Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Nefesh HaChaim by R. Chaim of Volozhin, prominent disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna, 1837. Second edition.
A manuscript is bound at the end of the book (30 pages, presumably by two writers), in a script typical of Lithuania, second half of the 19th century. The manuscript comprises three parts: Hanhagot (named She'iltot) from R. Chaim of Volozhin; various selections from the Gaon of Vilna (including Klalei HaGra); and practices from R. Menashe of Ilya disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, which are not known from any other source.
Several versions of the She'iltot were published, based on different manuscripts. This manuscript is similar to the version printed in Hanhagot Yesharot, Warsaw 1893, with several differences. It also includes textual variants taken from another manuscript. An interesting account of the Vilna Gaon's view of the Baal Shem Tov and other Chassidic masters, appears on pp. [17]-[18].
Pages [24]-[25] contain "Practices from R. Menashe of Ilya", unknown from any other source. In one place, the work discusses the way to rule when the Zohar and other kabbalistic works contradict the Talmud.
126 pages + [15] manuscript leaves (30 written pages) and blank leaves. 21 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and ink stains. Wear and minor tears. Minor worming to blank leaves at end of book and to binding. Original binding, torn and detached, without spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1418.
A manuscript is bound at the end of the book (30 pages, presumably by two writers), in a script typical of Lithuania, second half of the 19th century. The manuscript comprises three parts: Hanhagot (named She'iltot) from R. Chaim of Volozhin; various selections from the Gaon of Vilna (including Klalei HaGra); and practices from R. Menashe of Ilya disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, which are not known from any other source.
Several versions of the She'iltot were published, based on different manuscripts. This manuscript is similar to the version printed in Hanhagot Yesharot, Warsaw 1893, with several differences. It also includes textual variants taken from another manuscript. An interesting account of the Vilna Gaon's view of the Baal Shem Tov and other Chassidic masters, appears on pp. [17]-[18].
Pages [24]-[25] contain "Practices from R. Menashe of Ilya", unknown from any other source. In one place, the work discusses the way to rule when the Zohar and other kabbalistic works contradict the Talmud.
126 pages + [15] manuscript leaves (30 written pages) and blank leaves. 21 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and ink stains. Wear and minor tears. Minor worming to blank leaves at end of book and to binding. Original binding, torn and detached, without spine.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1418.
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Maaseh Rav, practices of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1832. First edition.
First edition of one of the important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. Approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Avraham Abele of Vilna and R. Avraham Danzig, author of Chayei Adam. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples.
The book was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed, and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
[1], 56 pages. Lacking 7 leaves: title page and pages 57-67 at end of book. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal singeing to some leaves (with loss), including hole on one leaf. Worming, affecting text. Tear to title page, slightly affecting border. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
First edition of one of the important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. Approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Avraham Abele of Vilna and R. Avraham Danzig, author of Chayei Adam. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples.
The book was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed, and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
[1], 56 pages. Lacking 7 leaves: title page and pages 57-67 at end of book. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal singeing to some leaves (with loss), including hole on one leaf. Worming, affecting text. Tear to title page, slightly affecting border. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
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The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Sefer Yetzirah, with various commentaries and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Horodna, 1806. With kabbalistic diagrams. First edition of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna.
First kabbalistic book published from the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna. Brought to print by his disciple R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow.
Sefer Yetzirah, attributed to Adam HaRishon, is an early kabbalistic book, and serves as basis for kabbalistic teachings.
12, [2], 42, [30] leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark dampstains. Minor worming. Leaves trimmed with damage to several headings (and affecting last line of text on verso of title page). Tear to title page, slightly affecting border and text on verso. Stamps. Binding damaged and worn.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 682.
First kabbalistic book published from the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna. Brought to print by his disciple R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow.
Sefer Yetzirah, attributed to Adam HaRishon, is an early kabbalistic book, and serves as basis for kabbalistic teachings.
