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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $180
Sold for: $225
Including buyer's premium
Selichot and Tachanunim as customary in Italian Jewish Congregations, which are recited from Rosh Chodesh Elul until after the Kippur fast. Torino, 1759.
88 leaves. 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. new cloth and Leather binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
88 leaves. 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. new cloth and Leather binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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Prayer Service as customary in Ashkenaz and Poland, laws and commentaries in Yiddish-Deutsch, with Pirkei Avot (explained) and the Parshiot, Yotzrot and Selichot. Offenbach, 1806.
Bound with Tehilim and Techinot, with a special title page. Offenbach, 1802.
[2], 238, 136, 36, 8 leaves; 116, 16 leaves. 18 cm. Good condition, stains, leaves cut close to the writing. Worn binding.
Rare.
Bound with Tehilim and Techinot, with a special title page. Offenbach, 1802.
[2], 238, 136, 36, 8 leaves; 116, 16 leaves. 18 cm. Good condition, stains, leaves cut close to the writing. Worn binding.
Rare.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $250
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Machzor – Ashkenazi and Polish custom, with commentaries and laws. Luneville, [1797]. Approbations of Chief Rabbis of Metz and Nancy (France).
Volume 1: Prayers for Rosh Hashana (and for the Days of Awe). Volume 2: Prayers for Yom Kippur. The commentary, laws and "Kavanat HaPa'itan" were printed in Yiddish, in Tzena Urena letters.
[2], 30, 96; [2], 30, 181, [1] leaf, 25 cm. Good condition. High- quality paper with margins. Few stains. Original leather bindings, lightly damaged.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
Volume 1: Prayers for Rosh Hashana (and for the Days of Awe). Volume 2: Prayers for Yom Kippur. The commentary, laws and "Kavanat HaPa'itan" were printed in Yiddish, in Tzena Urena letters.
[2], 30, 96; [2], 30, 181, [1] leaf, 25 cm. Good condition. High- quality paper with margins. Few stains. Original leather bindings, lightly damaged.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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Sidur Avodat Yisrael, includes prayers and blessings for the entire year from beginning to end, compiled and arranged by Rabbi Yitzchak son of Aryeh Yosef Dov. Roedelheim, 1868.
Ashkenazi Sidur with rich content and precise wording: includes numerous Halachot, some of which are in German in Tzur letters, Megilat Antiochus, Parashiot, Ma’amadot and Perek Shira. Special title page for the Tehilim.
[1], XX, 804; 86, [2], 24.5 cm. High quality paper, very good condition. The binding and a couple of leaves are partially detached.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
Ashkenazi Sidur with rich content and precise wording: includes numerous Halachot, some of which are in German in Tzur letters, Megilat Antiochus, Parashiot, Ma’amadot and Perek Shira. Special title page for the Tehilim.
[1], XX, 804; 86, [2], 24.5 cm. High quality paper, very good condition. The binding and a couple of leaves are partially detached.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $120
Sold for: $150
Including buyer's premium
Yearly Machzor, as customary in the Italian congregation. Livorno, [1856]. Including preface to the Bnei Roma Machzor by Shmuel David Luzzatto.
27 pages, 192 leaves; 18 pages, 217 leaves. 23 cm. Good condition. Wide uncut margins. Uncut sheets. Cloth bindings.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
27 pages, 192 leaves; 18 pages, 217 leaves. 23 cm. Good condition. Wide uncut margins. Uncut sheets. Cloth bindings.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $200
Unsold
1. Beit Oved – weekday prayer book. Livorno, [1862]. [Including the addition of 24 leaves at the end, including the Kriot]. Stamps “David Sasson, Jerusalem”.
2. Beit Menucha – order of prayer for Shabbat and Shmoneh Esreh for Pesach, Shavuot and Succoth. Livorno, [1864].
3. Beit HaBchira and Beit HaShem – Machzor for Pesach and Shavuot, including the Haggada for Passover and Halachot. Livorno [1875]. Handwritten ownership notations by Shalom Sasson and David Sasson.
Among the famous series of prayer books, which include laws and commentaries, Kabbalistic prayers and customs; these prayer books are often cited in books of Halachic authorities and commentaries on the prayers.
Various sizes and conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
2. Beit Menucha – order of prayer for Shabbat and Shmoneh Esreh for Pesach, Shavuot and Succoth. Livorno, [1864].
3. Beit HaBchira and Beit HaShem – Machzor for Pesach and Shavuot, including the Haggada for Passover and Halachot. Livorno [1875]. Handwritten ownership notations by Shalom Sasson and David Sasson.
Among the famous series of prayer books, which include laws and commentaries, Kabbalistic prayers and customs; these prayer books are often cited in books of Halachic authorities and commentaries on the prayers.
Various sizes and conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $400
Unsold
1. Machzor for the Days of Awe, arranged according to the Ari and the book Chemdat Yamim. Salonika, [1779]. Second part only – Yom Kippur. 9 missing leaves have been replaced by photocopies. Handwritten notes and Piyutim.
