Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Avodat HaKodesh - Slavita, 1827

Opening: $400
Sold for: $750
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Avodat HaKodesh, matters pertaining to G-d's service and kabbalah, by R. Meir ibn Gabbai. Slavita: R. Shmuel Avraham son of R. Moshe Shapira, 1827.
Approbations: R. Chaim Rappoport Rabbi of Ostroh, R. Avraham Abele Head of the Vilna Beit Din and R. Shlomo Zalman Rabbi of Nagycigánd (grandson of the Vilna Gaon's brother - interestingly, contemporary Torah leaders of anti-chassidic Lithuania, in their approbations to this book, highly acclaim the publisher, "the renowned rabbi and chassid, son of the holy R. Moshe Shapira Rabbi of Slavita").
72, 20 leaves. 33.5 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains to some leaves. Worming to title page and other leaves, some repaired, affecting text. Repaired tears to last leaf. New binding.
Books Printed in Slavita, Józefów and Zhitomir
Books Printed in Slavita, Józefów and Zhitomir