Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $3,500
Sold for: Unsold
Five books of Rabbi Moshe Alshich [The Holy Alshich] on the five Megillot:
• Einei Moshe – on Megillat Ruth. • Divrei Nichumim – on Megillat Eichah. • Devarim Tovim – on Megillat Kohelet. • Masat Moshe – on Megillat Esther. Venice, 1601. Printed by Zuan di Gara. First editions printed one after another during 1601, one year after the death of the author by his son Rabbi Chaim Alshich.
• Shoshanat HaAmakim – on Megillat Shir HaShirim. Venice, 1601. Printed by Zuan di Gara. Second edition.
The five books were bound in one volume at an early period.
At the end of Masat Moshe are wood-cut illustrations, of the figures of Mordechai, Achashverosh, Esther and Haman, and an illustration of Se’udat Purim and the mitzvah of Mishlochei Manot.
Five books in one volume. Einei Moshe: 46, [1] leaves. Divrei Nichumim: 38, [1] leaves. Devarim Tovim: 35 [should be: 41], [1] leaves. Masat Moshe: 86 leaves. Shoshanat HaAmakim: 60 leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Complete leaves, stains on some leaves. Tears on single leaves. Ownership inscription. Ancient vellum cover, damages in several places.
• Einei Moshe – on Megillat Ruth. • Divrei Nichumim – on Megillat Eichah. • Devarim Tovim – on Megillat Kohelet. • Masat Moshe – on Megillat Esther. Venice, 1601. Printed by Zuan di Gara. First editions printed one after another during 1601, one year after the death of the author by his son Rabbi Chaim Alshich.
• Shoshanat HaAmakim – on Megillat Shir HaShirim. Venice, 1601. Printed by Zuan di Gara. Second edition.
The five books were bound in one volume at an early period.
At the end of Masat Moshe are wood-cut illustrations, of the figures of Mordechai, Achashverosh, Esther and Haman, and an illustration of Se’udat Purim and the mitzvah of Mishlochei Manot.
Five books in one volume. Einei Moshe: 46, [1] leaves. Divrei Nichumim: 38, [1] leaves. Devarim Tovim: 35 [should be: 41], [1] leaves. Masat Moshe: 86 leaves. Shoshanat HaAmakim: 60 leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Complete leaves, stains on some leaves. Tears on single leaves. Ownership inscription. Ancient vellum cover, damages in several places.
Category
Early Printed Books – Incunabula, Resh and Shin Years
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $500
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Collection of books (incomplete copies) printed in the 16 th -17 th centuries:
On the first leaf is the signature of Rabbi "Avraham Alkalai" author of Zechor L'Avraham, and on the line above, his son Rabbi Shmuel Alkalai adds his signature "Shmuel".
Rabbi Avraham Alkalai, author of Zechor L'Avraham (1759-1811), an exceptional well-known Torah scholar of Salonika. From 1780, served as dayan and Torah authority in Dovnitza (Bulgaria) and after the death of the Rabbi of the city, Rabbi Avraham Sid, he was appointed his successor. In 1819, he ascended to Eretz Israel and settled in Safed. He wrote the Chesed L’Avraham responsa, and his famous Zechor L’Avraham (halachic rulings in alphabetical order) became one of the basic books for Halacha study and is mentioned often in the books of the poskim.
His son Rabbi Shmuel Alkalai, a rabbi in Tiberias, [mentioned in the introduction to the book Chesed L’Avraham Salonika 1813, signed with Tiberias rabbis on the emissary writ of Rabbi Yehuda Nechmad from 1831].
• Tzror HaMor. Rabbi Avraham Seba. Venice 1545. Printed by Marco Antonio Justinian, second edition. (missing title page, replaced with photocopy, worm holes and restorations. New semi-leather binding).
• Kuzari. Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi. Venice 1547, printed by Meir ben Ya'akov Frentzoni. (missing last 6 leaves replaced with photocopies).
