Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $35,000
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Manuscript – homilies, halachic responsa and novellae, handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Antebi Rabbi of Damascus. [Damascus and Jerusalem, 1815-1846].
Thick manuscript volume (over five hundred written pages), almost completely handwritten by the author, R. Yaakov Antebi, chief rabbi of Damascus for over thirty years and central figure in the Damascus Affair. The present manuscript contains a large, hitherto unpublished composition by R. Yaakov Antebi, written in part during his tenure in Damascus and partly in Jerusalem.
The volume comprises over forty homilies for various occasions and eulogies, including some particularly lengthy ones, composed and delivered by R. Yaakov Antebi. Most of the homilies begin with a heading listing the place, audience and date of the sermon, and other details.
The manuscript also contains over ten lengthy halachic responsa on various topics, as well as dozens of novellae and various selections, including several segulot. Some homilies and responsa are signed at the end by R. Yaakov Antebi.
In the final leaves of the manuscript, there is a responsum by R. Yaakov regarding property ownership disputes in Jerusalem, which serves as a fascinating historical documentation of life in Jerusalem in those times. R. Yaakov relates there that he was personally involved in such a dispute when he rented a house in Jerusalem, and was repeatedly harassed by people claiming to be the true owners.
The front endpaper bears three autobiographical-familial inscriptions written by R. Yaakov Antebi. The first one documents his departure from Damascus on 17th Sivan 1842, and his arrival in Jerusalem on 25th Sivan. The second inscription records the marriage of his daughter, and the third, the passing of his wife on 27th Tammuz 1845.
R. Yaakov Antebi (1787-1846), leading Torah scholar of his times and prominent kabbalist, chief rabbi of Damascus and the region for thirty years. Only a small amount of his responsa, homilies and novellae have been published so far, and the present item is an entire volume of his hitherto unpublished teachings. During the Damascus Affair in 1840, which began when a Christian friar disappeared and the Jews were accused of murdering him for ritual purposes, R. Yaakov Antebi was imprisoned alongside seven community leaders, and they were brutally tortured to extort a confession. The affair drew wide international outrage, and after the intervention of influential westerners, including Sir Moses Montefiore and members of the Rothschild family, the prisoners were released and their innocence eventually recognized. R. Yaakov Antebi later immigrated to Jerusalem, where he refused to assume an official position. He passed away there in 1846.
[264] leaves (written on both sides). 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves. Significant worming to all leaves, affecting text (some leaves with minor damage, on other leaves significant damage). Several detached and loose leaves. Original leather binding, torn and damaged.
Thick manuscript volume (over five hundred written pages), almost completely handwritten by the author, R. Yaakov Antebi, chief rabbi of Damascus for over thirty years and central figure in the Damascus Affair. The present manuscript contains a large, hitherto unpublished composition by R. Yaakov Antebi, written in part during his tenure in Damascus and partly in Jerusalem.
The volume comprises over forty homilies for various occasions and eulogies, including some particularly lengthy ones, composed and delivered by R. Yaakov Antebi. Most of the homilies begin with a heading listing the place, audience and date of the sermon, and other details.
The manuscript also contains over ten lengthy halachic responsa on various topics, as well as dozens of novellae and various selections, including several segulot. Some homilies and responsa are signed at the end by R. Yaakov Antebi.
In the final leaves of the manuscript, there is a responsum by R. Yaakov regarding property ownership disputes in Jerusalem, which serves as a fascinating historical documentation of life in Jerusalem in those times. R. Yaakov relates there that he was personally involved in such a dispute when he rented a house in Jerusalem, and was repeatedly harassed by people claiming to be the true owners.
The front endpaper bears three autobiographical-familial inscriptions written by R. Yaakov Antebi. The first one documents his departure from Damascus on 17th Sivan 1842, and his arrival in Jerusalem on 25th Sivan. The second inscription records the marriage of his daughter, and the third, the passing of his wife on 27th Tammuz 1845.
R. Yaakov Antebi (1787-1846), leading Torah scholar of his times and prominent kabbalist, chief rabbi of Damascus and the region for thirty years. Only a small amount of his responsa, homilies and novellae have been published so far, and the present item is an entire volume of his hitherto unpublished teachings. During the Damascus Affair in 1840, which began when a Christian friar disappeared and the Jews were accused of murdering him for ritual purposes, R. Yaakov Antebi was imprisoned alongside seven community leaders, and they were brutally tortured to extort a confession. The affair drew wide international outrage, and after the intervention of influential westerners, including Sir Moses Montefiore and members of the Rothschild family, the prisoners were released and their innocence eventually recognized. R. Yaakov Antebi later immigrated to Jerusalem, where he refused to assume an official position. He passed away there in 1846.
