Complete set of the five books of the Torah, with the commentary "Netinah LaGer" on Targum Onkelos by R. Nathan Adler, Chief Rabbi of London, as well as the commentaries of Rashi, Ramban, Rashbam, Seforno and Ibn Ezra. Includes Shabbat prayers. Vilna, 1875-1876. Second edition.
Margins contain many handwritten glosses of various lengths by R. Yehuda Leib Gordin, rabbi of Lomza. Most of the glosses concern the commentary of the Ramban. Many glosses refer to R. Gordin's Torah novellae written elsewhere: "What I wrote in the margins" [of Mishnayot, Gemara, and other books]; "in my novellae", "in the notebook of my novellae"; "in my speeches", with the reference number (most of the short glosses are references to his other writings).
R. Yehuda Leib Gordin (1854-1925), was one of the greatest Lithuanian scholars of his generation. He served as rabbi of Augustow, Ostrow, Lomza and Chicago. His works include: "Divrei Yehuda", "Teshuvot Yehuda" and "Diglei Yehuda". Regarding R. Gordin, see previous item. (See Yeshurun, III, Elul 5757 [1997], pp. 649-678).
5 volumes. 22 cm. Brittle paper. Fair condition. Bereishit is in fair-poor condition. Tears and wear. Stains. Some of the glosses are trimmed. Vayikra does not contain glosses. Volumes Shemot, Bamidbar and Devarim: pages missing from the Shabbat prayers. Matching bindings with fabric spines, damaged (non-original bindings).