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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,000
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Sefer HaShorashim, roots [of words] in the Holy Tongue, by R. David Kimchi. [Salonika: Gershom and Shlomo Soncino, 1533].
Several censor erasures. Among them, the following line of the entry "elem" (youth) was erased: "Our sages have brought proofs against Jesus the Christian".
[146] leaves (originally 149). Lacking the title page and two last leaves. This copy is a combination of several copies: approximately 22 leaves were added from another copy which was shorter in size and the margins were elongated with paper filling. Other leaves were added from other copies (possibly some are photocopies on ancient paper, see for example leaf [38]). 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Worming. Repaired tears. Ancient repaired leather binding.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
Several censor erasures. Among them, the following line of the entry "elem" (youth) was erased: "Our sages have brought proofs against Jesus the Christian".
[146] leaves (originally 149). Lacking the title page and two last leaves. This copy is a combination of several copies: approximately 22 leaves were added from another copy which was shorter in size and the margins were elongated with paper filling. Other leaves were added from other copies (possibly some are photocopies on ancient paper, see for example leaf [38]). 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Worming. Repaired tears. Ancient repaired leather binding.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,000
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Sefer Masoret HaMasoret, composition regarding Hebrew grammar and the principles of the mesorah, by R. Eliyahu Bachur-Ashkenazi (Elia Levita). Venice: Daniel Bomberg, [1538]. First edition.
12, 15-87 pages (without [1] leaf of errata and without [1] blank leaf bound between pages 12-15 in some copies. 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Bottom half of title page is missing, without damage to the text, and has been repaired. Repaired worming and tears on several pages. Markings and underlining in the text. New binding. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
12, 15-87 pages (without [1] leaf of errata and without [1] blank leaf bound between pages 12-15 in some copies. 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Bottom half of title page is missing, without damage to the text, and has been repaired. Repaired worming and tears on several pages. Markings and underlining in the text. New binding. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $800
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Sefer Tuv Taam on the principles of cantillation marks by R. Eliyahu Bachur-Ashkenazi (Elia Levita). Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1538. First edition.
On the title page is a handwritten inscription from 1636: "... Axelrod son of Yaakov Cohen", and a censor's inscription.
35 leaves. [2] final leaves of errata missing, 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and dampstains. Slight wear on title page and other pages. Pages cut with slight damage to the titles on some pages. New vellum binding. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
On the title page is a handwritten inscription from 1636: "... Axelrod son of Yaakov Cohen", and a censor's inscription.
35 leaves. [2] final leaves of errata missing, 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and dampstains. Slight wear on title page and other pages. Pages cut with slight damage to the titles on some pages. New vellum binding. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,500
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Sefer HaAruch. Alphabetical elucidation of words in the Talmud by R. Nathan ben Yechiel of Rome. Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1531-1532.
Handwritten inscription on the title page: "The Earth and its contents belong to G-d. This book belongs to the important… R. Moshe Baruch Kraoalio".
246 leaves. Approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Stains and dampstains. Slightly worn. Slight worming. Ancient vellum binding with repaired tears. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
Handwritten inscription on the title page: "The Earth and its contents belong to G-d. This book belongs to the important… R. Moshe Baruch Kraoalio".
246 leaves. Approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Stains and dampstains. Slightly worn. Slight worming. Ancient vellum binding with repaired tears. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,000
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Piskei Halachot by the Kabbalist R. Menachem of Recanati. Bologna: "HaShutafim", [1538]. First edition.
The author, R. Menachem ben Binyamin Recanati (1250-1310), was one of the first Italian kabbalists. This is his book of halachic rulings, which became an important source of rulings and is quoted by many Torah authorities such as the Beit Yosef, the Shach and the Magen Avraham.
Many stamps of R. Moshe Chalfan Lifshitz (died Cheshvan 1830), one of the leaders of the Warsaw Jewish community. He was the father-in-law of the first Rebbe of Gur, R. Yitzchak Meir Alter, author of "Chidushei HaRim" and of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Kotzk. [The book "Siach Sarfei Kodesh" contains many stories about R. Moshe's great holiness]. He was a disciple of the Maggid of Kozhnitz and the Chozeh of Lublin, both of whom were involved in arranging a match with his son-in-law the Chidushei HaRim.
Signatures of the bibliographer Shmuel Weiner, "Shmuel ben Yirmiyahu Wiener of Barisov". Censors' stamps and signatures, with several markings and erasures to the text.
[12], 62 leaves. 21 cm. Overall good condition. Dampstains and repaired tears to the title page and several other pages. Stains. Repaired worming to several pages. New leather binding.
