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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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Ordnance Survey of the Peninsula of Sinai, by Charles William Wilson and Henry Spenser Palmer. Southampton (England): Ordnance Survey Office, on the title page: 1869 (the preface is dated 1871). English. Part I (out of three).
Part I of the Ordnance Survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by Charles William Wilson and Henry Spenser Palmer, under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, Director-General of the British Ordnance Survey. The volume contains an account of the survey of the Peninsula of Sinai, the methods of survey and its findings. Twenty plates (some in color) with illustrations, plans and sections. A photograph of Oyun Musa (The springs of Moses, Sinai) is mounted on the title page.
Charles William Wilson (1836-1905) was a British Royal Engineers officer, geographer and archaeologist, a pioneer of the modern survey of Palestine. In 1868, he and the British engineer and officer Henry Spenser Palmer (1838-1893) embarked on an expedition to the Peninsula of Sinai on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund. The findings of the survey were published in three parts (five volumes): a review of the survey, map portfolio and three photograph portfolios. This is the first part, reviewing the survey and its archeological findings.
One of the participants in the expedition was the scholar and orientalist Eduard Henry Palmer (1840-1882), who headed another expedition to Sinai in 1882 (in the midst of the 'Urabi Revolt against the British involvement in Egypt) and was murdered by Bedouins together with the other members of the expedition.
[3] leaves, 323, [1] pp. + XX plates, approx. 48 cm. Good-fair condition. The leaves are detached. Stains and some creases. Small tears and wormholes to margins of several leaves (the book was fumigated). An ex-library copy (stamps to several leaves; label to inside front board). Detached binding, worn and slightly damaged.
Part I of the Ordnance Survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by Charles William Wilson and Henry Spenser Palmer, under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, Director-General of the British Ordnance Survey. The volume contains an account of the survey of the Peninsula of Sinai, the methods of survey and its findings. Twenty plates (some in color) with illustrations, plans and sections. A photograph of Oyun Musa (The springs of Moses, Sinai) is mounted on the title page.
Charles William Wilson (1836-1905) was a British Royal Engineers officer, geographer and archaeologist, a pioneer of the modern survey of Palestine. In 1868, he and the British engineer and officer Henry Spenser Palmer (1838-1893) embarked on an expedition to the Peninsula of Sinai on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund. The findings of the survey were published in three parts (five volumes): a review of the survey, map portfolio and three photograph portfolios. This is the first part, reviewing the survey and its archeological findings.
One of the participants in the expedition was the scholar and orientalist Eduard Henry Palmer (1840-1882), who headed another expedition to Sinai in 1882 (in the midst of the 'Urabi Revolt against the British involvement in Egypt) and was murdered by Bedouins together with the other members of the expedition.
[3] leaves, 323, [1] pp. + XX plates, approx. 48 cm. Good-fair condition. The leaves are detached. Stains and some creases. Small tears and wormholes to margins of several leaves (the book was fumigated). An ex-library copy (stamps to several leaves; label to inside front board). Detached binding, worn and slightly damaged.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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Fourteen prints of cities and sites in Palestine, from early books and albums, including prints of Jerusalem, Jaffa, Tiberius, Nazareth and elsewhere. [Various printers in Europe, ca. early 18th century to mid-19th century].
Including:
• Engravings depicting Ramla, Mount Carmel and Mount Tabor. Printed in the book "Kanaän En d'Omleggende Landen" (Leeuwarden, 1717). • Engravings depicting the Jaffa Port, Tiberius, Bethânia, Solomon's Pools, Nazareth and Mount Tabor. Presumably, from Augustin Calmet's "Het algemeen groot historisch, oordeelkundig, chronologisch, geografisch...", (Leiden, 1725-1727). • Four lithographic prints after photographs by Alois Payer, from "Album von Jerusalem" (Vienna, [1866]). Three of them depicting the vicinity of Jerusalem and one depicting Bethlehem (Alois Payer was the official photographer of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. The photographs appearing in "Album von Jerusalem" were taken during his visit to Palestine in 1865, and were dedicated to the Emperor).
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Stains, creases and fold lines. Tears and worming to several prints (mostly small, to margins).
