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

Mishnayot Order Zera'im – With Chiddushei Mahari by Rabbi Yoel Chassid of Omtchislav, Disciple of the Gaon of Vilna – Dubrovna, 1802

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Mishnayot Order Zera'im, with the commentaries of R. Ovadia of Bartenura and Tosafot Yom Tov, and with Chiddushei Mahari by R. Yoel of Omtchislav (Mstsislaw), disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Dubrovna, 1802. First edition of Chiddushei Mahari.
In later editions, this composition was titled Chiddushei Maharich [=R. Yoel Chassid].
Approbation by R. Or Shraga Feivush son of R. Shlomo Zalman, son-in-law of the Gaon of Vilna and rabbi of Dubrovna, on the leaf following the title page. On p. [4b], foreword by the son of the author, R. Shemaryah, who published the Mishnayot within the year following the passing of his father.
Ownership inscriptions on the endpapers. Several glosses.
[4], 132 leaves. 26 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Worming, affecting text. Old leather binding, damaged.
Books of the Leading Disciples of the Gaon of Vilna
Books of the Leading Disciples of the Gaon of Vilna