Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Responsa Meshiv Davar, by the Netziv of Volozhin – Warsaw, 1894 – Dedicated by the Author's Widow
Opening: $300
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
Meshiv Davar, halachic responsum by R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin, dean of the Volozhin yeshiva (the Netziv of Volozhin) – four parts. Warsaw: R. Meir Yechiel Halter and R. Meir Eisenstadt, 1894. First edition. Three title pages.
Handwritten dedication on the first title page (slightly trimmed), stamped by "the publisher, wife of the great Torah scholar" (the handwriting may be that of R. Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk, who was reputedly involved in the publication of the book, and whose wife was a granddaughter of the author).
The book was prepared for print by the Netziv in 1892-1893, during his stay in Warsaw following the closure of the Volozhin yeshiva, and was published half a year after his passing in Av 1893, by his wife and descendants, as stated on the title page.
[5], 6-178 pages; [2], 3-120 pages. 29 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor wear and tears. Various stamps and inscriptions. New binding.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Handwritten dedication on the first title page (slightly trimmed), stamped by "the publisher, wife of the great Torah scholar" (the handwriting may be that of R. Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk, who was reputedly involved in the publication of the book, and whose wife was a granddaughter of the author).
The book was prepared for print by the Netziv in 1892-1893, during his stay in Warsaw following the closure of the Volozhin yeshiva, and was published half a year after his passing in Av 1893, by his wife and descendants, as stated on the title page.
[5], 6-178 pages; [2], 3-120 pages. 29 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor wear and tears. Various stamps and inscriptions. New binding.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
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Books with Signatures and Dedications – Books of
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