Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
"Even Sapir" – the Travelogue of Rabbi Jacob Saphir – Inscribed by Sapir
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"Even Sapir", the record of the journeys of Rabbi Jacob Saphir (Ya'akov HaLevi Sapir) in Yemen, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere. Two books – Lyck, 1866 / Mainz, 1874. The second book is inscribed by Sapir.
• "Even Sapir, his travels in the land of Cham (Egypt), the Red Sea, Yemen, Eastern India, the new land of Australia, New Zealand and his return to Jerusalem", by Jacob Saphir. Lyck: "Mekitzei Nirdamim" Society, 1866.
[10], 111 leaves (leaves 81-84 are bound in twice), 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. No binding. On the title page, the stamp of Rabbi Yoel Zalkind, Av Beit Din of Raygrod (Poland) and an autograph inscription by him.
• "Even Sapir, second book, Aden, India Bombay… Singapore, Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, New Zealand, Ceylon and the return to Jerusalem", by Jacob Saphir. Mainz: Yechiel Brill, 1874.
The first page is inscribed by Ya'akov Halevi Sapir in Hebrew.
[5] leaves, 237, [1] pp. (mispagination), 20.5 cm. Good condition. The front endpaper is detached. Stains. Creases. Small tears along the edges of the leaves. Binding with a leather spine, worn and blemished. Traces of a sticker on the spine.
Rabbi Jacob Saphir (1822-1885), a traveler, emissary (Shadar) and scholar of manuscripts. Sapir was born in Russia, immigrated to Palestine with his parents and initially lived in Safed. In 1836, after the first earthquake and the Safed Riots, he moved to Jerusalem, where he studied, got married, and served as teacher, occasional poet and scribe and secretary of the Prushim community of Jerusalem. In 1858, he accepted the position of Shadar (emissary of the rabbis) and was sent on a journey to Jewish communities in the East. While raising funds for the Jews of Jerusalem, Saphir perceptively documented his journeys in detail, recording both the customs of the various Jewish communities and their lifestyle as well as the customs of the natives, their clothing and religions, the climate of various countries and their sights. He showed special interest in Yemenite Jews and their traditions and his writings constitute a first ethnographic description of the Yemenite communities alongside a comprehensive historical and philological study of their manuscripts.
• "Even Sapir, his travels in the land of Cham (Egypt), the Red Sea, Yemen, Eastern India, the new land of Australia, New Zealand and his return to Jerusalem", by Jacob Saphir. Lyck: "Mekitzei Nirdamim" Society, 1866.
[10], 111 leaves (leaves 81-84 are bound in twice), 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. No binding. On the title page, the stamp of Rabbi Yoel Zalkind, Av Beit Din of Raygrod (Poland) and an autograph inscription by him.
• "Even Sapir, second book, Aden, India Bombay… Singapore, Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, New Zealand, Ceylon and the return to Jerusalem", by Jacob Saphir. Mainz: Yechiel Brill, 1874.
The first page is inscribed by Ya'akov Halevi Sapir in Hebrew.
[5] leaves, 237, [1] pp. (mispagination), 20.5 cm. Good condition. The front endpaper is detached. Stains. Creases. Small tears along the edges of the leaves. Binding with a leather spine, worn and blemished. Traces of a sticker on the spine.
Rabbi Jacob Saphir (1822-1885), a traveler, emissary (Shadar) and scholar of manuscripts. Sapir was born in Russia, immigrated to Palestine with his parents and initially lived in Safed. In 1836, after the first earthquake and the Safed Riots, he moved to Jerusalem, where he studied, got married, and served as teacher, occasional poet and scribe and secretary of the Prushim community of Jerusalem. In 1858, he accepted the position of Shadar (emissary of the rabbis) and was sent on a journey to Jewish communities in the East. While raising funds for the Jews of Jerusalem, Saphir perceptively documented his journeys in detail, recording both the customs of the various Jewish communities and their lifestyle as well as the customs of the natives, their clothing and religions, the climate of various countries and their sights. He showed special interest in Yemenite Jews and their traditions and his writings constitute a first ethnographic description of the Yemenite communities alongside a comprehensive historical and philological study of their manuscripts.
Manuscripts, Letters, Signatures and Dedications
Manuscripts, Letters, Signatures and Dedications