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: $300
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Handwritten notebook, in Devanagari script (used in several official languages in India). [India, 19th century].
The notebook contains the ledger of the Shaarei Rachamim synagogue from 1878, and an anthology of rulings based on Biblical verses, pertaining to marriage, conversion, visits to holy sites, and more.
[37] written pages, and many blank leaves. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Original binding, with minor damage.
The notebook contains the ledger of the Shaarei Rachamim synagogue from 1878, and an anthology of rulings based on Biblical verses, pertaining to marriage, conversion, visits to holy sites, and more.
[37] written pages, and many blank leaves. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Original binding, with minor damage.
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Indian and Persian Jewry - Printed Matter, Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
Passover Haggadah, with translation and laws in Marathi, and with illustrations, edited by Moshe Yaakov and Aharon Daniel Telker. Poona (Pune, India): Vitthal Sakharam Agnihotri, 1874. Lithograph.
Text of the Haggadah and translation on facing pages, with corresponding pagination. Illustrations at the beginning of the Haggadah.
2, [9] leaves, [1], 5-50, 5-44, 5 pages. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and light wear. Dampstains. Worming. Damage. Tears to margins of title page and other leaves, slightly affecting title border, text and illustrations, repaired with paper (many leaves professionally restored). New, elegant leather binding.
Yaari 1077; Otzar HaHaggadot 1437.
Text of the Haggadah and translation on facing pages, with corresponding pagination. Illustrations at the beginning of the Haggadah.
2, [9] leaves, [1], 5-50, 5-44, 5 pages. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and light wear. Dampstains. Worming. Damage. Tears to margins of title page and other leaves, slightly affecting title border, text and illustrations, repaired with paper (many leaves professionally restored). New, elegant leather binding.
Yaari 1077; Otzar HaHaggadot 1437.
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Indian and Persian Jewry - Printed Matter, Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $800
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Tiferet Avot, commentary to Tractate Avot, with kabbalistic contents, by R. Yaakov son of Michael. [Persia, 19th century].
Complete and comprehensive composition on Tractate Avot, with commentaries and novellae, including kabbalistic contents. Between chapters IV and V (leaves 125-127), several pages with "Sodot Merkava", including tables and diagrams of the Ten Sefirot and other kabbalistic topics. The manuscript begins and ends with various selections.
In his preface (leaf [9]), the author states: "And it is known, that I, the inadequate one, Yaakov son of Michael, wrote it and composed it in my handwriting, since I cannot afford to print it, therefore this book was not published, for lack of means I handwrote it myself…".
We were not able to identify the writer. He may have been Yaakov son of Michael of Sablagh (Mahabad, Azerbaijan Province), who copied an anthology of compositions - Ben-Zvi Institute, MS 992 (see: Netzer, Otzar Kitvei HaYad shel Yehudei Paras, p. 106).
[9], 8; 42, 42-107, 108-195, [2] leaves (mispagination, no lacking leaves; leaves 163-167 and 192 - blank. Altogether 205 written leaves). Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Dampness damage to several leaves, with ink-smudging and damage to text. Original binding, damaged.
Complete and comprehensive composition on Tractate Avot, with commentaries and novellae, including kabbalistic contents. Between chapters IV and V (leaves 125-127), several pages with "Sodot Merkava", including tables and diagrams of the Ten Sefirot and other kabbalistic topics. The manuscript begins and ends with various selections.
In his preface (leaf [9]), the author states: "And it is known, that I, the inadequate one, Yaakov son of Michael, wrote it and composed it in my handwriting, since I cannot afford to print it, therefore this book was not published, for lack of means I handwrote it myself…".
We were not able to identify the writer. He may have been Yaakov son of Michael of Sablagh (Mahabad, Azerbaijan Province), who copied an anthology of compositions - Ben-Zvi Institute, MS 992 (see: Netzer, Otzar Kitvei HaYad shel Yehudei Paras, p. 106).
[9], 8; 42, 42-107, 108-195, [2] leaves (mispagination, no lacking leaves; leaves 163-167 and 192 - blank. Altogether 205 written leaves). Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Dampness damage to several leaves, with ink-smudging and damage to text. Original binding, damaged.
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Indian and Persian Jewry - Printed Matter, Manuscripts and Letters
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $800
Unsold
Manuscript, Michlal HaMishnah - comprehensive Judeo-Persian lexicon of words of the Mishnah, covering the Six Orders of the Mishnah, by R. Shlomo Ababa son of Nuriel. [Persia], 1874.
Complete manuscript, covering all Six Orders of the Mishnah. Neat Persian script, with vocalization to the words of the Mishnah. The manuscript opens with an interesting preface by the author. The copyist added to the end of the preface the date of writing this copy of the composition: "And the writing of this book began on Sunday, 26th Adar, 1874…".
The manuscript closes with a poetic conclusion by the author, in praise of the Mishnah and more.
[5], 165 leaves. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Marginal wear and tears. Ownership inscriptions. Original leather binding, slightly damaged.
Complete manuscript, covering all Six Orders of the Mishnah. Neat Persian script, with vocalization to the words of the Mishnah. The manuscript opens with an interesting preface by the author. The copyist added to the end of the preface the date of writing this copy of the composition: "And the writing of this book began on Sunday, 26th Adar, 1874…".
The manuscript closes with a poetic conclusion by the author, in praise of the Mishnah and more.
[5], 165 leaves. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Marginal wear and tears. Ownership inscriptions. Original leather binding, slightly damaged.
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Indian and Persian Jewry - Printed Matter, Manuscripts and Letters
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