Auction 6 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters

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Manuscript by Rabbi Akiva Yosef Lehman – Grandson of the Chatam Sofer

Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,000
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Notebook of novellae on the Torah and its parables, commentary on the Passover Haggadah, and various writings of Rabbi Akiva Yosef Lehman. Pressburg, 1866.
Novellae from his youth (1865-1845) and record of the birth of his four children, between 1878-1886.
His signature appears on the title-page preceding the novellae on Aggada.
The tzadik Rabbi Akiva Yosef Lehman (d. 1931; see The Chatam Sofer and his Disciples, page 376), was the son of the Chatam Sofer's daughter, Rabbi of Machzikei Torah Society, and preacher in Pressburg.
Approx. 30 written pages. 22 cm. Very good condition, several minor moth holes. Hard binding, with part of the original cover pasted on it, with a handwritten inscription.
The Chatam Sofer and Rabbi Akiva Eiger
The Chatam Sofer and Rabbi Akiva Eiger