Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Toldot Adam, biography of R. Zalman (R. Zelmele) of Volozhin, brother of R. Chaim of Volozhin and disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yechezkel Feivel, maggid of Vilna. Two parts bound together. Dyhernfurth, 1801-1809. First edition.
A special leaf was bound at the beginning of the book, with a printed dedication from the author to his son R. Moshe.
Ownership inscription in Sephardic script on the first title page: "I acquired this in exchange for the book Naggid UMetzaveh, Nissim Binyamin Pontremoli, known as Rabbenu". Signature on the leaf preceding the title page: "Yaakov son of Abayei", and another inscription (identical to the one on the title page, apart from the name, which is written here as "Nissim Yitzchak Pontremoli"). An inscription on the same leaf in Ladino, mentioning "R. Chaim son of Moda'i". Other inscriptions in Sephardic script on the front endpapers, including a financial report in Ladino.
[1] dedication leaf, [4], 105 leaves; [3], 25 leaves. 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Significant worming, affecting text. Label on first title page (covering part of border). Gilt edges. Original leather binding, damaged and loose.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1510.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
A special leaf was bound at the beginning of the book, with a printed dedication from the author to his son R. Moshe.
Ownership inscription in Sephardic script on the first title page: "I acquired this in exchange for the book Naggid UMetzaveh, Nissim Binyamin Pontremoli, known as Rabbenu". Signature on the leaf preceding the title page: "Yaakov son of Abayei", and another inscription (identical to the one on the title page, apart from the name, which is written here as "Nissim Yitzchak Pontremoli"). An inscription on the same leaf in Ladino, mentioning "R. Chaim son of Moda'i". Other inscriptions in Sephardic script on the front endpapers, including a financial report in Ladino.
[1] dedication leaf, [4], 105 leaves; [3], 25 leaves. 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Significant worming, affecting text. Label on first title page (covering part of border). Gilt edges. Original leather binding, damaged and loose.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1510.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
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Five books – four editions of the book Toldot Adam, biography of R. Zelmele of Volozhin, brother of R. Chaim of Volozhin and disciple of the Gaon of Vilna; with the book Divrei Shalom V'Emet – additions to the book Toldot Adam:
• Toldot Adam. Danzig, 1845. • Toldot Adam. Warsaw, 1854. • Toldot Adam. Warsaw 1857. • Divrei Shalom V'Emet. Vilna 1873. • Toldot Adam. Vilna, [1928].
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1511, 1512, 1513, 1518.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
• Toldot Adam. Danzig, 1845. • Toldot Adam. Warsaw, 1854. • Toldot Adam. Warsaw 1857. • Divrei Shalom V'Emet. Vilna 1873. • Toldot Adam. Vilna, [1928].
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1511, 1512, 1513, 1518.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $120
Sold for: $188
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Five Megillot, with Rashi and Minchat Shai, and with the Sheyarei Mincha commentary by R. Or Shraga Feivush Rabbi of Dubrovna. Shklow, 1800.
R. Or Shraga Rabbi of Dubrovna was the son-in-law of the Gaon of Vilna (in his first marriage). In 1804, approximately four years after the present book was printed, R. Or Shraga published in Dubrovna a Chumash with the first edition of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Torah. The Chumash includes his own commentaries on the Torah, Menorat Shlomo and Minchat Kalil (see item 2). At the end of the Book of Vayikra of that edition, he describes his youth, when he he had the merit of being in the presence of the Gaon of Vilna: " When I was young, I tasted a little honey and honeycomb sweet to my palate, from… the Gaon…".
Incomplete copy. [2], 1-2, 5-44, 51-66, 69-72 leaves. Lacking 10 leaves: 3-4, 45-50, 67-68. 21 cm. Thick paper. Overall good condition. Loose and detached leaves and gatherings. Stains. Open tear to final leaf, affecting text. Stamp on title page, mostly scratched off, with minor damage to text. Worming, slightly affecting text. Without binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1413. Rare book.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
R. Or Shraga Rabbi of Dubrovna was the son-in-law of the Gaon of Vilna (in his first marriage). In 1804, approximately four years after the present book was printed, R. Or Shraga published in Dubrovna a Chumash with the first edition of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Torah. The Chumash includes his own commentaries on the Torah, Menorat Shlomo and Minchat Kalil (see item 2). At the end of the Book of Vayikra of that edition, he describes his youth, when he he had the merit of being in the presence of the Gaon of Vilna: " When I was young, I tasted a little honey and honeycomb sweet to my palate, from… the Gaon…".