Including:
• Engravings depicting Ramla, Mount Carmel and Mount Tabor. Printed in the book "Kanaän En d'Omleggende Landen" (Leeuwarden, 1717). • Engravings depicting the Jaffa Port, Tiberius, Bethânia, Solomon's Pools, Nazareth and Mount Tabor. Presumably, from Augustin Calmet's "Het algemeen groot historisch, oordeelkundig, chronologisch, geografisch...", (Leiden, 1725-1727). • Four lithographic prints after photographs by Alois Payer, from "Album von Jerusalem" (Vienna, [1866]). Three of them depicting the vicinity of Jerusalem and one depicting Bethlehem (Alois Payer was the official photographer of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. The photographs appearing in "Album von Jerusalem" were taken during his visit to Palestine in 1865, and were dedicated to the Emperor).
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Stains, creases and fold lines. Tears and worming to several prints (mostly small, to margins).
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
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Large collection of prints depicting views and sights in Palestine and the Near East, most of them after works by artists who visited Palestine in the 19th century - Ulrich Halbreiter, David Roberts, William Henry Bartlett, photographer Frances Frith and others. London, Edinburgh, Munich, Stuttgart, New York and elsewhere, 19th century (some prints are possibly from the early 20th century).
Approx. 240 prints – engravings and lithographs (some are in color or hand-colored), from books. The sites depicted include: Jerusalem, Tiberias, Beit Guvrin, Solomon's Pools, Valley of Josaphat, Khan al-Tujjar (Lower Galilee), the ruins of a temple in Thebes (Egypt), the city of Suez before the canal was constructed, and many other sites. Some of the prints were made by important and well-known engravers or printers: William Finden (1787-1852); James Baylis Allen (1803-1876); the Johann Gabriel Friedrich Poppel and Georg Michael Kurz printing firm; and more.
Approx. 240 prints. Several duplicates. Size and condition vary.
Approx. 240 prints – engravings and lithographs (some are in color or hand-colored), from books. The sites depicted include: Jerusalem, Tiberias, Beit Guvrin, Solomon's Pools, Valley of Josaphat, Khan al-Tujjar (Lower Galilee), the ruins of a temple in Thebes (Egypt), the city of Suez before the canal was constructed, and many other sites. Some of the prints were made by important and well-known engravers or printers: William Finden (1787-1852); James Baylis Allen (1803-1876); the Johann Gabriel Friedrich Poppel and Georg Michael Kurz printing firm; and more.
Approx. 240 prints. Several duplicates. Size and condition vary.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $875
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Les Juifs devant le mur de Salomon d'après le dessin original appartenant à M. Osiris, [Jews in front of the Western Wall, after an original drawing belonging to Mr. Osiris], Paris and London: Boussod, Valadon & Cie Successeurs de Goupil & Cie, [ca. 1885].
Photogravure on chine collé of an etching by Jules-Adolphe Chauvet after Alexandre Bida (1813-1895). Signed in the plate by Bida. The drawing was ordered by the financier, art patron and philanthropist Daniel Iffla-Osiris (1825-1907). The print was also published in Berlin by Verlag von Boussod, Valadon & Co. and in New York by M. Knoedler.
Alexandre Bida was renowned as one of the greatest draughtsmen in 19th-century France. He specialized in Orientalism and travelled several times in the Middle East. His drawings were said to be "paintings without colour or engravings that did not pass under the burin, but have the same value and weight".
Photogravure: 53.5X37.5 cm. Leaf: 65X52.5 cm. Good condition. Matted.
Photogravure on chine collé of an etching by Jules-Adolphe Chauvet after Alexandre Bida (1813-1895). Signed in the plate by Bida. The drawing was ordered by the financier, art patron and philanthropist Daniel Iffla-Osiris (1825-1907). The print was also published in Berlin by Verlag von Boussod, Valadon & Co. and in New York by M. Knoedler.
Alexandre Bida was renowned as one of the greatest draughtsmen in 19th-century France. He specialized in Orientalism and travelled several times in the Middle East. His drawings were said to be "paintings without colour or engravings that did not pass under the burin, but have the same value and weight".
Photogravure: 53.5X37.5 cm. Leaf: 65X52.5 cm. Good condition. Matted.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,125
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Die Stadt Ierusalem, wie darinnen von den Iuden das Lauberhütten Fest gehalten worden / La Ville de Jerusalem, comme les Juifs y tenoient tous les ans la Fete des Tabernacles [The City of Jerusalem, as the Sukkot Festival was Celebrated There by the Jews], hand-colored engraving. [Augsburg, second half of the 18th century]. German and French.
A fine engraving depicting a central boulevard in Jerusalem during the Sukkot festival. The boulevard is laden with holiday celebrators, sitting in Sukkot that are placed along the boulevard and on the rooftops, and walking amongst them. Seen in the front are musicians and workers building a wooden Sukkah.
