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
Opening: $250
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Sefer Yetzirah with ten commentaries, including the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna and Pri Yitzchak by R. Yitzchak Eizik Chaver. Warsaw, 1884.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna was printed in the second part of the book, with a separate title page, in which the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria, states that this is an emended, complete edition based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna, with the glosses of the kabbalist R. Moshe Shlomo, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On the front endpaper, inscription handwritten and signed by the dayan of Pupa (Pápa): "I acquired it in honor of my Creator, Moshe Yosef son of R. M. Hoffman, dayan in Pupa".
R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, dayan of Pupa (1843-1928), was a leading Torah scholar of Hungary and Jerusalem. Son of Michael Hoffman, disciple of the Chatam Sofer. He was appointed dayan and posek of Pupa in 1882. In 1909, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he established his Beit Midrash and earned the reputation of one of the foremost rabbis in the city. He authored Mei Be'er and Mayim Chaim.
[2], 3-60 leaves; [1], 62-74 leaves; [1], 2-32 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Browned paper. Stains. Inscription on title page. Original, slightly worn binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 687.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna was printed in the second part of the book, with a separate title page, in which the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria, states that this is an emended, complete edition based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna, with the glosses of the kabbalist R. Moshe Shlomo, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On the front endpaper, inscription handwritten and signed by the dayan of Pupa (Pápa): "I acquired it in honor of my Creator, Moshe Yosef son of R. M. Hoffman, dayan in Pupa".
R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, dayan of Pupa (1843-1928), was a leading Torah scholar of Hungary and Jerusalem. Son of Michael Hoffman, disciple of the Chatam Sofer. He was appointed dayan and posek of Pupa in 1882. In 1909, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he established his Beit Midrash and earned the reputation of one of the foremost rabbis in the city. He authored Mei Be'er and Mayim Chaim.
[2], 3-60 leaves; [1], 62-74 leaves; [1], 2-32 leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Browned paper. Stains. Inscription on title page. Original, slightly worn binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 687.
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
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Aliyot Eliyahu, biography of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yehoshua Heshel Levin. Warsaw, 1901.
Copy of R. Yitzchak (Itche) Grodzinski – "the Tzaddik of Warsaw", inherited by his son R. Moshe Grodzinski and grandson R. Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski.
Signatures of R. Itche Grodzinski on the front endpaper and title page: " Yitzchak son of R. Ze'ev", " Yitzchak Grodzinski". Inscription on title page: "…R. Moshe Grodzinski" (son of R. Itche), signed: "A.P.G." [=Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski, son of R. Moshe]. The signature "A.P.G." appears on the front endpaper as well.
R. Yitzchak (Itche) Grodzinski, "the Tzaddik of Warsaw" (d. 1921), outstanding Torah scholar, dean of the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Warsaw. A leading Torah disseminator, he toiled to strengthen Torah observance in Warsaw ("pillar of Torah and Chessed in Warsaw and the surroundings", as his colleague the Chafetz Chaim described him in Yad Yosef, Pirkei Chaim, pp. 419-420). Whenever the Chafetz Chaim would visit Warsaw, he would stay in the home of R. Itche, who was his friend and confidant, and they worked together to strengthen Torah study and Mitzvah observance in the cities of Poland. When R. Itche passed away, the Chafetz Chaim travelled from Radin to Warsaw to attend his funeral and eulogize him, despite his old age. One of his sons was R. Avraham Grodzinski, mashgiach in the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania (1822-1944; perished in the Holocaust), author of Torat Avraham.
His son, R. Moshe Grodzinski (1875-1929) – owner of this book, was a disciple of the Chafetz Chaim in the Radin yeshiva. Served as mashgiach in the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Warsaw. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1924 and was murdered in the Hebron massacre in 1929. His illustrious son-in-law was R. Yaakov Neiman (ca. 1886-1983), dean of the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Lida and Petach Tikva.
The son of R. Moshe – whose signature (initials) appears in this book, was R. Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski, author of MiBeit Avraham (ca. 1900-1984), a prominent student of the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania and Hebron. Disciple of the Alter of Slabodka and close disciple of his uncle R. Avraham Grodzinski.
