Auction 105 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Collection of Books – Printed in the Hague and Leiden – 1771-1791
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Five ethical, homiletical, philosophical, halachic and prayer books – printed in the Hague and Leiden, in the 1700s (some emphasize the word "Amsterdam" on title page):
• Yismach Moshe, by R. Moshe Nasch, Rabbi of Zwolle. Leiden, [1771]. First edition. Autobiographical preface by author.
Handwritten inscription on title page.
• Yemin Moshe, laws of shechitah and terefot, by R. Moshe Ventura of Jerusalem, with Be'er Mayim Chaim by R. Chaim Avraham Yisrael Ze'evi. Printed with: Zikaron Livnei Yisrael, abridged laws of shechitah by R. Avraham Mizrachi, and Shochatei HaYeladim, a poem on the laws of shechitah by R. Yisrael Najara. The Hague, [1777-1778]. Divisional title page for each book. Notable inscriptions on front endpaper, with permutations of names and ownership inscriptions. Additional inscriptions on back endpapers.
• HaMevakesh, ethics and philosophy by R. Shem Tov Falaquera. The Hague, [1779-1778]. First edition. With approbations of R. Shaul Rabbi of Amsterdam, R. Shaul HaLevi Rabbi of the Hague and the Chida. On leaf [4], French dedicatory epistle to the leaders of Bordeaux by "Mordechay Tama". Bookplate of "Sigmund Seeligmann". Bookplate from a sale in Joachimsthal (1899), from the libraries of Meijer Lehren, Akiba Lehren and Moses De Lima.
• Chochmat HaShorashim, by R. Naftali Hirtz Ulman. The Hague, [1781]. Ownership inscription on title page dated 1788. Illustrated bookplate of Meir son of Shalom Yehudah HaLevi Goldschmidt.
• Prayer on the occasion of the wedding of the crown prince of Holland, to be recited in the Chonen Dal synagogue in the Hague. The Hague, [1791]. Does not include Portuguese section, but does include Dutch section, which is not included in all copies. Another Dutch title page recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book is not included in the present copy (nor in the digitized NLI copy).
5 books. Varying size and condition. Old and new bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
Early Printed Books – 17th-18th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 17th-18th Centuries