This engraving was published as part of a series (Collection des Prospects) that was printed in Augsburg in the second half of the 18th century. An inscription printed on the upper part of the sheet reads: "La Ville de Ierusalem" ("The city of Jerusalem", French) in mirror writing; and an inscription on the margins reads "The City of Jerusalem, as the Sukkot Festival was Celebrated There by the Jews" (German and French).
Engravings of this type were exhibited in a special "Raree Show" boxes (also known as Peep shows), with an optical mechanism that provided an illusion of depth (a kind of early three-dimensional experience). Such Raree Shows were popular in European bazars and markets in the 18-19 centuries.
Leaf: approx. 43.5X33 cm. Matted (with strips of tape). Good condition.
A fine engraving depicting a central boulevard in Jerusalem during the Sukkot festival. The boulevard is laden with holiday celebrators, sitting in Sukkot that are placed along the boulevard and on the rooftops, and walking amongst them. Seen in the front are musicians and workers building a wooden Sukkah.
This engraving was published as part of a series (Collection des Prospects) that was printed in Augsburg in the second half of the 18th century. An inscription printed on the upper part of the sheet reads: "La Ville de Ierusalem" ("The city of Jerusalem", French) in mirror writing; and an inscription on the margins reads "The City of Jerusalem, as the Sukkot Festival was Celebrated There by the Jews" (German and French).
Engravings of this type were exhibited in a special "Raree Show" boxes (also known as Peep shows), with an optical mechanism that provided an illusion of depth (a kind of early three-dimensional experience). Such Raree Shows were popular in European bazars and markets in the 18-19 centuries.
Leaf: approx. 43.5X33 cm. Matted (with strips of tape). Good condition.
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Lot 169 "Kitty Fleecing the Old Jew" - Hand-Colored Mezzotint, After Philippe Mercier – London, 1766
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
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Kitty Fleecing the Old Jew. Hand-colored mezzotint, after a painting by Philippe Mercier (1689-1760). Printed for Carington Bowles, London, [ca. 1766].
The print depicts a well-dressed young woman pointing towards a pair of earrings held by a jeweler. She is looking at a man wearing a robe and a cloth cap, who is reluctantly reaching into his wallet. A maid stands behind with a coffee-tray. Printed at the bottom: "Kitty Fleecing the Old Jew".
The young woman depicted in this print is Kitty Fisher (1741-1767), an English courtesan, who was one of the most well-known and colorful figures of her time. Famous for her beauty, intelligence and sharp wit, she was commemorated in dozens of poems and caricatures, which were published in the contemporary press. Important and prominent artists, including the English painter Joshua Reynolds, painted Kitty's portraits, and prints that were made after these paintings were sold by the thousands to her admirers.
Possibly, the Jeweler in this print is Sampson Gideon (1699-1761) – a Jewish banker active in London; the financial advisor of British Prime Minister Robert Walpole. Gideon was known for his wealth and was even described as the " Rothschild of his day".
This print was made for the printer and publisher Carington Bowles (1724-1793), after he dissolved his partnership with his father John Bowles and opened his own business in St. Paul's Churchyard in London, in 1764.
The British Museum holds an other print after Philippe Mercier's paintings, by Dutch artist John Faber Jr. which was printed in 1744 and bears a different caption (Museum number 1874, 1010.7).
Print: 33X25.5 cm (46X29.5 cm sheet). Good condition. Stains. Creases. Closed and open tears to edges, some reinforced with tape.
The print depicts a well-dressed young woman pointing towards a pair of earrings held by a jeweler. She is looking at a man wearing a robe and a cloth cap, who is reluctantly reaching into his wallet. A maid stands behind with a coffee-tray. Printed at the bottom: "Kitty Fleecing the Old Jew".
The young woman depicted in this print is Kitty Fisher (1741-1767), an English courtesan, who was one of the most well-known and colorful figures of her time. Famous for her beauty, intelligence and sharp wit, she was commemorated in dozens of poems and caricatures, which were published in the contemporary press. Important and prominent artists, including the English painter Joshua Reynolds, painted Kitty's portraits, and prints that were made after these paintings were sold by the thousands to her admirers.
Possibly, the Jeweler in this print is Sampson Gideon (1699-1761) – a Jewish banker active in London; the financial advisor of British Prime Minister Robert Walpole. Gideon was known for his wealth and was even described as the " Rothschild of his day".
