Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Sefer Gerushin, novellae innovated while practicing Gerushin, by R. Moshe Cordovero – the Ramak. [Venice]: Daniel Zanetti, [1602]. First edition.
Sefer Gerushin is a kind of diary, in which R. Moshe Cordovero recorded Torah novellae revealed to him in the company of his teacher R. Shlomo Alkabetz and other colleagues, while practicing Gerushin – going out to the fields and mountains of the Galilee and praying at the gravesites of Tzadikim.
24, [4] leaves. 18 cm. Overall good condition. Stains, including dark stains and dampstains. Tiny open tears to final two leaves, slightly affecting text. Marginal paper repairs to several leaves. Stamps. New binding.
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Three books from the 16th/17th century, bound together:
• Amudei Golah, Sefer Mitzvot Katzar, by R. Yitzchak of Corbeil. Kraków, Isaac son of Aaron of Prostitz, [1596].
Lengthy gloss in Ashkenazic script on p. 94b.
• Megillat Esther, answers to Ramban's objections on Rambam's Sefer HaMitzvot, by R. Yitzchak Leon; and other selections. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1592.
• Shaarei Shevuot, by R. Yitzchak son of R. Reuven. [Prague?, 16th/17th century?]. Edition not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book nor in the NLI catalog.
The work is attributed on the title page to R. Yitzchak Alfasi – the Rif, yet today it is accepted to assume that the author is R. Yitzchak son of R. Reuven of Barcelona, who translated Sefer HaMekach VehaMemkar by R. Hai Gaon.
On the front endpaper, deleted ownership inscription mentioning R. Leib Ulman, and other ownership inscriptions and signatures. Ownership inscriptions on the title page. Additional inscription on fore-edges.
[8], 156, [6]; 128; 16, [9] leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Marginal tears. Early binding (wood covered with ornamented light-colored leather), with metal clasps. Red fore-edges.
From the collection of Dan Yardeni.
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She'erit Yosef, Talmudic methodology, by R. Yosef ibn Verga. Mantua: brothers Yitzchak and Shlomo, sons of R. Shmuel of Norzi [printed by Tomaso Ruffinelli, 1593]. Second edition.
Ownership inscription in Italian script on title page, dated 1857.
Inscription in Italian on verso of final leaf.
44 leaves. 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Large, dark dampstains to many leaves. Marginal tears and wear. Minor worming. Stamps. New binding.
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Sefer Biurim, super-commentary to Rashi's commentary on the Torah, by R. Natan [Shapiro] of Horodna. Venice: Matteo Zanetti and Comino Presegno, [1593].
Includes several illustrations: map of Eretz Israel, Jacob's ladder, the Temple menorah, and more.
Although this work is attributed on the title page (and throughout the book) to R. Natan Shapiro, it is in fact a forgery. R. Natan's original super-commentary to Rashi's commentary on the Torah was published at the same time, by his son R. Yitzchak, under the title Imrei Shefer (Krakow and Lublin, 1590-1597). In his foreword to Imrei Shefer, R. Yitzchak declared Sefer Biurim to be a forgery. This book was then banned by the rabbis of Poland.
Inscriptions on the title page. Stamps on the title page and other leaves of "Uri Levi Feivel Margolies of Radom" (son-in-law of R. Aryeh Leib Zünz, d. 1830 – see enclosed material).
Ownership inscription at the foot of leaf 86: "Belongs to R. Leib Scheuer" (the Scheuer family of Frankfurt am Main was a prominent family of rabbis, yeshiva deans and community leaders in Germany. Several family members who served as rabbis in the 18th-19th centuries were named Leib).
180 leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including many dampstains and dark stains. Tears and open tears to title page and other leaves, slightly affecting title page border and several words of text, repaired in part with paper. Stamps. New binding.
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Sefer HaKuzari, based on the debate of R. Yitzchak HaSangri, composed in Arabic by R. Yehuda HaLevi, with the Kol Yehuda commentary, by R. Yehuda Moscato. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) de Gara, [1594]. First edition of the Kol Yehuda commentary.
299 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark dampstains. Several tears. Open tear to one leaf, slightly affecting text. Inscriptions. New binding.
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Seder HaYom, laws and practices following the daily routine of a person on weekdays, Shabbat and festivals, with a commentary on the prayers, by R. Moshe son of Machir of Safed. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1599]. First edition, printed in the author's lifetime.
Halachic-kabbalistic work, describing the proper conduct to be followed throughout the day. The author promises that whoever follows this order "…will be beloved by G-d and man, will see success in all his dealings… will enjoy longevity, sons and grandsons…". This book is the source of various customs, including the recital of the Modeh Ani prayer.
At the top of leaf 2, ownership inscription dated 1732, handwritten and signed by R. Yehuda son of R. Yochanan Ghiron, rabbi of Florence for over forty years.
Censorship expurgations. In several places, the deleted lines were replaced in the margins in handwriting (by R. Yehuda Ghiron?). Several other glosses.
