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Collection of Books of the Vilna Gaon – Commentaries on Mishnah and Tosefta – First Editions
Four books by the Gaon of Vilna on the Mishnah and Tosefta:
• Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnah Seder Zera'im with commentary of the Vilna Gaon. Lviv, [1799]. First edition.
• Tosefta on Seder Zera'im with commentary by R. Yonah son of Gershon of Vilna, including glosses by the Vilna Gaon. Vilna, 1799. First edition. Heavy mold stains.
• Eliyahu Rabba, Part I, commentary on Mishnah Seder Taharot, by the Vilna Gaon. Brno, 1802. First edition. Ownership inscription on endpaper: "R. Hirsch Zuckerman of Wrocław", and another lengthy learned inscription.
• Taharat HaKodesh, Zer Zahav commentary on Tosefta Seder Taharot by the Vilna Gaon. Zhovkva, 1804. First edition. Missing leaves 69-70.
4 books. Varying size and condition.
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