Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection

The History of Vilna and its Jewish Community – Collection of Books – Including Only Editions

Opening: $250
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Collection of books on the history of Vilna and its Jewish community in various times, including the time of the Gaon of Vilna. Including only editions.
• From the Vilna Ghetto, by Chaikel Lunski; Vilna, 1921. Bound with Legends of the Vilna Gaon; Vilna, [1924]. Both inscribed by Lunski. • The Ghetto Lane in Vilna, 65 pictures by Moshe Vorobeichic, preface by Zalman Shneur. Zürich-Leipzig: Orell Fussli, [1931]. Hebrew and German. • Vilna During the Period of the Gaon, by Israel Klausner. Jerusalem, 1942. • Vilna, by Israel Cohen. Philadelphia, 1943. • and other books.
For a complete list of books, see Hebrew description.
14 books in 13 volumes. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Biography of the Gaon of Vilna and History of Vilna Jewry
Biography of the Gaon of Vilna and History of Vilna Jewry