Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
June 24, 2010
Opening: $3,500
Sold for: $5,750
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Espejo fiel de Vidas que contiene los psalmos de David en verso. Paraphrases of Sefer Tehillim Spanish translation by Rabbi Daniel Israel Lopez Laguna. London [1720].
Prior to the title page an engraved page with illustrations of a grapevine, a crown, a dolphin as well as other illustrations appear. Upon the title page an engraving (7X7cm.) which outlines King David strumming the harp appears (adorned with the image of a person).
Approbation by Rabbi David Neito [Ozar Ha’Rabbanim 4926, born in 1653, passed away in 1728. Served as Dayan, Darshan (sermonizer) and doctor in Livorno as well as rabbi of the Sephardic holy congregation in London, author of “Kuzari Ha’Sheini, Mateh Dan and others]. Upon the pages of the introduction numerical value calculations as well as a poem by Rabbi Yosef Ibn Danun appear.
Rabbi Daniel Israel Lopez Laguna (approximately 1653-1730), was a Portuguese poet and son of a Marrano. He studied in Spain, was imprisoned during the Inquisition and released after being coerced to vow "loyalty to the Church". After escaping the perpetrators of the Inquisition he resided in Jamaica, where he observed his Judaism openly and even served in the Rabbinate.
The following book is paraphrases of Tehillim, which Laguna spent 23 years composing while serving as Rabbi in Jamaica. In some of the Tehillim Laguna hints to the days of the Inquisition and the tortures. The book was published in London with the assistance of Mordechai Nunis Almida, a friend of the Laguna family. Spanish, Hebrew and additional languages.
[50], 286, [2] pages. 23.5cm. Good condition. Stains, slight tears
Prior to the title page an engraved page with illustrations of a grapevine, a crown, a dolphin as well as other illustrations appear. Upon the title page an engraving (7X7cm.) which outlines King David strumming the harp appears (adorned with the image of a person).
Approbation by Rabbi David Neito [Ozar Ha’Rabbanim 4926, born in 1653, passed away in 1728. Served as Dayan, Darshan (sermonizer) and doctor in Livorno as well as rabbi of the Sephardic holy congregation in London, author of “Kuzari Ha’Sheini, Mateh Dan and others]. Upon the pages of the introduction numerical value calculations as well as a poem by Rabbi Yosef Ibn Danun appear.
Rabbi Daniel Israel Lopez Laguna (approximately 1653-1730), was a Portuguese poet and son of a Marrano. He studied in Spain, was imprisoned during the Inquisition and released after being coerced to vow "loyalty to the Church". After escaping the perpetrators of the Inquisition he resided in Jamaica, where he observed his Judaism openly and even served in the Rabbinate.
The following book is paraphrases of Tehillim, which Laguna spent 23 years composing while serving as Rabbi in Jamaica. In some of the Tehillim Laguna hints to the days of the Inquisition and the tortures. The book was published in London with the assistance of Mordechai Nunis Almida, a friend of the Laguna family. Spanish, Hebrew and additional languages.
[50], 286, [2] pages. 23.5cm. Good condition. Stains, slight tears
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Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
June 24, 2010
Opening: $250
Sold for: $938
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Machzor Siftei Tzadikim, Part Three, including prayers for Yom Kippur according to Sephardi custom, glosses by Yitzchak Ben Uri Ibn Eliezer, of Mikveh Yisrael congregation in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, 1838. First edition. Hebrew and English page facing page, parallel pagination.
[4], 155, 246 leaves. 23cm. Good-fair condition, slight moth damages. A few detached leaves. Original leather binding, detached.
[4], 155, 246 leaves. 23cm. Good-fair condition, slight moth damages. A few detached leaves. Original leather binding, detached.
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Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
June 24, 2010
Opening: $400
Sold for: $600
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A prayer book, “a small present, for travelers to the State of America”, Fürth, 1855.
A miniature edition for immigrants to America, in a fine pearl script.
7.5cm. Good quality paper, very good condition, golden cutting, original elaborate binding, detached and torn.
A miniature edition for immigrants to America, in a fine pearl script.
7.5cm. Good quality paper, very good condition, golden cutting, original elaborate binding, detached and torn.
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Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
June 24, 2010
Opening: $300
Unsold
Keter Malchut, Part 2 of Yusifun book in German. It is called She'erit Yisrael. By Menachem Man HaLevi. Amsterdam, [1771]. Second updated edition.
The history of the Jewish people from the period of the destruction of the Second Temple until the year the book was written (1768). A detailed historic description of the policy and condition of the Jews in countries around the world, including the story of the expulsion from Spain and Portugal, the story of the discovery of America, and details about the Jews of India and Cochin.
