Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Pirkei Avot with Lechem Shamayim Commentary by the Yaavetz and Chidushei Hagahot by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Levin – Berlin, 1834 – Portrait of R. Tzvi Hirsh Levin
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Pirkei Avot, with the Lechem Shamayim commentary by R. Yaakov Emden, and with Chidushei Hagahot by R. Tzvi Hirsh Levin, Rabbi of Berlin. Berlin, 1834.
The notes by R. Tzvi Hirsh Levin were published here for the first time.
The verso of the title page contains a portrait of the author of the notes, R. Tzvi Hirsh Rabbi of Berlin, produced by "an expert artist", as the printer states in his foreword.
R. Tzvi Hirsh Rabbi of Berlin (1721-1800, Otzar HaRabbanim 17206) was a leading Torah scholar of his time, grandson of the Chacham Tzvi, son of R. Aryeh Leib Rabbi of Głogów and Amsterdam, and brother of R. Shaul Rabbi of Amsterdam. He served as rabbi of Głogów, London, Halberstadt and Mannheim. In 1772, he was appointed rabbi of Berlin, a position he held for 27 years.
[3], 65 leaves. The portrait, originally printed on a separate leaf, was pasted in this copy on the verso of the title page. 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Signs of past dampness. Original binding, with damage.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book (no. 000179235) maintains that, though the title page states otherwise, the paper and typeface demonstrate that the book was printed in Leipzig or Altona, ca. 1858.
The notes by R. Tzvi Hirsh Levin were published here for the first time.
The verso of the title page contains a portrait of the author of the notes, R. Tzvi Hirsh Rabbi of Berlin, produced by "an expert artist", as the printer states in his foreword.
R. Tzvi Hirsh Rabbi of Berlin (1721-1800, Otzar HaRabbanim 17206) was a leading Torah scholar of his time, grandson of the Chacham Tzvi, son of R. Aryeh Leib Rabbi of Głogów and Amsterdam, and brother of R. Shaul Rabbi of Amsterdam. He served as rabbi of Głogów, London, Halberstadt and Mannheim. In 1772, he was appointed rabbi of Berlin, a position he held for 27 years.
[3], 65 leaves. The portrait, originally printed on a separate leaf, was pasted in this copy on the verso of the title page. 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Signs of past dampness. Original binding, with damage.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book (no. 000179235) maintains that, though the title page states otherwise, the paper and typeface demonstrate that the book was printed in Leipzig or Altona, ca. 1858.
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