Various handwritten inscriptions on the endpapers and title page (some deleted with ink). Signature on title page. Ownership inscription on final page.
Seder HaYom became a classic guidebook on prayer and worship of G-d, cherished by Chassidic leaders. It was reprinted in many editions over the years.
The author – R. Moshe son of Machir, prominent Torah scholar and kabbalist in Safed (in the times of the disciples of the Arizal, the Beit Yosef and the Baal HaCharedim). He served as dean of the yeshiva in Ein al-Zeitun, a village close to Safed.
120 leaves. 19.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including many dampstains. Ink stains to title page. Censorship deletions of several lines in various places (with minor open tears and damage to text on two leaves, due to ink erosion). Minor marginal tears to title page, repaired with paper on both sides. Marginal paper repairs to several leaves. Some glosses slightly trimmed. Censor's signatures on verso of final leaf. Old binding.
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Midrash Shmuel, commentary on Pirkei Avot, with the text of Pirkei Avot and Rashi, by R. Shmuel de Uçeda. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1600]. Third edition.
R. Shmuel de Uçeda (b. ca. 1540) was a disciple of the Arizal and later of R. Chaim Vital. His book Midrash Shmuel became a classic work on Tractate Avot.
24, 29-251, [1] leaves. Lacking leaves 25-28 (replaced in handwriting). 19.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Early wood and leather binding, with clasp remnants (spine restored). Defects and worming to binding.
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Two books bound together:
Avodat HaKodesh by the Rashba, with Baalei HaNefesh by the Raavad and Klal Yayin Nesech by R. Aharon HaLevi. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1602]. First edition.
Bound with:
Mishpetei Shevuot and Sefer HaMekach VehaMemkar, by R. Hai Gaon, with Shita Chadasha LeBereshit Rabba and Beraita DeMelechet HaMishkan. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1602]. First edition.
Signatures on title page of first book.
74 [i.e. 76]; 55 leaves. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and ink stains. Worming, slightly affecting text. Tears. Mishpetei Shevuot: leaves trimmed close to headings in several places (affecting text). Inscriptions. Deleted stamps. Old binding, spine torn (front board detached).
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Darash Moshe, homilies on the Torah for various occasions and eulogies, by R. Moshe Albelda. Venice, Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1603.
Homily for Parashat Balak on leaf 103, titled: "Upon hearing the news of the passing of R. Y. Karo in Safed, received on 13th Tammuz 1575".
Signatures on the title page.
[6], 125 leaves. 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Worming, slightly affecting text. Closed and open tears to title page and several other leaves, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Inscriptions. New binding.
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Lechem Mishneh, commentary on Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, Part I (Mada-Kedusha), by R. Avraham de Boton. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1604]. First edition.
Censorship deletions and emendations on several leaves. Censor's signature on final page.
17, 20-42; 163 leaves. Lacking two leaves (18-19) of first sequence. Leaves 153-156 bound out of sequence. 27.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains to final leaves. Worming, affecting title page border, and slightly affecting text. Title page trimmed close to border. Old binding, damaged (spine partially detached).
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Chen Tov, homiletics on the Torah, by R. Toviah HaLevi. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, [1605]. First edition.
R. Toviah HaLevi (d. ca. 1618), was a prominent Torah scholar and leader in Safed in the generation following the Beit Yosef and the Arizal. Close disciple of R. Shlomo Sagis, whom he quotes repeatedly in this work.
Calligraphic signature at the foot of the title page (partially deleted) of R. Avraham Carigal, Torah scholar of Jerusalem and Hebron, served as emissary in 1679-1681.
Signature on title page of R. Eliyahu Lehava, Torah scholar of Hebron, travelled as emissary in 1779 together with R. Yehuda Navon.
Ownership inscriptions on title page and p. 10a of Meir Shlomo Farhi (brother of Chaim Farhi, leader of the Acre community)
314 leaves. 30 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear and creases. Tears affecting text, including open tear to title page affecting border and slightly affecting text, repaired with paper. Worming affecting text, repaired with paper (sometimes over text). New binding.
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Amudei Shlomo, commentary of the Maharshal on Sefer Mitzvot Gadol (Semag). Basel: Konrad Waldkirch, [1599-1600]. First edition.
Separate title pages for Part I (negative commandments) and Part II (positive commandments).
The book was first brought to print by R. Eliyahu Loans Rabbi of Worms (1564-1631), known as R. Eliyahu Baal Shem for his study and practice of kabbalah. Prominent rabbi and posek in his times, disciple of the Maharal of Prague and associate of the Tosafot Yom Tov.
Stamps.
[3], 2-115; [1], 49 leaves. ([2] leaves bound after title page do not belong to this book, and are from Nefesh HaChochmah by R. Moshe de Leon, printed in 1608 in the same press). 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming. Open tears to title page, affecting border, repaired with paper. Tears to several other leaves. Inscriptions and stamps. New binding.
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