Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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![Manuscript, Rashi's commentary on the Torah. From Bereshit until the end of Devarim. Yemen, [18th-19th century]. On last page](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale30-public/222.jpg "Manuscript of Rashi's Commentary on the Torah – Yemen")
Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Rashi's commentary on the Torah. From Bereshit until the end of Devarim. Yemen, [18th-19th century]. On last page is the scribe's colophon "Yosef ben Se'adya ben Yosef Al-Mechune El-Sharabi" and his signature in Yemenite calligraphic writing.
279 leaves, 22.5 cm. Heavy high-quality paper, good-fair condition, stains and wear, minor moth damages. Leather binding, Yemenite processing style, torn.
Pasted at the top of the manuscript is a leaf of a manuscript researcher written in 1973, stating that the version seems different from the known printings. [We did not examine it].
279 leaves, 22.5 cm. Heavy high-quality paper, good-fair condition, stains and wear, minor moth damages. Leather binding, Yemenite processing style, torn.
Pasted at the top of the manuscript is a leaf of a manuscript researcher written in 1973, stating that the version seems different from the known printings. [We did not examine it].
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $250
Sold for: $350
Including buyer's premium
Three manuscripts, Shir HaShirim Ruth and Kohelet, with Rashi commentary and Targum. Especially beautiful writing. Yemen [c. 19th century].
In the binding of the book are hidden manuscripts from earlier times, sections of various works: kabbalah, philosophy, Menorat HaMaor, prayers and piyutim.
40 pages, 22,5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and wear. Leather binding, Yemenite processing sttle.
In the binding of the book are hidden manuscripts from earlier times, sections of various works: kabbalah, philosophy, Menorat HaMaor, prayers and piyutim.
40 pages, 22,5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and wear. Leather binding, Yemenite processing sttle.
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![Manuscript, Shir HaShirim, Megillat Ruth and Megillat Kohelet, with Aramaic translation. [Yemen, 19th century].
Beginning of](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale30-public/224.jpg "Manuscript – Shir HaShirim, Megillat Ruth and Kohelet, with Translatio")
Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Shir HaShirim, Megillat Ruth and Megillat Kohelet, with Aramaic translation. [Yemen, 19th century].
Beginning of manuscript: Order of annulment of vows for day preceding Rosh Hashanah. Translation written surrounding text of Megillot, with upper vowelization. Text of Megillot themselves written with lower vowelization.
[126] pages. 16 cm. Good condition, stains. Wear and tear on leaf margins. Several detached leaves. Leather binding.
Beginning of manuscript: Order of annulment of vows for day preceding Rosh Hashanah. Translation written surrounding text of Megillot, with upper vowelization. Text of Megillot themselves written with lower vowelization.
[126] pages. 16 cm. Good condition, stains. Wear and tear on leaf margins. Several detached leaves. Leather binding.
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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![Manuscript, book with translations of Haftarot for the whole year, decorated titles. Yemen, [c. 19th century].
72 leaves. 23](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale30-public/225.jpg "Translation of Haftarot – Yemen")
Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $200
Sold for: $350
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, book with translations of Haftarot for the whole year, decorated titles. Yemen, [c. 19th century].
72 leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair condition, worn and detached leaves, tears and paper glue. Stains. Signatures and owners' inscriptions. Leather binding, Yemenite processing style.
72 leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair condition, worn and detached leaves, tears and paper glue. Stains. Signatures and owners' inscriptions. Leather binding, Yemenite processing style.
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $400
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Bereshit, Shemot of the Five Books of Torah with Targum Onkelos and Rashi Commentary and Tafsir (Jewish-Arabic translation) of Rabbi Se'adya Gaon. Yemen, [18th century].
Colophon at the end of Shemot, with the signature of the writer in Yemenite calligraphic handwriting: "Avraham ben Moshe ---". On top of the colophon is a date in a different handwriting from 1709".
116 pages. 30 cm. European high-quality paper, fair-poor condition, many moth damages with damage to text. Stains. New elaborate leather binding.
Colophon at the end of Shemot, with the signature of the writer in Yemenite calligraphic handwriting: "Avraham ben Moshe ---". On top of the colophon is a date in a different handwriting from 1709".
116 pages. 30 cm. European high-quality paper, fair-poor condition, many moth damages with damage to text. Stains. New elaborate leather binding.
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $400
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
* Manuscript of book of Haftarot, with the Targum. Yemen, 1867.
Amateur writing with vowels below. On the last page is the author's colophon of the scribe Ya'ish ben Yosef with the scribe's apology for mistakes, a curse on women who talk of mundane matters in the Beit Knesset and other inscriptions.
* Manuscript, book of Haftarot, with Targum. Yemen, [19th century].
Amateur writing with superlinear vocalizations. Scribe's colophon at end of book that he wrote the book for himself. Under the colophon is a sales bill in a different handwriting in Jewish-Arabic, from 1895, for the sale of the book to Doud Sachar Al-Amelech Yichye Salam, witnessed by Musi Ya'akov and Me'utza Ebn Shlomo.
2 volumes, various sizes and conditions.
Amateur writing with vowels below. On the last page is the author's colophon of the scribe Ya'ish ben Yosef with the scribe's apology for mistakes, a curse on women who talk of mundane matters in the Beit Knesset and other inscriptions.