12, [2], 42, [30] leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark dampstains. Minor worming. Leaves trimmed with damage to several headings (and affecting last line of text on verso of title page). Tear to title page, slightly affecting border and text on verso. Stamps. Binding damaged and worn.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 682.
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The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Ayil Meshulash, various branches of mathematics: trigonometry, geometry, algebra and more, by the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1833. Only edition. Many diagrams.
Published based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna. A commentary by the editor R. Shmuel, rabbi of Luknik (Luokė), was printed alongside the composition of the Gaon of Vilna.
Foreword by R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, descendant of the Gaon of Vilna, relating to the correct way of viewing secular sciences.
7, 31 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (dark ink stain to title page, affecting text). Stamps, signatures and handwritten inscriptions. Old binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 862.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Published based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna. A commentary by the editor R. Shmuel, rabbi of Luknik (Luokė), was printed alongside the composition of the Gaon of Vilna.
Foreword by R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim, descendant of the Gaon of Vilna, relating to the correct way of viewing secular sciences.
7, 31 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (dark ink stain to title page, affecting text). Stamps, signatures and handwritten inscriptions. Old binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 862.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
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The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Ashlei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah, with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Horodna, 1806. Title page printed in red and black.
In this edition, the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah was printed for the first time, based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna.
The classic commentaries, the Shach and the Taz, were not printed in this edition.
In his commentary, the Gaon of Vilna writes in extremely sharp terms of the Rambam's skepticism in regard to sorcery and incantations, even those mentioned in the Talmud, accusing him of being influenced by "the accursed philosophy". The original statement of the Gaon of Vilna only appears in this edition, in later editions his words were censored and moderated.
Ownership inscription on the title page of R. Naftali Tzvi Margolies, a Galician Torah scholar. Two brief glosses.
23, [1], 24-119, 122-176 leaves. Lacking leaves 120-121. 33 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Extensive worming, affecting text (with significant damage to final leaf and several other leaves). Minor open tears to several leaves. Margins of title page reinforced with paper. Leaves trimmed close to text, slightly affecting text in a few places. Stamp. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 749
In this edition, the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah was printed for the first time, based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna.
The classic commentaries, the Shach and the Taz, were not printed in this edition.
In his commentary, the Gaon of Vilna writes in extremely sharp terms of the Rambam's skepticism in regard to sorcery and incantations, even those mentioned in the Talmud, accusing him of being influenced by "the accursed philosophy". The original statement of the Gaon of Vilna only appears in this edition, in later editions his words were censored and moderated.
Ownership inscription on the title page of R. Naftali Tzvi Margolies, a Galician Torah scholar. Two brief glosses.
23, [1], 24-119, 122-176 leaves. Lacking leaves 120-121. 33 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Extensive worming, affecting text (with significant damage to final leaf and several other leaves). Minor open tears to several leaves. Margins of title page reinforced with paper. Leaves trimmed close to text, slightly affecting text in a few places. Stamp. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 749
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The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Apei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, sections 1-178, with Be'er HaGolah and Bi'ur HaGra, Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Vilna and Horodna, [1819].
The printing of Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna began in 1812, yet was interrupted shortly thereafter, due to Napoleon's invasion of Russia that year. The printers only managed to print sections 1-25 (and the beginning of section 26), without the title page. In 1819, the printing resumed, and sections 26-178, the title page and forewords were printed and bound with the incomplete copies printed in 1812. There is a significant difference between the two printings. The part printed in 1812 contains only the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna with the text of the Shulchan Aruch, while the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were to be printed as an addendum at the end of the book. In the part printed in 1819 however, the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were returned to their place on each page. In 1819, complementary leaves with the above commentaries pertaining to sections 1-25 were printed (since these sections were originally printed without the commentaries). Concurrently, in 1819, a complete edition of Even HaEzer was printed, in which even sections 1-25 were printed in the new format (with the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries on each page). The current copy is of the third type, printed entirely in 1819.
