Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Books of the Vilna Gaon - Stamps and Signatures
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• Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnayot Seder Zera'im, with the Vilna Gaon's commentary. Lemberg, 1799. First edition.
This edition was printed by Rabbi Moshe of Pinsk, the Gaon's son-in-law. Approbations are printed on the verso of the title page, warning on behalf of the Vilna Bet Din not to publicize the Gaon's words in print without permission.
• Eshlei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah. With commentary by "Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna". Horodno, 1806. First edition of the Vilna Gaon's commentary on Yoreh Deah (brought to print by the Gaon's sons).
Signature on the title page of "Chaim Romano" [Rabbi Chaim Romano – Torah sage and rabbi of Damascus]. Inscriptions of "The Gvir S. Chalfon Atiye". Stamps of the Bet Midrash "Menachem Zion Be'Churvat R. Y. HaChassid", and a handwritten inscription of Rabbi Zundel of Salant "Belongs to Midrash Perushim".
• Tractate Sofrim with Mikra Sofrim and Itur Sofrim commentaries by Rabbi Yitzchak Eliyahu Landau the Maggid of Vilna and with glosses by the Vilna Gaon. Suwalk, 1862. Stamps of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Hershler of Jerusalem [R. Leib Dayan], and other stamps. Two glosses in unidentified Ashkenazi writing.
3 books, varied size and condition.
This edition was printed by Rabbi Moshe of Pinsk, the Gaon's son-in-law. Approbations are printed on the verso of the title page, warning on behalf of the Vilna Bet Din not to publicize the Gaon's words in print without permission.
• Eshlei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah. With commentary by "Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna". Horodno, 1806. First edition of the Vilna Gaon's commentary on Yoreh Deah (brought to print by the Gaon's sons).
Signature on the title page of "Chaim Romano" [Rabbi Chaim Romano – Torah sage and rabbi of Damascus]. Inscriptions of "The Gvir S. Chalfon Atiye". Stamps of the Bet Midrash "Menachem Zion Be'Churvat R. Y. HaChassid", and a handwritten inscription of Rabbi Zundel of Salant "Belongs to Midrash Perushim".
• Tractate Sofrim with Mikra Sofrim and Itur Sofrim commentaries by Rabbi Yitzchak Eliyahu Landau the Maggid of Vilna and with glosses by the Vilna Gaon. Suwalk, 1862. Stamps of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Hershler of Jerusalem [R. Leib Dayan], and other stamps. Two glosses in unidentified Ashkenazi writing.
3 books, varied size and condition.
The Vilna Gaon and his disciples
The Vilna Gaon and his disciples