Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Collection of Books – Torah, Haskalah, Humor, Literature and Philosophy – Europe, 19th Century

Opening: $100
Sold for: $250
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Collection of books on different subjects; among them books about biblical matters, humorous and literary books, philosophy and polemics and more. Europe, 19th century.
1. Sefer Chakirat HaG'mul[…], by Moshe Margaliyot. University printing press, Ofen (present day Budapest), 1829.
2. Sefer Milchamot Hashem, by Avraham Zutra. Hannover: Ernst August Telgener, [1836].
3. Hazofeh LeBeit Israel, by Yitzchak Erter. Vienna: Erhard Hilberg, (1864).
4. Lahat Hacherev HaMithapecht… by Tuvia Feder. Printed by R' Shmuel Yosef Finn and R' Avraham Zvi Rosenkrantz, Vilnius, 1866.
5. Yalkut Rival, book includes satire, literary letters, poems, epigrams and different compositions by Yitzchak Ber Levinsohn. Printed by Alexander Ginz, Warsaw, 1878.
6. HaHaskalah HaChadasha…by Yehudah Leib Landau. Printed by Ch. Rohatyn, Lemberg, 1883.
7. Michtavim MiSar shel Yam…published by Yehoshua Mezach. Printed by Ephraim Boymritter and his son in law Naftali Gonshor, Warsaw, 1884.
8. Tefach Megale by Yehoshua Mezach, Published by Meir Yehiel Halter, Warsaw, 1885.
9. Kvutzat Kuntrasim, Siftay Yeshenim, Machlakah Rishona, published by Yitzchak Hirshensohn, Jerusalem, [ca.1890].
Size and condition vary. Books were not thoroughly examined and are sold As Is.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.
German Literature, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature
German Literature, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature