Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Collection of Books – Early Jerusalem Printings
Opening: $300
Sold for: $600
Including buyer's premium
Collection of some of the earliest books printed in Jerusalem, 1863-1904:
• Shevilei David, ethics according to the order of the Torah portions, by R. David Yehudah Silberstein. Jerusalem, 1863. On title page, signature and dedication. Sh. Halevy, no. 84.
• Shevet Musar, ethics and sermons on repentance, Parts I-II, by R. Eliyahu HaKohen of Izmir. Jerusalem, [1863]. Sh. Halevy, no. 85.
• Arsot HaChaim, seven orders of study for the Western Wall, the Tomb of Rachel, the Tomb of Shimon HaTzaddik and more. Jerusalem, [1865]. Stamps: "David Kohen Henik, emissary from Jerusalem". Sh. Halevy, no. 108.
• Kenesiyah Leshem Shamayim, against witchcraft and demon worship, by R. Menashe Matlub Sethon, Rabbi of Aleppo and head of the Safed Beit Din. Jerusalem, 1874. Ladino inscription on title page. Sh. Halevy, no. 210.
• Chevrat Ezrat Nidachim, year 7. Jerusalem, 1891.
• Chukat HaPesach, order of Nisan and Passover Haggadah with Persian (Bukharan) commentary, by R. Shimon Chacham. Jerusalem, [1904]. Otzar HaHaggadot 2267. Originally printed with Shir HaShirim (below).
• Shir HaShirim, with Persian translation of Targum, by R. Shimon Chacham. Jerusalem, [1904].
7 books. Varying size and condition. Most in new bindings.
Classical and Various Books – 19th and 20th Centuries
Classical and Various Books – 19th and 20th Centuries 