Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
Chemdat Yisrael – Livorno, 1820 – Chassidic Book Printed in Italy – Dedication by the Emissary, Rabbi Nachum Chaikel Ashkenazi
Opening: $300
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
Kohelet with the Chemdat Yisrael commentary, by R. Yisrael Nachman of Drohobych. Livorno, 1820. First edition.
The author, R. Yisrael Nachman of Drohobych (ca. 1761 – after 1821), son of R. Yosef of Drohobych (disciple of the Baal Shem Tov). Served as rabbi in Galicia, Poland and Hungary, and later immigrated to Eretz Israel. He describes in this book the many countries he visited during the course of his travels. This book was printed during his fundraising trip to Livorno.
A fragment of a binding (presumably from the original binding) was pasted to the inside front board, with an interesting, poetic dedication by the emissary R. Nachum Chaikel son of R. Yehuda Leib Ashkenazi.
R. Nachum Chaikel Levinson (1833-1888), immigrated to Eretz Israel in his youth, settled in Safed and served as emissary. He travelled to India at the behest of Queen Victoria.
3, [1], 4-42, 49-52, 43-48, 54-62 leaves. Misfoliation. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains (some leaves browned). Worming. Stamps. New leather binding (fragment of old binding with handwritten dedication pasted inside front board).
With four rare leaves (59-62) added after the printing to some copies only.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 225.
One of the few Chassidic books printed in Livorno.
The author, R. Yisrael Nachman of Drohobych (ca. 1761 – after 1821), son of R. Yosef of Drohobych (disciple of the Baal Shem Tov). Served as rabbi in Galicia, Poland and Hungary, and later immigrated to Eretz Israel. He describes in this book the many countries he visited during the course of his travels. This book was printed during his fundraising trip to Livorno.
A fragment of a binding (presumably from the original binding) was pasted to the inside front board, with an interesting, poetic dedication by the emissary R. Nachum Chaikel son of R. Yehuda Leib Ashkenazi.
R. Nachum Chaikel Levinson (1833-1888), immigrated to Eretz Israel in his youth, settled in Safed and served as emissary. He travelled to India at the behest of Queen Victoria.
3, [1], 4-42, 49-52, 43-48, 54-62 leaves. Misfoliation. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains (some leaves browned). Worming. Stamps. New leather binding (fragment of old binding with handwritten dedication pasted inside front board).
With four rare leaves (59-62) added after the printing to some copies only.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 225.
One of the few Chassidic books printed in Livorno.
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