Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
Alim LiTerufah – Iggeret HaGra, with Yiddish Translation – First Edition and Six Other Editions
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Alim LiTerufah – Iggeret HaRamban with Iggeret HaGra in Hebrew with Yiddish translation. Seven editions:
• Vilna, 1849. First edition of Iggeret HaGra in Yiddish. Not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book nor in the NLI catalog. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1142.
• Four other editions of Alim LiTerufah, with Yiddish translation: Vilna, 1850; Warsaw, 1856; Vilna, 1862; Vilna, 1908. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1143, 1145, 1148, 1169.
• Fürth, [1859]. Different translation to that of the Vilna 1849 edition and the subsequent editions. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1147.
• Michalovitz, [ca. 1910s]. This translation is different to that of the Vilna 1849 edition and subsequent editions. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1172.
7 books. Size and condition vary.
For further details, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
• Vilna, 1849. First edition of Iggeret HaGra in Yiddish. Not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book nor in the NLI catalog. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1142.
• Four other editions of Alim LiTerufah, with Yiddish translation: Vilna, 1850; Warsaw, 1856; Vilna, 1862; Vilna, 1908. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1143, 1145, 1148, 1169.
• Fürth, [1859]. Different translation to that of the Vilna 1849 edition and the subsequent editions. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1147.
• Michalovitz, [ca. 1910s]. This translation is different to that of the Vilna 1849 edition and subsequent editions. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1172.
7 books. Size and condition vary.
For further details, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Iggeret HaGra
Iggeret HaGra