Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Five Books Printed in Jerusalem – Ownership Inscriptions and Signatures of the Or Shraga Family
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Five books printed in Jerusalem:
1. Shevet Mussar, ethics and homilies related to repentance (fifty-two chapters), Parts I and II, by R. Eliyahu HaKohen of Izmir. Jerusalem: Yechiel Brill, Michel HaKohen and Yoel Moshe Solomon, [1863]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 85.
2. Moadei Hashem UKeriei Moed, Part II, prayers for Sukkot and Hoshana Rabba following the Sephardi rite. Jerusalem: Yisrael son of Avraham [Bak], using the "printing press donated by Moshe and Yehudit [Montefiore]", [1843-1844]. Lacking leaves 58-59 of second sequence. Sh. HaLevi, no. 20.
3. VaYe'esof David, Parts I and II, homilies and novellae on the Torah, by R. David Katzin. Jerusalem, [1899]. Many inscriptions on endpapers. Original leather binding.
4. Yisa Ish, responsa by R. Yaakov Shaul Elyashar (the Yisa Beracha). Jerusalem, [1896].
5. Zichron Moshe, Part I – selections from the Talmud, with commentaries and Midrashim, and Part II – novellae on the weekly Torah portions and on Neviim and Ketuvim, by R. Moshe Mordechai Maman. Jerusalem, [1908]. Lacking last leaf of Part II.
All five books belonged to rabbis of the Or Shraga family of Persia. The books VaYe'esof David and Yisa Ish bear stamps of "Refael son of Chacham Moshe, grandson of the luminary" (Mullah Refael, son of Mullah Aghababa); an ownership inscription in his handwriting appears on the title page of Yisa Ish. All books bear signatures and stamps of R. Moshe son of R. Refael Shraga. Several ownership inscriptions of other members of the family. Several glosses.
Long handwritten passages on the front endpaper of VaYe'esof David, signed by "הצב"י א"ך ור"ק"; the same signature appears on the title page. Inscriptions, signatures and stamps of other owners in the other books.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
1. Shevet Mussar, ethics and homilies related to repentance (fifty-two chapters), Parts I and II, by R. Eliyahu HaKohen of Izmir. Jerusalem: Yechiel Brill, Michel HaKohen and Yoel Moshe Solomon, [1863]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 85.
2. Moadei Hashem UKeriei Moed, Part II, prayers for Sukkot and Hoshana Rabba following the Sephardi rite. Jerusalem: Yisrael son of Avraham [Bak], using the "printing press donated by Moshe and Yehudit [Montefiore]", [1843-1844]. Lacking leaves 58-59 of second sequence. Sh. HaLevi, no. 20.
3. VaYe'esof David, Parts I and II, homilies and novellae on the Torah, by R. David Katzin. Jerusalem, [1899]. Many inscriptions on endpapers. Original leather binding.
4. Yisa Ish, responsa by R. Yaakov Shaul Elyashar (the Yisa Beracha). Jerusalem, [1896].
5. Zichron Moshe, Part I – selections from the Talmud, with commentaries and Midrashim, and Part II – novellae on the weekly Torah portions and on Neviim and Ketuvim, by R. Moshe Mordechai Maman. Jerusalem, [1908]. Lacking last leaf of Part II.
All five books belonged to rabbis of the Or Shraga family of Persia. The books VaYe'esof David and Yisa Ish bear stamps of "Refael son of Chacham Moshe, grandson of the luminary" (Mullah Refael, son of Mullah Aghababa); an ownership inscription in his handwriting appears on the title page of Yisa Ish. All books bear signatures and stamps of R. Moshe son of R. Refael Shraga. Several ownership inscriptions of other members of the family. Several glosses.
Long handwritten passages on the front endpaper of VaYe'esof David, signed by "הצב"י א"ך ור"ק"; the same signature appears on the title page. Inscriptions, signatures and stamps of other owners in the other books.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
Iraqi, Iranian and Indian Jewry – Manuscripts and Books
Iraqi, Iranian and Indian Jewry – Manuscripts and Books