[1], 2-48 leaves. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Dry and browned paper. Stains. Tears and minor worming (long tear on leaf 34). Printing defect on leaf 2. Front board and several leaves detached. Original binding, damaged.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1001.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Copy of R. Yitzchak (Itche) Grodzinski – "the Tzaddik of Warsaw", inherited by his son R. Moshe Grodzinski and grandson R. Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski.
Signatures of R. Itche Grodzinski on the front endpaper and title page: " Yitzchak son of R. Ze'ev", " Yitzchak Grodzinski". Inscription on title page: "…R. Moshe Grodzinski" (son of R. Itche), signed: "A.P.G." [=Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski, son of R. Moshe]. The signature "A.P.G." appears on the front endpaper as well.
R. Yitzchak (Itche) Grodzinski, "the Tzaddik of Warsaw" (d. 1921), outstanding Torah scholar, dean of the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Warsaw. A leading Torah disseminator, he toiled to strengthen Torah observance in Warsaw ("pillar of Torah and Chessed in Warsaw and the surroundings", as his colleague the Chafetz Chaim described him in Yad Yosef, Pirkei Chaim, pp. 419-420). Whenever the Chafetz Chaim would visit Warsaw, he would stay in the home of R. Itche, who was his friend and confidant, and they worked together to strengthen Torah study and Mitzvah observance in the cities of Poland. When R. Itche passed away, the Chafetz Chaim travelled from Radin to Warsaw to attend his funeral and eulogize him, despite his old age. One of his sons was R. Avraham Grodzinski, mashgiach in the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania (1822-1944; perished in the Holocaust), author of Torat Avraham.
His son, R. Moshe Grodzinski (1875-1929) – owner of this book, was a disciple of the Chafetz Chaim in the Radin yeshiva. Served as mashgiach in the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Warsaw. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1924 and was murdered in the Hebron massacre in 1929. His illustrious son-in-law was R. Yaakov Neiman (ca. 1886-1983), dean of the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Lida and Petach Tikva.
The son of R. Moshe – whose signature (initials) appears in this book, was R. Avraham Pinchas Grodzinski, author of MiBeit Avraham (ca. 1900-1984), a prominent student of the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania and Hebron. Disciple of the Alter of Slabodka and close disciple of his uncle R. Avraham Grodzinski.
[1], 2-48 leaves. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Dry and browned paper. Stains. Tears and minor worming (long tear on leaf 34). Printing defect on leaf 2. Front board and several leaves detached. Original binding, damaged.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1001.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Books with Glosses, Signatures and Dedications
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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
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Two books of the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna – with stamps and glosses by R. Yosef Feimer (the second) of Slutsk and the United States:
1. Tanna DeVei Eliyahu, commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Book of Mishlei. Königsberg, [1857].
Stamps of R. Yosef Feimer: "Yosef son of R. Meir Feimer of Slutsk". Many handwritten glosses in the margins, by R. Yosef Feimer. Other signatures and glosses.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 92.
2. Seder Olam Rabba and Seder Olam Zuta, with Seder HaKabbalah by the Raavad and Seder Malchei Yisrael, with the commentaries and corrections of the Gaon of Vilna. Warsaw, 1862.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 300.
Stamps of "Yosef son of R. Meir Feimer of Slutsk". A few handwritten glosses in the margins, by R. Yosef Feimer. Other inscriptions.
R. Yosef Feimer (1874-1939, Otzar HaRabbanim 8500), son of R. Meir Feimer and grandson of R. Yosef Feimer of Slutsk (disciple of R. Chaim of Volozhin). Served as rabbi of the laymen in Slutsk (where his father and grandfather served as rabbis) for twenty years, until his immigration to Brooklyn in 1925.
2 books. Approx. 18 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Worming in one book. Old bindings with leather spines, damaged.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Tanna DeVei Eliyahu, commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Book of Mishlei. Königsberg, [1857].
Stamps of R. Yosef Feimer: "Yosef son of R. Meir Feimer of Slutsk". Many handwritten glosses in the margins, by R. Yosef Feimer. Other signatures and glosses.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 92.
2. Seder Olam Rabba and Seder Olam Zuta, with Seder HaKabbalah by the Raavad and Seder Malchei Yisrael, with the commentaries and corrections of the Gaon of Vilna. Warsaw, 1862.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 300.
