Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Sold for: $525
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Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, Parts 1-2. With Torat
Cohanim, Sma and Siftei Cohen. Homburg, 1742.
Many learned glosses, in ancient handwriting from the time of printing (most are slightly cut off). On the reverse side of the title page of Part 1 are owners' signatures and inscriptions: "Aryeh son of Yehuda Leib". "Belongs to My Teacher Rabbi Meir son of Aharon".
Part 1: [4], 5, 340 leaves. Part 2: [1], 341-608, 6-15 leaves. 32 cm. Fair-poor condition, wear in upper corners, minor moth damage and stains. Non-original bindings, worn.
Dov Meisel collection.
Cohanim, Sma and Siftei Cohen. Homburg, 1742.
Many learned glosses, in ancient handwriting from the time of printing (most are slightly cut off). On the reverse side of the title page of Part 1 are owners' signatures and inscriptions: "Aryeh son of Yehuda Leib". "Belongs to My Teacher Rabbi Meir son of Aharon".
Part 1: [4], 5, 340 leaves. Part 2: [1], 341-608, 6-15 leaves. 32 cm. Fair-poor condition, wear in upper corners, minor moth damage and stains. Non-original bindings, worn.
Dov Meisel collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Sold for: $450
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Tur Even Ha’Ezer, including Beit Yosef, Darkei Moshe and Bedek HaBayit. Berlin, 1702.
Glosses in ancient handwriting from printing period.
Owner signatures and stamps, among them: Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Lempert of the congregation of Stalave author of the book Piskei HaGra. Censorship signature and stamp from the year 1837.
160, [7] leaves. 33.5 cm. Good-fair condition, signs of wear on some page margins, foxing. Damaged wood and leather binding with buckle remnants.
Glosses in ancient handwriting from printing period.
Owner signatures and stamps, among them: Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Lempert of the congregation of Stalave author of the book Piskei HaGra. Censorship signature and stamp from the year 1837.
160, [7] leaves. 33.5 cm. Good-fair condition, signs of wear on some page margins, foxing. Damaged wood and leather binding with buckle remnants.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Sefer Ashley Ravreve, Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah, with Turei Zahav and Siftei Cohen. Furth, 1725. Published by Rabbi Shmuel Bonfet.
Numerous glosses (about one hundred) in old handwriting from time of publication. In one of the comments (p. 210b) the writer notes "…I heard this from my father". Most of the comments clarify or summarize the words of the Shach, and include his rulings in practice.
[5], 352 Leaves. 33 cm. Good-fair condition, moth damaged, stained. Some of the comments are cropped. Old binding with leather spine.
Numerous glosses (about one hundred) in old handwriting from time of publication. In one of the comments (p. 210b) the writer notes "…I heard this from my father". Most of the comments clarify or summarize the words of the Shach, and include his rulings in practice.
[5], 352 Leaves. 33 cm. Good-fair condition, moth damaged, stained. Some of the comments are cropped. Old binding with leather spine.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Sold for: $275
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Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah, with commentary of Taz and Shach, Pri Megadim, Pitchei Teshuva and Chavat Da'at. Zhitomir, 1865.
On book leaves many signatures of Rabbi Shmuel Heller [he was accustomed to signing in many places in his books], and also glosses [in his handwriting?]. Likewise, several signatures of "Yitzchak [Lorberbaum], the grandson of the Ga'on of Lissa".
Rabbi Shmuel Heller (1786-1884, Otzar HaRabbanim 19134). A Torah giant, proficient in many areas including medicine, was raised in the home of the Seer of Lublin and followed his advice to immigrate to Eretz Yisrael. Served as rabbi of Safed for 60 years.
Rabbi Yitzchak Lorberbaum, grandson of Rabbi Ya'akov Lorberbaum, author of Chavat Da'at and Netivot HaMishpat. Son in law of Rabbi Shmuel Heller.
Faulty pagination (missing: first title page). Separate title-pages for the laws of treifot, melicha and ta'arovot.
22.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear and moth damage. Non-original binding.
On book leaves many signatures of Rabbi Shmuel Heller [he was accustomed to signing in many places in his books], and also glosses [in his handwriting?]. Likewise, several signatures of "Yitzchak [Lorberbaum], the grandson of the Ga'on of Lissa".
