Auction 98 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts, Jewish Ceremonial Art
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![Shivchei HaAri, in Ladino. Jerusalem: Nisan Bak and his grandson Chaim Tzvi, [1875]. Fine title page border. Printed based on](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/136.jpg "Shivchei HaAri in Ladino – Jerusalem, 1875 – Printed by Nisan Bak")
Shivchei HaAri, in Ladino. Jerusalem: Nisan Bak and his grandson Chaim Tzvi, [1875].
Fine title page border.
Printed based on the Izmir 1865 edition, with a few omissions and additions.
[4], 60 leaves. 16 cm. Overall good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Small marginal tears to several leaves, partially repaired with tape. Close trimming, very slightly affecting title frame. New binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 282.
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Binah LeItim and Tikun Yissachar. Jerusalem: Yitzchak Gościnny and Rav Agan & Co., 1877. Ladino.
Ladino work detailing the auspicious and inauspicious days of the year, as well as signs for thunderstorms and earthquakes.
On last leaf, alphabetical poem of reproof by R. Eliyahu Moshe Panigel (which was also published in Jerusalem separately, see item 135).
32 pages. Approx. 17 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Light wear. Tears and open tears, including open tears to title page, affecting title frame and text on both sides of the leaf, repaired with paper, and tears slightly affecting text on last leaf. New binding.
Sh. Halevy no. 288.
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Haftarah for Tishah BeAv, in Ladino translation. Jerusalem: Yisrael Dov Frumkin, 1880.
Printed without title page (printing details on last page).
24 pages. 15 cm. Dry, somewhat brittle paper. Fair-good condition. Stains and light wear. Small tears and open tears, slightly affecting text. First and last leaves repaired with paper, over some of the text. New binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 339.
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Three books printed in Jerusalem in 1874-1877, by Yoel Moshe Salomon, Eliyahu and Moshe Sason and Yitzchak Gościnny:
1. Kevod Melachim, defending the custom of garment burning on Lag BaOmer, by R. Shmuel Heller, Rabbi of Safed. Jerusalem: Yoel Moshe Salomon, 1874. First edition.
[1], 5 leaves. Lacking 3 leaves at end (6-8). Approx. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Light wear. Small marginal tears and open tears. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 209.
2. Churban, Chanah, Yirmiyah, Zechariah – dirges and stories for the destruction of the Temple, most in Judeo-Arabic, some in Hebrew. Jerusalem: Eliyahu and Moshe Sason, 1874.
[1], 23, 25 leaves. Lacking leaf 24. 14 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Light wear. Small marginal open tears to title page and last leaf, slightly affecting title frame and text on last leaf, repaired with tape. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 207.
3. Shir HaShirim – with Targum and Ladino translation of Targum to first chapter of Shir HaShirim. Jerusalem: Yitzchak Gościnny, 1877.
[1], 2-8 leaves. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Close trimming, affecting upper borders of headers. New binding, with parchment spine.
Rare. Undocumented by Sh. Halevy, and not in NLI. Reprinted in Jerusalem, 1891.
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Shir HaShirim, with Aramaic Targum and Sharh – Judeo-Arabic translation of the Aramaic Targum. Jerusalem: Sh. Zuckerman and partners, 1885.
52 leaves. Approx. 16 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Overall good condition. Stains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 531.
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![Printed booklet, Igeret Pitron Ki[!] Kamocha. The piyyut Mi Kamocha, translated into Judeo-Arabic. Jerusalem: Shmuel HaLevi Z](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/141.jpg "Igeret – Mi Kamocha Piyyut in Judeo-Arabic – Jerusalem, 1885")
Printed booklet, Igeret Pitron Ki[!] Kamocha. The piyyut Mi Kamocha, translated into Judeo-Arabic. Jerusalem: Shmuel HaLevi Zuckerman and partners, [1885].
Signatures on title page in Hebrew and Latin characters.
12 leaves. 16.5 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Fair condition. Stains. Wear. Marginal tears and open tears, affecting text in several places (on title page, tear repaired with tape). New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 488.
