Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Responsa Tashbetz, three parts, by R. Shimon son of Tzemach Duran. With Responsa Chut HaMeshulash, by the grandsons of the author. Amsterdam: Naftali Hertz Levi, [1738-1739]. First edition. With four title pages; the first title page is engraved and depicts Moses and Aaron, David and Solomon.
Inscription and signature on the verso of the title page of part IV.
Several glosses and ownership inscriptions (partially deleted).
[11], 91; 69, [1]; 68, [1]; [1], 36; [2], 39-83; [1], 85-101, [1] leaves. 31 cm. Majority of book in good condition, title page and several other leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text, repaired with paper. Open tears to first and final leaves (along margins), affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Inscriptions. Stamps. New binding, incorporating original leather binding ("fish skin" binding).
This edition has several variants, which can be differentiated by the number of title pages. Some copies are known to have seven title pages, while others were printed with only four title pages (such as the present copy. See Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, and see article by Dan and Gita Yardeni, Alei Sefer, X, pp. 119-132).
Copy of Dan Yardeni, who researched the various editions of Tashbetz (see above).
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![Sefer HaTapuach by Aristotle, and Mashal HaKadmoni by R. Yitzchak ibn Sahula. Franfurt an der Oder, [1800]. A separate title](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale88a/78_1.jpg "Sefer HaTapuach by Aristotle / Mashal HaKadmoni – Frankfurt an der Ode")
![Sefer HaTapuach by Aristotle, and Mashal HaKadmoni by R. Yitzchak ibn Sahula. Franfurt an der Oder, [1800]. A separate title](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale88a/78_2.jpg "Sefer HaTapuach by Aristotle / Mashal HaKadmoni – Frankfurt an der Ode")
![Sefer HaTapuach by Aristotle, and Mashal HaKadmoni by R. Yitzchak ibn Sahula. Franfurt an der Oder, [1800]. A separate title](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale88a/78_3.jpg "Sefer HaTapuach by Aristotle / Mashal HaKadmoni – Frankfurt an der Ode")
Sefer HaTapuach by Aristotle, and Mashal HaKadmoni by R. Yitzchak ibn Sahula. Franfurt an der Oder, [1800].
A separate title page for each composition. Mashal HaKadmoni contains many (over 70) woodcut illustrations of its parables and fables.
72, 81-84, 65-68, 91-100 leaves. Misfoliation. 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears and open tears to title page and a few other leaves, not affecting text, repaired in part with tape. Stamps. New binding.
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Ketzot HaChoshen, on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, by R. Aryeh Leib HaKohen Heller. Part I – Lviv, Rebbetzin Yehudit Rosanes, [1788]; Part II – Lviv, printer not indicated, 1795. First edition. Two volumes.
With Kuntres HaSefekot by the brother of the author, R. Yehuda HaKohen (author of Terumat HaKeri), at the end of vol. I.
Ketzot HaChoshen is a classic work of scholarly Torah study, and for over two hundred years, has been considered the key guide for yeshiva in-depth Torah study throughout the world.
Ownership inscriptions. Gloss on p. 87a of part I.
Two volumes. Part I: [2], 129; 15 leaves. Part II: [2], 64, 67-111, [3] leaves. 32.5-33.5 cm. Vol. I in good-fair condition. Vol. II in good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming affecting text in vol. I. Minor open tears to title page of vol. I, not affecting text. Stamps. New bindings.
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Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Rosh HaShanah, with the Rashi and Tosafot commentaries, Rosh, Rambam's commentary on the Mishnayot, Chiddushei Halachot by the Maharsha and R. Yeshaya Berlin's glosses. Slavita: R. Moshe Shapira Rabbi of Slavita, [1821].
Small format edition (for travel); each leaf corresponds with one page of the regular Talmud editions. The Maharsha is printed in the margins. Title page printed in red and black.
In that period, only a few tractates were printed in small format, not a complete Talmud set.
[69], 74-88 leaves. 21.5 cm. Bluish paper. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Wear. Tears and worming to title page and other leaves, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Large open tear to lower part of title page, slightly affecting chronogram, repaired with paper. Stamps. New binding.
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Babylonian Talmud, Tractates Arachin, Temurah, Keritot, Me'ilah, Kinnim, Tamid and Middot. Slavita: R. Moshe Shapira, 1821. One volume. Divisional title pages for tractates Arachin, Temurah, Keritot and Me'ilah.
This volume was originally published together with Tractate Bechorot. The present copy does not include Tractate Bechorot, and it begins with Tractate Arachin.
37; 35; 30; 42, [2] leaves. 33.5 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-poor condition. Stains, including dampstains. Extensive worming, affecting text. First title page detached. Marginal tears to first title page and several other leaves. Inscriptions and stamp. Old binding, detached, with worming.
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Shaarei Tzion, prayers and tikkunim, by R. Natan Nata Hanover, with Tikkun Seudah and Sefer Yetzirah. Slavita: R. Shmuel Avraham Shapira son of the rabbi of Slavita, [1824].
