Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
Maaseh Rav – First Edition – Vilna and Horodna, 1832
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Maaseh Rav, practices of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1832. First edition. Approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Avraham Abele of Vilna and R. Avraham Danzig, author of Chayei Adam.
First edition of one of the important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples.
The book was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed, and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
[1], 67 pages. Lacking second title page. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Binding, title page and final leaves, detached. Spine torn, with loss.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
First edition of one of the important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples.
The book was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed, and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
[1], 67 pages. Lacking second title page. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Binding, title page and final leaves, detached. Spine torn, with loss.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Maaseh Rav
Maaseh Rav