Incomplete copy. [2], 1-2, 5-44, 51-66, 69-72 leaves. Lacking 10 leaves: 3-4, 45-50, 67-68. 21 cm. Thick paper. Overall good condition. Loose and detached leaves and gatherings. Stains. Open tear to final leaf, affecting text. Stamp on title page, mostly scratched off, with minor damage to text. Worming, slightly affecting text. Without binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1413. Rare book.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $450
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Margaliot HaTorah, kabbalistic composition on Neviim, Ketuvim and the Five Megillot, by R. Tzvi Hirsh Maggid of Semyatich (Siemiatycze), prominent disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. [Warsaw, after 1855]. First edition of Part II.
Bibliographers estimate the place and year of printing as Minkovitz, 1807, yet this is incorrect – see below.
Part I of this book, on the Torah, was printed in Poritsk (Pavlivka) in 1788. This copy comprises Part II, on Neviim and Ketuvim, which was only prepared for print many years later by the kabbalist R. Mordechai Bibelkind, a rabbi and dayan in Warsaw, author of Mor Deror (father-in-law of R. Shmuel Zanvil Klepfish, head of the Warsaw Beit Din).
The author, kabbalist R. Tzvi Hirsh, maggid of Semyatich, was known in his generation as "R. Hirsh Chassid". The title page states that he was "one of the foremost disciples of R. Eliyahu of Vilna… as mentioned in the foreword to [the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on] Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, where they [the sons of the Gaon of Vilna] write: The sixth is the great, astute, erudite and renowned rabbi, R. Tzvi Hirsh of Semyatich. Extremely well versed both in revealed and hidden realms of the Torah, he served as his [the Gaon of Vilna's] attendant for many years. He cleaved to some of his ways in piety and asceticism…". On the final leaf of this book, the editor also mentions the fact that R. Tzvi Hirsh is ranked sixth amongst the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna listed in the foreword to Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim (in this list, the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna were listed in order of their prominence and closeness to the Gaon of Vilna, see Hebrew description of item 51).
The place of printing is not mentioned on the title page, and the chronogram indicates that the book was printed in the Hebrew year 967 – equivalent to 2207, an impossible date. Various bibliographers removed 400 from the sum, and recorded the book as being published in Minkovitz, 1807 (see: Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing 000160350; Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1529; Vinograd, Otzar HaSefer HaIvri, Minkovitz, 14; Friedberg, Beit Eked Sefarim, Mem, 3602).
It is evident that the book was printed after 1855, since the editor, R. Mordechai Bibelkind, who passed away in Tammuz 1855, is mentioned on the final leaf of this book as deceased (the fact that R. Mordechai was involved in arranging this book for print is also mentioned in Nachalat Olamim, Warsaw, 1882. He is described there as a person well versed in Kabbalah, as can be seen from his corrections and kabbalistic notes to the book Margaliot HaTorah on Neviim and Ketuvim. The book also quotes his epitaph from 1855).
Samuel Joseph Fünn in his book Knesset Yisrael (Warsaw 1887, p. 285), in the entry on R. Tzvi Hirsh of Semyatich, writes that this book was printed in Warsaw (where the editor resided): "And his work on Neviim and Ketuvim, also entitled Margaliot HaTorah, was recently published in Warsaw".
Interestingly, in the "words of the editor" at the end of the book, the chronogram indicating the completion of editing amounts to 1293 (equivalent of the year 2533), which is also an impossible date. Only by removing the first and last letter of the chronogram – which together have the numerical value of 700 – from the sum, does one come to the year 1833, a realistic date for the completion of editing.
[1], 18; 40; 29; 16; 19-28, (lacking 2 additional leaves from the Book of Yirmiyahu foliated 27-28), 27-65; 10 leaves. Approx. 21 cm (uneven margins). Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Worming and tears to several leaves, affecting text. Stamps. New binding.
Foliation 27-28 in the Book of Yirmiyahu originally appears three times consecutively. In this copy, the middle two leaves 27-28 are lacking (they may have been mistakenly omitted during the course of printing, due to the repetition in foliation).
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1529.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Bibliographers estimate the place and year of printing as Minkovitz, 1807, yet this is incorrect – see below.
Part I of this book, on the Torah, was printed in Poritsk (Pavlivka) in 1788. This copy comprises Part II, on Neviim and Ketuvim, which was only prepared for print many years later by the kabbalist R. Mordechai Bibelkind, a rabbi and dayan in Warsaw, author of Mor Deror (father-in-law of R. Shmuel Zanvil Klepfish, head of the Warsaw Beit Din).
The author, kabbalist R. Tzvi Hirsh, maggid of Semyatich, was known in his generation as "R. Hirsh Chassid". The title page states that he was "one of the foremost disciples of R. Eliyahu of Vilna… as mentioned in the foreword to [the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on] Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, where they [the sons of the Gaon of Vilna] write: The sixth is the great, astute, erudite and renowned rabbi, R. Tzvi Hirsh of Semyatich. Extremely well versed both in revealed and hidden realms of the Torah, he served as his [the Gaon of Vilna's] attendant for many years. He cleaved to some of his ways in piety and asceticism…". On the final leaf of this book, the editor also mentions the fact that R. Tzvi Hirsh is ranked sixth amongst the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna listed in the foreword to Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim (in this list, the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna were listed in order of their prominence and closeness to the Gaon of Vilna, see Hebrew description of item 51).
The place of printing is not mentioned on the title page, and the chronogram indicates that the book was printed in the Hebrew year 967 – equivalent to 2207, an impossible date. Various bibliographers removed 400 from the sum, and recorded the book as being published in Minkovitz, 1807 (see: Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing 000160350; Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1529; Vinograd, Otzar HaSefer HaIvri, Minkovitz, 14; Friedberg, Beit Eked Sefarim, Mem, 3602).
It is evident that the book was printed after 1855, since the editor, R. Mordechai Bibelkind, who passed away in Tammuz 1855, is mentioned on the final leaf of this book as deceased (the fact that R. Mordechai was involved in arranging this book for print is also mentioned in Nachalat Olamim, Warsaw, 1882. He is described there as a person well versed in Kabbalah, as can be seen from his corrections and kabbalistic notes to the book Margaliot HaTorah on Neviim and Ketuvim. The book also quotes his epitaph from 1855).
Samuel Joseph Fünn in his book Knesset Yisrael (Warsaw 1887, p. 285), in the entry on R. Tzvi Hirsh of Semyatich, writes that this book was printed in Warsaw (where the editor resided): "And his work on Neviim and Ketuvim, also entitled Margaliot HaTorah, was recently published in Warsaw".
Interestingly, in the "words of the editor" at the end of the book, the chronogram indicating the completion of editing amounts to 1293 (equivalent of the year 2533), which is also an impossible date. Only by removing the first and last letter of the chronogram – which together have the numerical value of 700 – from the sum, does one come to the year 1833, a realistic date for the completion of editing.
[1], 18; 40; 29; 16; 19-28, (lacking 2 additional leaves from the Book of Yirmiyahu foliated 27-28), 27-65; 10 leaves. Approx. 21 cm (uneven margins). Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Worming and tears to several leaves, affecting text. Stamps. New binding.
Foliation 27-28 in the Book of Yirmiyahu originally appears three times consecutively. In this copy, the middle two leaves 27-28 are lacking (they may have been mistakenly omitted during the course of printing, due to the repetition in foliation).
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1529.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Mishnayot Order Zera'im, with the commentaries of R. Ovadia of Bartenura and Tosafot Yom Tov, and with Chiddushei Mahari by R. Yoel of Omtchislav (Mstsislaw), disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Dubrovna, 1802. First edition of Chiddushei Mahari.
In later editions, this composition was titled Chiddushei Maharich [=R. Yoel Chassid].
Approbation by R. Or Shraga Feivush son of R. Shlomo Zalman, son-in-law of the Gaon of Vilna and rabbi of Dubrovna, on the leaf following the title page. On p. [4b], foreword by the son of the author, R. Shemaryah, who published the Mishnayot within the year following the passing of his father.
Ownership inscriptions on the endpapers. Several glosses.
[4], 132 leaves. 26 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Worming, affecting text. Old leather binding, damaged.
In later editions, this composition was titled Chiddushei Maharich [=R. Yoel Chassid].
Approbation by R. Or Shraga Feivush son of R. Shlomo Zalman, son-in-law of the Gaon of Vilna and rabbi of Dubrovna, on the leaf following the title page. On p. [4b], foreword by the son of the author, R. Shemaryah, who published the Mishnayot within the year following the passing of his father.
Ownership inscriptions on the endpapers. Several glosses.
[4], 132 leaves. 26 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Worming, affecting text. Old leather binding, damaged.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $500
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Pe'at HaShulchan, laws pertaining to Eretz Israel, by R. Yisrael of Shklow, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Safed: R. Yisrael Bak, 1836. First edition.
The author, R. Yisrael of Shklow (1770-1839), close disciple of the Gaon of Vilna (whom he studied under in the latter's final years), was active in publishing the books of the Gaon of Vilna and disseminating his teachings. He led the immigration of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna to Eretz Israel.
In his lengthy and important preface, the author describes his trials and tribulations upon immigrating to Eretz Israel. He mentions the epidemic which broke out in the Galilee in 1813, the passing of his wife during their escape to Jerusalem, the death of their children with the spread of the epidemic to Jerusalem, and the demise of his parents in the Galilee. He continues to recount his return to the Galilee, his imprisonment during the siege of Akko and his miraculous rescue from the collapse of houses in the winter in Safed, and more.
The rest of his preface serves as a very important source of information on the life of the Gaon of Vilna, as R. Yisrael describes in detail the prominence of the Gaon of Vilna, his approach and methods, his extraordinary knowledge of the Torah and sciences, and more.
[5], 2-109, [1] leaves. 30 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor damage. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Old binding with leather spine. Wear and damage to binding. Bookplate.
One of the last books printed in Safed before the 1837 earthquake, following which both the author and R. Yisrael Bak, the printer, relocated to Jerusalem.
This copy includes the final leaf of errata.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1543.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
The author, R. Yisrael of Shklow (1770-1839), close disciple of the Gaon of Vilna (whom he studied under in the latter's final years), was active in publishing the books of the Gaon of Vilna and disseminating his teachings. He led the immigration of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna to Eretz Israel.
In his lengthy and important preface, the author describes his trials and tribulations upon immigrating to Eretz Israel. He mentions the epidemic which broke out in the Galilee in 1813, the passing of his wife during their escape to Jerusalem, the death of their children with the spread of the epidemic to Jerusalem, and the demise of his parents in the Galilee. He continues to recount his return to the Galilee, his imprisonment during the siege of Akko and his miraculous rescue from the collapse of houses in the winter in Safed, and more.
The rest of his preface serves as a very important source of information on the life of the Gaon of Vilna, as R. Yisrael describes in detail the prominence of the Gaon of Vilna, his approach and methods, his extraordinary knowledge of the Torah and sciences, and more.
[5], 2-109, [1] leaves. 30 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor damage. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Old binding with leather spine. Wear and damage to binding. Bookplate.
One of the last books printed in Safed before the 1837 earthquake, following which both the author and R. Yisrael Bak, the printer, relocated to Jerusalem.
This copy includes the final leaf of errata.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1543.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Two editions of the book Pe'at HaShulchan by R. Yisrael of Shklow (disciple of the Gaon of Vilna), printed in Jerusalem:
1. Pe'at HaShulchan, laws pertaining to Eretz Israel, Parts I and II, by R. Yisrael of Shklow. Jerusalem: Avraham Moshe Luncz, 1911-1912. Second edition. Two parts in one volume.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1544.
2. Pe'at HaShulchan, on the laws of Shemittah, by R. Yisrael of Shklow, with Beit Ridvaz, by R. Yaakov David Wilovsky – the Ridvaz. Jerusalem: Y.D. Frumkin, [1912]. Mishmeret HaBayit by R. Nachum Weidenfeld Rabbi of Dombrova appears at the end of the book (with a separate title page).
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1545.
2 books. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Pe'at HaShulchan, laws pertaining to Eretz Israel, Parts I and II, by R. Yisrael of Shklow. Jerusalem: Avraham Moshe Luncz, 1911-1912. Second edition. Two parts in one volume.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1544.
2. Pe'at HaShulchan, on the laws of Shemittah, by R. Yisrael of Shklow, with Beit Ridvaz, by R. Yaakov David Wilovsky – the Ridvaz. Jerusalem: Y.D. Frumkin, [1912]. Mishmeret HaBayit by R. Nachum Weidenfeld Rabbi of Dombrova appears at the end of the book (with a separate title page).
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1545.
2 books. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Tractate Shekalim of the Jerusalem Talmud, with the glosses of the Gaon of Vilna, and with the Taklin Chadtin and Mishnat Eliyahu commentaries, by R. Yisrael of Shklow, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Minsk, 1812. First edition. Title page printed in red and black.
With approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow and R. Aharon HaLevi Segal of Shklow.
The Jerusalem Talmud was printed according to the text of the Gaon of Vilna, with his corrections. Older versions were printed in the margins (in places where they differ from the text of the Gaon of Vilna), together with Masoret HaShas.
The author, R. Yisrael of Shklow, was a disciple of the Gaon of Vilna and leader of the immigration of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna to Eretz Israel (see item 106). On the title page and in the approbations, the author is referred to as "previously a maggid in Shklow, and presently residing in the Upper Galilee". This book was printed by the author during his trip to Europe to raise funds for the settlement of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna in Eretz Israel. In his preface, R. Yisrael describes his wanderings and hopes to return to Eretz Israel. This preface also contains much valuable information about the history of the Gaon of Vilna and his disciples. Amongst others, he mentions the foremost disciple of the Gaon of Vilna – R. Chaim of Volozhin, with great reverence and submission.
A foreword by R. Chaim of Volozhin on the composition of the Gaon of Vilna on Order Zera'im is printed before the preface. The author's preface is followed by two responsa – halachic correspondence between R. Chaim of Volozhin and R. Akiva Eger (regarding someone who married a convert, and after her passing married her daughter). Another responsum by R. Chaim of Volozhin was printed at the end of the book.
Ownership inscriptions on the endpaper and title page, of R. "Tzvi Hirsh Telish" and of his son "Leib son of R. Tzvi Hirsh Telish". Stamp in Latin characters, from the town of Tykocin (Tiktin).
[5], 33, [1] leaves. 39 cm. Particularly wide margins. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Tears and minor worming. Marginal open tears and damage to all leaves, repaired. Large marginal open tear to leaf 25, affecting text, repaired with paper. One loose leaf. Stamp. Inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 411.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
With approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow and R. Aharon HaLevi Segal of Shklow.
The Jerusalem Talmud was printed according to the text of the Gaon of Vilna, with his corrections. Older versions were printed in the margins (in places where they differ from the text of the Gaon of Vilna), together with Masoret HaShas.
The author, R. Yisrael of Shklow, was a disciple of the Gaon of Vilna and leader of the immigration of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna to Eretz Israel (see item 106). On the title page and in the approbations, the author is referred to as "previously a maggid in Shklow, and presently residing in the Upper Galilee". This book was printed by the author during his trip to Europe to raise funds for the settlement of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna in Eretz Israel. In his preface, R. Yisrael describes his wanderings and hopes to return to Eretz Israel. This preface also contains much valuable information about the history of the Gaon of Vilna and his disciples. Amongst others, he mentions the foremost disciple of the Gaon of Vilna – R. Chaim of Volozhin, with great reverence and submission.
A foreword by R. Chaim of Volozhin on the composition of the Gaon of Vilna on Order Zera'im is printed before the preface. The author's preface is followed by two responsa – halachic correspondence between R. Chaim of Volozhin and R. Akiva Eger (regarding someone who married a convert, and after her passing married her daughter). Another responsum by R. Chaim of Volozhin was printed at the end of the book.
Ownership inscriptions on the endpaper and title page, of R. "Tzvi Hirsh Telish" and of his son "Leib son of R. Tzvi Hirsh Telish". Stamp in Latin characters, from the town of Tykocin (Tiktin).
[5], 33, [1] leaves. 39 cm. Particularly wide margins. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Tears and minor worming. Marginal open tears and damage to all leaves, repaired. Large marginal open tear to leaf 25, affecting text, repaired with paper. One loose leaf. Stamp. Inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 411.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
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Alfei Menashe, by R. Menashe of Ilya. First edition and a later (partial) edition:
1. Alfei Menashe, by R. Menashe of Ilya. Vilna, [1822]. First edition. A philosophical composition focusing on Tikkun Olam. The author's Talmudic novellae, in which he quotes teachings of the Gaon of Vilna, were included at the end of the book.
[2], 92 leaves. 17.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Handwritten markings in body of text on several leaves. Old and worn binding, with torn spine. Bookplate.
2. Alfei Menashe, by R. Menashe of Ilya, with Maaseh Miksheh by R. Gershon Chen Tov. Warsaw, 1860. This edition features only the Talmudic novellae, without the main composition.