This print was made for the printer and publisher Carington Bowles (1724-1793), after he dissolved his partnership with his father John Bowles and opened his own business in St. Paul's Churchyard in London, in 1764.
The British Museum holds an other print after Philippe Mercier's paintings, by Dutch artist John Faber Jr. which was printed in 1744 and bears a different caption (Museum number 1874, 1010.7).
Print: 33X25.5 cm (46X29.5 cm sheet). Good condition. Stains. Creases. Closed and open tears to edges, some reinforced with tape.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,500
Unsold
Ten prints depicting scenes from the folk tale of The Wandering Jew. Hand-colored (by stencil). Epinal, Wissembourg, Metz, 19th century. French (one in German).
The tale of the Wandering Jew – a Jewish carpenter who was condemned to eternal wanderings after humiliating Jesus – first became common in the Middle Ages and gained popularity in France after the Revolution, in part due to the development of the art of the print. Before us are French prints depicting the Wandering Jew. A rhyming folk song (called 'Complainte' in French – "Lamentation"), describing his journeys and encounters and referring to his alleged appearance in Brussels in 1774, is printed on the margins of most of the prints. One of the prints also includes the song's musical notes.
Most of the prints were made at the Imagerie d'Épinal French printing house, including a print by François Georgin, presumably from 1826. Some of the unique features of this print became common afterwards, including the Jew's fur hat and his position in the center of the picture, and it was published in many versions over the years. One of the prints was published by Gangel in Metz; another print was published by C. Burckardt in Wissembourg.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Mounted on heavy paper (some matted). Blemishes, creases, stains and tears to margins (tears to one print reinforced with tape). Open tears to edges of one print. Damp damage to margins of some prints (mainly to mounts, slightly affecting some of the prints). One leaf trimmed on edge of illustration (missing the text).
The tale of the Wandering Jew – a Jewish carpenter who was condemned to eternal wanderings after humiliating Jesus – first became common in the Middle Ages and gained popularity in France after the Revolution, in part due to the development of the art of the print. Before us are French prints depicting the Wandering Jew. A rhyming folk song (called 'Complainte' in French – "Lamentation"), describing his journeys and encounters and referring to his alleged appearance in Brussels in 1774, is printed on the margins of most of the prints. One of the prints also includes the song's musical notes.
Most of the prints were made at the Imagerie d'Épinal French printing house, including a print by François Georgin, presumably from 1826. Some of the unique features of this print became common afterwards, including the Jew's fur hat and his position in the center of the picture, and it was published in many versions over the years. One of the prints was published by Gangel in Metz; another print was published by C. Burckardt in Wissembourg.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Mounted on heavy paper (some matted). Blemishes, creases, stains and tears to margins (tears to one print reinforced with tape). Open tears to edges of one print. Damp damage to margins of some prints (mainly to mounts, slightly affecting some of the prints). One leaf trimmed on edge of illustration (missing the text).
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
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De Wandelende Jood [The Wandering Jew]. A game board based on the book "The Wandering Jew" by Eugene Sue. Amsterdam: De Erve Wijsmuller, [second half of the 19th century]. Dutch and French.
A hand-colored lithographic game board consisting of a track of 63 stations, with illustrations after scenes from "The Wandering Jew" (accompanied by short captions in French). Playing instructions are printed in the center of the board (in Dutch).
Approx. 40X53.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes (especially to margins). Some stains on verso.
A hand-colored lithographic game board consisting of a track of 63 stations, with illustrations after scenes from "The Wandering Jew" (accompanied by short captions in French). Playing instructions are printed in the center of the board (in Dutch).
Approx. 40X53.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes (especially to margins). Some stains on verso.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $2,375
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A section of a letter handwritten by Moses Mendelssohn – seven lines, hand-signed by him. [Berlin, June 25, 1782]. German.
A piece of paper with the final lines of a long philosophical letter that was sent by the Jewish-German philosopher, one of the forefathers of Jewish Enlightenment, Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) to his friend, the Danish writer and politician, August Adolph Friedrich Hennings (1746-1826): " And it is as if I were suddenly thrown off the rail and given a good opportunity to end here. I will probably return to the subject another time, when a bright morning such as this will motivate me again to such exploration. Until then be well and loved. Yours, Moses Mendelssohn".
The name Henriette is impressed (a dry seal) on verso of the piece of paper, which was cut at the margins. This is possibly the seal of Mendelssohn's daughter, Henriette (1775-1831). A fragmented inscription alongside the seal "Berlin d…".