Stamps of "Yosef son of R. Meir Feimer of Slutsk". A few handwritten glosses in the margins, by R. Yosef Feimer. Other inscriptions.
R. Yosef Feimer (1874-1939, Otzar HaRabbanim 8500), son of R. Meir Feimer and grandson of R. Yosef Feimer of Slutsk (disciple of R. Chaim of Volozhin). Served as rabbi of the laymen in Slutsk (where his father and grandfather served as rabbis) for twenty years, until his immigration to Brooklyn in 1925.
2 books. Approx. 18 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Worming in one book. Old bindings with leather spines, damaged.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Books with Glosses, Signatures and Dedications
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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: $200
Sold for: $475
Including buyer's premium
Emunah VeHashgacha, regarding Divine Providence, based on the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna, with selections by the Gaon of Vilna and additions, compiled by R. Shmuel Moltzan. [Königsberg, 1864]. First edition. Bound with: Or HaShanim, on the 613 commandments, by R. Aryeh Leib Epstein Rabbi of Königsberg, author of Sefer HaPardes. Vilna, 1869.
Copy of R. Aryeh Levin. His signature appears on the front endpaper: " Aryeh Levin, in the Etz Chaim boys' school…". R. Aryeh Levin gave this book to his disciple Binyamin Rivlin (son of the writer Eliezer Rivlin) as a Bar-Mitzva gift; a dedication handwritten by him appears beneath his signature.
The endpaper and title page of Emunah VeHashgacha bear stamps of the recipient: "Binyamin Rivlin…".
The "Tzaddik of Jerusalem" R. Aryeh Levin (1885-1969)excelled in Torah and in charitable deeds. He studied the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna extensively, and many of the traditions in the name of the Gaon were transmitted by him, as he heard them from his teachers, including the famous Goral HaGra. A product of Lithuanian yeshivot and the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem, he was a cherished disciple of the leading Torah scholars of the generation: R. Refael Shapiro of Volozhin, R. Chaim Berlin, R. Shlomo Elyashiv the Leshem, R. Baruch Ber Leibovitz, R. Avraham Chaim HaKohen Kook, his brother-in-law R. Tzvi Pesach Frank and R. Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik of Brisk. He immigrated to Jerusalem as an adolescent and married the granddaughter of the head of the Jerusalem Beit Din, R. Chaim Yaakov Shapira. He served as the spiritual director and supervisor of the Etz Chaim Talmud Torah (boy's school). Renowned for his dedication to acts of benevolence, and for his frequent visits to the British Mandate prison, he was later appointed as the Jewish Prison Chaplain. He offered a listening ear to one and all, absorbing their difficulties as well as joys, engaging in acts of kindness his whole life. He merited having sons and sons-in-law who were noted Torah scholars (R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, R. Shmuel Aharon Yudelevitz, R. Aharon Jakobovitz and R. Eliezer Palchinsky).
Two books in one volume. Emunah VeHashgacha: [12], 44, 46-47, [2] leaves. Or HaShanim: 80 pages. Approx. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains on several leaves. Open tear to title page of Emunah VeHashgacha, affecting border and text, repaired. Worming, slightly affecting text. Original binding, with leather spine. Damage and worming to binding. Bookplate.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book only lists [8] leaves at the beginning of Emunah VeHashgacha. In this copy, [4] more leaves were added, with additional approbations, including selections and teachings in the name of the Gaon of Vilna, as well as a homily for Yom Kippur and Shavuot, by the author.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 901.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Copy of R. Aryeh Levin. His signature appears on the front endpaper: " Aryeh Levin, in the Etz Chaim boys' school…". R. Aryeh Levin gave this book to his disciple Binyamin Rivlin (son of the writer Eliezer Rivlin) as a Bar-Mitzva gift; a dedication handwritten by him appears beneath his signature.
The endpaper and title page of Emunah VeHashgacha bear stamps of the recipient: "Binyamin Rivlin…".
