Tanna DeVei Eliyahu, commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Book of Mishlei. Prague, 1814. Second edition. Two title pages.
The publisher of this edition, R. Shmuel HaKatan (Klein), omitted the foreword by R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow which appeared in the 1798 edition. Approbations by the rabbis of Prague, headed by R. Elazar Fleckeles, are printed at the beginning of the book.
Early owner's signature at the top of the first title page: "Shmuel ----".
[2], 3-73, [5] leaves. 21.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Wear and marginal open tears, not affecting text. Marginal paper repair to first title page. New binding, slightly torn.
[5] leaves at the end of the book, with lists of "prenumeranten" (subscribers) from the cities of Moravia and Hungary, are not recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book. The heading of the lists reads: "These are the names of the rabbis, Torah scholars and respected people who generously offered to buy this wonderful book…".
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 89.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.