[1], 14 leaves; 13, [1] pages. 17.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears to several leaves. Stamp of R. "Shimon Sheima son of R. Moshe Luria of Shavel". Old binding, with damage. Label on binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1568.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Alfei Menashe, by R. Menashe of Ilya. Vilna, [1822]. First edition. A philosophical composition focusing on Tikkun Olam. The author's Talmudic novellae, in which he quotes teachings of the Gaon of Vilna, were included at the end of the book.
[2], 92 leaves. 17.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Handwritten markings in body of text on several leaves. Old and worn binding, with torn spine. Bookplate.
2. Alfei Menashe, by R. Menashe of Ilya, with Maaseh Miksheh by R. Gershon Chen Tov. Warsaw, 1860. This edition features only the Talmudic novellae, without the main composition.
[1], 14 leaves; 13, [1] pages. 17.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears to several leaves. Stamp of R. "Shimon Sheima son of R. Moshe Luria of Shavel". Old binding, with damage. Label on binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1568.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Category
Books of the Leading Disciples of the Gaon of Vilna
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium
Niflaot Chadashot, commentaries, homiletics, allusions, kabbalistic secrets on the Torah portions, and more, by R. Noach Lipshitz, mechutan of the Gaon of Vilna (see Hebrew description) – two editions:
1. Niflaot Chadashot. Horodna, 1797. First edition.
[4], 32, [2] leaves. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear. Worming and open tears to title page, affecting border. Title page professionally restored. Tears and worming, affecting text. Inscriptions. New binding.
2. Niflaot Chadashot. Warsaw, 1910. Second edition.
8, [2], [9]-94 pages. Printed wrappers. 22 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Marginal tears to several leaves, not affecting text. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1554.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Niflaot Chadashot. Horodna, 1797. First edition.
[4], 32, [2] leaves. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear. Worming and open tears to title page, affecting border. Title page professionally restored. Tears and worming, affecting text. Inscriptions. New binding.
2. Niflaot Chadashot. Warsaw, 1910. Second edition.
8, [2], [9]-94 pages. Printed wrappers. 22 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Marginal tears to several leaves, not affecting text. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1554.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Category
Books of the Leading Disciples of the Gaon of Vilna
Catalogue
Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $500
Unsold
Givat Pinchas, commentary on the Book of Iyov (with the text of Iyov), by the maggid R. Pinchas of Polotsk, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1808. First edition.
[2], 48 leaves. 19.5 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains and wear. Tears to final leaf, including open tear, affecting text, repaired with paper. Tears to several other leaves. Stamps and handwritten inscription. Old binding, worn and damaged. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1579
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
[2], 48 leaves. 19.5 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains and wear. Tears to final leaf, including open tear, affecting text, repaired with paper. Tears to several other leaves. Stamps and handwritten inscription. Old binding, worn and damaged. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1579
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Category
Books of the Leading Disciples of the Gaon of Vilna
Catalogue
Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
February 2, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Two editions of the book Gevii Gevia HaKesef, commentaries and brief Talmudic novellae, by R. Binyamin Rivlin of Shklow, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna (see Hebrew description). The book was printed anonymously (the title page only states: "composed by one of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna"). This work includes teachings of the Gaon of Vilna.
1. Gevii Gevia HaKesef. [Shklow, 1804]. First edition.
2-34 leaves (lacking title page). 15.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears and minor wear. Non-original binding. Stamps. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1550.
2. Gevii Gevia HaKesef. Warsaw, 1897. Second edition. A biography of the author, by the publisher, was added at the beginning of the book (see Hebrew description).
This copy was used to prepare a photocopy edition (Jerusalem 1983). The leaves were separated and a photocopy of the title page of the first edition was pasted on verso of title page.
[2], 60 pages. 17 cm. Fair condition. Browned paper. Stains. Tears. Leaves detached.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1551.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Gevii Gevia HaKesef. [Shklow, 1804]. First edition.
2-34 leaves (lacking title page). 15.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears and minor wear. Non-original binding. Stamps. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1550.
2. Gevii Gevia HaKesef. Warsaw, 1897. Second edition. A biography of the author, by the publisher, was added at the beginning of the book (see Hebrew description).
This copy was used to prepare a photocopy edition (Jerusalem 1983). The leaves were separated and a photocopy of the title page of the first edition was pasted on verso of title page.
[2], 60 pages. 17 cm. Fair condition. Browned paper. Stains. Tears. Leaves detached.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1551.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Category
Books of the Leading Disciples of the Gaon of Vilna
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