The "Tzaddik of Jerusalem" R. Aryeh Levin (1885-1969)excelled in Torah and in charitable deeds. He studied the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna extensively, and many of the traditions in the name of the Gaon were transmitted by him, as he heard them from his teachers, including the famous Goral HaGra. A product of Lithuanian yeshivot and the Torat Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem, he was a cherished disciple of the leading Torah scholars of the generation: R. Refael Shapiro of Volozhin, R. Chaim Berlin, R. Shlomo Elyashiv the Leshem, R. Baruch Ber Leibovitz, R. Avraham Chaim HaKohen Kook, his brother-in-law R. Tzvi Pesach Frank and R. Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik of Brisk. He immigrated to Jerusalem as an adolescent and married the granddaughter of the head of the Jerusalem Beit Din, R. Chaim Yaakov Shapira. He served as the spiritual director and supervisor of the Etz Chaim Talmud Torah (boy's school). Renowned for his dedication to acts of benevolence, and for his frequent visits to the British Mandate prison, he was later appointed as the Jewish Prison Chaplain. He offered a listening ear to one and all, absorbing their difficulties as well as joys, engaging in acts of kindness his whole life. He merited having sons and sons-in-law who were noted Torah scholars (R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, R. Shmuel Aharon Yudelevitz, R. Aharon Jakobovitz and R. Eliezer Palchinsky).
Two books in one volume. Emunah VeHashgacha: [12], 44, 46-47, [2] leaves. Or HaShanim: 80 pages. Approx. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains on several leaves. Open tear to title page of Emunah VeHashgacha, affecting border and text, repaired. Worming, slightly affecting text. Original binding, with leather spine. Damage and worming to binding. Bookplate.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book only lists [8] leaves at the beginning of Emunah VeHashgacha. In this copy, [4] more leaves were added, with additional approbations, including selections and teachings in the name of the Gaon of Vilna, as well as a homily for Yom Kippur and Shavuot, by the author.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 901.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Books with Glosses, Signatures and Dedications
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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: $750
Including buyer's premium
Assorted collection of books from the library of the Kloiz of the Gaon in Vilna. All books bear various inscriptions and stamps of the Kloiz.
1. Olat Tamid, commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, by R. Shmuel Orgeler of Krakow. Amsterdam, [1681]. Stamps: "Donated to the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna…".
2-4. Volume comprising 3 books: • Zohar, part I, on the Book of Bereshit. Vilna, 1882 (lacking 12 pages with "glosses attributed to the Gaon of Vilna). • Yahel Or – Hadrat Kodesh, commentaries on the Zohar by the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1882 (first foliation sequence only - Bereshit). • Sefer Bahir or Karnei Or, commentary on the Zohar by R. Alexander Ziskind of Horodna. Vilna, 1883. On the Book of Bereshit only.
Stamps on the endpapers and title pages: "Belongs to the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna". The title page of Yahel Or bears an inscription handwritten by the gabbai of the Kloiz: " Donated by the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria… so is the blessing of the gabbai of the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna".
5. Glosses to Simlah Chadashah on Terefot – Aderet Yehuda, novellae and glosses on the laws of Terefot, by R. Yehuda Ze'ev Riswasch. Warsaw, 1893. Two types of stamps of the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna. Handwritten inscription on the title page: "Belongs to the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna".
6. Yefeh To'ar, Midrash Rabbot on the Torah, the Book of Shemot. [Venice, 1657]. Damaged copy, lacking many leaves. Stamps of the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna on the first leaf, and handwritten inscriptions: "Belongs to the Beit Midrash of the Gaon".
6 books in 4 volumes. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Olat Tamid, commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, by R. Shmuel Orgeler of Krakow. Amsterdam, [1681]. Stamps: "Donated to the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna…".
2-4. Volume comprising 3 books: • Zohar, part I, on the Book of Bereshit. Vilna, 1882 (lacking 12 pages with "glosses attributed to the Gaon of Vilna). • Yahel Or – Hadrat Kodesh, commentaries on the Zohar by the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1882 (first foliation sequence only - Bereshit). • Sefer Bahir or Karnei Or, commentary on the Zohar by R. Alexander Ziskind of Horodna. Vilna, 1883. On the Book of Bereshit only.
Stamps on the endpapers and title pages: "Belongs to the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna". The title page of Yahel Or bears an inscription handwritten by the gabbai of the Kloiz: " Donated by the publisher, R. Shmuel Luria… so is the blessing of the gabbai of the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna".
