Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
Roman-rite machzor, with the Kimcha DeAvishona commentary. Including: Passover Haggadah, Tractate Avot with the commentaries of the Rambam and "the leading physician Rabbenu Ovadia of Sforno". Two parts. Bologna: [Menachem son of Abraham of Modena, Yechiel son of Solomon of Ravenna and Dan Aryeh son of Solomon Chaim of Monselice], [1540]. Two volumes.
One of the most prominent machzorim printed in Italy. First edition of the Kimcha DeAvishona commentary, comprehensive commentary to prayers and piyyutim, by R. Yochanan son of R. Yosef Treves (the commentary was published anonymously; regarding different copies of this machzor, some featuring the name of the author, see: Alexander Marx, R. Joseph Arli and R. Johanen Treves, Kovetz Mada'i LeZecher Moshe Schorr, New York 1945, pp. 193-194; Yitzchak Rivkind, Dikdukei Soferim, Kiryat Sefer, IV, 1927-1928, pp. 274-275).
On the second leaf of vol. I, early familial inscriptions in Italian script (regarding the birth of a daughter in 1572 and her passing in 1573; demise of a wife in 1587, and more; inscriptions partially covered by paper repairs).
The lacking title page at the beginning of vol. I was replaced in handwriting (19th century), preceded by an additional leaf with death records in Italian, from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Several glosses in Italian script in both volumes (note of a local custom, completion of text and the like), some trimmed.
The final leaf of vol. II was replaced in handwriting, concluding with an Italian inscription mentioning the year 1845.
Two volumes. Incomplete copies. Vol. I: [199] leaves. Title page lacking, replaced in handwriting. Vol. II: [183] leaves. Lacking [6] final leaves (with handwritten replacement of half a page). Approx. 28 cm. Overall fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Dark dampstains. Light worming. Tears to many leaves, repaired with paper. Tears to over ten leaves, affecting text with some loss, with handwritten replacements. Old bindings.
Less than twenty Hebrew books were ever printed in Bologna. This machzor was one of the last books printed there.
One of the most prominent machzorim printed in Italy. First edition of the Kimcha DeAvishona commentary, comprehensive commentary to prayers and piyyutim, by R. Yochanan son of R. Yosef Treves (the commentary was published anonymously; regarding different copies of this machzor, some featuring the name of the author, see: Alexander Marx, R. Joseph Arli and R. Johanen Treves, Kovetz Mada'i LeZecher Moshe Schorr, New York 1945, pp. 193-194; Yitzchak Rivkind, Dikdukei Soferim, Kiryat Sefer, IV, 1927-1928, pp. 274-275).
On the second leaf of vol. I, early familial inscriptions in Italian script (regarding the birth of a daughter in 1572 and her passing in 1573; demise of a wife in 1587, and more; inscriptions partially covered by paper repairs).
The lacking title page at the beginning of vol. I was replaced in handwriting (19th century), preceded by an additional leaf with death records in Italian, from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Several glosses in Italian script in both volumes (note of a local custom, completion of text and the like), some trimmed.
The final leaf of vol. II was replaced in handwriting, concluding with an Italian inscription mentioning the year 1845.
Two volumes. Incomplete copies. Vol. I: [199] leaves. Title page lacking, replaced in handwriting. Vol. II: [183] leaves. Lacking [6] final leaves (with handwritten replacement of half a page). Approx. 28 cm. Overall fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Dark dampstains. Light worming. Tears to many leaves, repaired with paper. Tears to over ten leaves, affecting text with some loss, with handwritten replacements. Old bindings.
Less than twenty Hebrew books were ever printed in Bologna. This machzor was one of the last books printed there.
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Siddurim and Prayer Books
Catalogue Value
Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $700
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
Shaar HaShamayim - German rite, year-round siddur with commentaries, laws and customs, by R. Yeshaya HaLevi Horowitz, author of the Shelah. Amsterdam, [1742]. Second edition.