[264] leaves (written on both sides). 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves. Significant worming to all leaves, affecting text (some leaves with minor damage, on other leaves significant damage). Several detached and loose leaves. Original leather binding, torn and damaged.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $400
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Two manuscripts – Quba, Azerbaijan:
• Manuscript, burial service. Quba, 1918.
[6] leaves (including 4 leaves written on both sides). 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. New binding.
• Manuscript, laws of Shechitah. [Quba? ca. 20th century]. Inscriptions on final page.
[9] leaves. 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. New binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Michael Krupp.
• Manuscript, burial service. Quba, 1918.
[6] leaves (including 4 leaves written on both sides). 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. New binding.
• Manuscript, laws of Shechitah. [Quba? ca. 20th century]. Inscriptions on final page.
[9] leaves. 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. New binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Michael Krupp.
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Near Eastern and Far Eastern Jewry –
Manuscripts and Books
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,000
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Assorted collection of manuscripts, manuscript and printed leaf fragments, and more.
The collection includes:
• Various manuscripts in Oriental script [mostly Baghdad or India]
• Binding of a book made from manuscript leaves, including leaves from a manuscript of Minhagei Fez and other manuscripts.
• Fragments of early printed leaves from a "bindings genizah", including leaf fragment from a Bomberg edition of the Talmud (Venice 1521), leaf fragment from Rav Alfas, Constantinople 1509 and other leaves (including several leaves from books printed by Soncino in Constantinople, 16th century)
• [7] leaves from the Book of Kohelet with Rashi.
• Various printed leaves, including broadsides related to the Babylonian community in Jerusalem, and more.
Approx. 50 items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Sassoon Family Collection.
The collection includes:
• Various manuscripts in Oriental script [mostly Baghdad or India]
• Binding of a book made from manuscript leaves, including leaves from a manuscript of Minhagei Fez and other manuscripts.
• Fragments of early printed leaves from a "bindings genizah", including leaf fragment from a Bomberg edition of the Talmud (Venice 1521), leaf fragment from Rav Alfas, Constantinople 1509 and other leaves (including several leaves from books printed by Soncino in Constantinople, 16th century)
• [7] leaves from the Book of Kohelet with Rashi.
• Various printed leaves, including broadsides related to the Babylonian community in Jerusalem, and more.
Approx. 50 items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Sassoon Family Collection.
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Near Eastern and Far Eastern Jewry –
Manuscripts and Books
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $2,000
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Collection of manuscripts, mostly from India, 19th and 20th centuries, from the collection of Dr. Michael Krupp.
The collection includes manuscripts of prayers and piyyutim for festivals and the High Holidays, prayers for ill people and the deceased, a halachic work, and more. Hebrew, Marathi, Mayalayam and English.
13 manuscripts + several leaves from various manuscripts. Size and condition vary.
The collection includes manuscripts of prayers and piyyutim for festivals and the High Holidays, prayers for ill people and the deceased, a halachic work, and more. Hebrew, Marathi, Mayalayam and English.
13 manuscripts + several leaves from various manuscripts. Size and condition vary.
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Near Eastern and Far Eastern Jewry –
Manuscripts and Books
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Collection of books, book fragments and booklets printed in India, most ca. mid-19th century.
Books on the laws of Shechitah, tales, midrashim, Ben Sira and more.
26 books, booklets and book fragments. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Books on the laws of Shechitah, tales, midrashim, Ben Sira and more.
26 books, booklets and book fragments. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
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Near Eastern and Far Eastern Jewry –
Manuscripts and Books
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Illustrated Haggadah, with Marathi translation. Bombay (Mumbai, India), [1846]. Lithographed manuscript. Text of Haggadah and translation on facing pages.
Original illustrations. Illustrated title page, depicting Moshe and Aharon (inspired by the Amsterdam 1712 Passover Haggadah). Illustrations of the Seder steps and Seder plate (inspired by Livorno Haggadot).
First printed Haggadah following the rite of the Bene Israel community in India.
[5], 35 [i.e. 36] leaves. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. New binding.
Yaari Haggadot 656; Otzar Haggadot 895.
Original illustrations. Illustrated title page, depicting Moshe and Aharon (inspired by the Amsterdam 1712 Passover Haggadah). Illustrations of the Seder steps and Seder plate (inspired by Livorno Haggadot).
First printed Haggadah following the rite of the Bene Israel community in India.
[5], 35 [i.e. 36] leaves. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. New binding.
Yaari Haggadot 656; Otzar Haggadot 895.
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Near Eastern and Far Eastern Jewry –
Manuscripts and Books
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