2. Machzor for Days of Awe. Salonika, [1842]. Second part only (Yom Kippur). Original leather binding.
3. Machzor for Days of Awe according to Sefardi custom of Constantinople, Eastern and Western countries and Italy. Venice, [1803]. Antique leather binding, golden leaf cutting.
4. Machzor for Yom Kippur according to the Sefardi custom of Constantinople, Eastern and Western countries and Italy. Livorno, [1858]. Second part only: Yom Kippur, Arvit, Shacharit, Mincha and Ne’ila. Separate title page for Musaf, Mincha and Ne’ila.
5. Seder Tefillot Liymei Chol L’Sefardim (Weekday Prayers for Sefardim), for weekdays and Shabbat. Livorno, 1864. Hebrew and Italian, one page opposite another, Italian translation by Rabbi Yisrael Kushta. On inner side of back cover Kaddish was added in a nice handwriting.
Varied size and condition.
From Dr. Mehlman’s private collection.
2. Machzor for Days of Awe. Salonika, [1842]. Second part only (Yom Kippur). Original leather binding.
3. Machzor for Days of Awe according to Sefardi custom of Constantinople, Eastern and Western countries and Italy. Venice, [1803]. Antique leather binding, golden leaf cutting.
4. Machzor for Yom Kippur according to the Sefardi custom of Constantinople, Eastern and Western countries and Italy. Livorno, [1858]. Second part only: Yom Kippur, Arvit, Shacharit, Mincha and Ne’ila. Separate title page for Musaf, Mincha and Ne’ila.
5. Seder Tefillot Liymei Chol L’Sefardim (Weekday Prayers for Sefardim), for weekdays and Shabbat. Livorno, 1864. Hebrew and Italian, one page opposite another, Italian translation by Rabbi Yisrael Kushta. On inner side of back cover Kaddish was added in a nice handwriting.
Varied size and condition.
From Dr. Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
1. Tikun Bakashot Le’anshei Ma’amad. Venice, [1645]. Two pages missing from end.
2. Seder Tikun Chatzot – for Bein HaMeitzarim, by Rabbi Moshe Zakut. Mantua, [1713]. "Shem Tov VeSo’edet Chalashim" Association. In a number of places throughout the book cut pieces of paper containing a different version of the poem were glued on.
3. Seder Avoda Raba VeZuta of Rabbi Menachem Azaria of Pano – order of the Korbanot prayers for various holidays, including “Comments of Rabbi Menachem Azaria” and articles by Rabbi Moshe Zakut as well as additional prayers. Mantua, [1777].
4. Pri Etz Hadar – order of Tu B’Shvat, prayers by the author of Chemdat Yamim. Constantinople, [1824].
5. Birkat HaNehenin – blessings for meals including laws, blessings recited at a wedding, Tefilat HaDerech [by Rabbi Meir Popresh]. Johannesburg [1858]. Stamp of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Dovroskin from Haifa.
6. Sefer Likutei Tefilot – Segulot, prayers and requests, according to the Ari. Livorno, [1904].
7. Nichnas Yayin – passages from the Bible, Mishnah, Talmud, Midrashim and Zohar as well as prayers, “to study upon reaching the 70th birthday”, by Rabbi Avraham Evlagon. Constantinople, [1912]. Title page in gilded letters and portrait of author. (Special printing in honor of “the birthday”).
Various sizes and conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
2. Seder Tikun Chatzot – for Bein HaMeitzarim, by Rabbi Moshe Zakut. Mantua, [1713]. "Shem Tov VeSo’edet Chalashim" Association. In a number of places throughout the book cut pieces of paper containing a different version of the poem were glued on.
3. Seder Avoda Raba VeZuta of Rabbi Menachem Azaria of Pano – order of the Korbanot prayers for various holidays, including “Comments of Rabbi Menachem Azaria” and articles by Rabbi Moshe Zakut as well as additional prayers. Mantua, [1777].
4. Pri Etz Hadar – order of Tu B’Shvat, prayers by the author of Chemdat Yamim. Constantinople, [1824].
5. Birkat HaNehenin – blessings for meals including laws, blessings recited at a wedding, Tefilat HaDerech [by Rabbi Meir Popresh]. Johannesburg [1858]. Stamp of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Dovroskin from Haifa.
6. Sefer Likutei Tefilot – Segulot, prayers and requests, according to the Ari. Livorno, [1904].
7. Nichnas Yayin – passages from the Bible, Mishnah, Talmud, Midrashim and Zohar as well as prayers, “to study upon reaching the 70th birthday”, by Rabbi Avraham Evlagon. Constantinople, [1912]. Title page in gilded letters and portrait of author. (Special printing in honor of “the birthday”).
Various sizes and conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $300
Unsold
1-4. Three Piyutim books, requests and short songs, some portraying the culture of the Amsterdam congregation and the poets, bound together: Shir Emunim – first section; Shir Ne’eman – second section and Chanukat HaBayit. Bound together with Hamtza’a Chadasha – roots of the letter “Shin” in the Bible. Amsterdam, [1793]. Props Katz printing. Foreign language signature of one of the Bassan family members.