Explanation of the prayers by the Shelah, mostly according to Kabbalah (based on various books, especially the Arizal's writings which he had in manuscript), with an anthology of laws and customs which the publisher, his grandson, compiled from Shenei Luchot HaBrit. The Shelah wrote his siddur with the intention of printing and distributing it, as he wrote in his will to his sons: "I thought to compose this holy work, in order that it be printed and distributed throughout the Jewish world, so that I may have a merit and share in all the prayers of the Jewish people". Praying from this siddur bears the special segulah of the prayer being accepted and not going unanswered. As the Bach wrote in his approbation to the siddur (in the first edition): "We have no doubt that when it becomes widespread amongst the Jewish people, whoever prays from it will not have his prayer rejected". R. Avraham Yaakov, first Rebbe of Sadigura, mentions this segulah in his approbation to the third edition of the siddur (Warsaw, 1882): "Siddur Shaar HaShamayim by the holy Shelah, as the renowned Torah scholar, the holy Bach, testified… there is no doubt that whoever prays from it, his prayer will not be rejected". The holy kabbalist R. Naftali Katz, author of Semichat Chachamim, ascribes this segulah to the author himself, the Shelah, as he writes: "…order of prayers… from the beginning of the year until the end of the year, arranged and composed by R. Yeshaya Segal author of Shenei Luchot HaBrit, and he was very attached to this siddur, and directed his descendants to publish it, to give the public the privilege of praying in this order, with these kavanot, and pledged that whoever prays with all his might in this order with these kavanot, his prayers will not go unanswered. Go out and see how people practice, and the approbations of the great Torah scholars of that generation… R. Yoel Sirkis author of Bayit Chadash, and R. Yaakov Rabbi of Lublin… R. Yom Tov Lipman Heller author of Tosfot Yom Tov… and they all concur that whoever prays with these kavanot, his prayer will not be rejected".
28, 528 leaves. 18.5 cm. High-quality paper. Gilt, ornamented edges. Most leaves in good condition. Stains. Open tears to title page, slightly affecting text. Title page restored with paper. Lower margin of final leaf trimmed close to text, completed with paper. New leather binding, incorporating remnants and gilt ornamentation from original binding.
From leaf 365 onwards (gathering 92), the word "Ashkenaz" is printed at the foot of the first leaf of each gathering. Another edition was printed concurrently, identical until leaf 364 (apart from the title page), with Polish-rite piyyutim. In that edition, from leaf 365 onwards, the word "Polish" was printed at the beginning of each gathering.
Explanation of the prayers by the Shelah, mostly according to Kabbalah (based on various books, especially the Arizal's writings which he had in manuscript), with an anthology of laws and customs which the publisher, his grandson, compiled from Shenei Luchot HaBrit. The Shelah wrote his siddur with the intention of printing and distributing it, as he wrote in his will to his sons: "I thought to compose this holy work, in order that it be printed and distributed throughout the Jewish world, so that I may have a merit and share in all the prayers of the Jewish people". Praying from this siddur bears the special segulah of the prayer being accepted and not going unanswered. As the Bach wrote in his approbation to the siddur (in the first edition): "We have no doubt that when it becomes widespread amongst the Jewish people, whoever prays from it will not have his prayer rejected". R. Avraham Yaakov, first Rebbe of Sadigura, mentions this segulah in his approbation to the third edition of the siddur (Warsaw, 1882): "Siddur Shaar HaShamayim by the holy Shelah, as the renowned Torah scholar, the holy Bach, testified… there is no doubt that whoever prays from it, his prayer will not be rejected". The holy kabbalist R. Naftali Katz, author of Semichat Chachamim, ascribes this segulah to the author himself, the Shelah, as he writes: "…order of prayers… from the beginning of the year until the end of the year, arranged and composed by R. Yeshaya Segal author of Shenei Luchot HaBrit, and he was very attached to this siddur, and directed his descendants to publish it, to give the public the privilege of praying in this order, with these kavanot, and pledged that whoever prays with all his might in this order with these kavanot, his prayers will not go unanswered. Go out and see how people practice, and the approbations of the great Torah scholars of that generation… R. Yoel Sirkis author of Bayit Chadash, and R. Yaakov Rabbi of Lublin… R. Yom Tov Lipman Heller author of Tosfot Yom Tov… and they all concur that whoever prays with these kavanot, his prayer will not be rejected".
