Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $350
Sold for: $575
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1-2. Pizmonim L'Yamim Rosh Hashana U'LeYom Kippur, collected by Rabbi Yechezkel Shmuel Telcher and Eliya Shalom Valotcher. Puna, [1870]. Lithographic printing. Two copies: one bound from right to left and the other from left to right. (Stamps of the synagogue of Ahmadabad).
3. Te'udat Yisrael (Parts 1-5), [Puna, 1874]. A collection of various blessings and prayers according to the Sephardic custom. The title page, instructions and explanations are in Marathi.
4. Selichot for early mornings of Chodesh Elul. Puna, [1874]. Hebrew and Marathi, with additional section in Marathi and a little English.
5. Kinot Siman Neviah and Haftara L'Tisha B'Av with Arabic translation. Bombay, 1889.
6. Machzor Zichron L'Tova. Bombay, 1899.
7. Seder Techinat Ya'akov V'Seder Vidui HaGadol, according to the custom of… Baghdad, with English translation [page facing page]. Bombay, 1907.
8. "Acheinu HaYekarim! Due to the severe situation… we request… [to say] these psukim whose initials are Yerushalayim Yisrael Kra Satan". Bombay, [c. 1948]. Apparently printed during the War of Independence.
Varied size and condition. Some were printed on brittle acidy paper.
3. Te'udat Yisrael (Parts 1-5), [Puna, 1874]. A collection of various blessings and prayers according to the Sephardic custom. The title page, instructions and explanations are in Marathi.
4. Selichot for early mornings of Chodesh Elul. Puna, [1874]. Hebrew and Marathi, with additional section in Marathi and a little English.
5. Kinot Siman Neviah and Haftara L'Tisha B'Av with Arabic translation. Bombay, 1889.
6. Machzor Zichron L'Tova. Bombay, 1899.
7. Seder Techinat Ya'akov V'Seder Vidui HaGadol, according to the custom of… Baghdad, with English translation [page facing page]. Bombay, 1907.
8. "Acheinu HaYekarim! Due to the severe situation… we request… [to say] these psukim whose initials are Yerushalayim Yisrael Kra Satan". Bombay, [c. 1948]. Apparently printed during the War of Independence.
Varied size and condition. Some were printed on brittle acidy paper.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Volume including three books stereotypically printed in Shanghai (China) in 1946 by Shlomo Yosef Meizlish. Those three books are bibliographically unknown under these editions:
1. Sefer Chasidim by Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Chasid, with commentaries. (Apparently stereotyped from the 1879 Warsaw edition, based on the 1875 Lemberg edition).
2. Midrash Shmuel, a Pirkei Avot interpretation, by Rabbi Shmuel De Uzeda. (Apparently stereotyped from the 1876 Warsaw edition).
3. Masechet Avot, with the commentary of Rabbi Yosef Ya'abetz Ha-Doresh. (Apparently stereotyped from a part of the 1880 Warsaw edition). Owner’s signature by Rabbi “Reuven Melamed”, [student at the Shanghai Mir Yeshiva, teacher and Mashgiach at the Ponevezh Yeshiva of Bnei Brak, among the leading Musar figures of the last generation]. Handwritten remarks appear on leaf 34 of Masechet Avot.
22 cm. Good condition, stains, tears on the leaves’ edges. Acidic, fragile paper.
1. Sefer Chasidim by Rabbi Yehuda Ha-Chasid, with commentaries. (Apparently stereotyped from the 1879 Warsaw edition, based on the 1875 Lemberg edition).
2. Midrash Shmuel, a Pirkei Avot interpretation, by Rabbi Shmuel De Uzeda. (Apparently stereotyped from the 1876 Warsaw edition).
3. Masechet Avot, with the commentary of Rabbi Yosef Ya'abetz Ha-Doresh. (Apparently stereotyped from a part of the 1880 Warsaw edition). Owner’s signature by Rabbi “Reuven Melamed”, [student at the Shanghai Mir Yeshiva, teacher and Mashgiach at the Ponevezh Yeshiva of Bnei Brak, among the leading Musar figures of the last generation]. Handwritten remarks appear on leaf 34 of Masechet Avot.