* Manuscript, book of Haftarot, with Targum. Yemen, [19th century].
Amateur writing with superlinear vocalizations. Scribe's colophon at end of book that he wrote the book for himself. Under the colophon is a sales bill in a different handwriting in Jewish-Arabic, from 1895, for the sale of the book to Doud Sachar Al-Amelech Yichye Salam, witnessed by Musi Ya'akov and Me'utza Ebn Shlomo.
2 volumes, various sizes and conditions.
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $250
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Mekor Chaim, on laws of shechita, by Rabbi Yichye Tzalach the Maharitz. Handsome writing, colorfully decorated. Ratzaba (Yemen), 19th century.
The first and last leaves have various ownership inscriptions and signatures, some from the beginning of the 20th century (1903) and some earlier [apparently yet from the time of the author who died in 1859]. LaMenatzeach menorah, riddles etc.
45 leaves, 18 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and slight wear. New binding.
The first and last leaves have various ownership inscriptions and signatures, some from the beginning of the 20th century (1903) and some earlier [apparently yet from the time of the author who died in 1859]. LaMenatzeach menorah, riddles etc.
45 leaves, 18 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and slight wear. New binding.
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, divan of songs and poems; songs for Shabbat, festivals and holidays, wedding songs, in Hebrew and Jewish-Arabic. Writing in black and red ink. [Yemen, 19th century]. Ownership signatures and notations in Arabic.
Some poems never printed and appear only in manuscript. [This anthology possibly contains poems which do not appear in other manuscripts. Not examined thoroughly].
Approx. 126 written leaves. Long and narrow 24X9 cm. Fair condition, stains, wear and tear, loose and detached leaves. Worn leather binding with leather and metal rings.
Some poems never printed and appear only in manuscript. [This anthology possibly contains poems which do not appear in other manuscripts. Not examined thoroughly].
Approx. 126 written leaves. Long and narrow 24X9 cm. Fair condition, stains, wear and tear, loose and detached leaves. Worn leather binding with leather and metal rings.
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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![Manuscript, Tikun Leil Shavu’ot, with the “Idra Rabba Kadisha”. [Yemen, c. 19th century].
Several pages vowelized. Glosses i](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale30-public/230.jpg "Manuscript, Tikun Leil Shavu’ot with Ha’Idra Rabba – Yemen")
Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $300
Unsold
Manuscript, Tikun Leil Shavu’ot, with the “Idra Rabba Kadisha”. [Yemen, c. 19th century].
Several pages vowelized. Glosses in more recent writing on leaf margins. [Notations on back binding leaf and symbols of Star of David].
[150] pages. 16 cm. Good condition, stains. Wear and tear on two leaves. Ancient damaged leather binding.
Several pages vowelized. Glosses in more recent writing on leaf margins. [Notations on back binding leaf and symbols of Star of David].
[150] pages. 16 cm. Good condition, stains. Wear and tear on two leaves. Ancient damaged leather binding.
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $300
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript of "Mishnayot" (with vowels) with commentary by Rabbi Ovadia of Bartenura. Tractates "Zevachim, Menachot" and the beginning of Tractate "Chulin". [Yemen, 19th century]. Stamps of Rabbi "Shlomo ben Avraham Salach, Beit Din of Dhamar".
48 pages. 31 cm. High quality paper and handsome writing. Good condition, stains. New fabric binding.
48 pages. 31 cm. High quality paper and handsome writing. Good condition, stains. New fabric binding.
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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![De Agadata D'Pischa – Passover Haggadah , scribal writing on thin parchment. [Yemen?, 17th-18th century? or earlier].
12 page](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale30-public/232.jpg "Passover Haggadah – Manuscript on Parchment – Yemen")
Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $500
Unsold
De Agadata D'Pischa – Passover Haggadah , scribal writing on thin parchment. [Yemen?, 17th-18th century? or earlier].
12 pages, on dark home-processed sheep parchment, approximately 21 cm. Poor condition. Stains and mildew, wear and tear with lacking text.
12 pages, on dark home-processed sheep parchment, approximately 21 cm. Poor condition. Stains and mildew, wear and tear with lacking text.
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![* "Seder Agadata D'Pischa". Most of the manuscript has handsome square handwriting, [Yemen, 18th-19th century].
18](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale30-public/233.jpg "Two Passover Haggadah Manuscripts – Yemen")
Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 6, 2013
Opening: $250
Sold for: $350
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* "Seder Agadata D'Pischa". Most of the manuscript has handsome square handwriting, [Yemen, 18th-19th century].
18 leaves, 17 cm. Fair condition, wear and stains, without corners. Restoration. New binding.
* Haggadah in simple unsophisticated writing. [Yemen, 19th century]. Some pages are written upside down, [for Yemenite children who were also used to reading upside down].
31 leaves. Approximately 12.5 cm. Lacking beginning and end. Fair condition, tears and stains.
18 leaves, 17 cm. Fair condition, wear and stains, without corners. Restoration. New binding.
* Haggadah in simple unsophisticated writing. [Yemen, 19th century]. Some pages are written upside down, [for Yemenite children who were also used to reading upside down].
31 leaves. Approximately 12.5 cm. Lacking beginning and end. Fair condition, tears and stains.
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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
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