Auction 33 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Sefer Be’er Avraham, Vilnius 1844 – Many Erudite Glosses in the Handwriting of the Author's Son
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Sefer Be’er Avraham, on the Shas, by Rabbi Avraham Maskil LeEitan. Vilnius, 1844.
On leaf margins: many lengthy erudite glosses, majority in the handwriting of the author's son, who mentions “esteemed rabbi and mentor the genius author”, “my glorious father”. One gloss in earlier handwriting [possibly by the author himself] and another gloss in more recent handwriting.
Ga’on Rabbi Avraham Maskil LeEitan (1788-1848), among Torah giants of Minsk, father of four sons: 1. Eldest Rabbi Aharon who published this book and added his Chidushei Torah. 2. Rabbi Naftali, author and editor of many books, and famous bibliographer. 3. Rabbi Kolonimus. 4. Rabbi Moshe Nissan Av Beit Din of Shomiach, author of Chikrei Halachot.
72; 48 pages [missing last leaf; replaced with photocopy]. 34 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and wear. Some glosses slightly cut off. New binding.
On leaf margins: many lengthy erudite glosses, majority in the handwriting of the author's son, who mentions “esteemed rabbi and mentor the genius author”, “my glorious father”. One gloss in earlier handwriting [possibly by the author himself] and another gloss in more recent handwriting.
Ga’on Rabbi Avraham Maskil LeEitan (1788-1848), among Torah giants of Minsk, father of four sons: 1. Eldest Rabbi Aharon who published this book and added his Chidushei Torah. 2. Rabbi Naftali, author and editor of many books, and famous bibliographer. 3. Rabbi Kolonimus. 4. Rabbi Moshe Nissan Av Beit Din of Shomiach, author of Chikrei Halachot.
72; 48 pages [missing last leaf; replaced with photocopy]. 34 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and wear. Some glosses slightly cut off. New binding.
Handwritten Glosses
Handwritten Glosses