Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Arba Meot Shekel Kesef - Korets, 1804 - Two Variants of the "Chassidic Edition" with the Approbation of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
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Two copies of the book Arba Meot Shekel Kesef, kabbalistic teachings attributed to R. Chaim Vital. Korets, [1804]. First edition.
There are three variants of this book: 1. Copies with approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin and R. Mordechai of Korets. 2. "Chassidic" copies with two other approbations (replacing the two aforementioned approbations), by R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and by R. Yehuda Leib of Volochysk. 3. Similar "Chassidic" copies, with typographic changes to the first leaves and with textual variations in the publisher's foreword.
This lot is composed of the two Chassidic variants, with approbations by the prominent Chassidic leaders R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and R. Yehuda Leib of Volochysk. Besides the typographic differences between the title pages and the following leaves, there are significant textual differences between the forewords. Among the more significant differences: In one copy, the publisher, R. Meir son of R. Shlomo, writes that he showed parts of the book to his teacher R. Chaim of Volozhin and that the latter encouraged him to print the book. In the other copy, this passage was omitted.
See: Ch. Lieberman, Sinai, 70, pp. 171-176, and Ohel Rachel, I, pp. 127-131, which describe the differences between the copies and offer possible explanations (including another explanation for the different approbations found in other copies).
Signatures on the title page of the first copy: "Naftali Ze'ev Dubetzker" (member of the Chassidic settlement in the Galilee in the 1830s. See: Yesod HaMaalah, II, pp. 301-302); "Ezra Sassoon"; "Meir Metzri son of R. Yosef Metzri". Several glosses in Oriental script. An early signature on the title page of the second copy: "Elazar Shaul ---".
Two copies. [2], 91, [1] leaves. 20-21 cm. Printed in part on bluish paper. Copy 1: Fair condition. Stains and wear, dampstains. Tears to title page and to several other leaves, slightly affecting title page border. Worming and other damages, affecting text. Copy 2: Good-fair condition. Stains, worming and other damages to some leaves, affecting text. Minor tears to title page, slightly affecting border. New bindings.
See: Stefansky Classics, p. 103.
There are three variants of this book: 1. Copies with approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin and R. Mordechai of Korets. 2. "Chassidic" copies with two other approbations (replacing the two aforementioned approbations), by R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and by R. Yehuda Leib of Volochysk. 3. Similar "Chassidic" copies, with typographic changes to the first leaves and with textual variations in the publisher's foreword.
This lot is composed of the two Chassidic variants, with approbations by the prominent Chassidic leaders R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and R. Yehuda Leib of Volochysk. Besides the typographic differences between the title pages and the following leaves, there are significant textual differences between the forewords. Among the more significant differences: In one copy, the publisher, R. Meir son of R. Shlomo, writes that he showed parts of the book to his teacher R. Chaim of Volozhin and that the latter encouraged him to print the book. In the other copy, this passage was omitted.
See: Ch. Lieberman, Sinai, 70, pp. 171-176, and Ohel Rachel, I, pp. 127-131, which describe the differences between the copies and offer possible explanations (including another explanation for the different approbations found in other copies).
Signatures on the title page of the first copy: "Naftali Ze'ev Dubetzker" (member of the Chassidic settlement in the Galilee in the 1830s. See: Yesod HaMaalah, II, pp. 301-302); "Ezra Sassoon"; "Meir Metzri son of R. Yosef Metzri". Several glosses in Oriental script. An early signature on the title page of the second copy: "Elazar Shaul ---".
Two copies. [2], 91, [1] leaves. 20-21 cm. Printed in part on bluish paper. Copy 1: Fair condition. Stains and wear, dampstains. Tears to title page and to several other leaves, slightly affecting title page border. Worming and other damages, affecting text. Copy 2: Good-fair condition. Stains, worming and other damages to some leaves, affecting text. Minor tears to title page, slightly affecting border. New bindings.
See: Stefansky Classics, p. 103.
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