Auction 98 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts, Jewish Ceremonial Art
Three Books: Kevod Melachim / Churban Chanah – Jerusalem, 1874 / Shir HaShirim (Ladino) – Jerusalem, 1877 – Bibliographically Unknown Edition
Three books printed in Jerusalem in 1874-1877, by Yoel Moshe Salomon, Eliyahu and Moshe Sason and Yitzchak Gościnny:
1. Kevod Melachim, defending the custom of garment burning on Lag BaOmer, by R. Shmuel Heller, Rabbi of Safed. Jerusalem: Yoel Moshe Salomon, 1874. First edition.
[1], 5 leaves. Lacking 3 leaves at end (6-8). Approx. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Light wear. Small marginal tears and open tears. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 209.
2. Churban, Chanah, Yirmiyah, Zechariah – dirges and stories for the destruction of the Temple, most in Judeo-Arabic, some in Hebrew. Jerusalem: Eliyahu and Moshe Sason, 1874.
[1], 23, 25 leaves. Lacking leaf 24. 14 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Light wear. Small marginal open tears to title page and last leaf, slightly affecting title frame and text on last leaf, repaired with tape. New leather binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 207.
3. Shir HaShirim – with Targum and Ladino translation of Targum to first chapter of Shir HaShirim. Jerusalem: Yitzchak Gościnny, 1877.
[1], 2-8 leaves. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Close trimming, affecting upper borders of headers. New binding, with parchment spine.
Rare. Undocumented by Sh. Halevy, and not in NLI. Reprinted in Jerusalem, 1891.
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