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Auction 58 - Rare and Important Items
October 31, 2017
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Tikkun HaKlali, by R. Nachman of Breslev. [Breslev, 1821]. [Printed in the home of R. Natan Sternhertz of Nemyriv]. First edition.
Printed without title page. The title with the name of the book and its introduction appear on the first page: "Its name is appropriate - Tikkun HaKlali, because it is a tikkun of the brit called Tikkun HaKlali… R. Nachman" (page 1a).
The Tikkun HaKlali, ten chapters of Tehillim compiled by R. Nachman of Breslev to recite as a tikkun for flawing the brit. These 10 chapters contain 10 types of song which "are aspects of the 10 languages in which the book of Tehillim was written" (page 1a). The Tikkun HaKlali is also beneficial for atoning for sins in general and also advantageous for livelihood, health and spiritual and material success.
According to Breslev Chassidic tradition, R. Nachman merited the revelation of this tikkun from Heaven and highly valued it. Before his death, he said that "all who visit my gravesite and give a coin to charity and say these 10 chapters of Tehillim, in whatever manner he can, I will try with all my might to bring him good…" (page 1b). He is also reputed for saying that his life was worthwhile, even if only he came down into the world to reveal this tikkun.
This is the first edition of the composition, printed in the home of R. Natan.
After the chapters of Tehillim, the prayer Ashira L'Hashem was added on leaves 4-6. This prayer was composed by R. Natan to be recited after saying the Tikkun.
On page 2b is a correction adding a word [handwriting from time of printing], possibly in the handwriting of the printer, R. Shachne son of R. Natan.
On page 3b is a signature: "Eliezer Auerbach" [possibly, a relative of R. Natan, related to his wife, daughter of R. David Zvi Auerbach Rabbi of Kremnica].
6 leaves, 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. New, elaborate leather binding.
Place and year of printing according to G. Scholem, Ele Shemot, Jerusalem 1928, p. 38, no. 146; R. Natan Zvi Konig, Neve Tsaddikim, Bnei Brak 1969, p. 67.
Stefansky Chassidut, No. 621.
Printed without title page. The title with the name of the book and its introduction appear on the first page: "Its name is appropriate - Tikkun HaKlali, because it is a tikkun of the brit called Tikkun HaKlali… R. Nachman" (page 1a).
The Tikkun HaKlali, ten chapters of Tehillim compiled by R. Nachman of Breslev to recite as a tikkun for flawing the brit. These 10 chapters contain 10 types of song which "are aspects of the 10 languages in which the book of Tehillim was written" (page 1a). The Tikkun HaKlali is also beneficial for atoning for sins in general and also advantageous for livelihood, health and spiritual and material success.
According to Breslev Chassidic tradition, R. Nachman merited the revelation of this tikkun from Heaven and highly valued it. Before his death, he said that "all who visit my gravesite and give a coin to charity and say these 10 chapters of Tehillim, in whatever manner he can, I will try with all my might to bring him good…" (page 1b). He is also reputed for saying that his life was worthwhile, even if only he came down into the world to reveal this tikkun.
This is the first edition of the composition, printed in the home of R. Natan.
After the chapters of Tehillim, the prayer Ashira L'Hashem was added on leaves 4-6. This prayer was composed by R. Natan to be recited after saying the Tikkun.
On page 2b is a correction adding a word [handwriting from time of printing], possibly in the handwriting of the printer, R. Shachne son of R. Natan.
On page 3b is a signature: "Eliezer Auerbach" [possibly, a relative of R. Natan, related to his wife, daughter of R. David Zvi Auerbach Rabbi of Kremnica].
6 leaves, 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. New, elaborate leather binding.
Place and year of printing according to G. Scholem, Ele Shemot, Jerusalem 1928, p. 38, no. 146; R. Natan Zvi Konig, Neve Tsaddikim, Bnei Brak 1969, p. 67.
Stefansky Chassidut, No. 621.
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Auction 58 - Rare and Important Items
October 31, 2017
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Sold for: $12,500
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Tefillat Nehorah, siddur "nusach Sefarad" (Sefarad tradition). Two parts. Slavita: R. Shmuel Avraham Shapira son of the Slavita rabbi, 1833.