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Qussit Al-Zanzaliyah, lamentation for an earthquake that took place in Aleppo in 1822, to be recited on Tishah BeAv. Jerusalem: Shmuel HaLevi Zuckerman and his partners, [1885].
The Aleppo earthquake in Av of 1822 caused the deaths of tens of thousands and destroyed much of the city, including much of the Jewish community (by one account, approximately 600 Jews were killed). Many Jewish families left the city for Damascus.
On last leaf – illustration of the Western Wall and Cave of Machpelah.
4 leaves. 17 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Marginal tears. New leather binding.
Rare booklet. Not documented in Sh. Halevy or in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
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Techinah Keriat HaTorah – techinot for Shabbat, based on the order of the Torah portions, by R. Yisrael Goldberger of Ivnytsia. Jerusalem: Avraham Moshe Luntz, 1885. Yiddish.
Each page contains a techinah relating to the content of one Torah portion.
R. Yisrael Goldberger of Ivnytsia authored various techinot in Yiddish.
26 leaves. 16.5 cm. Dry paper. Fair-good condition. Stains. Tears, including marginal open tears to title page and other leaves, slightly affecting text of several leaves, partly repaired with paper filling. New binding, with parchment spine.
Sh. Halevy, no. 537.
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Shaarei Dimah, with Yiddish translation, prayers and bakashot for the Western Wall and gravesites of tzaddikim by R. Shmuel, Rabbi of Dolhynov (Dawhinava) and Ilya. Jerusalem: Shmuel Zuckerman and partners, 1885.
56 leaves. 16-16.5 cm (uneven trimming). Dry, brittle paper. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and open tears, affecting text, including open tears to title page, affecting title frame and text on verso, repaired with paper filling. Light worming, repaired with paper filling. New binding.
A monolingual Hebrew edition was printed the same year (see next lot).
Sh. Halevy, no. 533.
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Shaarei Dimah, prayers and bakashot for the Western Wall and gravesites of tzaddikim by R. Shmuel, Rabbi of Dolhynov (Dawhinava) and Ilya. Jerusalem: Avraham Moshe Luntz, 1885.
Original printed orange front and back wrapper, with bibliographical descriptions of the present edition as compared to previous editions of the book, and of Avraham Moshe Luntz's new printing press, in Hebrew and Ladino.
Original elegant leather binding, with engraving on front of owner's name and his signature on title page, and another signature on endpaper.
[1], 40, [1] leaves. Includes original orange printed wrapper. Good condition. Stains. Stains and light damage to wrapper. Worming in one place on front wrapper. Original leather binding. Wear and damage to binding.
A bilingual Hebrew-Yiddish edition was printed the same year (see previous lot).
Sh. Halevy, no. 534 (she does not record the wrapper).
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Techinot and prayers for holy sites. Jerusalem: Shmuel HaLevi Zuckerman and partners, 1887. Yiddish.
Techinot in Yiddish, with Hebrew words, to be recited at holy sites.
16 leaves. 17.5 cm. Uneven trimming. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear. Marginal tears and open tears, slightly affecting text. Worming. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 606.
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Calendar for year 5637 (1877) with festivals, fast days, moladot, tekufot, summary of customs, and Ir David, by R. David Kohen of Vilna. Jerusalem: Agan and Yitzchak Gościnny, [1876].
Page 1 after title page printed in gilt ink, with a printed new year blessing to be filled out by hand, and a stamp of R. David HaKohen of Vilna, author of Ir David.
Ir David is comprised of sentences which all have the numerical value of the year 5637.
[24] leaves. Some leaves may be bound out of place. Two leaves evidently bound backwards (the verso appearing before the recto). 17.5 cm. Especially brittle and dry paper. Fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears and open tears. Title page and other leaves at beginning of book detached. Stamps. Old cardboard binding, torn.
Last eight leaves of the book printed in a different typeface and order and on different paper than first leaves of book (apparently printed at another press).
Rare. Sh. Halevy, no. 272 records a partial copy with only [11] leaves, based on the Jews' College Library copy in London. The present copy is complete.
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