Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Slavita, Jozefow and Zhitomir – Five Books

Opening: $700
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
1. Chamisha Chumshei Torah, fourth part, Bamidbar. Slavita, ("Vehagita" edition, 1825). Oriental owner's signature on title page: "The young man Avraham Shaul". (Blue paper, very good condition, leather binding, owner's name impressed on binding).
2. Chok L'Yisrael, Devarim, Part 5. Slavita, 1826.
3. Tikunei HaZohar. Slavita, 1836. Owner's inscriptions "Yosef Ze'ev Son of Rabbi Moshe Yehuda" and stamps "Wolf Shapira Niamtzer".Many handwritten notes on leave's margins. Major moth damage.
4. Seder Luach Birkat HaNehenin, arranged according to Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. Jozefow ("by printing press formerly of Slavita"), 1843. Rare, not mentioned in Bibliography Institute CD.
5. Zichru Torat Moshe, by Rabbi Avraham Danzig. Zhitomir, 1847. At the end: Kitzur Sefer Charedim.
Varied size and condition. Light or fair moth damage, some restored.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
Books printed in Slavita and Zhitomir, Books printed in Russia and Poland:
Books printed in Slavita and Zhitomir, Books printed in Russia and Poland: