Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
Commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer – Three Variants of the First Edition – Vilna and Horodna, 1812-1819 – Handwritten Glosses
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Three volumes of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Even HaEzer – three variants of the first edition.
The printing of Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna began in 1812, yet was interrupted shortly thereafter, due to Napoleon's invasion of Russia that year. The printers only managed to print sections 1-25 (and the beginning of section 26), without the title page. In 1819, the printing resumed, and sections 26-178, the title page and forewords were printed and bound with the incomplete copies printed in 1812. There is a significant difference between the two printings. The part printed in 1812 contains only the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna with the text of the Shulchan Aruch, while the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were to be printed as an addendum at the end of the book. In the part printed in 1819 however, the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were returned to their place on each page. In 1819, complementary leaves with the above commentaries pertaining to sections 1-25 were printed (since these sections were originally printed without the commentaries). Concurrently, in 1819, a complete edition of Even HaEzer was printed, in which even sections 1-25 were printed in the new format (with the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries on each page). See Hebrew description for more details.
This lot comprises three variants of this edition:
• Apei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, sections 1-25, with Be'er HaGolah and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna, Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Vilna and Horodna, [1812-1819]. Copy comprising sections 1-25 which were printed in 1812, and the title page, forewords and supplements to sections 1-25 which were printed in 1819. Censorship authorization dated 1819 printed on verso of the title page.
[2], 3-24, 23-55 leaves. 34 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 753.
• Apei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, sections 1-178, with Be'er HaGolah and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna, Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Vilna and Horodna, [1812-1819]. Copy comprising sections 1-25 which were printed in 1812, and the title page, forewords, supplements to sections 1-25 and sections 26-179 which were printed in 1819. The censorship authorization appearing on the verso of the title page of the previous variant in not present in this copy.
A piece of paper was pasted on p. 24b, with a table of contents for Even HaEzer. This paper was added to hide the beginning of section 26.
Many (trimmed) scholarly glosses. Ownership inscription (trimmed) "For R. Yechezkel Kahana".
[2], 3-24, 23-55; 188 leaves. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to several leaves. Worming to some leaves, slightly affecting text. Leaves trimmed close to headings. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 754.
• Apei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, sections 1-178, with Be'er HaGolah and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna, Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Vilna and Horodna, [1819]. A copy printed entirely in 1819.
Ownership inscription on the title page in square script: "Yitzchak son of R. Yaakov of Suvalk…" (presumably the great Torah scholar and kabbalist R. Yitzchak Eizik Chaver, rabbi of Suvalk). Owner's signature using the leaf numbers 6, 7 and 8: "David Seiberg, rabbi" (a rabbi of Suvalk, see enclosed material). Scholarly handwritten glosses (from a later period, in pencil).
4 pages; 5-61; 188 leaves. Approx. 34 cm. Bluish paper. Overall good condition. Stains. Minor wear. Minor worming, affecting text of title page and several other leaves. Marginal tears to title page and several other leaves, repaired in part with strips of paper (on title page, paper repairs hide part of border). New binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 755.
The printing of Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna began in 1812, yet was interrupted shortly thereafter, due to Napoleon's invasion of Russia that year. The printers only managed to print sections 1-25 (and the beginning of section 26), without the title page. In 1819, the printing resumed, and sections 26-178, the title page and forewords were printed and bound with the incomplete copies printed in 1812. There is a significant difference between the two printings. The part printed in 1812 contains only the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna with the text of the Shulchan Aruch, while the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were to be printed as an addendum at the end of the book. In the part printed in 1819 however, the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were returned to their place on each page. In 1819, complementary leaves with the above commentaries pertaining to sections 1-25 were printed (since these sections were originally printed without the commentaries). Concurrently, in 1819, a complete edition of Even HaEzer was printed, in which even sections 1-25 were printed in the new format (with the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries on each page). See Hebrew description for more details.
This lot comprises three variants of this edition:
• Apei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, sections 1-25, with Be'er HaGolah and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna, Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Vilna and Horodna, [1812-1819]. Copy comprising sections 1-25 which were printed in 1812, and the title page, forewords and supplements to sections 1-25 which were printed in 1819. Censorship authorization dated 1819 printed on verso of the title page.
[2], 3-24, 23-55 leaves. 34 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 753.
• Apei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, sections 1-178, with Be'er HaGolah and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna, Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Vilna and Horodna, [1812-1819]. Copy comprising sections 1-25 which were printed in 1812, and the title page, forewords, supplements to sections 1-25 and sections 26-179 which were printed in 1819. The censorship authorization appearing on the verso of the title page of the previous variant in not present in this copy.
A piece of paper was pasted on p. 24b, with a table of contents for Even HaEzer. This paper was added to hide the beginning of section 26.
Many (trimmed) scholarly glosses. Ownership inscription (trimmed) "For R. Yechezkel Kahana".
[2], 3-24, 23-55; 188 leaves. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to several leaves. Worming to some leaves, slightly affecting text. Leaves trimmed close to headings. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 754.
• Apei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, sections 1-178, with Be'er HaGolah and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna, Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel. Vilna and Horodna, [1819]. A copy printed entirely in 1819.
Ownership inscription on the title page in square script: "Yitzchak son of R. Yaakov of Suvalk…" (presumably the great Torah scholar and kabbalist R. Yitzchak Eizik Chaver, rabbi of Suvalk). Owner's signature using the leaf numbers 6, 7 and 8: "David Seiberg, rabbi" (a rabbi of Suvalk, see enclosed material). Scholarly handwritten glosses (from a later period, in pencil).
4 pages; 5-61; 188 leaves. Approx. 34 cm. Bluish paper. Overall good condition. Stains. Minor wear. Minor worming, affecting text of title page and several other leaves. Marginal tears to title page and several other leaves, repaired in part with strips of paper (on title page, paper repairs hide part of border). New binding. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 755.
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