Siddur with many additions. Edited by R. Aharon son of R. Yechiel Michel HaLevi of Mikhalishki. Prayers and pleas, kabbalistic and simple kavanot, commentaries, laws and practices, mussar and words of inspiration, Tikkunei Shabbat, Haggadah and Yotzrot, etc.
Approbations of rabbis of Ostroh and Sudilkov. Part of the title page of Part 1 was printed in red ink. Separate title page for Part 2.
Signatures of "Yitzchak Zvi son of R. Avraham of Leżajsk (Lizhensk)" [R. Hershel Shemesh of Safed].
Part 1: [2], 5-31, [33]-125, 139-178, 157-164, 187-190 leaves. Lacking 14 middle leaves (leaves 32, 126-138). Part 2: [1], 189-192, 5-125 leaves. Another leaf is bound between leaf 64 and leaf 65, containing a section of the Zohar which is customarily recited before teki'ot (not recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book). 18 cm. Condition varies among the leaves, fair-good. Stains and wear. Repaired title page, lacking upper part, replaced with photocopy. Repaired tears and worming to many leaves, damages to text (the book was professionally repaired). Elegant new leather binding.
Siddur with many additions. Edited by R. Aharon son of R. Yechiel Michel HaLevi of Mikhalishki. Prayers and pleas, kabbalistic and simple kavanot, commentaries, laws and practices, mussar and words of inspiration, Tikkunei Shabbat, Haggadah and Yotzrot, etc.
Approbations of rabbis of Ostroh and Sudilkov. Part of the title page of Part 1 was printed in red ink. Separate title page for Part 2.
Signatures of "Yitzchak Zvi son of R. Avraham of Leżajsk (Lizhensk)" [R. Hershel Shemesh of Safed].
Part 1: [2], 5-31, [33]-125, 139-178, 157-164, 187-190 leaves. Lacking 14 middle leaves (leaves 32, 126-138). Part 2: [1], 189-192, 5-125 leaves. Another leaf is bound between leaf 64 and leaf 65, containing a section of the Zohar which is customarily recited before teki'ot (not recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book). 18 cm. Condition varies among the leaves, fair-good. Stains and wear. Repaired title page, lacking upper part, replaced with photocopy. Repaired tears and worming to many leaves, damages to text (the book was professionally repaired). Elegant new leather binding.
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October 31, 2017
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Tikkun Lel Shavuot V'Hoshana Raba "following the arrangement in the book Shnei Luchot HaBrit, and kavanot of Names according to the Ari". Slavita: R. Moshe Shapira, [1820].
Printed in large vowelized letters.
138, 82 leaves. 19 cm. Blue-greenish paper. Good condition. Stains. Minor wear. Tear to margins of one leaf, minutely affecting text. Partially detached binding.
Printed in large vowelized letters.
138, 82 leaves. 19 cm. Blue-greenish paper. Good condition. Stains. Minor wear. Tear to margins of one leaf, minutely affecting text. Partially detached binding.
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Auction 58 - Rare and Important Items
October 31, 2017
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Machzor for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot according to the customs of Riesen (Belarussia), Lita (Lithuania), Poland, Pihm (Bohemia) and Mehren (Moravia) - i.e. minhag Ashkenaz as practiced in Eastern Europe. Includes Yiddish commentary. Slavita: R. Moshe Shapira, [1823]. Two volumes.
Part of the title page is printed in red ink.
Two volumes. I: [2], 151 leaves. II: [1], 160 leaves. 26.5 cm. Condition varies; overall good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and repaired tears. Worming with damage to text; repaired. Both volumes have undergone professional restoration, including cleaning, paper restoration and adhesive. New binding.
Part of the title page is printed in red ink.
Two volumes. I: [2], 151 leaves. II: [1], 160 leaves. 26.5 cm. Condition varies; overall good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and repaired tears. Worming with damage to text; repaired. Both volumes have undergone professional restoration, including cleaning, paper restoration and adhesive. New binding.
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October 31, 2017
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Korban Mincha siddur (Ashkenazic liturgy), with Yiddish commentary, laws and customs. Includes Tehillim (psalms) with Ma'amadot. Zhitomir: R. Aryeh Leib Shapira (grandson of the rabbi of Slavita), 1856.
Separate title page for the Psalms. Part of the first title page is printed in red ink.
134, 137-230; 87, 89-117 leaves (the final page of Psalms is 87, and the first page of Ma'amadot is 89. Examination of the gatherings also indicates a missing page, but the text seems complete), 23.5 cm. Condition varies; fair-good. Stains, dark pages. Wear in several places. Worming and tears, with textual damage, to the title page and several other pages. The volume has undergone professional restoration; worming and tears have been professionally repaired. New binding.
This edition is registered in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book only by photocopy of the title page.
Separate title page for the Psalms. Part of the first title page is printed in red ink.
134, 137-230; 87, 89-117 leaves (the final page of Psalms is 87, and the first page of Ma'amadot is 89. Examination of the gatherings also indicates a missing page, but the text seems complete), 23.5 cm. Condition varies; fair-good. Stains, dark pages. Wear in several places. Worming and tears, with textual damage, to the title page and several other pages. The volume has undergone professional restoration; worming and tears have been professionally repaired. New binding.
This edition is registered in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book only by photocopy of the title page.
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October 31, 2017
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Passover Haggadah, with commentary by Abarbanel and Biurim. Amsterdam: Shlomo [Solomon] Proops, 1712.
Two title pages, the first with illustrations of Moshe and Aharon and an illustration of Moshe at the burning bush. At the end of the Haggadah is a folded plate with an engraved map of Eretz Israel. The engraved map and illustrations were made by Avraham ben Ya'akov the convert (who illustrated the 1695 Amsterdam Haggadah).
[1], 31 leaves + [1] folded map. 30 cm. Condition among the leaves varies, good-fair. Many stains, some dark. Damages, wear and tears, repaired with washing and gluing. Some leaves are worn, with coarse tears, professionally repaired. Map in good condition, with small open tears to margins, professionally repaired. Old binding.
Ya'ari 73; Otzar HaHagaddot 120 [see more about this haggadah: Prof. Bezalel Roth HaHaggadah HaMetzuyeret Shebadfus, Areshet, 3, 1961, page 24].
Two title pages, the first with illustrations of Moshe and Aharon and an illustration of Moshe at the burning bush. At the end of the Haggadah is a folded plate with an engraved map of Eretz Israel. The engraved map and illustrations were made by Avraham ben Ya'akov the convert (who illustrated the 1695 Amsterdam Haggadah).
[1], 31 leaves + [1] folded map. 30 cm. Condition among the leaves varies, good-fair. Many stains, some dark. Damages, wear and tears, repaired with washing and gluing. Some leaves are worn, with coarse tears, professionally repaired. Map in good condition, with small open tears to margins, professionally repaired. Old binding.
Ya'ari 73; Otzar HaHagaddot 120 [see more about this haggadah: Prof. Bezalel Roth HaHaggadah HaMetzuyeret Shebadfus, Areshet, 3, 1961, page 24].
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October 31, 2017
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Documenta Brevia, Quibus, Quisque Tuto Numerose, Et prompte Hebraice, vel unius Mensis spacio, legere addiscat ad Sacrae Scripturae. "Booklet for the Study of the Hebrew Alphabet and Grammar in One Month, for the Purpose of Reading of Scripture". Venice: Ioannes Calleo [Giovanni Calleoni], 1639. Latin and some Hebrew.
Booklet for learning the Hebrew alphabet and vowel marks (niqqud). The booklet begins with an introduction explaining the Hebrew letters and vowel marks, including lengthy explanations of the "shva" sign, the differences between qamatz and hataf qamatz, and more, and ends with an explanation of cantillation. As the title indicates, the booklet was intended for the rapid acquisition of the Hebrew language for the purpose of reading from the Bible.
On the title page is the printer's mark with the Hebrew verse, "And the king will desire your beauty" (see: Avraham Ya'ari, "Diglei HaMadpisim HaIvri'im" [Hebrew Printers' Marks], Jerusalem, 1944, p. 22).
[8] pp (folded sheet. Upper edges uncut), 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. The booklet has undergone thorough professional restoration. Slight damage to text in several places (open tears, repaired, to a number of places; missing piece, repaired, to margins of all the leaves). Bound in new leather binding with gilt decorations.
Not in NLI.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
Booklet for learning the Hebrew alphabet and vowel marks (niqqud). The booklet begins with an introduction explaining the Hebrew letters and vowel marks, including lengthy explanations of the "shva" sign, the differences between qamatz and hataf qamatz, and more, and ends with an explanation of cantillation. As the title indicates, the booklet was intended for the rapid acquisition of the Hebrew language for the purpose of reading from the Bible.
On the title page is the printer's mark with the Hebrew verse, "And the king will desire your beauty" (see: Avraham Ya'ari, "Diglei HaMadpisim HaIvri'im" [Hebrew Printers' Marks], Jerusalem, 1944, p. 22).
[8] pp (folded sheet. Upper edges uncut), 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. The booklet has undergone thorough professional restoration. Slight damage to text in several places (open tears, repaired, to a number of places; missing piece, repaired, to margins of all the leaves). Bound in new leather binding with gilt decorations.
Not in NLI.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
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October 31, 2017
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Mikveh Israel, Esto es Esperanca de Israel, by Menasseh Ben Israel. Amsterdam: Semuel Ben Israel Soeiro (son of Menasseh Ben Israel), 5410 [1650]. First edition. Spanish and some Hebrew.
In this work, Menasseh Ben Israel addresses the subject of the ten lost tribes of Israel, their identification with the Indians of South America, and his understanding of Redemption. Cited in the beginning is the testimony of the Portuguese Marrano descendant Antonio De Montesinos (Aharon Levi), who claimed that on his travels to South America he encountered Indian tribes that observed a number of Jewish customs, and that they were the descendants of the tribes of Reuben and Levi. The work goes on to cite additional testimonies from research and travel books, and contains a discussion on the issue of Redemption, based on a view that associates Jewish settlement of all corners of the globe with the coming of the Messiah. A short time after the publication of the Spanish work, a Latin translation was published. The Latin version contained an additional introduction addressing the English parliament, as part of Ben Israel's efforts to convince the English authorities to allow the Jews to return to England.
The title page has typographic variations in comparison to other copies of this book.
[7] leaves, 126 pp, 15.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Small tears to leaf margins (including small open tears to upper corners of some leaves). Margins cut near the edge of the upper title on some of the leaves. Lower margins cut and missing on four leaves (without damage to text). On the last eight leaves, the lower margins are missing, restored with paper substitutions. The title page is reinforced with acid-free adhesive tape. The following leaf is partly detached and its margins are torn. Markings and inscriptions in handwriting (ancient) on a number of leaves. Original vellum binding (slightly damaged). New endpapers.
In this work, Menasseh Ben Israel addresses the subject of the ten lost tribes of Israel, their identification with the Indians of South America, and his understanding of Redemption. Cited in the beginning is the testimony of the Portuguese Marrano descendant Antonio De Montesinos (Aharon Levi), who claimed that on his travels to South America he encountered Indian tribes that observed a number of Jewish customs, and that they were the descendants of the tribes of Reuben and Levi. The work goes on to cite additional testimonies from research and travel books, and contains a discussion on the issue of Redemption, based on a view that associates Jewish settlement of all corners of the globe with the coming of the Messiah. A short time after the publication of the Spanish work, a Latin translation was published. The Latin version contained an additional introduction addressing the English parliament, as part of Ben Israel's efforts to convince the English authorities to allow the Jews to return to England.
The title page has typographic variations in comparison to other copies of this book.
[7] leaves, 126 pp, 15.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Small tears to leaf margins (including small open tears to upper corners of some leaves). Margins cut near the edge of the upper title on some of the leaves. Lower margins cut and missing on four leaves (without damage to text). On the last eight leaves, the lower margins are missing, restored with paper substitutions. The title page is reinforced with acid-free adhesive tape. The following leaf is partly detached and its margins are torn. Markings and inscriptions in handwriting (ancient) on a number of leaves. Original vellum binding (slightly damaged). New endpapers.
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October 31, 2017
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Il Sabathai o vero il finto Messia degli Hebrei, che nell'anno 1666 si dichiarò Maumettano in Costantinopoli [Sabathai that is the fake Messiah of the Jews, who in 1666 declared himself Mohammedan in Constantinople]. Printed "in Viterbo, and again in Napoli, for Francesco Paci" (In Viterbo, e di nuovo in Napoli, per Gio: Francesko Paci), 1671. Italian.
Early biographical work surveying in detail the life of Sabbatai Zevi, until his conversion to Islam in 1666. The work was written during the lifetime of Sabbatai Zevi, and its author is unknown. Some scholars have attributed the work to Carlo Alfano, while others attributed it to Freidrich Ragstat von Weile (a Jew who converted to Christianity). Throughout the work, the author refers to events he witnessed himself; his words suggest he was a Jesuit. Printed at the beginning of the work is a dedication from the Italian publisher, Domenico Antonio Parrino.
60 pp, 14 cm. Good condition. Numerous stains. The top part (about a third) of one of the leaves (pp. 37-38) is torn and missing. A number of markings in ink and inscriptions on the last page (ancient). Vellum binding.
Rare. The work's first edition was printed ca. 1669, and only a few copies of it are known to exist [in his book "Sabbatai Sevi: The Mystical Messiah", Gershom Scholem mentions that he had not laid eyes on the work by Carlo Alfano, printed in Viterbo]. The present edition (the work's second) is also rare. Only one copy appears in OCLC.
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Between Information and Proselytism: Seventeenth-Century Italian Texts on Sabbatai Zevi, their Various Editions and their Circulation, in Print and Manuscript, by Stefano Villani. In: Da'at, a Journal of Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah, no. 82, 2016. English.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
Early biographical work surveying in detail the life of Sabbatai Zevi, until his conversion to Islam in 1666. The work was written during the lifetime of Sabbatai Zevi, and its author is unknown. Some scholars have attributed the work to Carlo Alfano, while others attributed it to Freidrich Ragstat von Weile (a Jew who converted to Christianity). Throughout the work, the author refers to events he witnessed himself; his words suggest he was a Jesuit. Printed at the beginning of the work is a dedication from the Italian publisher, Domenico Antonio Parrino.
60 pp, 14 cm. Good condition. Numerous stains. The top part (about a third) of one of the leaves (pp. 37-38) is torn and missing. A number of markings in ink and inscriptions on the last page (ancient). Vellum binding.
Rare. The work's first edition was printed ca. 1669, and only a few copies of it are known to exist [in his book "Sabbatai Sevi: The Mystical Messiah", Gershom Scholem mentions that he had not laid eyes on the work by Carlo Alfano, printed in Viterbo]. The present edition (the work's second) is also rare. Only one copy appears in OCLC.
See:
Between Information and Proselytism: Seventeenth-Century Italian Texts on Sabbatai Zevi, their Various Editions and their Circulation, in Print and Manuscript, by Stefano Villani. In: Da'at, a Journal of Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah, no. 82, 2016. English.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
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Las Excelencias de los Hebreos ["The Virtues of the Hebrews"], by Isaac Cardoso. Amsterdam: David de Castro Tartas, 1679. Spanish. First edition.
An important apologetic work on Jewish religion, by physician and philosopher Isaac Cardoso, the descendant of a Portuguese Marrano family.
The work contains two parts: the first describes the virtues and unique characteristics of the Jewish people, discussing, among other things, the Jewish people's identity as the Chosen People and its attributes. The second part debunks anti-Jewish defamations and libels, including a chapter devoted to the widespread blood libel claiming that Jews use the blood of Christian children for ritual purposes. As part of an expanded discussion on the Jewish religion, the author also discusses his personal experience and his choice to live as a Jew.
The author, Isaac (Fernando) Cardoso (1603/4-1683) was born in Portugal to a Marrano family. His brother, Abraham Michael (Miguel) Cardoso, was one of the leading philosophers of the Sabbatean movement. Cardoso studied medicine and philosophy in Salamanca, Spain. After a period working as a physician in Valladolid, he moved to Madrid, where he served as a physician in the court of King Philip IV. For many years he lived outwardly as a Christian, yet when he chose to leave Spain and move to Italy (apparently due to fear of the Inquisition), he began to practice his Judaism openly. Upon reaching Italy, Cardoso settled in the Sephardi Jewish community of Venice. In 1653 he moved to Verona, where he served as the Jewish community's doctor until his death in 1683.
The first title page shows a woodcut with a hand emerging from the sky and gathering flowers, surmounted by an inscription reading "el que me esparsio me recogera" [He who was scattered me will gather me]. The second part has a separate title page, also decorated with a woodcut and inscribed with the words, "Ellos Maldiziran y yo Bendizire" [They shall curse and I shall bless]. At the beginning of the work are dedication pages to Jacob de Pinto, a Dutch Jew of Portuguese descent and a member of one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Amsterdam at the time.
[4] leaves, 331 pp, [1] leaf, 333-431 pp (two columns per page), 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Worming to top part of most of the leaves (with slight damage to text on a number of leaves). Stains and dampstains throughout the book. A number of tears to leaf margins. Some markings in pencil. Ancient vellum binding, slightly distorted, with tears and stains.
An important apologetic work on Jewish religion, by physician and philosopher Isaac Cardoso, the descendant of a Portuguese Marrano family.
The work contains two parts: the first describes the virtues and unique characteristics of the Jewish people, discussing, among other things, the Jewish people's identity as the Chosen People and its attributes. The second part debunks anti-Jewish defamations and libels, including a chapter devoted to the widespread blood libel claiming that Jews use the blood of Christian children for ritual purposes. As part of an expanded discussion on the Jewish religion, the author also discusses his personal experience and his choice to live as a Jew.
The author, Isaac (Fernando) Cardoso (1603/4-1683) was born in Portugal to a Marrano family. His brother, Abraham Michael (Miguel) Cardoso, was one of the leading philosophers of the Sabbatean movement. Cardoso studied medicine and philosophy in Salamanca, Spain. After a period working as a physician in Valladolid, he moved to Madrid, where he served as a physician in the court of King Philip IV. For many years he lived outwardly as a Christian, yet when he chose to leave Spain and move to Italy (apparently due to fear of the Inquisition), he began to practice his Judaism openly. Upon reaching Italy, Cardoso settled in the Sephardi Jewish community of Venice. In 1653 he moved to Verona, where he served as the Jewish community's doctor until his death in 1683.
The first title page shows a woodcut with a hand emerging from the sky and gathering flowers, surmounted by an inscription reading "el que me esparsio me recogera" [He who was scattered me will gather me]. The second part has a separate title page, also decorated with a woodcut and inscribed with the words, "Ellos Maldiziran y yo Bendizire" [They shall curse and I shall bless]. At the beginning of the work are dedication pages to Jacob de Pinto, a Dutch Jew of Portuguese descent and a member of one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Amsterdam at the time.
[4] leaves, 331 pp, [1] leaf, 333-431 pp (two columns per page), 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Worming to top part of most of the leaves (with slight damage to text on a number of leaves). Stains and dampstains throughout the book. A number of tears to leaf margins. Some markings in pencil. Ancient vellum binding, slightly distorted, with tears and stains.
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Sefer Shire ha-shirim asher le-Shelomoh ben Gabirol / Carmina Sancta, Salomonis Ibn Gabirol - Book of Poems by Solomon ibn Gabirol. Paris, 1868.
Printed from manuscripts and books from the collection of Rabbi Naftali Hertz Gunzburg, son of the Russian-Jewish banker and philanthropist Joseph Gunzburg (head of the Gunzburg family) and father of Baron David Gunzburg. Revised, punctuated and with commentary (including "Haskalot BeDivrei Razal U'Midrasheihem") by Senior Sachs (hired by Baron Joseph Gunzburg as tutor for his son Naftali, and as administrator of the baron's library).
Copy printed on parchment.
[7], 167, [1] pp, 20.5 cm. Good overall condition. Dampness damage to lower margins. Small tears to margins of two of the first leaves. Parchment leaves in different hues. Creases. New endpapers and binding.
NLI does not hold a parchment copy.
Printed from manuscripts and books from the collection of Rabbi Naftali Hertz Gunzburg, son of the Russian-Jewish banker and philanthropist Joseph Gunzburg (head of the Gunzburg family) and father of Baron David Gunzburg. Revised, punctuated and with commentary (including "Haskalot BeDivrei Razal U'Midrasheihem") by Senior Sachs (hired by Baron Joseph Gunzburg as tutor for his son Naftali, and as administrator of the baron's library).
Copy printed on parchment.
[7], 167, [1] pp, 20.5 cm. Good overall condition. Dampness damage to lower margins. Small tears to margins of two of the first leaves. Parchment leaves in different hues. Creases. New endpapers and binding.
NLI does not hold a parchment copy.
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Portrait of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ashkenazi, the "Chacham Tzvi". [Holland, 18th or 19th century].
Watercolor and ink on paper; ink on parchment.
High-quality portrait of the "Chacham Tzvi", rendered precisely after an etching printed in Amsterdam during his lifetime. Accompanying the portrait is a piece of parchment bearing an interesting handwritten inscription by Jacob ben Chaim Berklau / Berkelo of Holland, in which he relates that the Chacham Tzvi was the sandak and mohel of his grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel ben Tzvi Berklau, in the year 5472 [1712], adding that "In the year 5474 he [the Chacham Tzvi] went away… and before going he blessed [my grandfather]… that he may live a long life… and leave a blessing behind him, and so it was".
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ashkenazi (1660-1718) was the rabbi of the Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbeck communities, and the chief rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in Amsterdam. He passed through many communities in Germany and Poland and also served as a rabbi in Lviv. He wrote the responsa "Chacham Tzvi". His son, Rabbi Jacob Emden, known as the Ya'avetz, relates that during his father's visit to England, his portrait was painted in secret in oil colors, in a precise fashion, so much so that when seeing the painting "I staggered back, as if he were standing before me". He adds that from this painting, "reproductions were made… that sold for a high price".
Portrait: 24X34.5 cm, parchment piece: 6X18.5 cm. Good overall condition. The portrait is inserted in a passe-partout, with the piece of parchment attached to the external side. A few stains to portrait. Stains and creases to parchment.
Watercolor and ink on paper; ink on parchment.
High-quality portrait of the "Chacham Tzvi", rendered precisely after an etching printed in Amsterdam during his lifetime. Accompanying the portrait is a piece of parchment bearing an interesting handwritten inscription by Jacob ben Chaim Berklau / Berkelo of Holland, in which he relates that the Chacham Tzvi was the sandak and mohel of his grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel ben Tzvi Berklau, in the year 5472 [1712], adding that "In the year 5474 he [the Chacham Tzvi] went away… and before going he blessed [my grandfather]… that he may live a long life… and leave a blessing behind him, and so it was".
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ashkenazi (1660-1718) was the rabbi of the Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbeck communities, and the chief rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in Amsterdam. He passed through many communities in Germany and Poland and also served as a rabbi in Lviv. He wrote the responsa "Chacham Tzvi". His son, Rabbi Jacob Emden, known as the Ya'avetz, relates that during his father's visit to England, his portrait was painted in secret in oil colors, in a precise fashion, so much so that when seeing the painting "I staggered back, as if he were standing before me". He adds that from this painting, "reproductions were made… that sold for a high price".
Portrait: 24X34.5 cm, parchment piece: 6X18.5 cm. Good overall condition. The portrait is inserted in a passe-partout, with the piece of parchment attached to the external side. A few stains to portrait. Stains and creases to parchment.
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