22 cm. Good condition, stains, tears on the leaves’ edges. Acidic, fragile paper.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Divrei Emet on the Torah by Rabbi Ya’akov Yitzchak Horowitz “the Seer of Lublin”. Shanghai, 1947. Published by the “Mefitzei Or” printing committee of the “Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin - China” students. 113 pages. 25 cm. Good condition, light moth holes on the original binding. Bibliographically unknown.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Sold for: $150
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Rashba Responsa, and last pamphlet by the Rashba on Yevamot tractate, includes: Kovetz He’arot [collection of comments] on Yevamot tractate, by Rabbi Elchanan Bunim Wasserman. Shanghai, [1945].
Stereotype printing of the 1936 Vilna Edition. Printed by a group of Baranovitch Yeshiva alumni who studied in the Mir Yeshiva in Shanghai.
[2], 3-54; [2], 152 pages. 25 cm. Fair condition. Detached leaves. Signs of wear and few stains. Worn and detached binding.
Stereotype printing of the 1936 Vilna Edition. Printed by a group of Baranovitch Yeshiva alumni who studied in the Mir Yeshiva in Shanghai.
[2], 3-54; [2], 152 pages. 25 cm. Fair condition. Detached leaves. Signs of wear and few stains. Worn and detached binding.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Yesod Olam, on astronomy and Kiddush HaChodesh, by Rabbi Yitzchak HaYisraeli disciple of the Rosh. Berlin, 1777. First edition printed by Rabbi Baruch Schick, the Gra's disciple, from manuscript of the geniza of Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Rabbi of Berlin.
Signature at top of title page: "Eliyahu Vilna". We do not know if this is the Gra's signature. To the best of our knowledge, the Vilna Gaon's signature is not known at present. The book arrived from a family's private collection and they believed that this was the Gra's signature. On first page, inscription by one of the family members of the famous Gaon Rabbi Aharon Chaim Zimmerman (1915-1995), that "My father doubted whether the signature on the book… was by the Vilna Gaon… and I did not know or ask its source".
Another inscription in early handwriting: "I bought the book… Ya'akov Leib?".
[1], 93, [7] leaves + sketched astronomy chart [possibly a second chart is missing]. 19.5 cm. Fair condition, moisture damage, leaf cut on text, detached leaves.
Signature at top of title page: "Eliyahu Vilna". We do not know if this is the Gra's signature. To the best of our knowledge, the Vilna Gaon's signature is not known at present. The book arrived from a family's private collection and they believed that this was the Gra's signature. On first page, inscription by one of the family members of the famous Gaon Rabbi Aharon Chaim Zimmerman (1915-1995), that "My father doubted whether the signature on the book… was by the Vilna Gaon… and I did not know or ask its source".
Another inscription in early handwriting: "I bought the book… Ya'akov Leib?".
[1], 93, [7] leaves + sketched astronomy chart [possibly a second chart is missing]. 19.5 cm. Fair condition, moisture damage, leaf cut on text, detached leaves.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Tractate Shekalim of the Jerusalemite Talmud, with commentaries by the Vilna Ga'on as well as the Mishnat Eliyahu and Taklin Chadatin commentaries by Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov. Minsk, [1812]. First edition. Stamps: “Belongs to the Kloiz of the Vilna Ga’on”. Handwritten comment on leaf 14.
The Jerusalemite was printed according the Vilna Ga’on’s version with his glosses, on the margins “old versions” have been printed (where they differ from the Vilna Ga'on's version) and the “Mishnah tradition”. Approbations by disciples of the Vilna Ga'on Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin and Rabbi Mendel of Shklov. [The book opens with: foreword by Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin on the Vilna Ga'on commentaries on the Mishnayot, response by Rabbi Akiva Eiger and counter-response by Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin. Additional response by Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin appears upon last page.