• Sefer HaTerumot. Rabbi Shmuel HaSardi the Ramban's disciple. Prague 1605, printed by Moshe ben Rabbi Bezalel Katz. (missing title page, damaged leaves, worm holes).
4 books, varied size and condition, good-fair to fair-poor.
On the first leaf is the signature of Rabbi "Avraham Alkalai" author of Zechor L'Avraham, and on the line above, his son Rabbi Shmuel Alkalai adds his signature "Shmuel".
Rabbi Avraham Alkalai, author of Zechor L'Avraham (1759-1811), an exceptional well-known Torah scholar of Salonika. From 1780, served as dayan and Torah authority in Dovnitza (Bulgaria) and after the death of the Rabbi of the city, Rabbi Avraham Sid, he was appointed his successor. In 1819, he ascended to Eretz Israel and settled in Safed. He wrote the Chesed L’Avraham responsa, and his famous Zechor L’Avraham (halachic rulings in alphabetical order) became one of the basic books for Halacha study and is mentioned often in the books of the poskim.
His son Rabbi Shmuel Alkalai, a rabbi in Tiberias, [mentioned in the introduction to the book Chesed L’Avraham Salonika 1813, signed with Tiberias rabbis on the emissary writ of Rabbi Yehuda Nechmad from 1831].
• Tzror HaMor. Rabbi Avraham Seba. Venice 1545. Printed by Marco Antonio Justinian, second edition. (missing title page, replaced with photocopy, worm holes and restorations. New semi-leather binding).
• Kuzari. Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi. Venice 1547, printed by Meir ben Ya'akov Frentzoni. (missing last 6 leaves replaced with photocopies).
• Sefer HaTerumot. Rabbi Shmuel HaSardi the Ramban's disciple. Prague 1605, printed by Moshe ben Rabbi Bezalel Katz. (missing title page, damaged leaves, worm holes).
4 books, varied size and condition, good-fair to fair-poor.
Category
Early Printed Books – Incunabula, Resh and Shin Years
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Collection of books printed in the 16th century. Incomplete copies.
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
Handwritten signatures and inscriptions.
12 books . Incomplete copies, varied size and condition.
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
Handwritten signatures and inscriptions.
12 books . Incomplete copies, varied size and condition.
Category
Early Printed Books – Incunabula, Resh and Shin Years
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $700
Sold for: Unsold
A varied collection of books of responsa – Halachic responsa, printed in Salonika and Izmir, between the years 1652-1868. Most of the books are single and rare editions.
For a complete list of books see Hebrew text.
Lot of 7 books. Size and condition varies.
For a complete list of books see Hebrew text.
Lot of 7 books. Size and condition varies.
Category
Books Printed in the East
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $300
Sold for: $425
Including buyer's premium
Collection of books of novellae about the Rambam, printed in Salonika and Izmir.
For a complete list of books see Hebrew text.
4 books, size and condition varies.
For a complete list of books see Hebrew text.
4 books, size and condition varies.
Category
Books Printed in the East
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Collection of books printed in Salonika.
For a complete list, please see Hebrew description.
7 books. 28-30 cm. Varied condition, good-fair.
For a complete list, please see Hebrew description.
7 books. 28-30 cm. Varied condition, good-fair.
Category
Books Printed in the East
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $250
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium
Collection of rare books printed in Iraq during the 19th century.
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
5 books in 4 volumes. Varied size and condition.
For a complete list, please see the Hebrew description.
5 books in 4 volumes. Varied size and condition.
Category
Books Printed in the East
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $400
Sold for: Unsold
Passover Haggadah, in Hebrew and Italian [Italian in Hebrew letters], with commentaries and "illustrations of all the wonders and miracles". Venice, [1716]. Bragadin printing.
All pages are framed by architectural framing, with many wood-cut illustrations.
This Haggadah was published simultaneously in two other editions, "in the Ashkenazi language" [Yiddish] and in the "Sephardic language" [Ladino].
