with Shnei Eliyahu – textual corrections of the Gaon of Vilna to this tractate, and the Ben Avraham commentary with explanations, by R. Eliyahu of Delyatitz. Vilna and Horodna, 1833. First edition.
The title page states: "Tractate Avot D'Rabbi Natan surrounded by two commentaries… named: Shnei Eliyahu, Ben Avraham… Shnei Eliyahu – presents in each place the corrected text of the Gaon of Vilna… Ben Avraham… to reinstate… the old version, and demonstrate that it is also correct… and to occasionally explain the version of the Gaon of Vilna…".
The book begins and ends with lists of "prenumeranten" from the communities of Belarus.
On the final page, stamp of R. "Sh. Falk son of R. Mordechai HaLevi" and of R. "Nata Tzvi Weiss of Jerusalem" (1873-1918, renowned maggid, a close disciple of the Maharil Diskin in Jerusalem for seven years. His halachic notes are printed in Luach L'Eretz Israel by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky).
[2], 80 leaves. 33.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear (significant wear to title page and a few other leaves). Tears, including open tears, repaired in part with paper (tear affecting text to second leaf, repaired). Minor worming. Two final leaves apparently supplied from a different copy. Stamps. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 360.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
The title page states: "Tractate Avot D'Rabbi Natan surrounded by two commentaries… named: Shnei Eliyahu, Ben Avraham… Shnei Eliyahu – presents in each place the corrected text of the Gaon of Vilna… Ben Avraham… to reinstate… the old version, and demonstrate that it is also correct… and to occasionally explain the version of the Gaon of Vilna…".
The book begins and ends with lists of "prenumeranten" from the communities of Belarus.
On the final page, stamp of R. "Sh. Falk son of R. Mordechai HaLevi" and of R. "Nata Tzvi Weiss of Jerusalem" (1873-1918, renowned maggid, a close disciple of the Maharil Diskin in Jerusalem for seven years. His halachic notes are printed in Luach L'Eretz Israel by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky).
[2], 80 leaves. 33.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear (significant wear to title page and a few other leaves). Tears, including open tears, repaired in part with paper (tear affecting text to second leaf, repaired). Minor worming. Two final leaves apparently supplied from a different copy. Stamps. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 360.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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