The author, Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov, leader of the Vilna Ga'on disciples’ Aliya to Eretz Yisrael, is mentioned in the title page and in the approbations as one who was “formerly a substitute in the city of Shklov and now resides in the Upper Galilee”. In the author’s introduction, much material is presented pertaining to the history of his rabbi and mentor the Vilna Ga’on and his disciples and in a self-deprecating and admirable manner he mentions the greatest disciple Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin “prominent disciple, glory of the generation… proficient in the revealed and concealed facets of Torah… Av Beit Din and Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Of Volozhin…”.
Missing copy. [5], 33, [1] leaves (missing: leaves 25-32). 31.5 cm. Name of book and printing press in red ink. Printed partially upon blue leaves. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Worn and loose binding.
Rare.
The Jerusalemite was printed according the Vilna Ga’on’s version with his glosses, on the margins “old versions” have been printed (where they differ from the Vilna Ga'on's version) and the “Mishnah tradition”. Approbations by disciples of the Vilna Ga'on Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin and Rabbi Mendel of Shklov. [The book opens with: foreword by Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin on the Vilna Ga'on commentaries on the Mishnayot, response by Rabbi Akiva Eiger and counter-response by Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin. Additional response by Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin appears upon last page.
The author, Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov, leader of the Vilna Ga'on disciples’ Aliya to Eretz Yisrael, is mentioned in the title page and in the approbations as one who was “formerly a substitute in the city of Shklov and now resides in the Upper Galilee”. In the author’s introduction, much material is presented pertaining to the history of his rabbi and mentor the Vilna Ga’on and his disciples and in a self-deprecating and admirable manner he mentions the greatest disciple Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin “prominent disciple, glory of the generation… proficient in the revealed and concealed facets of Torah… Av Beit Din and Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Of Volozhin…”.
Missing copy. [5], 33, [1] leaves (missing: leaves 25-32). 31.5 cm. Name of book and printing press in red ink. Printed partially upon blue leaves. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Worn and loose binding.
Rare.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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Tzurat HaAretz LeGvuloteha Saviv VeTochnit HaBayit, Vilna Ga’on commentary on verses of Sefer Yehoshua, Melachim and Yechezkel [with the text], concerning the borders of Eretz Israel and the layout of the Temple. Shklov, [1802]. First edition. Bound with: Drush on the Torah and Mitzvot, by the Maharal of Prague. Warsaw, [1836].
42, 39-40 leaves; 32 leaves. 20 cm. Without map. Thick blue paper. Good-fair condition. Tear with omission of text on title page. Moth damage. Signatures and notations, censorship stamps. Loose binding.
42, 39-40 leaves; 32 leaves. 20 cm. Without map. Thick blue paper. Good-fair condition. Tear with omission of text on title page. Moth damage. Signatures and notations, censorship stamps. Loose binding.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnayot Seder Zera'im, with the Vilna Gaon's commentary. Lemberg, 1799. First edition.
This edition was printed by Rabbi Moshe of Pinsk, the Gaon's son-in-law. Printed on verso of title page, approbations and warning of Vilna Beit-din not to publicize the Gaon's sayings in print without permission "that nobody should listen or believe anything said in the name of the Gaon HaChassid… until it is completely clear that they were written by the Gaon… and surely it is forbidden to print anything in the name of the Gaon until it is clear…".
[2], 9; 55, 57-59 leaves. 35 cm. Good condition, stains and minor moth damage. Semi-leather new binding.
This edition was printed by Rabbi Moshe of Pinsk, the Gaon's son-in-law. Printed on verso of title page, approbations and warning of Vilna Beit-din not to publicize the Gaon's sayings in print without permission "that nobody should listen or believe anything said in the name of the Gaon HaChassid… until it is completely clear that they were written by the Gaon… and surely it is forbidden to print anything in the name of the Gaon until it is clear…".