28, 528 leaves. 18.5 cm. High-quality paper. Gilt, ornamented edges. Most leaves in good condition. Stains. Open tears to title page, slightly affecting text. Title page restored with paper. Lower margin of final leaf trimmed close to text, completed with paper. New leather binding, incorporating remnants and gilt ornamentation from original binding.
From leaf 365 onwards (gathering 92), the word "Ashkenaz" is printed at the foot of the first leaf of each gathering. Another edition was printed concurrently, identical until leaf 364 (apart from the title page), with Polish-rite piyyutim. In that edition, from leaf 365 onwards, the word "Polish" was printed at the beginning of each gathering.
Category
Siddurim and Prayer Books
Catalogue Value
Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Siddur with the commentary of R. Yaakov Emden, Part II - Shaarei Shamayim (prayers for festivals and more), Ashkenazi rite. Altona: [Printed in the home of the author R. Yaakov Rabbi of Emden - the Yaavetz], [1745-1747]. First edition.
Part II of the siddur with the commentaries of R. Yaakov Emden, according to revealed and kabbalistic approaches, based on the teaching of the Arizal. The first edition of this siddur is renowned for its great precision. R. Yaakov Emden expended great effort in establishing the exact text of the siddur, in the vocalization and accuracy of the words. This siddur was reprinted in many editions and was named by later printers "the Beit Yaakov siddur". In the siddur's later editions (Lviv and Warsaw), modifications and errors affected the text of the prayers, and all that remains of R. Yaakov Emden's corrections are his comments, integrated in his commentary printed in the margins. R. Yaakov Emden's siddur became widely accepted in the Chassidic world, and its second edition was printed in Korets in 1818, at the initiative and with the approbation of great Chassidic leaders: the rabbi of Apta and R. Mordechai of Chernobyl. The latter describes in his approbation the rarity of the first edition - the teachings of the Yaavetz are so cherished that "the siddurim have already become worn out, and there is not one to be found in the whole city". The Korets edition included only parts I and II, and in 1835, the third part was printed in Berditchev at the initiative and with the approbation of R. Mordechai of Chernobyl and R. Yisrael of Ruzhin (who praised the siddur in his approbation: "It was established and originates from golden foundations, in order to indicate the correct path with pure intellect on the topic of prayer"). The Imrei Yosef of Spinka wrote in the name of the sons of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, who heard from their father who had a tradition that the Baal Shem Tov once told R. Efraim, brother of the Yaavetz: "Your brother the Yaavetz was connected to the Upper spheres all day" (approbation of R. Moshe Halberstam to the Eshkol edition of the siddur, Jerusalem 1993). Tzror HaChaim (by R. Ch. Liebersohn, Biłgoraj 1913, p. 22), quotes in the name of the Baal Shem Tov: "Chacham Tzvi had five sons, whom the Baal Shem Tov attested all merited Divine Inspiration, yet he offered especially effusive praise on one of them, without disclosing which one, but his friends confirmed that he was referring to the Yaavetz". The Yeshuot Moshe of Vizhnitz writes in his approbation to that same edition: "…This siddur did not depart from the tables of our teachers and ancestors, who utilized it constantly, especially while leading the Seder on Passover night". Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch quoted corrections and practices from this siddur several times in his discourses, and once remarked "R. Yaakov Emden exercised ultimate precision in every way, to the point of being meticulous even regarding the letters etc." (BeTzel HaChochma, p. 265).
Title page of Part II: "The palace of the city of G-d, is open to 14 gates… Shaarei Shamayim… for the days and months of the year".
Incomplete copy. 154, 156-157 leaves. Lacking 3 leaves: 155, 158-159. 16 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains. Worming to some leaves, affecting text. Tear to final leaf, affecting text with some loss. Marginal creases. Stamp on title page. Original binding, damaged and detached.
