Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Ahavat Yehonatan – First Edition – Controversial Glosses

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Ahavat Yehonatan, two parts: Sermons on the haftarot, and Alon Bachut on Eichah (Lamentations) and shiva d'nechamta, by Rabbi Yehonatan Eibeshitz. Hamburg, 1766. First edition, [Rabbi Yehonatan's first book of sermons printed].
A number of scholarly glosses in antique handwriting, in part of the notes the writer sharply criticizes the book: "It is completely mistaken…", "I did not remember…".
[2], 92; 53, [1] leaves; [4], 16 leaves. 20 cm. Good condition, wear, ink damage on first title page. Minor moth damage. Antique binding, worn and loose. Leaf arrangement different from what appears in the Bibliography Institute CD.
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