On title page, signature and stamps (and ownership inscription) of R. Shmuel Heller (1786-1884), a leading Torah scholar and physician, who served as rabbi of Safed for sixty years.
Brief handwritten gloss on p. 79b.
4 pages, 5-61; 188 leaves. Misfoliation. 34 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear. Tears. Worming, affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 755.
The printing of Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna began in 1812, yet was interrupted shortly thereafter, due to Napoleon's invasion of Russia that year. The printers only managed to print sections 1-25 (and the beginning of section 26), without the title page. In 1819, the printing resumed, and sections 26-178, the title page and forewords were printed and bound with the incomplete copies printed in 1812. There is a significant difference between the two printings. The part printed in 1812 contains only the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna with the text of the Shulchan Aruch, while the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were to be printed as an addendum at the end of the book. In the part printed in 1819 however, the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were returned to their place on each page. In 1819, complementary leaves with the above commentaries pertaining to sections 1-25 were printed (since these sections were originally printed without the commentaries). Concurrently, in 1819, a complete edition of Even HaEzer was printed, in which even sections 1-25 were printed in the new format (with the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries on each page). The current copy is of the third type, printed entirely in 1819.
On title page, signature and stamps (and ownership inscription) of R. Shmuel Heller (1786-1884), a leading Torah scholar and physician, who served as rabbi of Safed for sixty years.
Brief handwritten gloss on p. 79b.
4 pages, 5-61; 188 leaves. Misfoliation. 34 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear. Tears. Worming, affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 755.
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The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples
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Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 24, 2021
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Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnayot Order Zera'im, with commentaries by the Gaon of Vilna. Lviv, [1799]. First edition.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna is divided into two: the brief commentary and the lengthy commentary.
On the verso of the title page, an approbation and warning by the Vilna Beit Din not to publish the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna without permission, and without first ascertaining that they are unquestionably the writings of the Gaon of Vilna.
Copy of Rebbe Elazar Rosenfeld of Kaminka and Oshpitzin, with his stamps on the title page and other leaves.
R. Elazar Rosenfeld of Oshpitzin (Oświęcim; 1861-1943), youngest son-in-law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1936 where he established his Beit Midrash, yet returned to Poland just before the outbreak of WWII, and perished in the Sosnowiec ghetto.
Handwritten glosses on several leaves. Ownership inscription (partially deleted) on title page.
[2], 9; 53, [2], 57-59 leaves. 34 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Marginal wear and tears. Open tears (including tears to title page), affecting text in several places. Inner margin of title page reinforced with paper. Worming affecting text (significant damage in several places). A few leaves trimmed close to text, with damage and loss to text on one leaf. New binding.
Without leaf [3], the rare leaf with the foreword by R. Chaim of Volozhin, added to a few copies only.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 177.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna is divided into two: the brief commentary and the lengthy commentary.
On the verso of the title page, an approbation and warning by the Vilna Beit Din not to publish the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna without permission, and without first ascertaining that they are unquestionably the writings of the Gaon of Vilna.
Copy of Rebbe Elazar Rosenfeld of Kaminka and Oshpitzin, with his stamps on the title page and other leaves.
R. Elazar Rosenfeld of Oshpitzin (Oświęcim; 1861-1943), youngest son-in-law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1936 where he established his Beit Midrash, yet returned to Poland just before the outbreak of WWII, and perished in the Sosnowiec ghetto.
Handwritten glosses on several leaves. Ownership inscription (partially deleted) on title page.
[2], 9; 53, [2], 57-59 leaves. 34 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Marginal wear and tears. Open tears (including tears to title page), affecting text in several places. Inner margin of title page reinforced with paper. Worming affecting text (significant damage in several places). A few leaves trimmed close to text, with damage and loss to text on one leaf. New binding.
Without leaf [3], the rare leaf with the foreword by R. Chaim of Volozhin, added to a few copies only.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 177.
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The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples
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