Part II of the siddur with the commentaries of R. Yaakov Emden, according to revealed and kabbalistic approaches, based on the teaching of the Arizal. The first edition of this siddur is renowned for its great precision. R. Yaakov Emden expended great effort in establishing the exact text of the siddur, in the vocalization and accuracy of the words. This siddur was reprinted in many editions and was named by later printers "the Beit Yaakov siddur". In the siddur's later editions (Lviv and Warsaw), modifications and errors affected the text of the prayers, and all that remains of R. Yaakov Emden's corrections are his comments, integrated in his commentary printed in the margins. R. Yaakov Emden's siddur became widely accepted in the Chassidic world, and its second edition was printed in Korets in 1818, at the initiative and with the approbation of great Chassidic leaders: the rabbi of Apta and R. Mordechai of Chernobyl. The latter describes in his approbation the rarity of the first edition - the teachings of the Yaavetz are so cherished that "the siddurim have already become worn out, and there is not one to be found in the whole city". The Korets edition included only parts I and II, and in 1835, the third part was printed in Berditchev at the initiative and with the approbation of R. Mordechai of Chernobyl and R. Yisrael of Ruzhin (who praised the siddur in his approbation: "It was established and originates from golden foundations, in order to indicate the correct path with pure intellect on the topic of prayer"). The Imrei Yosef of Spinka wrote in the name of the sons of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, who heard from their father who had a tradition that the Baal Shem Tov once told R. Efraim, brother of the Yaavetz: "Your brother the Yaavetz was connected to the Upper spheres all day" (approbation of R. Moshe Halberstam to the Eshkol edition of the siddur, Jerusalem 1993). Tzror HaChaim (by R. Ch. Liebersohn, Biłgoraj 1913, p. 22), quotes in the name of the Baal Shem Tov: "Chacham Tzvi had five sons, whom the Baal Shem Tov attested all merited Divine Inspiration, yet he offered especially effusive praise on one of them, without disclosing which one, but his friends confirmed that he was referring to the Yaavetz". The Yeshuot Moshe of Vizhnitz writes in his approbation to that same edition: "…This siddur did not depart from the tables of our teachers and ancestors, who utilized it constantly, especially while leading the Seder on Passover night". Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch quoted corrections and practices from this siddur several times in his discourses, and once remarked "R. Yaakov Emden exercised ultimate precision in every way, to the point of being meticulous even regarding the letters etc." (BeTzel HaChochma, p. 265).
Title page of Part II: "The palace of the city of G-d, is open to 14 gates… Shaarei Shamayim… for the days and months of the year".
Incomplete copy. 154, 156-157 leaves. Lacking 3 leaves: 155, 158-159. 16 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains. Worming to some leaves, affecting text. Tear to final leaf, affecting text with some loss. Marginal creases. Stamp on title page. Original binding, damaged and detached.
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Siddurim and Prayer Books
Catalogue Value
Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Machzor for the High Holidays, Part I, for Rosh Hashana and Tzom Gedalia, "Reprinted on beautiful paper and with many additions compared to the Constantinople machzor, everything is set and arranged according to the order of the Arizal and the Chemdat Yamim". Salonika, [1779].
Signature on the title page: "Moshe son of R. Yitzchak HaLevi" (rabbi of Sofia. His signature appears on a Beit Din ruling from 1807, together with two other dayanim of Sofia, in a responsum published in Chesed LeAvraham by R. Avraham Alkalai, II, Even HaEzer, section 6. See enclosed material).
Hundreds of glosses in Sephardic script (typical of the Balkans); presumably handwritten by R. Moshe son of R. Yitzchak HaLevi. The glosses contain kabbalistic kavanot and hints, textual variations and customs, texts of prayers and piyyutim, commentaries and references.
[1], 162 leaves. 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and extensive wear. Dampstains. Worming to some leaves. Large tears to title page, with considerable loss to margins of title page and border, and to text on verso. Tears affecting text, repaired with paper. Many marginal creases. Early leather binding, damaged and torn, with worming.
Signature on the title page: "Moshe son of R. Yitzchak HaLevi" (rabbi of Sofia. His signature appears on a Beit Din ruling from 1807, together with two other dayanim of Sofia, in a responsum published in Chesed LeAvraham by R. Avraham Alkalai, II, Even HaEzer, section 6. See enclosed material).