5. Tzemach David, anthology of poems, songs and lamentations, by Rabbi Moshe Ya’akov Ottolenghi. Salonika, [1887].
6. Rani VeSimchi, anthology of songs and poems as customary in western congregations, by Rabbi Yitzchak Ben Ya’is. Vienna, [1890]. Handwritten gloss and notations. [some page's margins uncut].
7. Givat Shaul, commentary on the songs of Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi, by Rabbi Shaul Yosef Abdallah [from Hong Kong]. Vienna, 1923.
Various sizes and conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
5. Tzemach David, anthology of poems, songs and lamentations, by Rabbi Moshe Ya’akov Ottolenghi. Salonika, [1887].
6. Rani VeSimchi, anthology of songs and poems as customary in western congregations, by Rabbi Yitzchak Ben Ya’is. Vienna, [1890]. Handwritten gloss and notations. [some page's margins uncut].
7. Givat Shaul, commentary on the songs of Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi, by Rabbi Shaul Yosef Abdallah [from Hong Kong]. Vienna, 1923.
Various sizes and conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $3,200
Sold for: $5,000
Including buyer's premium
Ha-Rokeach, founded by Rabbi Elazar son of Rabbi Yehuda [from Germazia]. Fano, Passover [1505], [Gershom Soncino print]. First edition.
A compilation of laws on permissions and prohibitions [Issur Ve-Heiter], money matters [Mamonot], Festivals, and Women, combined with words of Yir’ah and Teshuva, Musar and Chasidut – among the prominent books of Halacha and Yir’ah.
According to many bibliographers, this book is the first Hebrew book ever printed with a title page.
Rabbi Elazar from Worms (Germazia) was apparently born in Mainz around 1176 and passed away there in 1238. He was the son of Rabbi Yehuda son of Rabbi Klonimus from Mainz, his father’s disciple as well as the disciple of Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Chasid, author of “Sefer Chasidim” who taught him Kabalistic secrets. Authored about thirty books, the Roke’ach being the most important one.
[109] Leaves, 27 cm. light, Great quality paper. Good-fair condition except for leaves [2-3] - which were added from a different copy - are detached and have cut margins. Professionally restored tears and damages.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
A compilation of laws on permissions and prohibitions [Issur Ve-Heiter], money matters [Mamonot], Festivals, and Women, combined with words of Yir’ah and Teshuva, Musar and Chasidut – among the prominent books of Halacha and Yir’ah.
According to many bibliographers, this book is the first Hebrew book ever printed with a title page.
Rabbi Elazar from Worms (Germazia) was apparently born in Mainz around 1176 and passed away there in 1238. He was the son of Rabbi Yehuda son of Rabbi Klonimus from Mainz, his father’s disciple as well as the disciple of Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Chasid, author of “Sefer Chasidim” who taught him Kabalistic secrets. Authored about thirty books, the Roke’ach being the most important one.
[109] Leaves, 27 cm. light, Great quality paper. Good-fair condition except for leaves [2-3] - which were added from a different copy - are detached and have cut margins. Professionally restored tears and damages.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Early printed books – Resh and Shin Years
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $5,000
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Sefer Rabeinu Bechaye, commentary on the Torah. Pesaro, 1507. Gershom Soncino Printing. Third edition.
Glosses on book's sheets and signatures: Handwritten on Leaf 115, what was found written in the handwriting of Dayan Rabbi Sa'adia Ebn Denan. On Leaf 133/2, signature of Rabbi Yosef Avichzar. Additional ancient glosses (damaged).
286 leaves. Missing title page and another 3 leaves, replaced by photocopies. Additional damaged leaves were professionally restored and reconstructed by photocopy of the missing text. 29 cm. Fair condition, stains, restored omissions. New leather binding.
From Dr. Mehlman's private collection.
Very rare.
Glosses on book's sheets and signatures: Handwritten on Leaf 115, what was found written in the handwriting of Dayan Rabbi Sa'adia Ebn Denan. On Leaf 133/2, signature of Rabbi Yosef Avichzar. Additional ancient glosses (damaged).
286 leaves. Missing title page and another 3 leaves, replaced by photocopies. Additional damaged leaves were professionally restored and reconstructed by photocopy of the missing text. 29 cm. Fair condition, stains, restored omissions. New leather binding.
From Dr. Mehlman's private collection.
Very rare.
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Early printed books – Resh and Shin Years
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Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
October 21, 2010
Opening: $1,200
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Bi’ur Al Ha-Torah, Rabeinu Bechaye Ibn Halawa. Venice, [1544].
Remarks in antique Italian handwriting on the sheets’ margins.
243 Leaves, 29.5 cm. Light paper, wide margins. Good-fair condition, stains. The title page is missing its margins but has its central part (11.5 X 14 cm), leaves 2-3 are detached and damaged (added from a different copy). New, semi-leather binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
Remarks in antique Italian handwriting on the sheets’ margins.
243 Leaves, 29.5 cm. Light paper, wide margins. Good-fair condition, stains. The title page is missing its margins but has its central part (11.5 X 14 cm), leaves 2-3 are detached and damaged (added from a different copy). New, semi-leather binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
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Early printed books – Resh and Shin Years
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