[2], 9; 55, 57-59 leaves. 35 cm. Good condition, stains and minor moth damage. Semi-leather new binding.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $1,100
Sold for: $4,000
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Arba’a Ve’esrim books, sections 1-6 [Nevi’im Rishonim, Nevi’im Achronim and Ketuvim]. Horodna [Grodno]-Vilna, [1820].
Complete set, with commentary of the Vilna Ga’on and many additions.
Published by Rabbi Ya’akov Moshe of Slonim, grandson of the Vilna Ga’on and his disciple, who added comments on the interpretation.
Volume 1 – Yehoshua, Shoftim and Shmuel: [2], 88; 174, [2], 189-200 leaves. Volume 2 – Melachim and Divrei HaYamim: [2], 224, [6] leaves [second title page bound upside down]. Volume 3 – Yishaya and Yirmiya: [2], 154 [instead of: 155]; 134 [1] leaves. Volume 4 – Yechezkel and Trei Asar: [2], 128; 134 leaves, [Missing 2 leaves of maps which were usually added at end of volume]. Volume 5 – Tehillim and Mishlei: [2], 207, [1] 208-220 leaves. Volume 6 – Job, Daniel, Ezra and Nechemia: [2], 76; 66, [1], 67-75 leaves.
22.5 cm. Good condition. Clean leaves. Few stains. Original rubbed out bindings with tears in spine. Owner signatures in all volumes: “Elimelech son of the late Rabbi David Mitner”. Censorship stamps.
Complete set, with commentary of the Vilna Ga’on and many additions.
Published by Rabbi Ya’akov Moshe of Slonim, grandson of the Vilna Ga’on and his disciple, who added comments on the interpretation.
Volume 1 – Yehoshua, Shoftim and Shmuel: [2], 88; 174, [2], 189-200 leaves. Volume 2 – Melachim and Divrei HaYamim: [2], 224, [6] leaves [second title page bound upside down]. Volume 3 – Yishaya and Yirmiya: [2], 154 [instead of: 155]; 134 [1] leaves. Volume 4 – Yechezkel and Trei Asar: [2], 128; 134 leaves, [Missing 2 leaves of maps which were usually added at end of volume]. Volume 5 – Tehillim and Mishlei: [2], 207, [1] 208-220 leaves. Volume 6 – Job, Daniel, Ezra and Nechemia: [2], 76; 66, [1], 67-75 leaves.
22.5 cm. Good condition. Clean leaves. Few stains. Original rubbed out bindings with tears in spine. Owner signatures in all volumes: “Elimelech son of the late Rabbi David Mitner”. Censorship stamps.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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1-2. Heichalot HaZohar on Parshiot (weekly portions) Bereishit and Pekudei, with commentary of the Vilna Gaon. [Koenigsberg], [1856]. (Missing: last two leaves). Bound with: Midrash Ruth HeChadash [called Midrash HaNe'elam], with commentary of the Vilna Gaon. Warsaw, 1865. (Owners' inscription, "Rabbi Yoseph L. of Telz" – Rabbi Yoseph Leib Bloch Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva in Telz, and others).
3. Be'ur Al HaRa'aya Meheimana, by the Vilna Gaon, with glosses by Rabbi Moshe Shlomo of Talachyn. Koenigsberg, [1858].
4. Tikunei HaZohar, with correction from the Zohar HeChadash, with commentary of the Vilna Gaon. Vilna, 1867.
5. Piskei HaGaon Rabbeinu Eliyahu MiVilna, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim. Vilna, 1875. (Missing last 6 pages of list of prenumeranten – stamps of Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchak Andran).
6. Aliot Eliyahu, the history of the Vilna Gaon, by Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Levine. Vilna, 1875.
7. Keter Torah, the 613 mitzvot in rhyme in letters of the Ten Commandments, Rabbi Dov Persky. Vilna, 1880. (Approbations of the Natziv and the Beit HaLevi).
Total of 7 books. Varied size and condition (general good condition). Most of the books have signatures of Rabbi Avraham ben Yisrael Frast (Korpo) of Jerusalem (see attached material), and stamps of his son Rabbi Moshe Korpo.