The complete letter, dealing with progress of mankind versus individual progress, was published in the Jubilee edition of the collected writings of Moses Mendelssohn, Gesammelte Schriften – Jubiläumsausgabe, edited by Alexander Altmann (Stuttgart and Bad Cannstatt, 1977. Volume 13, p. 66).
[1] f, 10.56 cm. Good-fair condition. A long tear in the center of the leaf. Open tears to margins (not affecting text).
A piece of paper with the final lines of a long philosophical letter that was sent by the Jewish-German philosopher, one of the forefathers of Jewish Enlightenment, Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) to his friend, the Danish writer and politician, August Adolph Friedrich Hennings (1746-1826): " And it is as if I were suddenly thrown off the rail and given a good opportunity to end here. I will probably return to the subject another time, when a bright morning such as this will motivate me again to such exploration. Until then be well and loved. Yours, Moses Mendelssohn".
The name Henriette is impressed (a dry seal) on verso of the piece of paper, which was cut at the margins. This is possibly the seal of Mendelssohn's daughter, Henriette (1775-1831). A fragmented inscription alongside the seal "Berlin d…".
The complete letter, dealing with progress of mankind versus individual progress, was published in the Jubilee edition of the collected writings of Moses Mendelssohn, Gesammelte Schriften – Jubiläumsausgabe, edited by Alexander Altmann (Stuttgart and Bad Cannstatt, 1977. Volume 13, p. 66).
[1] f, 10.56 cm. Good-fair condition. A long tear in the center of the leaf. Open tears to margins (not affecting text).
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $2,500
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Collection of printed items by Samuel David Luzzatto – Shadal; most of them bound together. Italy, ca. 1819-1859. Hebrew and Italian.
Approx. 25 printed items by Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal, 1800-1865), a member of the Jewish Enlightenment, one of the first members of "Chochmat Israel", the head of the Rabbinic seminary in Padua, poet, Biblical commentator, linguist, philosopher, scholar and translator.
A collection which includes early compositions and poems by Shadal, bound together in a paper cover (possibly bound by Shadal himself). Among the items:
• Eulogy upon the death of R. Avraham Eliezer Halevi, 1825 (bilingual booklet, Hebrew and Italian). • Poems in honor of Franz Joseph, 1854, 1856. • Poems in honor of the Austrian Monarchy, in several languages, 1853. • Wedding poem for the Morpurgo-Segre families, Trieste, 1826. • Poems in honor of Shlomo Lo-Ly / Lolli, Padua, 1850, Gorizia, 1842. • Wedding poem for Viterbi-Loria family, 1847. • Eulogy upon the death of Rabbi Mordecai Samuel Ghirondi, Rabbi of Padua (Padua, 1852). • Hebrew-Aramaic wedding poem in honor of Avraham Shalom's wedding, 1855. • Bibliographic study about De-Rossi, 1857. • Composition about Dante, 1844. • Printed pamphlet, "Hosafot meHaRav HaChacham Shadal", 1859. • Introduction to a Machzor according to the Roman rite, Livorno, [1856]. • And additional items.
Several of the items are not bound, including: • Italian translation of the Ketubah recording the marriage of Rachel Luzzatto (Shadal's sister) with Marco Koen / Coen, Trieste, October 1829, signed by the groom, the bride, and the bride's brother - Shadal. • Dissertation by Shadal about sayings in Targum Onkelos (no date of printing; not in NLI). • Calendar for 2000 years edited by Shadal.
Approx. 25 items. Size and condition vary. Some of the bound leaves are large and folded. Several leaves detached. Creases, tears and stains. Paper cover worn; its edges torn.
Enclosed:
• Pamphlet written by hand (unknown writer), Italian translation of the first ten chapters of Shmuel I. [Italy], June 1865. [32] handwritten pages (numbered 187-218), 21.5 cm.
• Two pamphlets, handwritten by the author and scholar Abraham Kahana, composition about Shadal (26; 20 pp).
• Two pamphlets, handwritten by Yitzchak Haim Castiglioni - translation of "Toldot HaLashon HaIvrit" by Shadal (published under the title "Toldot Leshon Ever" in Krakow in 1895).
• Four handwritten letters, an official envelope (torn) of the Chief Rabbinate of Corfu and several additional printed items.
Provenance:
1. The Ben-Zion Kahana Collection.
2. Sold at "Kedem", Auction 60 (March 2018), item 236.
Approx. 25 printed items by Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal, 1800-1865), a member of the Jewish Enlightenment, one of the first members of "Chochmat Israel", the head of the Rabbinic seminary in Padua, poet, Biblical commentator, linguist, philosopher, scholar and translator.
