Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Books of Parables, Poems and Songs Printed in Baghdad

Opening: $250
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
1-2. Ketzat Chaiker, the story… of a officer of King Sancheriv, and what happened to him with his nephew Nadan… and his travels to Pharoah Sultan of Egypt. Baghdad, [c. 1890]. Bound with: Amtal El Daudia [Parables of David]. First booklet, Baghdad, 1927. Arabic, in Hebrew letters.
3. Shirot V'Tishbachot, contains pleasant piyutim and poems, some by Rabbi Yisrael Nagara, [Baghdad, c. 1895].
4. Sefer HaShirim, contains songs and praises. Baghdad, [1906]. 415 songs and poems.
5. Pizmonim, Siman Avraham. [Baghdad, c. 1920]. The piyutim are in Hebrew and Arabic in Hebrew letters. Printed without title page.
6. Kol Shirim, poems with vowels for Shabbat and festivals. Baghdad, 1932. 118 poems, some in Jewish-Arabic.
Varied size and condition. Owners' signatures.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
Rare, some were not listed in the bibliographic lists of Ya'ari
Books printed in the East and the Far East
Books printed in the East and the Far East