Rabbi Shmuel Heller (1786-1884, Otzar HaRabbanim 19134). A Torah giant, proficient in many areas including medicine, was raised in the home of the Seer of Lublin and followed his advice to immigrate to Eretz Yisrael. Served as rabbi of Safed for 60 years.
Rabbi Yitzchak Lorberbaum, grandson of Rabbi Ya'akov Lorberbaum, author of Chavat Da'at and Netivot HaMishpat. Son in law of Rabbi Shmuel Heller.
Faulty pagination (missing: first title page). Separate title-pages for the laws of treifot, melicha and ta'arovot.
22.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear and moth damage. Non-original binding.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $300
Sold for: $425
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The book Machzik Bracha – additions and supplements to the work "Birkei Yosef". By Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai (the Chida). Livorno, [1785].
Several (cut-off) handwritten glosses in antique oriental handwriting [almost certainly by the Chida himself, in his own handwriting – See content of gloss on leaf 99].
Ownership stamps from Algeria.
[2], 136, 114 leaves. Fair condition, moth damages and holes, red binding with leather spine, with damages and tear at top of spine.
Several (cut-off) handwritten glosses in antique oriental handwriting [almost certainly by the Chida himself, in his own handwriting – See content of gloss on leaf 99].
Ownership stamps from Algeria.
[2], 136, 114 leaves. Fair condition, moth damages and holes, red binding with leather spine, with damages and tear at top of spine.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Sold for: $550
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Ginat Veradim, Questions, answers and Halachic rulings. Rabbi Avraham Ha-Levi, Av Beit Din of Egypt. First and second volumes. Constantine, [1715-1717].
Various signatures by “Yedidyah Shlomo Israel” appear on both volumes’ title pages. There are a few glosses on the first volume’s sheets in Oriental handwriting. One remark in a different handwriting, signed by “the Young Matz"a Che"n”.
The Ga'on Rabbi Yedidyah Shlomo son of Rabbi Eliyahu Israel from Rhodes was among the greatest scholars of his generation. He served as Av Beit Din in Alexandria for about 30 years until his passing in 1831 [he did not leave any descendants, his books apparently made it back to his ancestors’ home in Rhodes]. His nephew, Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Israel, Av Beit Din of Rhodes, had a son also named Rabbi Yedidyah Shlomo, who was among the Rhodes and Jerusalem scholars and passed at a young age [around 1836] and his brother, Rabbi Michael Ya'akov Israel, Av Beit Din of Rhodes, was the one who took care of his bequest. [See enclosed material, on the books “History of the Rabbis from the Rhodes Israel Family”, the “Yad Yamin” responsum and “Roni Ve-Simchi”’s sixth eulogy].
Rabbi “Matz"a Che"n” is Rabbi Matityahu Avraham Zormani, Av Beit Din of Bucharest and Shumen (Bulgaria), son in law of Rabbi Michael Ya'akov, Av Beit Din of Rhodes. Answers he wrote appear in the “Ben Yamin” responsum, one of them is signed by him: “the Young Matz"a Che"n”.
[4], 157, 160-164 (faulty leaf count); [4], 158 leaves. 27-27.5 cm. Fair condition, moth damage. Some of the glosses are partially cut off. Old bindings with leather spine.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
Various signatures by “Yedidyah Shlomo Israel” appear on both volumes’ title pages. There are a few glosses on the first volume’s sheets in Oriental handwriting. One remark in a different handwriting, signed by “the Young Matz"a Che"n”.
The Ga'on Rabbi Yedidyah Shlomo son of Rabbi Eliyahu Israel from Rhodes was among the greatest scholars of his generation. He served as Av Beit Din in Alexandria for about 30 years until his passing in 1831 [he did not leave any descendants, his books apparently made it back to his ancestors’ home in Rhodes]. His nephew, Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Israel, Av Beit Din of Rhodes, had a son also named Rabbi Yedidyah Shlomo, who was among the Rhodes and Jerusalem scholars and passed at a young age [around 1836] and his brother, Rabbi Michael Ya'akov Israel, Av Beit Din of Rhodes, was the one who took care of his bequest. [See enclosed material, on the books “History of the Rabbis from the Rhodes Israel Family”, the “Yad Yamin” responsum and “Roni Ve-Simchi”’s sixth eulogy].
