Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
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Sha'ar HaYichud - from the book "Chovot HaLevavot", with commentary "Mano'ach HaLevavot" [by Rabbi Mano'ach Hendel son of Rabbi Shmarya], and with commentary "Pardes Katan", by Rabbi Naftali Hirsch son of Rabbi Mordechai. Frankfurt an der Oder, [1779].
Beginning of book contains preface named "Sidrei Bereshit", and end of book contains two small compositions: "Hakdamat Kohelet" and "Midrash Kohelet" - Collection on Megillat Kohelet, by Rabbi Naftali Hirsch. The commentary "Pardes Katan" which is mentioned in the title page was not printed in the book, neither was the commentary "Levav Chacham" which was mentioned in the rabbis' approbations [the author notes that he did not print the entire composition since he was short on time and lacking funds]. The last composition ("Midrash Kohelet") contains collections from the book "Toraht Chaim" by Rabbi Chaim Yissachar Alshich [this book was not printed].
Stamps, ownership notations and signatures ("Moshe Chaim Chefetz" - Rabbi in Jaffa?).
Forty leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, professionally restored moth holes. New binding.
Rare! Does not appear in Bibliography Institute CD or in International Library.
Beginning of book contains preface named "Sidrei Bereshit", and end of book contains two small compositions: "Hakdamat Kohelet" and "Midrash Kohelet" - Collection on Megillat Kohelet, by Rabbi Naftali Hirsch. The commentary "Pardes Katan" which is mentioned in the title page was not printed in the book, neither was the commentary "Levav Chacham" which was mentioned in the rabbis' approbations [the author notes that he did not print the entire composition since he was short on time and lacking funds]. The last composition ("Midrash Kohelet") contains collections from the book "Toraht Chaim" by Rabbi Chaim Yissachar Alshich [this book was not printed].
Stamps, ownership notations and signatures ("Moshe Chaim Chefetz" - Rabbi in Jaffa?).
Forty leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, professionally restored moth holes. New binding.
Rare! Does not appear in Bibliography Institute CD or in International Library.
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Books Printed in Austria and Germany, Books Printed for She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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Sefer HaMiddot by Aristotle, sections 1-2, annotated by Itzik Santov. Berlin, 1790. The book is approbated by the author of the "Pri Megadim", among others.
Title page of book contains ownership signatures, stamp of Rabbi "Binyamin Aryeh HaCohen Weiss", Av Beit Din of Czernowitz author of Even Yekara Responsa. Interesting handwritten notation: "This book belongs to the Beit Midrash of the late Rabbi Ya'akovג€¦ from where it was taken without permission of the ownersג€¦ and still has not been returned to us!ג€¦".
[9], 75; [1], 76-151 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition, stains. Omission on margins of last leaf with damage to text from colophon. Colorful paper cut, binding without spine.
Title page of book contains ownership signatures, stamp of Rabbi "Binyamin Aryeh HaCohen Weiss", Av Beit Din of Czernowitz author of Even Yekara Responsa. Interesting handwritten notation: "This book belongs to the Beit Midrash of the late Rabbi Ya'akovג€¦ from where it was taken without permission of the ownersג€¦ and still has not been returned to us!ג€¦".
[9], 75; [1], 76-151 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition, stains. Omission on margins of last leaf with damage to text from colophon. Colorful paper cut, binding without spine.
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Books Printed in Austria and Germany, Books Printed for She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $525
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Tractate Kiddushin of the Babylonian Talmud. Published by the Rabbis Union Committee in the American region in Germany with the assistance of Va'ad HaHatzala. Munich St. Etilin, 1946. Illustrated title page with photographs from the extermination camps "labor shed in which we secretly slept, studied and prayed".
In the publisher's introduction he mentions the "taking of the book from the people of the Book" by the evil people who annihilated and burnt European Jewry and made an effort not to leave any Hebrew book "all books were taken for paper processing or other despicable usesג€¦ and therefore after the liberation there was a great thirst for books, Yeshivot were established, however, there were no books to study fromג€¦ this spurred us to print some tractatesג€¦ we possess only Tractate Kiddushin and Nedarim in one volume in nearly new condition and we decided to photocopy and print these tractates and distribute them among the refugees in Germanyג€¦" [At a later stage, the entire Shas was printed in Munich in a uniform edition consisting of 19 volumes, with an illustrated title page with different illustrations than this first copy].
[1], 96, 16, 9 leaves. (Missing 5 leaves at end, originally: [1], 96, 16, 14 leaves). 39.5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains, wear and moth damage. Worn binding.
In the publisher's introduction he mentions the "taking of the book from the people of the Book" by the evil people who annihilated and burnt European Jewry and made an effort not to leave any Hebrew book "all books were taken for paper processing or other despicable usesג€¦ and therefore after the liberation there was a great thirst for books, Yeshivot were established, however, there were no books to study fromג€¦ this spurred us to print some tractatesג€¦ we possess only Tractate Kiddushin and Nedarim in one volume in nearly new condition and we decided to photocopy and print these tractates and distribute them among the refugees in Germanyג€¦" [At a later stage, the entire Shas was printed in Munich in a uniform edition consisting of 19 volumes, with an illustrated title page with different illustrations than this first copy].
[1], 96, 16, 9 leaves. (Missing 5 leaves at end, originally: [1], 96, 16, 14 leaves). 39.5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains, wear and moth damage. Worn binding.
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Books Printed in Austria and Germany, Books Printed for She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Seven books, various sizes and conditions, most are in good condition.
For complete list, see Hebrew description.
For complete list, see Hebrew description.
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Books Printed in Austria and Germany, Books Printed for She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Unsold
A set of Chamisha Chumshei Torah, with commentaries of Rashi, Rishonim and the Or HaChaim HaKadosh, Fernwald (Germany), 1947. Beautiful printing.
Five volumes, approx. 14 cm. Good condition, original bindings with non-original spines.
Five volumes, approx. 14 cm. Good condition, original bindings with non-original spines.
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Books Printed in Austria and Germany, Books Printed for She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
For complete list, see Hebrew description.
Five books, various sizes and conditions.
Five books, various sizes and conditions.
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Books Printed in Austria and Germany, Books Printed for She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $625
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Siddur, "A small gift for travelers to America", Fֳ¼rth, 1855.
Special miniature edition for immigrants to America.
7.2 cm. Good condition, detached and used leaves. Original binding, worn without spine.
Special miniature edition for immigrants to America.
7.2 cm. Good condition, detached and used leaves. Original binding, worn without spine.
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USA and UK
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
A letter to the Rabbis and Torah Leaders of Yisrael. By Rabbi Dov Ber Avramowitz. New York, 1899. A printed leaflet addressed as a letter to US rabbis demanding treatment of various halachic problems, reflecting the way of life in the midst of the community of Jewish immigrants in the US at the end of the 19th century.
The writer deals with various topics that arose as a result of the new reality of the US: Possibility of sha'atnez in clothing manufactured in the US, various problems of machine matzot and the kashrut of various foods, permission to read newspapers printed on Shabbat, traveling by boat from New York to Brooklyn on Yom Tov, traveling by train and elevator on Shabbat, etc.
[3] pages. 30 cm. Good-fair condition, lengthwise tear on first leaf [without omission], folding marks.
The writer deals with various topics that arose as a result of the new reality of the US: Possibility of sha'atnez in clothing manufactured in the US, various problems of machine matzot and the kashrut of various foods, permission to read newspapers printed on Shabbat, traveling by boat from New York to Brooklyn on Yom Tov, traveling by train and elevator on Shabbat, etc.
[3] pages. 30 cm. Good-fair condition, lengthwise tear on first leaf [without omission], folding marks.
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![Kohelet America - in two sections, by Ephraim Deinard. St. Louis, [1926]. Two volumes in one book. Section 1 contains article](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale19-public/424.jpg "Kohelet America - Ephraim Deinard - 1926")
Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $300
Sold for: $450
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Kohelet America - in two sections, by Ephraim Deinard. St. Louis, [1926]. Two volumes in one book. Section 1 contains articles regarding literature in general and in America in particular. Section 2 contains list of all books printed in America in Hebrew print between the years 1735-1926 as well as a short critique for the majority of the books.
[1], III; 71; 151 pages, 27 cm, good condition. Markings in pencil. Damaged binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
[1], III; 71; 151 pages, 27 cm, good condition. Markings in pencil. Damaged binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
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USA and UK
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $375
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An official signed letter, from US President Ronald Reagan, in honor of the dinner of the "Imrei Yosef" Yeshiva of the Spinka Chassidim. Washington, May 1986.
Blessings and wishes in honor of the annual dinner for the community's institutes (which is an inseparable part of the community in Boro Park and he "salutes" them). He particularly specifies blessings to: Yitzchak Keserer, Rabbi Leibush Rubin, Heshy Frank, Mark Loren and Rabbi Edgar Glick.
White House official stationery, 22.5 cm. Excellent condition. + original
Blessings and wishes in honor of the annual dinner for the community's institutes (which is an inseparable part of the community in Boro Park and he "salutes" them). He particularly specifies blessings to: Yitzchak Keserer, Rabbi Leibush Rubin, Heshy Frank, Mark Loren and Rabbi Edgar Glick.
White House official stationery, 22.5 cm. Excellent condition. + original
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USA and UK
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $413
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Collection of prayer booklets for special occasions. Prayers of thanksgiving and supplication. London and England.
For complete list, see Hebrew description.
Twelve booklets, various sizes and conditions.
For complete list, see Hebrew description.
Twelve booklets, various sizes and conditions.
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USA and UK
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Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
December 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
1. An invitation booklet to Thanksgiving prayers of the Tikvat Yisrael Community at The Great Synagogue Cape Town, 1935. (On the cover, tied with a ribbon, is a picture of the synagogue in silver print).
2. A printed booklet of the Jewish Museum in South Africa 1959.
3. Milchama Shtoib, Zichronot fun a Litvishen Palit [memories of a Lithuanian refugee]. Klerksdorp (South Africa), 1935. (Printed in Re'em Printings in Vilna).
Various sizes and conditions, good condition.
2. A printed booklet of the Jewish Museum in South Africa 1959.
3. Milchama Shtoib, Zichronot fun a Litvishen Palit [memories of a Lithuanian refugee]. Klerksdorp (South Africa), 1935. (Printed in Re'em Printings in Vilna).
Various sizes and conditions, good condition.
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USA and UK
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