[26] leaves. 31 cm. Poor condition, coarse tears (with some damage caused to the text), stains and wear. Detached leaves. No cover.
All pages are framed by architectural framing, with many wood-cut illustrations.
This Haggadah was published simultaneously in two other editions, "in the Ashkenazi language" [Yiddish] and in the "Sephardic language" [Ladino].
[26] leaves. 31 cm. Poor condition, coarse tears (with some damage caused to the text), stains and wear. Detached leaves. No cover.
Category
Printed and Handwritten Passover Haggadot
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $400
Sold for: Unsold
Seder Me'ah Brachot according to the Sephardic custom, Birkat HaMazon and Passover Haggadah, songs for Shabbat and Sefirat HaOmer, songs for Chanuka and Purim, by Rabbi Moshe Zakut. Prayer for women before kindling Shabbat and festival candles. Venice, [1745], "printed to fulfill the desire of the nice young man, Gad son of… Shmuel Pu'ah".
The Passover Haggadah has Ladino instructions and illustrations of hands holding Matzah and Maror.
37, [1] leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition, stains from food and wear. Damaged and restored title page. Restored worm holes. New leather binding.
The Passover Haggadah has Ladino instructions and illustrations of hands holding Matzah and Maror.
37, [1] leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition, stains from food and wear. Damaged and restored title page. Restored worm holes. New leather binding.
Category
Printed and Handwritten Passover Haggadot
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Passover Haggadah, with "Tzli Esh" commentary – abridged Zevach Pesach by the Abarbanel, with laws and illustrations. Amsterdam [1765].
Wood-cut illustrations.
[1], 32 leaves. 23 cm. Fair condition. Wear and many stains. Some coarse tears on the last leaf, with damage caused to the text. Original vellum cover, with damages.
Ya'ari 155; Otzar HaHaggadot 244.
Wood-cut illustrations.
[1], 32 leaves. 23 cm. Fair condition. Wear and many stains. Some coarse tears on the last leaf, with damage caused to the text. Original vellum cover, with damages.
Ya'ari 155; Otzar HaHaggadot 244.
Category
Printed and Handwritten Passover Haggadot
Catalogue Value
Lot 208 Passover Haggadah, Igeret Mordechai - Amsterdam, 1764 / Derishat Mordechai - Amsterdam, 1766
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $400
Sold for: Unsold
Passover Haggadah, with the Igeret Mordechai commentary by Rabbi Mordechai ben R. Yuzpa Henna. Amsterdam, [1764]. Laws and instructions in three languages: Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino. Ya'ari 151; Otzar HaHaggadot 239. [2], 32 leaves. Fair condition. Many dark stains. Several tears.
Bound with: “Drishat Mordechai”, on Pirkei Avot, by Rabbi Mordechai ben R. Yuzpa Henna. Amsterdam, [1766]. Elaborate copper-etching title page illustration. [2], 24 leaves. 30.5 cm. Good condition, stains. 30.5 cm. Original binding, worn.
Bound with: “Drishat Mordechai”, on Pirkei Avot, by Rabbi Mordechai ben R. Yuzpa Henna. Amsterdam, [1766]. Elaborate copper-etching title page illustration. [2], 24 leaves. 30.5 cm. Good condition, stains. 30.5 cm. Original binding, worn.
Category
Printed and Handwritten Passover Haggadot
Catalogue Value
Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
Opening: $300
Sold for: Unsold
Passover Haggadah, with Yiddish translation. Amsterdam, 1790.
With illustrations at the beginning of paragraphs. With Eruv Tavshilin and Akdamot of Shavuot at the end of the book.
40 leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition, stains
With illustrations at the beginning of paragraphs. With Eruv Tavshilin and Akdamot of Shavuot at the end of the book.
40 leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition, stains
Category
Printed and Handwritten Passover Haggadot
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