Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
Chumash Aderet Eliyahu – Dubrowna, 1804 – Vilna Gaon's Commentary on the Torah – First Edition – Fine Wide-Margined Copy
Opening: $2,500
Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
Sold for: $5,000
Including buyer's premium
The five books of the Torah with various commentaries, including three new commentaries: the Vilna Gaon's Aderet Eliyahu and two works on the Mesorah: Menorat Shlomo and Minchat Kalil, authored by R. Or Shraga Feivush, the rabbi of Dubrowna (the Vilna Gaon's son-in-law). Dubrowna, 1804. Two title pages.
First edition of the Vilna Gaon's commentary on the Torah, with an introduction by his sons. On the verso of the title page of part II are the approbations of R. Chaim of Volozhin and other rabbis of Lithuania and Belarus.
[2], 68 leaves; 54 leaves; [1], 46 leaves; 51 leaves; 54 leaves; 16 leaves. 47 cm. Wide margins. Condition varies, good to fair. Stains. Dampstains (mildew to some leaves). Tears to title pages and several other leaves, affecting text, some of them repaired. Minor worming. Stamps and censor's inscriptions. New elegant leather binding.
Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 1.
First edition of the Vilna Gaon's commentary on the Torah, with an introduction by his sons. On the verso of the title page of part II are the approbations of R. Chaim of Volozhin and other rabbis of Lithuania and Belarus.
[2], 68 leaves; 54 leaves; [1], 46 leaves; 51 leaves; 54 leaves; 16 leaves. 47 cm. Wide margins. Condition varies, good to fair. Stains. Dampstains (mildew to some leaves). Tears to title pages and several other leaves, affecting text, some of them repaired. Minor worming. Stamps and censor's inscriptions. New elegant leather binding.
Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 1.
The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples – Books
The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples – Books