A collection which includes early compositions and poems by Shadal, bound together in a paper cover (possibly bound by Shadal himself). Among the items:
• Eulogy upon the death of R. Avraham Eliezer Halevi, 1825 (bilingual booklet, Hebrew and Italian). • Poems in honor of Franz Joseph, 1854, 1856. • Poems in honor of the Austrian Monarchy, in several languages, 1853. • Wedding poem for the Morpurgo-Segre families, Trieste, 1826. • Poems in honor of Shlomo Lo-Ly / Lolli, Padua, 1850, Gorizia, 1842. • Wedding poem for Viterbi-Loria family, 1847. • Eulogy upon the death of Rabbi Mordecai Samuel Ghirondi, Rabbi of Padua (Padua, 1852). • Hebrew-Aramaic wedding poem in honor of Avraham Shalom's wedding, 1855. • Bibliographic study about De-Rossi, 1857. • Composition about Dante, 1844. • Printed pamphlet, "Hosafot meHaRav HaChacham Shadal", 1859. • Introduction to a Machzor according to the Roman rite, Livorno, [1856]. • And additional items.
Several of the items are not bound, including: • Italian translation of the Ketubah recording the marriage of Rachel Luzzatto (Shadal's sister) with Marco Koen / Coen, Trieste, October 1829, signed by the groom, the bride, and the bride's brother - Shadal. • Dissertation by Shadal about sayings in Targum Onkelos (no date of printing; not in NLI). • Calendar for 2000 years edited by Shadal.
Approx. 25 items. Size and condition vary. Some of the bound leaves are large and folded. Several leaves detached. Creases, tears and stains. Paper cover worn; its edges torn.
Enclosed:
• Pamphlet written by hand (unknown writer), Italian translation of the first ten chapters of Shmuel I. [Italy], June 1865. [32] handwritten pages (numbered 187-218), 21.5 cm.
• Two pamphlets, handwritten by the author and scholar Abraham Kahana, composition about Shadal (26; 20 pp).
• Two pamphlets, handwritten by Yitzchak Haim Castiglioni - translation of "Toldot HaLashon HaIvrit" by Shadal (published under the title "Toldot Leshon Ever" in Krakow in 1895).
• Four handwritten letters, an official envelope (torn) of the Chief Rabbinate of Corfu and several additional printed items.
Provenance:
1. The Ben-Zion Kahana Collection.
2. Sold at "Kedem", Auction 60 (March 2018), item 236.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,800
Sold for: $2,750
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Approx. 90 handwritten letters sent to Samuel David Luzzatto by scholars and poets, linguists and translators, and biblical commentators – members of the Jewish Enlightenment movement. [Europe, first half of 19th century - most letters are from 1830s-40s]. Hebrew and some German.
A large collection of letters concerning research, copying of manuscripts, debates, scholarly comments about the bible and other compositions, sent to Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal, 1800-1865) - a member of the Jewish Enlightenment movement, one of the first scholars of "Chochmat Israel", head of Rabbinic Seminary in Padua, poet, biblical commentator, linguist, philosopher, scholar and translator.
The collection includes:
• 14 letters from the researcher and historian Ya'akov Reifman [enclosed: 2 letters from Reifman addressed to Rabbi Mordechai Samuel Ghirondi, Rabbi of Padua, a single letter to Rabbi Prof. Hillel Della Torre and several booklets and handwritten leaves – study on prayers and Piyyutim]. • 14 letters from Josua Höschel Schorr of Brody (some letters are particularly long). • 3 letters from Adam Hacohen Lebensohn (pen-name of Avraham Dov-Ber Michailishker, first Hebrew poet in the Russian Enlightenment movement, a pioneer of new Hebrew literature and one of the leaders of the enlightenment movement in Lithuania), a letter from his student, Yosef Noah Vilkover and a letter from his son, Micha Yosef Hacohen (Michal). • 6 letters from Raphael Kirchheim. • 7 letters from Shaul Yitzchak Kampf. • 17 letters from Shlomo Zalman ben Gottlieb (Salomon Gottlieb) Stern ("Kochav Tov"). • 7 letters from Yitzchak Rietenberg. • 2 letters from Yissachar Ber Blumenfeld. • 5 letters from Itzek (Yitzchak) Blumenfeld. • 2 letters from Shimon Santo. • 9 additional letters, sent to Shadal from Shmuel Shoenblum, David Halevi, Ya'akov Halevi, Gabriel Rosenthal from Komarno, Moshe Reicherson, Mordechai Hacohen (Marcus Stum), Julius Fürst, Hirsch Mendel Pineles and Zelig Leib (Leopold) Schick.