In this edition Chapter 36 was added continuing to tell of the history of our Jewish brothers around the world especially the Jews of Amsterdam during 1745-1769, (until 1771). These additions were not printed in most of the many editions of the book which were printed according to the first edition (Amsterdam, 1743).
Yiddish-Deitsch.
[1], 151 leaves, 18cm. Good condition, old binding with leather spine, worn.
Rare and Does not appear on the Bibliography institute CD.
The history of the Jewish people from the period of the destruction of the Second Temple until the year the book was written (1768). A detailed historic description of the policy and condition of the Jews in countries around the world, including the story of the expulsion from Spain and Portugal, the story of the discovery of America, and details about the Jews of India and Cochin.
In this edition Chapter 36 was added continuing to tell of the history of our Jewish brothers around the world especially the Jews of Amsterdam during 1745-1769, (until 1771). These additions were not printed in most of the many editions of the book which were printed according to the first edition (Amsterdam, 1743).
Yiddish-Deitsch.
[1], 151 leaves, 18cm. Good condition, old binding with leather spine, worn.
Rare and Does not appear on the Bibliography institute CD.
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Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
June 24, 2010
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
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Ohr Meir, a list of Jewish manuscripts and printed books, found in Rabbi Meir Soltzberger's library in Philadelphia, by Ephraim Deinard. New York, 1896.
Bibliographic lists of 28 manuscripts and 394 printed books from the scholar Meir Soltzberger's library.
The Judge Meir Soltzberger (1844-1923), was born in Germany and immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia. In his library rare and valuable Hebrew books were kept, amongst them approximately 45 incunabulum. Of the greatest contributors and lobbyists for establishing the library of the Beit Midrash L'Rabbanim in New York, and he even contributed his private library.
100 pages, 21cm. Good condition.
Singerman 5095, Goldman 255.
Bibliographic lists of 28 manuscripts and 394 printed books from the scholar Meir Soltzberger's library.
The Judge Meir Soltzberger (1844-1923), was born in Germany and immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia. In his library rare and valuable Hebrew books were kept, amongst them approximately 45 incunabulum. Of the greatest contributors and lobbyists for establishing the library of the Beit Midrash L'Rabbanim in New York, and he even contributed his private library.
100 pages, 21cm. Good condition.
Singerman 5095, Goldman 255.
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Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
June 24, 2010
Opening: $200
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Scroll of Esther upon parchment, placed inside a Bakelite case. Publication of Union of American Hebrew Congregations. United States of America, 1940.
Illustrated Scroll of Esther with a translation into English, colorful illustrations by Nelson Ronsheim.
Placed inside a Bakelite case with two engraved plates; one reading “Scroll of Esther” and the second one reading “Presented by the sisterhood in memory of Ivan L. (bud) Block, October 29, 1943”.
[19], columns spread out over 4 sheets of parchment (18cm.). The scroll is attached to a wooden rod. 35cm. Good condition
Illustrated Scroll of Esther with a translation into English, colorful illustrations by Nelson Ronsheim.
Placed inside a Bakelite case with two engraved plates; one reading “Scroll of Esther” and the second one reading “Presented by the sisterhood in memory of Ivan L. (bud) Block, October 29, 1943”.
[19], columns spread out over 4 sheets of parchment (18cm.). The scroll is attached to a wooden rod. 35cm. Good condition
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Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
June 24, 2010
Opening: $150
Unsold
Toraht Chaim, “Tikun Leil Shishi [certain prayers to be recited on Thursday night] for the four weeks of the month… as was customary in the Western cities…”. London, [1792].
Tikun Leil Shishi, includes wisdom from the Zohar as well as prayers to be recited before and after the learning.
This is the first book by Rabbi Moshe son of Rabbi Yitzchak Adra’i (passed away in the year 1829, Ozar Ha’Rabbanim 14388), a rabbi and a Kabbalist, among the greatest Torah scholars of Mugdur in Morocco. Towards the end of his life he immigrated to Jerusalem.
[3], 52 leaves. 19cm. Good condition. New binding
Tikun Leil Shishi, includes wisdom from the Zohar as well as prayers to be recited before and after the learning.
This is the first book by Rabbi Moshe son of Rabbi Yitzchak Adra’i (passed away in the year 1829, Ozar Ha’Rabbanim 14388), a rabbi and a Kabbalist, among the greatest Torah scholars of Mugdur in Morocco. Towards the end of his life he immigrated to Jerusalem.
[3], 52 leaves. 19cm. Good condition. New binding
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