5. Glosses to Simlah Chadashah on Terefot – Aderet Yehuda, novellae and glosses on the laws of Terefot, by R. Yehuda Ze'ev Riswasch. Warsaw, 1893. Two types of stamps of the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna. Handwritten inscription on the title page: "Belongs to the Kloiz of the Gaon of Vilna".
6. Yefeh To'ar, Midrash Rabbot on the Torah, the Book of Shemot. [Venice, 1657]. Damaged copy, lacking many leaves. Stamps of the Beit Midrash of the Gaon of Vilna on the first leaf, and handwritten inscriptions: "Belongs to the Beit Midrash of the Gaon".
6 books in 4 volumes. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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Books with Glosses, Signatures and Dedications
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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: $800
Sold for: $5,000
Including buyer's premium
Maalot HaTorah, praise and virtue of Torah and those who study it, by R. Avraham, brother of the Gaon of Vilna, with teachings from the Gaon of Vilna. [Russia-Poland, 1828]. First edition.
The book describes the virtue of studying Torah and of those who study it, based on numerous sayings of the sages found in the Talmud, midrash and Zohar, alongside teachings heard by the author from his brother the Gaon of Vilna.
The grandson of the author, in his preface, notes that the author instructed his family to complete the study of this book at least once a month. Over the years, this book was reprinted in many editions (see next item). In 1880, the book was printed in Jerusalem with the Or Torah commentary by R. Yitzchak Eizik Chaver, disciple of R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow.
[2], 19, [1] leaves. 17.5 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. A few stains. Minor tears and damage. Minor marginal worming to several leaves. Inner margins reinforced with paper. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1357.
According to A. Ben Yaakov, the book was printed in Kopust. The chronogram on the title page indicates the year 1822, yet the correct year of printing is actually 1828, as indicated by the chronogram at the end of the approbation.
The book describes the virtue of studying Torah and of those who study it, based on numerous sayings of the sages found in the Talmud, midrash and Zohar, alongside teachings heard by the author from his brother the Gaon of Vilna.
The grandson of the author, in his preface, notes that the author instructed his family to complete the study of this book at least once a month. Over the years, this book was reprinted in many editions (see next item). In 1880, the book was printed in Jerusalem with the Or Torah commentary by R. Yitzchak Eizik Chaver, disciple of R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow.
[2], 19, [1] leaves. 17.5 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. A few stains. Minor tears and damage. Minor marginal worming to several leaves. Inner margins reinforced with paper. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1357.
According to A. Ben Yaakov, the book was printed in Kopust. The chronogram on the title page indicates the year 1822, yet the correct year of printing is actually 1828, as indicated by the chronogram at the end of the approbation.
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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: $250
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Five editions of the book Maalot HaTorah, on the virtue of Torah and those who study it, by R. Avraham, brother of the Gaon of Vilna, with teachings from the Gaon of Vilna.
• Königsberg, [1851]. Second edition. • Munkacs, 1894. • Warsaw, 1922. • Jerusalem, 1947. • New York, 1946.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1357, 1162, 1424.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
• Königsberg, [1851]. Second edition. • Munkacs, 1894. • Warsaw, 1922. • Jerusalem, 1947. • New York, 1946.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1357, 1162, 1424.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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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: $1,500
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Nefesh HaChaim by R. Chaim of Volozhin, foremost disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1824. First edition.
Bound with: Likutei Halachot, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Part I, by R. Natan of Breslov (Moharnat). Based on the teachings of R. Nachman of Breslov. Jerusalem, [1909].
A leaf was bound between the two books, with handwritten copyings from the foreword of R. Chaim of Volozhin to the book Sifra DeTzniuta with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna.
Ownership inscriptions, signatures and stamps of R. Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik of London and Jerusalem, descendant of the author, on the title page and leaves of the book Nefesh HaChaim: "Belongs to me, Simcha son of R. Eli. Tzvi HaLevi Soloveitchik, descendant of the author", "Belongs to my father R. Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik of London". His stamps show an image of the Western Wall with the caption "Jerusalem" (R. Simcha was the great-grandson of the author, R. Chaim of Volozhin. His father, R. Eliyahu Tzvi, was the son of the daughter of R. Chaim and the brother of R. Yitzchak Ze'ev HaLevi Soloveitchik of Kovno, father of the Beit HaLevi). Another signature on the title page: "Yudel son of M[?] of Salant".
