Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Akedat Yitzchak, commentary on the Torah and the Five Megillot, by R. Yitzchak Arama. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1573.
Many early ownership inscriptions from Italy on the title page, its verso and the final leaf, including an interesting inscription about the burial of R. Akselrad of Asti in Chieri (Italy).
Censor's deletions on several leaves.
290, 297-308, 12 leaves. 36.5 cm. Condition varies. Many leaves in middle of book in good condition. First and final leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and mold stains. Tears, some open, not affecting text. Title page and other leaves detached. Inscriptions and signatures. Old binding.
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Shaarei Shevuot, attributed to R. Yitzchak son of Reuven of Barcelona. [Kraków: Isaac Prostitz, 1597].
This rare edition of Shaarei Shevuot is not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book. A large format edition of the same work was printed concurrently, and was joined to the end of third volume of the Rif edition printed that year by Prostitz in Kraków.
The present copy does not have a title page (it is not known whether it was originally printed with a title page), and is identified by the colophon on the final leaf, which contains the place and year of printing.
Bound with (before Shaarei Shevuot): Ayelet Ahavim, by R. Shlomo di Oliveyra Rabbi of Amsterdam. Amsterdam: David de Castro Tartas, [1665]. First edition.
Shaarei Shevuot: 56 leaves. May be lacking title page. Ayelet Ahavim: 42 [i.e.: 32], [2] leaves. 14 cm. Good condition; several leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming. Tears. Open tears to several leaves of Shaarei Shevuot, with damage to text on four leaves, repaired in part with paper. Inscriptions. Old binding.
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Shulchan Aruch, with the glosses of the Rema, two parts – Even HaEzer and Choshen Mishpat. Krakow: sons of Isaac son of Aharon of Prostitz, 1619-[1620]. Two volumes.
Parts III and IV of the Shulchan Aruch edition printed in Krakow.
Ownership inscriptions (deleted) on title page of Even HaEzer.
Two volumes. Even HaEzer: [89] leaves. Choshen Mishpat: 186, [12] leaves. Misfoliation. 20 cm. Condition varies, fair to good-fair. Stains, including significant dampstains (traces of past dampness and mold stains to final leaves of vol. II). Wear. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including open tears to title page of vol. I, open tears affecting text to final leaves of vol. II, and tear to title page of vol. II. Bindings old and worn.
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Etz Shatul, Sefer HaIkkarim by R. Yosef Albo, with commentaries by R. Gedaliah son of Moshe [Lipschitz]. Venice: Giovanni Cajon, [1618]. First edition.
The author was a Polish Torah scholar. The book begins with approbations by the leading Torah scholars of the generation, including the Shelah, the Maharsha, the Maharam of Lublin, the Keli Yakar, the Tevuot Shor and others.
Ownership inscriptions on the title page. Several trimmed glosses.
146 leaves. 28 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains (large dark stains to final leaves). Wear. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including marginal open tears to title page and final leaves, affecting engraved title page border, repaired with paper. Open tear affecting text on one leaf. Censor's signature. Old binding.
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Rosh Amanah, principles of faith – Liber de Capite Fidei, by R. Yitzchak Abarbanel. Amsterdam: Guilielmus & Iohannes Blaev, 1638. Latin.
118, [9] pages. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Several tears. Worming. Old binding.
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Manuscript, various kabbalistic prayers, handwritten by R. Yosef Adahan, author of Shufreh DeYosef. [Tétouan, Morocco, 18th/19th century].
Cursive and square Western script. The manuscript opens with the following statement: "Prayers from Shaarei Yerushalayim, I reworded them Yosef son of Machlouf ben Adahan, whoever recites them in order will merit the World to Come".
Kabbalistic prayers for the days of the week, with kabbalistic combinations and Holy names, attributed to various Torah scholars. The source of these prayers is the unpublished composition Shaarei Yerushalayim by R. Mordechai HaKohen of Jerusalem.
R. Yosef Adahan, leading Maghrebi and Moroccan Torah scholar in the 18th-19th centuries. In his old age, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, where he passed away in ca. 1846. He left behind many manuscript compositions, of which only Shufreh DeYosef was published.
[15] leaves. 15.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains (including dark ink stains to one page) and wear. Tears to several leaves affecting text, repaired with paper. New binding.
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Manuscript, novellae on Tractates Avodah Zara and Horayot, by an unidentified author. [Morocco, 18th/19th century]. Hitherto unprinted work.
Neat Western script. The manuscript includes novellae on Tractate Avodah Zara (up to fol. 6a; the copying ends in the middle of a section), followed by novellae on Tractate Horayot (up to fol. 8b). The heading "my master's soul" heads the last eight leaves of the novellae on Tractate Avodah Zara.