Rabbi “Matz"a Che"n” is Rabbi Matityahu Avraham Zormani, Av Beit Din of Bucharest and Shumen (Bulgaria), son in law of Rabbi Michael Ya'akov, Av Beit Din of Rhodes. Answers he wrote appear in the “Ben Yamin” responsum, one of them is signed by him: “the Young Matz"a Che"n”.
[4], 157, 160-164 (faulty leaf count); [4], 158 leaves. 27-27.5 cm. Fair condition, moth damage. Some of the glosses are partially cut off. Old bindings with leather spine.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Sefer Melechet Ha'Kodesh, on Rashi commentary on the Torah. By Rabbi Moshe Toledano. Livorno, 1803. only edition.
On page following the title page appear handwritten lists of Torah novellae, signed by Rabbi "Baruch Toledano", one of them with deletion marks. Some scholarly comments in a different handwriting (most of them chopped). A chopped ownership signature on title page "Moshe… son of Rabbi Chaim…" [in handwriting similar to the comments' one]. Ownership signatures and inscriptions on last page.
Toledano family – a famous family of rabbis active in Morocco and in Moroccan-origin communities.
6, [1]. 136 leaves. 28cm. Good-fair condition, moth damages, damage to last leaf with text omission. Narrow margins. Simple binding.
On page following the title page appear handwritten lists of Torah novellae, signed by Rabbi "Baruch Toledano", one of them with deletion marks. Some scholarly comments in a different handwriting (most of them chopped). A chopped ownership signature on title page "Moshe… son of Rabbi Chaim…" [in handwriting similar to the comments' one]. Ownership signatures and inscriptions on last page.
Toledano family – a famous family of rabbis active in Morocco and in Moroccan-origin communities.
6, [1]. 136 leaves. 28cm. Good-fair condition, moth damages, damage to last leaf with text omission. Narrow margins. Simple binding.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Sold for: $125
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Minchat Cohen, includes the Mevo Ha-Shemesh on the laws relating to Bein Ha-Shemashot, Sefer Ha-Ta’arovot and Sefer Mishmeret Ha-Shabbat. Rabbi Avraham Cohen Pimentel. Lemberg, 1892.
On the margins of the “Sefer Ta’arovot” there are a few lengthy scholarly glosses in Ashkenazi handwriting from the print period.
88 leaves, 25.5 cm. Dry paper, good-fair condition, damages on leaves’ edges. Cloth binding.
On the margins of the “Sefer Ta’arovot” there are a few lengthy scholarly glosses in Ashkenazi handwriting from the print period.
88 leaves, 25.5 cm. Dry paper, good-fair condition, damages on leaves’ edges. Cloth binding.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Sold for: $213
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Kesef Nivchar, three volumes, rules of the Shas and the Poskim, Rabbi Baruch Bendet Gutwein. Lemberg, 1873-1878.
Captions and signatures by Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Levinberg appear on all three title pages. He was a member of the Plock Jewish Community who lived in Shepps, close to Plock [Poland]. There are signatures and ink stamps from the time he served as Rabbi at Proshkow and Grodzhinsk close to Warsaw.
Dozens of handwritten scholarly glosses in the margins of the book sheets.
Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Levinberg (Passed in 1934, Otzar Ha-Rabbanim 11425), served as Rabbi in Proshkow since 1904, after WWI he moved and served as Rabbi in Grodzhisk. See enclosed material about him.
[2], 72 leaves; 72, [1] leaf; [1], 76 leaves. 25 cm. Dry paper, fair-poor condition, damages on the leaves borders and tears, stains. Original, worn binding.
Captions and signatures by Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Levinberg appear on all three title pages. He was a member of the Plock Jewish Community who lived in Shepps, close to Plock [Poland]. There are signatures and ink stamps from the time he served as Rabbi at Proshkow and Grodzhinsk close to Warsaw.
Dozens of handwritten scholarly glosses in the margins of the book sheets.
Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Levinberg (Passed in 1934, Otzar Ha-Rabbanim 11425), served as Rabbi in Proshkow since 1904, after WWI he moved and served as Rabbi in Grodzhisk. See enclosed material about him.
[2], 72 leaves; 72, [1] leaf; [1], 76 leaves. 25 cm. Dry paper, fair-poor condition, damages on the leaves borders and tears, stains. Original, worn binding.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $220
Sold for: $275
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1. Batei Kenesiyot, Volume One, on the Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayim. (With the Beit Ha-Asufim on the Rashi and the Re’em on the Torah commentaries). Rabbi Avraham Ebn Ezra [of the Izmir sages, 1690-1761]. Salonika, [1806]. (Moth damages). There is a signed auto-dedication on leaf 2 by Rabbi “Rafael Wazana” from Izmir. Several glosses and insights in Oriental handwriting.
2. Mateh Ephraim, on Maimonides and commentaries, by Rabbi Ephraim Ardit. [Salonika, 1791]. Missing title page and first leaves, additional leaves are damaged or missing. Glosses by several writers in Oriental handwriting, one of them is signed as “Ha A.I.N” and the other as “Ha-Mevi"n”.
3. Masechet Berachot Ve-Seder Zera’im, Berlin and Frankfurt an der Oder edition, 1734. (First and last leaves are damaged, with text omission). Various signatures. A scholarly gloss on the Teruma tractate, in Oriental handwriting contemporary to the time of print, signed by “the young Ha"Si”.
Varying sizes and conditions.
2. Mateh Ephraim, on Maimonides and commentaries, by Rabbi Ephraim Ardit. [Salonika, 1791]. Missing title page and first leaves, additional leaves are damaged or missing. Glosses by several writers in Oriental handwriting, one of them is signed as “Ha A.I.N” and the other as “Ha-Mevi"n”.
3. Masechet Berachot Ve-Seder Zera’im, Berlin and Frankfurt an der Oder edition, 1734. (First and last leaves are damaged, with text omission). Various signatures. A scholarly gloss on the Teruma tractate, in Oriental handwriting contemporary to the time of print, signed by “the young Ha"Si”.
Varying sizes and conditions.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Tractate Brachot and Seder Zera'im, [Frankfurt an der Oder edition, 1697].
Hundreds of glosses and notes by several writers, in Turkish-Oriental handwriting. Various signatures from Salonika. On Leaf 2 and on Leaf 61 there are signatures and owners' inscriptions of Rabbi Aharon Franco [the glosses of learned content are apparently his]. On Leaf 6 of the Rosh, Ladino inscriptions.
2-69 leaves, 23 leaves. 2-86 leaves. (3 title leaves are missing). Poor condition, stains, moth and moisture damage. Unbound.
Hundreds of glosses and notes by several writers, in Turkish-Oriental handwriting. Various signatures from Salonika. On Leaf 2 and on Leaf 61 there are signatures and owners' inscriptions of Rabbi Aharon Franco [the glosses of learned content are apparently his]. On Leaf 6 of the Rosh, Ladino inscriptions.
2-69 leaves, 23 leaves. 2-86 leaves. (3 title leaves are missing). Poor condition, stains, moth and moisture damage. Unbound.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
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Sold for: $188
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Nehor Shraga, on Yevamot tractate, Rabbi Moshe Betzalel Luria Av Beit Din of Saki. Vilna, 1871.
Erudite handwritten glosses. In one of the comments he mentions “see my book T. M.”. Apparently, the writer is Rabbi Menachem Mendel Av Beit Din of Biala, author of Tiferet Menachem on Yevamot, Piotrkow, 1906.
[2], 96 leaves, approximately 31 cm. Good condition. Cardboard and cloth binding. Some of the glosses are cut off.
Erudite handwritten glosses. In one of the comments he mentions “see my book T. M.”. Apparently, the writer is Rabbi Menachem Mendel Av Beit Din of Biala, author of Tiferet Menachem on Yevamot, Piotrkow, 1906.
[2], 96 leaves, approximately 31 cm. Good condition. Cardboard and cloth binding. Some of the glosses are cut off.
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