Nefesh HaChaim: [6], 17; 10; 8, [1]; 4; 17; 4 leaves. Likutei Halachot: [4], 12, 17-25 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains (large ink stain on title page of Nefesh HaChaim). Minor wear. Open tears and worming, slightly affecting text in several places, repaired in part with paper. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1417.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Bound with: Likutei Halachot, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Part I, by R. Natan of Breslov (Moharnat). Based on the teachings of R. Nachman of Breslov. Jerusalem, [1909].
A leaf was bound between the two books, with handwritten copyings from the foreword of R. Chaim of Volozhin to the book Sifra DeTzniuta with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna.
Ownership inscriptions, signatures and stamps of R. Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik of London and Jerusalem, descendant of the author, on the title page and leaves of the book Nefesh HaChaim: "Belongs to me, Simcha son of R. Eli. Tzvi HaLevi Soloveitchik, descendant of the author", "Belongs to my father R. Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik of London". His stamps show an image of the Western Wall with the caption "Jerusalem" (R. Simcha was the great-grandson of the author, R. Chaim of Volozhin. His father, R. Eliyahu Tzvi, was the son of the daughter of R. Chaim and the brother of R. Yitzchak Ze'ev HaLevi Soloveitchik of Kovno, father of the Beit HaLevi). Another signature on the title page: "Yudel son of M[?] of Salant".
Nefesh HaChaim: [6], 17; 10; 8, [1]; 4; 17; 4 leaves. Likutei Halachot: [4], 12, 17-25 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains (large ink stain on title page of Nefesh HaChaim). Minor wear. Open tears and worming, slightly affecting text in several places, repaired in part with paper. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1417.
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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Nefesh HaChaim, by R. Chaim of Volozhin, foremost disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1837. Second edition.
126 pages. 22.5 cm. Wide margins. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming. Marginal tears to several leaves, not affecting text, repaired. Pen inscription. New binding.
This edition was also published by the son of the author, R. Yitzchak of Volozhin.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1418.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
126 pages. 22.5 cm. Wide margins. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming. Marginal tears to several leaves, not affecting text, repaired. Pen inscription. New binding.
This edition was also published by the son of the author, R. Yitzchak of Volozhin.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1418.
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
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Three editions of the book Nefesh HaChaim, by R. Chaim of Volozhin:
• [Königsberg, 1860]. Third edition. • New York, [1935?]. • Shanghai, 1944.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1419, 1422, 1423.
The Königsberg edition is bound with: • Commentary on the Aggadot of Rabba bar bar Chana and the Elders of Athens, by the Gaon of Vilna. [Königsberg, 1862]. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 462. • Or Hashem by R. Chasdai Crescas. [Johannisburg, 1861].
5 books in 3 volumes. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
• [Königsberg, 1860]. Third edition. • New York, [1935?]. • Shanghai, 1944.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1419, 1422, 1423.
The Königsberg edition is bound with: • Commentary on the Aggadot of Rabba bar bar Chana and the Elders of Athens, by the Gaon of Vilna. [Königsberg, 1862]. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 462. • Or Hashem by R. Chasdai Crescas. [Johannisburg, 1861].
5 books in 3 volumes. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
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Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
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Four books from the teachings of R. Chaim of Volozhin and his family:
1. Responsa Chut HaMeshulash, by R. Chaim of Volozhin. Vilna, 1882. First edition. (Lacking leaves 129-130, leaves 127-128 were bound instead a second time).
The only halachic composition by R. Chaim of Volozhin, foremost disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On the title page, signature of R. Dov Aryeh Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam (1855-1936), prominent Torah leader in the Netherlands (see item 52).
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1452.
2. Responsa Binyan shel Simcha, on the four parts of Shulchan Aruch, by R. Avraham Simcha of Omtchislav, with a responsum regarding Chalitzah, by R. Chaim of Volozhin. Vilna, 1869. Only edition.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1451.
3. Ne'imah Kedoshah, practices and homiletics by R. Yosef Yoske Rabbi of Minsk, with Derashat Maharach – the famous sermon R. Chaim of Volozhin delivered on the first day of Selichot, 1812. Vilna, 1872. First edition of the sermon of R. Chaim of Volozhin.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1472.
