Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial

Magen David – Rabbi David of Tolna – Zhitomir, 1852 – First Edition

Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Magen David, Chassidic essays on the Torah portions and festivals, by Rebbe David Twersky of Tolna. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa, R. Aryeh Leib and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the Rabbi of Slavita, 1852. First edition.
Two title pages, the second printed in red and black.
120 leaves. Lacking final leaf of errata (possibly not included in every copy). 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Worming to most leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper (the book has been professionally restored). Stamps. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 334.
Books Printed in Slavita and Zhitomir
Books Printed in Slavita and Zhitomir