[1], 3-132 leaves. Lacking leaf 2. 14 cm. Condition varies, first 50 leaves in fair-poor condition, other leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Dark, significant stains to leaves at the beginning of volume. Extensive wear. Title page detached. Open tears to title page and following leaves, affecting text, repaired with tape. Worming, affecting text. Pen inscriptions. Old binding, worn.
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![Chiddushei HaRitva on Tractate Yevamot. Sudylkiv: Yitzchak Madpis [and R. Shmuel Avraham Shapira], 1833. The title page state](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale88a/83_1.jpg "Chiddushei HaRitva – Sudylkiv/Slavita, 1833 – Approbation for the Prin")
![Chiddushei HaRitva on Tractate Yevamot. Sudylkiv: Yitzchak Madpis [and R. Shmuel Avraham Shapira], 1833. The title page state](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale88a/83_2.jpg "Chiddushei HaRitva – Sudylkiv/Slavita, 1833 – Approbation for the Prin")
Chiddushei HaRitva on Tractate Yevamot. Sudylkiv: Yitzchak Madpis [and R. Shmuel Avraham Shapira], 1833.
The title page states that the book was printed in Sudylkiv by Yitzchak Madpis, yet one of the approbations is addressed to R. Shmuel Avraham Shapira, the famous printer of Slavita, presumably indicating that the book was printed in Slavita.
[2], 56 leaves. 34.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear and creases. Extensive worming, affecting text. Marginal open tears to title page (not affecting border), and to several other leaves. Title page and first leaves somewhat detached. Handwritten inscriptions. Without binding.
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Machzor for Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and the Three Festivals, following the rite of Poland, Bohemia, Moravia, Lithuania, and Belarus (Ashkenazi rite). Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1857.
[2], 182 leaves. Approx. 21 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and traces of past dampness. Wear. Minor worming, slightly affecting text. Tears, including open tears affecting text, repaired with paper. Significant worming and open tears to two leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper (leaves presumably provided from a different copy). Marginal paper repairs to second title page and other leaves. Inscriptions. New leather binding.
Rare edition, not listed in the NLI catalog. Listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book based on a copy offered at auction.
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Zohar, Part I on the Book of Bereshit. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1863.
Signature on title page.
[4], 251; 17 leaves. 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Marginal open tears to title page and other leaves. Worming. Leather binding, with worming and defects.
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Tzofnat Pane'ach, homiletics on Shemot, by R. Yaakov Yosef HaKohen Katz Rabbi of Polonne, author of Toldot Yaakov Yosef. Korets: [Tzvi Hirsh Margolies and son-in-law Shmuel son of Yissachar Ber, 1782]. First edition.
The books of the Toldot Yaakov Yosef are the most important and authentic source of the Baal Shem Tov's teachings.
[1], 95 leaves. 30.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Large open tears to title page and other leaves, affecting border and text, repaired with paper, with photocopy replacement. Worming to title page and other leaves, affecting text and border, repaired in part with paper. Inscriptions and stamps. New binding.
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Halachah Pesukah, novellae on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, with the text of the Shulchan Aruch, by R. Todros son of R. Tzvi Hirsh of Rovne (Rivne). Turka, [1765].
This book bears the only known approbation by R. Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezeritch, who writes that although he usually refrains from giving approbations, he considers this book fitting to be printed.
This work is a summary of the laws of Yoreh Deah, with a short commentary containing the sources of the rulings.
The author, R. Todros of Rovne, was a follower of the Maggid of Mezeritch at the time the latter resided in Rovne.
14; 56 leaves. 36 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear. Extensive worming, open tears and damage, affecting text, mostly repaired with paper. Open tears and damage to title page, affecting border and text – title page restored with paper and photocopy replacement (on both sides of leaf, including final lines below approbation of Maggid of Mezeritch). Inscriptions. New binding.
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Keter Shem Tov – selections of the Baal Shem Tov's teachings, Part I, compiled by R. Aharon HaKohen of Żelechów and Apta (Opatów). Zhovkva: Yehuda Leib Meyerhoffer and Mordechai Rabinstein, [1794]. First edition.
Part I of Keter Shem Tov – the renowned compendium of the Baal Shem Tov's teachings, selected from the books of his disciples, R. Yaakov Yosef of Polonne and the Maggid of Mezeritch. This is one of the first compendiums printed of the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov. The book was published in two parts in Zhovkva, 1794-1795.
The compiler of this book, R. Aharon HaKohen of Żelechów and Apta, authored several popular Chassidic books, including: Or HaGanuz LaTzadikim, the Tefilla Yeshara – Keter Nehora siddur and other books.
On the title page and several other leaves, signatures of R. Shmuel Heller, rabbi of Safed (1786-1884, an outstanding Torah scholar, proficient in a range of sciences including medicine). Signatures of R. Moshe Deutsch of Sighet and Safed, son-in-law of R. Shmuel Heller's son.
[30] leaves. 19.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and wear. Worming to title page and several other leaves, repaired. Tears to title page, slightly affecting text (leaf professionally restored). Open tear to top left-hand corner of leaf 21, not affecting text, repaired. Minor marginal open tears to three leaves preceding final leaf, repaired. Inscriptions. New leather binding.
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