3. Be'ur Al HaRa'aya Meheimana, by the Vilna Gaon, with glosses by Rabbi Moshe Shlomo of Talachyn. Koenigsberg, [1858].
4. Tikunei HaZohar, with correction from the Zohar HeChadash, with commentary of the Vilna Gaon. Vilna, 1867.
5. Piskei HaGaon Rabbeinu Eliyahu MiVilna, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim. Vilna, 1875. (Missing last 6 pages of list of prenumeranten – stamps of Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchak Andran).
6. Aliot Eliyahu, the history of the Vilna Gaon, by Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Levine. Vilna, 1875.
7. Keter Torah, the 613 mitzvot in rhyme in letters of the Ten Commandments, Rabbi Dov Persky. Vilna, 1880. (Approbations of the Natziv and the Beit HaLevi).
Total of 7 books. Varied size and condition (general good condition). Most of the books have signatures of Rabbi Avraham ben Yisrael Frast (Korpo) of Jerusalem (see attached material), and stamps of his son Rabbi Moshe Korpo.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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5 Books authored by the Gra’s disciples: Kneh Ha-Midda, trigonometry explanations and interpretations on Maimonides for the laws of Kiddush Ha-Chodesh, by Rabbi Baruch Shik. Shklov, [1791]. (Missing: a leaf at the end and geometric drawings. Numerous handwritten notes appear on the title page and on the last leaf). *Chamisha Chalukei Avanim, a commentary on Shir Ha-Shirim, with the text, by Rabbi Ze’ev Wolf Altschuler, Shklov, [1794]. (Missing the last 2 leaves). *Batim La-Brichim, “extensive explanations on the Savi Devei Atuna words, biblical texts and sages’ [interpretations]”, by Rabbi Shabtay son of Aharon Yehoshua of Tshashnik. Shklov, [1902]. (Missing: the last 2 leaves; extensive damages on the first 9 leaves. Ownership inscriptions on the title page: “Mordechai son of Rabbi Zvi Hirsh” and more). *Katzvei Eretz, explanations on the borders of the land of Canaan, by Rabbi Yehoshua Feivel Teomim. Grodno, 1913. Second edition. (Missing: a folded map at the end; extensively damaged title page). *Margaliot Ha-Torah, Vol. 2, on the Nevi’im and Ketuvim and the five Megilot, by Rabbi Zvi Hirsh son of Chaim Shmuel Zenwill Halevi. Minkovtsy, 1807. (Missing: first 5 leaves).
Varying sizes and conditions. Incomplete copies.
Varying sizes and conditions. Incomplete copies.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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1. Mishnayot, Tractate Taharot, with the Gaon's commentary and Shenot Eliyahu, Vilna and Horodna, 1832. A separate title page for Shenot Eliyahu. Many handwritten glosses (Rashi-Ashkenazi script).
[2 sections], 223, [1] leaf; [1 section] 17, [2] leaves. (Leaves 111-112 of Tractate Nega'im missing). 24.5 cm. Good-poor condition, wear and stains. Unbound.
2. Tikunei HaZohar, with Tikunim from Zohar Chadash. With commentaries of the Gra and his son Rabbi Avraham. Vilna, 1867. First edition. A few handwritten glosses.
(First of two sections is missing), [4], 172 leaves; 50 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good-fair condition, wear and moth damage to first and last leaves. Detached and torn binding.
[2 sections], 223, [1] leaf; [1 section] 17, [2] leaves. (Leaves 111-112 of Tractate Nega'im missing). 24.5 cm. Good-poor condition, wear and stains. Unbound.
2. Tikunei HaZohar, with Tikunim from Zohar Chadash. With commentaries of the Gra and his son Rabbi Avraham. Vilna, 1867. First edition. A few handwritten glosses.
(First of two sections is missing), [4], 172 leaves; 50 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good-fair condition, wear and moth damage to first and last leaves. Detached and torn binding.
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