Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Mizbach Adama / Kise Eliyahu - Glosses and Signatures - Rabbi Ya'akov Entebbe and Others
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Two books printed in Salonika (Thessaloniki), with glosses by Oriental Torah scholars and signatures:
1. Mizbach Adama, novellae and responsa on the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch, by R. Meyuchas son of R. Shmuel of Jerusalem, author of Pri Ha'Adama. Salonika, [1777]. On page 29/1 is a gloss in Oriental handwriting, signed "Ya'akov Entebbe". [Rabbi Ya'akov Entebbe was an Aleppo Torah sage and rabbi in Damascus. See previous item]. Dedications signed "Meir Shlomo Parchi" [brother of R. Chaim Parchi, one of the heads of the Acre community. In 1831, he purchased a courtyard in Tiberias].
[2], 62, 62-64 leaves. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Damaged binding.
2. Kise Eliyahu, novellae on the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch, by R. Eliyahu Yisrael. Salonika, [1811]. Approximately 10 long scholarly glosses in Oriental writing (some slightly cutoff), by two or three writers. Some are signed with the acrynom "Ya'eh". Ownership inscriptions "The wealthy Yitzchak Anavi".
[2], 108 leaves. 28.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Minor worming. Some cutoff glosses. Damaged binding.
Both books have signatures and stamps of R. "Moshe Chaim Weiss", a rabbi in Kisvárda (Kleinwardein). A gloss written by R. Weiss appears in the book Mizbach Adama.
1. Mizbach Adama, novellae and responsa on the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch, by R. Meyuchas son of R. Shmuel of Jerusalem, author of Pri Ha'Adama. Salonika, [1777]. On page 29/1 is a gloss in Oriental handwriting, signed "Ya'akov Entebbe". [Rabbi Ya'akov Entebbe was an Aleppo Torah sage and rabbi in Damascus. See previous item]. Dedications signed "Meir Shlomo Parchi" [brother of R. Chaim Parchi, one of the heads of the Acre community. In 1831, he purchased a courtyard in Tiberias].
[2], 62, 62-64 leaves. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Damaged binding.
2. Kise Eliyahu, novellae on the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch, by R. Eliyahu Yisrael. Salonika, [1811]. Approximately 10 long scholarly glosses in Oriental writing (some slightly cutoff), by two or three writers. Some are signed with the acrynom "Ya'eh". Ownership inscriptions "The wealthy Yitzchak Anavi".
[2], 108 leaves. 28.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Minor worming. Some cutoff glosses. Damaged binding.
Both books have signatures and stamps of R. "Moshe Chaim Weiss", a rabbi in Kisvárda (Kleinwardein). A gloss written by R. Weiss appears in the book Mizbach Adama.
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