The author, R. Menachem ben Binyamin Recanati (1250-1310), was one of the first Italian kabbalists. This is his book of halachic rulings, which became an important source of rulings and is quoted by many Torah authorities such as the Beit Yosef, the Shach and the Magen Avraham.
Many stamps of R. Moshe Chalfan Lifshitz (died Cheshvan 1830), one of the leaders of the Warsaw Jewish community. He was the father-in-law of the first Rebbe of Gur, R. Yitzchak Meir Alter, author of "Chidushei HaRim" and of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Kotzk. [The book "Siach Sarfei Kodesh" contains many stories about R. Moshe's great holiness]. He was a disciple of the Maggid of Kozhnitz and the Chozeh of Lublin, both of whom were involved in arranging a match with his son-in-law the Chidushei HaRim.
Signatures of the bibliographer Shmuel Weiner, "Shmuel ben Yirmiyahu Wiener of Barisov". Censors' stamps and signatures, with several markings and erasures to the text.
[12], 62 leaves. 21 cm. Overall good condition. Dampstains and repaired tears to the title page and several other pages. Stains. Repaired worming to several pages. New leather binding.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,200
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Sefer Michlol, by Rabbi David Kimchi, the Radak, with "explanations" by R. Eliyahu Bachur (Elia Levita). Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1545.
Signature on the title page: "…Jacob Beyth of Hamburg". Many marginal comments in Hebrew and Latin in ancient script contemporary to the publishing. The comments are the handwriting of the Italian apostate Immanuel Tremellius. Some of the Hebrew comments open with the words, "Thus said Immanuel Tremellius".
Immanuel Tremellius (1510-1580) was a Jewish apostate, priest and missionary. He was born in Ferrara, Italy, and converted first to Roman Catholicism, then to Protestantism, and finally to Calvinism. He was a Hebrew professor in the universities of Strasburg, Cambridge and Heidelberg, and tremendously influenced the study of Hebrew in England. He wrote a number of works including a missionary work in Hebrew entitled "Educating G-d's Chosen". This work was later published in Madras (today Chennai, India), in order to missionize the Jews of India. (See: Heberman, the History of Hebrew Publishing, Jerusalem, 1978, pp. 221, 290; Ya'ari, Hebrew Printing in the East, Vol. II, p. 99).
239, 238-268, [1] leaves. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Wear on the title page. Contemporary vellum binding. Slight damage to binding.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
Signature on the title page: "…Jacob Beyth of Hamburg". Many marginal comments in Hebrew and Latin in ancient script contemporary to the publishing. The comments are the handwriting of the Italian apostate Immanuel Tremellius. Some of the Hebrew comments open with the words, "Thus said Immanuel Tremellius".
Immanuel Tremellius (1510-1580) was a Jewish apostate, priest and missionary. He was born in Ferrara, Italy, and converted first to Roman Catholicism, then to Protestantism, and finally to Calvinism. He was a Hebrew professor in the universities of Strasburg, Cambridge and Heidelberg, and tremendously influenced the study of Hebrew in England. He wrote a number of works including a missionary work in Hebrew entitled "Educating G-d's Chosen". This work was later published in Madras (today Chennai, India), in order to missionize the Jews of India. (See: Heberman, the History of Hebrew Publishing, Jerusalem, 1978, pp. 221, 290; Ya'ari, Hebrew Printing in the East, Vol. II, p. 99).
239, 238-268, [1] leaves. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Wear on the title page. Contemporary vellum binding. Slight damage to binding.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
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Lot 51 Six Hebrew Grammar Books Bound Together - Venice, 1546 - Original Leather Binding with Clasps
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $2,000
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One volume containing six books concerning Hebrew grammar, Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1546.
1-4. "Dikdukim". Four books on Hebrew grammar printed together (each with a separate title page): "Mehalech Shvilei Hadaat" by R. Moshe Kimchi, with the commentary of R. Eliyahu Bachur (Elia Levita); "Petach Devarai" by R. Eliyahu Bachur; "Tzachut BeDikduk" by R. Avraham Ibn Ezra; "Moznei Lashon Hakodesh" by R. Avraham Ibn Ezra. Venice, 1546.
5. Sefer HaHarkavah by R. Eliyahu Bachur, including "Pirkei Eliyahu" by the same author, which was added with a separate title page from page 45 until the end of the composition. Venice, 1546.