In some of the letters the writers mention outstanding personalities of the period, such as Rabbi Prof. Hillel Della Torre, Avraham Firkovich and Yom Tov Lipman Zunz. Many letters include copyings of poems or literary passages, piyyutim, missives etc. On the upper part of some of the letters appears the number of the reply letter sent by Shadal to the writer, as it is numbered in "Igrot Shadal".
Enclosed: envelope from Adam Hacohen and Gabriel Rosenthal; title page and pages with table of contents of booklet no. 3 of "HeChalutz"; two letters from Shadal's grandson, I. A. Luzzatto, which accompanied the above letters (apparently, sent to the researcher Abraham Kahana): "please have… letters from the sages of this generation sent to my grandfather Shadal…".
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Most letters are folded. Tears and minor blemishes. Ink erosion to several letters. Some stains. Worming to several letters.
Provenance:
1. The Ben-Zion Kahana Collection.
2. Sold at "Kedem", Auction 60 (March 2018), item 237.
A large collection of letters concerning research, copying of manuscripts, debates, scholarly comments about the bible and other compositions, sent to Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal, 1800-1865) - a member of the Jewish Enlightenment movement, one of the first scholars of "Chochmat Israel", head of Rabbinic Seminary in Padua, poet, biblical commentator, linguist, philosopher, scholar and translator.
The collection includes:
• 14 letters from the researcher and historian Ya'akov Reifman [enclosed: 2 letters from Reifman addressed to Rabbi Mordechai Samuel Ghirondi, Rabbi of Padua, a single letter to Rabbi Prof. Hillel Della Torre and several booklets and handwritten leaves – study on prayers and Piyyutim]. • 14 letters from Josua Höschel Schorr of Brody (some letters are particularly long). • 3 letters from Adam Hacohen Lebensohn (pen-name of Avraham Dov-Ber Michailishker, first Hebrew poet in the Russian Enlightenment movement, a pioneer of new Hebrew literature and one of the leaders of the enlightenment movement in Lithuania), a letter from his student, Yosef Noah Vilkover and a letter from his son, Micha Yosef Hacohen (Michal). • 6 letters from Raphael Kirchheim. • 7 letters from Shaul Yitzchak Kampf. • 17 letters from Shlomo Zalman ben Gottlieb (Salomon Gottlieb) Stern ("Kochav Tov"). • 7 letters from Yitzchak Rietenberg. • 2 letters from Yissachar Ber Blumenfeld. • 5 letters from Itzek (Yitzchak) Blumenfeld. • 2 letters from Shimon Santo. • 9 additional letters, sent to Shadal from Shmuel Shoenblum, David Halevi, Ya'akov Halevi, Gabriel Rosenthal from Komarno, Moshe Reicherson, Mordechai Hacohen (Marcus Stum), Julius Fürst, Hirsch Mendel Pineles and Zelig Leib (Leopold) Schick.
In some of the letters the writers mention outstanding personalities of the period, such as Rabbi Prof. Hillel Della Torre, Avraham Firkovich and Yom Tov Lipman Zunz. Many letters include copyings of poems or literary passages, piyyutim, missives etc. On the upper part of some of the letters appears the number of the reply letter sent by Shadal to the writer, as it is numbered in "Igrot Shadal".
Enclosed: envelope from Adam Hacohen and Gabriel Rosenthal; title page and pages with table of contents of booklet no. 3 of "HeChalutz"; two letters from Shadal's grandson, I. A. Luzzatto, which accompanied the above letters (apparently, sent to the researcher Abraham Kahana): "please have… letters from the sages of this generation sent to my grandfather Shadal…".
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Most letters are folded. Tears and minor blemishes. Ink erosion to several letters. Some stains. Worming to several letters.
Provenance:
1. The Ben-Zion Kahana Collection.
2. Sold at "Kedem", Auction 60 (March 2018), item 237.
Category
Manuscripts, Autographs
Catalogue
Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
Approx. 45 handwritten letters, sent to Isaac Samuel Reggio (Yashar) and an additional letter to his father Avraham Chai Reggio, by rabbis, scholars, commentators and intellectuals of the Jewish Enlightenment movement and the "Chochmat Israel" movement. [Europe, ca. first half of 19th century]. Hebrew and some Yiddish.
Isaac Samuel Reggio ("The Yashar from Gorizia", 1784-1855) served as rabbi of Gorizia; philosopher, scholar of Judaism, biblical commentator and author, one of the heads of "Chochmat Israel" movement and a close friend of Shadal.
The collection includes:
• Letter from Rabbi Naftali Benet, son of Rabbi Mordechai Benet (Av Beit Din and head of Nikolsburg Yeshiva, chief rabbi of Moravia). • Letter from Rabbi Leopold Löw, Av Beit Din of Szeged. • Letter from Yehoshua Höschel Schorr. • Letter from Adam Hacohen Lebensohn. • 3 Letters from Meir Halevi Letteris (signed "MAHAL"). • 6 letters from Nachman Yitzchak Fishman Hacohen of Lvov. • 10 letters from Itzek (Yitzchak) Blumenfeld of Brody. • 2 letters from Shlomo Zalman ben Gottlieb (Solomon Gottlieb) Stern ("Kochav Tov"). • Letter and a poem handwritten by Alexander Halevi Langbank from Yaroslav. • 4 letters from Avraham Mendel Mehr (Mendel Mor). • 3 letters from Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Chen Tov (Edelman) "of Lithuania". • A letter and a poem handwritten by Menachem Mendel Rosenthal of Varaždin. • Several letters from Ya'akov Bodek of Lvov, Ya'akov Goldenberg, Hirsch (Herman) Wassertrilling, Shimon Santo, Mordechai Motl Brahn, Yisrael Yaakov Stern of Belgrade, Leib Eisler and an additional segment of a letter by an unknown writer. • Letter from Rabbi Avraham Ben Yosef Yisrael of Brody (author of "Devar Hamelech") which he sent to Yashar's father, Avraham Chai Reggio, Av Beit Din of Gorizia.
Enclosed: letter sent by Silvio Michlstädter from Trieste to Abraham Kahana in Kiev in 1913, concerning letters by Yashar.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Most letters are folded. Tears and minor blemishes to several letters. Some stains.
Provenance:
1. The Ben Zion Kahana Collection.
2. Sold at "Kedem", Auction 60 (March 2018), item 239.
Isaac Samuel Reggio ("The Yashar from Gorizia", 1784-1855) served as rabbi of Gorizia; philosopher, scholar of Judaism, biblical commentator and author, one of the heads of "Chochmat Israel" movement and a close friend of Shadal.
The collection includes:
• Letter from Rabbi Naftali Benet, son of Rabbi Mordechai Benet (Av Beit Din and head of Nikolsburg Yeshiva, chief rabbi of Moravia). • Letter from Rabbi Leopold Löw, Av Beit Din of Szeged. • Letter from Yehoshua Höschel Schorr. • Letter from Adam Hacohen Lebensohn. • 3 Letters from Meir Halevi Letteris (signed "MAHAL"). • 6 letters from Nachman Yitzchak Fishman Hacohen of Lvov. • 10 letters from Itzek (Yitzchak) Blumenfeld of Brody. • 2 letters from Shlomo Zalman ben Gottlieb (Solomon Gottlieb) Stern ("Kochav Tov"). • Letter and a poem handwritten by Alexander Halevi Langbank from Yaroslav. • 4 letters from Avraham Mendel Mehr (Mendel Mor). • 3 letters from Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Chen Tov (Edelman) "of Lithuania". • A letter and a poem handwritten by Menachem Mendel Rosenthal of Varaždin. • Several letters from Ya'akov Bodek of Lvov, Ya'akov Goldenberg, Hirsch (Herman) Wassertrilling, Shimon Santo, Mordechai Motl Brahn, Yisrael Yaakov Stern of Belgrade, Leib Eisler and an additional segment of a letter by an unknown writer. • Letter from Rabbi Avraham Ben Yosef Yisrael of Brody (author of "Devar Hamelech") which he sent to Yashar's father, Avraham Chai Reggio, Av Beit Din of Gorizia.
Enclosed: letter sent by Silvio Michlstädter from Trieste to Abraham Kahana in Kiev in 1913, concerning letters by Yashar.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Most letters are folded. Tears and minor blemishes to several letters. Some stains.
Provenance:
1. The Ben Zion Kahana Collection.
2. Sold at "Kedem", Auction 60 (March 2018), item 239.
Category
Manuscripts, Autographs
Catalogue