Hundreds of glosses in Sephardic script (typical of the Balkans); presumably handwritten by R. Moshe son of R. Yitzchak HaLevi. The glosses contain kabbalistic kavanot and hints, textual variations and customs, texts of prayers and piyyutim, commentaries and references.
[1], 162 leaves. 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and extensive wear. Dampstains. Worming to some leaves. Large tears to title page, with considerable loss to margins of title page and border, and to text on verso. Tears affecting text, repaired with paper. Many marginal creases. Early leather binding, damaged and torn, with worming.
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Siddurim and Prayer Books
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $500
Unsold
Beit Tefilla, siddur for weekdays, Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh and Festivals, with kabbalistic prayers and tables of Holy Names. Prayers from the Chida and the Chemdat Yamim, piyyutim and supplications by R. Menachem de Lonzano and R. Chaim Avraham Miranda. Salonika, [1807].
Tikkun Chanukah includes Megillat Antiochus and Maaseh HaYehudit in Ladino.
Incomplete copy. 32, 34-151, 153-212; 22 leaves. Lacking 2 leaves: 33 and 152. 18 cm. Some light-bluish leaves. Fair condition, several leaves in fair-poor condition. Stains and dampstains. Extensive wear to some leaves. Many tears and damage to title page and other leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper. Several detached leaves. Owner's signature in Sephardic script on p. 81a: "Aharon Ama". Old binding, worn and damaged.
Not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, and does not appear in the NLI catalog.
Tikkun Chanukah includes Megillat Antiochus and Maaseh HaYehudit in Ladino.
Incomplete copy. 32, 34-151, 153-212; 22 leaves. Lacking 2 leaves: 33 and 152. 18 cm. Some light-bluish leaves. Fair condition, several leaves in fair-poor condition. Stains and dampstains. Extensive wear to some leaves. Many tears and damage to title page and other leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper. Several detached leaves. Owner's signature in Sephardic script on p. 81a: "Aharon Ama". Old binding, worn and damaged.
Not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, and does not appear in the NLI catalog.
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Siddurim and Prayer Books
Catalogue Value
Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $500
Unsold
Gebeden der Portugeesche Jooden door een Joodsch Genootschap uit het Hebreeuwsch vertaalt, siddur for weekdays and festivals, for the Portuguese Jewish community in the Netherlands. The Hague: Lion Cohen, 1791-1793. Four volumes. Dutch with Hebrew headings.
The title page of each volume is adorned with a (different) engraving.
This is the first translation of the siddur to Dutch, produced by the Talmidei Tzadik group - a group of young students who studied under R. Tzadik Kohen Belinfante (1732-1786) in The Hague. A native of Amsterdam, R. Belinfante was raised in London, and returned to The Hague in 1760, where he served as rabbi and teacher. Following his passing in 1786, his disciples founded this association in his memory.
Four volumes. Vol. I: [1], XLII, [2], 436 pages. Vol. II: [6], 556 pages. Vol. III: [6], 304 pages. Lacking [1] final page of errata. Vol. IV: [6], 507, [1] pages. Lacking [6] out of [7] pages of errata. Size varies, 19.5-21 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Light wear to some leaves. Minor damage. Creases. Old, non-matching bindings. One volume with original, ornamented leather binding.
The title page of each volume is adorned with a (different) engraving.
This is the first translation of the siddur to Dutch, produced by the Talmidei Tzadik group - a group of young students who studied under R. Tzadik Kohen Belinfante (1732-1786) in The Hague. A native of Amsterdam, R. Belinfante was raised in London, and returned to The Hague in 1760, where he served as rabbi and teacher. Following his passing in 1786, his disciples founded this association in his memory.
Four volumes. Vol. I: [1], XLII, [2], 436 pages. Vol. II: [6], 556 pages. Vol. III: [6], 304 pages. Lacking [1] final page of errata. Vol. IV: [6], 507, [1] pages. Lacking [6] out of [7] pages of errata. Size varies, 19.5-21 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Light wear to some leaves. Minor damage. Creases. Old, non-matching bindings. One volume with original, ornamented leather binding.
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Siddurim and Prayer Books
Catalogue Value