6. Marpeh Lashon by R. Moshe Ibn Habib. Venice, 1546.
[4] 51, 53-236 leaves; 83 [1] leaves; [26] leaves. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and slight wear. Notes in the margins. Censor's marks, without erasures to the text. Original elegant leather binding with two metal clasps. Repaired damage to binding and clasps. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
1-4. "Dikdukim". Four books on Hebrew grammar printed together (each with a separate title page): "Mehalech Shvilei Hadaat" by R. Moshe Kimchi, with the commentary of R. Eliyahu Bachur (Elia Levita); "Petach Devarai" by R. Eliyahu Bachur; "Tzachut BeDikduk" by R. Avraham Ibn Ezra; "Moznei Lashon Hakodesh" by R. Avraham Ibn Ezra. Venice, 1546.
5. Sefer HaHarkavah by R. Eliyahu Bachur, including "Pirkei Eliyahu" by the same author, which was added with a separate title page from page 45 until the end of the composition. Venice, 1546.
6. Marpeh Lashon by R. Moshe Ibn Habib. Venice, 1546.
[4] 51, 53-236 leaves; 83 [1] leaves; [26] leaves. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and slight wear. Notes in the margins. Censor's marks, without erasures to the text. Original elegant leather binding with two metal clasps. Repaired damage to binding and clasps. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $500
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Sifrei, Halachic midrashim on Sefer Bamidbar and Sefer Devarim. Venice: Daniel Bomberg, [1545]. First edition.
Censorship inscription on last page.
63 leaves. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Most pages are clear and clean. Stains. Slight worming. New binding.
Censorship inscription on last page.
63 leaves. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Most pages are clear and clean. Stains. Slight worming. New binding.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
Moreh Nevuchim by the Rambam, with three commentaries: Shem Tov, Afudi and Ibn Crescas. Sabbionetta: Cornelius Adelkind HaLevi for Tobias Foa, 1553.
Erased signature: "Shmuel Treves". On the margins of the title page is the ownership inscription: "Blessed be G-d who has allowed me to buy this Sefer Moreh [Nevuchim] in the year 1736; Gedalia Yitzchak Treves" (the signature itself has been blotted out with ink).
Censor's erasures and censor's signatures on the last page.
[16], 174 leaves. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears to the margins of the title page and several other pages. New elaborate leather binding.
This copy contains two leaves with geometric explanations and geometric shapes which do not exist in most copies. These leaves are bound in this copy following the [14] unnumbered pages.
Erased signature: "Shmuel Treves". On the margins of the title page is the ownership inscription: "Blessed be G-d who has allowed me to buy this Sefer Moreh [Nevuchim] in the year 1736; Gedalia Yitzchak Treves" (the signature itself has been blotted out with ink).
Censor's erasures and censor's signatures on the last page.
[16], 174 leaves. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears to the margins of the title page and several other pages. New elaborate leather binding.
This copy contains two leaves with geometric explanations and geometric shapes which do not exist in most copies. These leaves are bound in this copy following the [14] unnumbered pages.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,200
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Sefer Bechinat Olam, ethical and philosophical poetry, by R. Jedaiah (HaPenini) ben Abraham Bedersi. Ferrara, 1551. First edition with commentaries by R. Moshe Ibn-Habib and Bakashat Hamemin (request written in poem form, with all words beginning with the letter Mem), by R. Yosef Frances.
The book is comprised of ethical lessons in poetic format regarding this world and the world to come. The Bakashat Hamemin appears at the end of the volume.
Rabbi Jedaiah HaPenini Bedersi (ca. 1270-1340) was a poet, doctor and philosopher from Beziers, France. He considered himself a disciple of the Rambam and he wrote enthusiastically in his favor during the great debate regarding the study of philosophy. (His responsa were published in the Rashba's responsa, chapter 418).
Ownership inscriptions of R. Yonatan Leib Kreitzler, a Kabbalist from Bonyhad, son-in-law of R. Shmuel Halevi Austerlitz of Tab.
122; 13 leaves. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Repaired tears to the margins of the title page and other pages. Slight worming, partially repaired. Original vellum binding; repaired.
The book is comprised of ethical lessons in poetic format regarding this world and the world to come. The Bakashat Hamemin appears at the end of the volume.
Rabbi Jedaiah HaPenini Bedersi (ca. 1270-1340) was a poet, doctor and philosopher from Beziers, France. He considered himself a disciple of the Rambam and he wrote enthusiastically in his favor during the great debate regarding the study of philosophy. (His responsa were published in the Rashba's responsa, chapter 418).
Ownership inscriptions of R. Yonatan Leib Kreitzler, a Kabbalist from Bonyhad, son-in-law of R. Shmuel Halevi Austerlitz of Tab.
122; 13 leaves. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Repaired tears to the margins of the title page and other pages. Slight worming, partially repaired. Original vellum binding; repaired.
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