Auction 105 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Collection of Books – 1861-1914 – Signatures and Stamps of Rabbis of Hungary and Transylvania
Opening: $500
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
Large collection of books, including halachah and Chassidut, homiletics and ethics, and more, with signatures, ownership inscriptions and stamps of rabbis and rebbes, dayanim and poskim, Torah scholars and distinguished personages – from Hungary, Transylvania and the region.
Includes ownership inscriptions, signatures, dedications and stamps of R. Yehudah Grünwald (1848-1920), Rabbi of Satmar; R. Yaakov Shalom Sofer (1855-1921) of Budapest, author of Torat Chaim; R. Yosef Leib Sofer (1861-1918), Rabbi of Paks; R. Zechariah HaLevi Pollak, Rabbi of Nagyoroszi (d. 1944 in Auschwitz); R. Yehoshua Grünwald (1909-1969), Rabbi of Khust; R. Moshe Natan Nata Lemberger (1909-1983), dayan and posek of Makó and Kiryat Ata; and others.
See Hebrew description for a detailed description of the books and the inscriptions.
17 books in 15 volumes. Varying size and condition. Overall good-fair to fair condition. Old bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
Books of Important Ownership – Inked Stamps, Signatures and Handwritten Glosses
Books of Important Ownership – Inked Stamps, Signatures and Handwritten Glosses