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Gevii Gevia HaKesef – Shklow, 1804 – First Edition / Copy of the Second Edition Used to Print a Photocopy Edition
Two editions of the book Gevii Gevia HaKesef, commentaries and brief Talmudic novellae, by R. Binyamin Rivlin of Shklow, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna (see Hebrew description). The book was printed anonymously (the title page only states: "composed by one of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna"). This work includes teachings of the Gaon of Vilna.
1. Gevii Gevia HaKesef. [Shklow, 1804]. First edition.
2-34 leaves (lacking title page). 15.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears and minor wear. Non-original binding. Stamps. Bookplate.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1550.
2. Gevii Gevia HaKesef. Warsaw, 1897. Second edition. A biography of the author, by the publisher, was added at the beginning of the book (see Hebrew description).
This copy was used to prepare a photocopy edition (Jerusalem 1983). The leaves were separated and a photocopy of the title page of the first edition was pasted on verso of title page.
[2], 60 pages. 17 cm. Fair condition. Browned paper. Stains. Tears. Leaves detached.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1551.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