This is a copying of a composition by an unidentified author, with additions by "the writer" (supposedly the copier, also unidentified). In several places, the author mentions his own homilies and those of his father.
The novellae on Tractate Horayot contain many teachings in the name of the Marbitz (R. Mordechai Birdugo). Apparently, the author had access to his manuscript novellae. The author also cites students in his yeshiva. The novellae cited in the name of the Marbitz have been compiled from this manuscript and printed in the book Torat HaMarbitz (Ahavat Shalom, Jerusalem 2017), however, this work has not been printed in its entirety.
[50] leaves. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Worming. Tears to a number of leaves. Open tears affecting text to last leaf. New binding.
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Manuscript, Emek Yehoshua on the Torah, with Asefat Chachamim, written by R. Yaakov son of Moshe Shabbat. Tagadirt, Akka (Morocco), [1821-1823].
Illustrated title page and colophon (at the end of Emek Yehoshua), with stylized signatures of the scribe.
The manuscript is composed of two parts: Part I comprises selected passages from the book Emek Yehoshua on the Torah. The book was printed in Frankfurt an der Oder, 1699. Some of the passages were reworded. Part II, titled Asefat Chachamim, is a collection of Torah novellae. It was presumably copied from an Ashkenazi manuscript, since it includes novellae of R. Avraham Broda, R. David Oppenheim, R. Yitzchak Rabbi of Lissa, R. Meir Frenkel, R. Naftali Hertz Rabbi of Lviv, R. Avraham Rabbi of Zhovkva and others. Possibly, these novellae or some of them were never printed.
Novellae by another hand were added to the final leaves, some signed: "Avraham son of Moshe Shabbat". Several novellae appear on the leaf following the title page, with the (calligraphic) signatures of R. Yaakov son of Moshe Shabbat.
Later ownership inscriptions of "Avraham Chaim Eliyahu Alfasi".
[2], 1-10, 15-85, [24] leaves. Lacking leaves 11-14. 16 cm. Stains. Wear and tears. Tears to title page repaired with paper. Worming, affecting text (primarily to the final leaves). Worn, damaged, old binding.
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Notebook of contracts of R. Rafael Ibn Tzur – rental contracts and loan agreements drawn up in Fez in 1864-1867, with the signatures of rabbis and prominent members of the Fez community.
Handwritten notebook of contracts, including rental contracts for various property owned by R. Rafael Ibn Tzur, and promissory notes for money which R. Rafael Ibn Tzur lent to various people.
The contracts bear the calligraphic signatures of over thirty witnesses, who were rabbis and prominent members of the Fez community. Most of the contracts bear the signature of R. Aharon HaKohen, scribe in Fez who presumably wrote most of these contracts. For full list of signatories, see Hebrew description.
R. Rafael son of R. Shlomo ibn Tzur (1830-1917), rabbi of Fez, Torah scholar and author. He was also a wealthy property owner, as arises from the present notebook.
[53] leaves, including 45 written leaves. 12.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. Tears. Original leather binding, torn and damaged.
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Manuscript, songs for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, verses for the Shofar blowing, and more. [Fez, Morocco, 19th century].
Manuscript by R. Shlomo Ibn Tzur (1805-1843), a Fez Torah scholar, son of R. Rafael Ibn Tzur and grandson of R. Yaakov Ibn Tzur – the Yaavetz.
The manuscript contains various songs to be recited at different times on Rosh Hashanah, as well as verses to be recited before the shofar blowing, verses for Yom Kippur night, and various confessions for Yom Kippur.
Inscription on p. 9b: "I will begin writing the [Yom Kippur] Avodah service... corrected from the manuscript of my grandfather the Yaavetz".
[16] leaves (and two additional blank leaves). 15.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text. Card binding, damaged, lacking back board.
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Manuscript, piyyutim for Shabbat, festivals and various occasions. [Morocco, ca. 19th century].
Complete manuscript, compilation of various piyyutim, mostly from Moroccan rabbis (including: R. Yaakov Berdugo, R. Shalom ibn Tzur, R. David Ben Hassin, R. Moshe Attia, R. Shlomo Haliwa, R. Amram Elbaz, and others). Most the piyyutim are in Hebrew, a few are in Judeo-Arabic.
Colophon of the writer, Yehoshua Elkoubi, on final page.
[78] leaves. 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to two leaves, slightly affecting text. New binding.
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Five North African manuscripts of piyyutim. [19th/20th century].
The manuscripts comprise piyyutim for Jewish holidays and special occasions, piyyutim by Torah scholars of the Abuchatzeira family and other North African Torah scholars, many piyyutim in honor of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (including a Judeo-Arabic translation of Bar Yochai), and more.
5 manuscripts. Size and condition vary.
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