4. Peh Kadosh, novellae by R. Yitzchak (Itzele) of Volozhin (son of R. Chaim of Volozhin) on the Torah (Bereshit-Shemot), from the daily Chumash lecture he delivered in the Beit Midrash in Volozhin. Published based on the notes of his disciples. Warsaw, 1890. First edition.
4 books. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Responsa Chut HaMeshulash, by R. Chaim of Volozhin. Vilna, 1882. First edition. (Lacking leaves 129-130, leaves 127-128 were bound instead a second time).
The only halachic composition by R. Chaim of Volozhin, foremost disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On the title page, signature of R. Dov Aryeh Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam (1855-1936), prominent Torah leader in the Netherlands (see item 52).
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1452.
2. Responsa Binyan shel Simcha, on the four parts of Shulchan Aruch, by R. Avraham Simcha of Omtchislav, with a responsum regarding Chalitzah, by R. Chaim of Volozhin. Vilna, 1869. Only edition.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1451.
3. Ne'imah Kedoshah, practices and homiletics by R. Yosef Yoske Rabbi of Minsk, with Derashat Maharach – the famous sermon R. Chaim of Volozhin delivered on the first day of Selichot, 1812. Vilna, 1872. First edition of the sermon of R. Chaim of Volozhin.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1472.
4. Peh Kadosh, novellae by R. Yitzchak (Itzele) of Volozhin (son of R. Chaim of Volozhin) on the Torah (Bereshit-Shemot), from the daily Chumash lecture he delivered in the Beit Midrash in Volozhin. Published based on the notes of his disciples. Warsaw, 1890. First edition.
4 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
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Ruach Chaim, commentary on Tractate Avot, by R. Chaim of Volozhin. Vilna, 1858. First edition.
Two title pages. Printed wrappers (the back wrapper was mistakenly bound at the front of the book).
The Ruach Chaim commentary was printed around the text of the Mishnah. The commentary includes glosses by R. Yitzchak of Volozhin, son of the author.
A letter by R. Avraham Simcha of Omtchislav, disciple and nephew of R. Chaim of Volozhin, and a letter by R. Eliyahu Shlomo Zalman, son of R. Yitzchak of Volozhin, were printed on leaf [3]. These are followed by approbations by R. Yisrael of Salant and R. Yitzchak Avigdor Rabbi of Kovno.
Includes the Maayanei Yehoshua commentary (printed at the beginning of the book), and Mitzpeh Yehoshua – sources (printed beneath the text of the Mishnah), by R. Yehoshua Heshel HaLevi Levin, son-in-law of the grandson of the author.
Stamps of R. Shemaryahu Yosef Klepfish of Warsaw (brother of the head of the Warsaw Beit Din, and father-in-law of R. Chaim Yaakov Naftali Silberberg) and of R. Nechemya Yosef Denenburg of Jerusalem.
[5], 4-17, 41 leaves. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Dark stains on front wrapper. Tears and minor damage. Open tear to front wrapper, repaired. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1458.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Two title pages. Printed wrappers (the back wrapper was mistakenly bound at the front of the book).
The Ruach Chaim commentary was printed around the text of the Mishnah. The commentary includes glosses by R. Yitzchak of Volozhin, son of the author.
A letter by R. Avraham Simcha of Omtchislav, disciple and nephew of R. Chaim of Volozhin, and a letter by R. Eliyahu Shlomo Zalman, son of R. Yitzchak of Volozhin, were printed on leaf [3]. These are followed by approbations by R. Yisrael of Salant and R. Yitzchak Avigdor Rabbi of Kovno.
Includes the Maayanei Yehoshua commentary (printed at the beginning of the book), and Mitzpeh Yehoshua – sources (printed beneath the text of the Mishnah), by R. Yehoshua Heshel HaLevi Levin, son-in-law of the grandson of the author.
Stamps of R. Shemaryahu Yosef Klepfish of Warsaw (brother of the head of the Warsaw Beit Din, and father-in-law of R. Chaim Yaakov Naftali Silberberg) and of R. Nechemya Yosef Denenburg of Jerusalem.
[5], 4-17, 41 leaves. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Dark stains on front wrapper. Tears and minor damage. Open tear to front wrapper, repaired. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1458.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Category
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