Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures

Four Books Printed in Amsterdam – 17th Century

Opening: $150
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Four books printed in Amsterdam, 17th century:

• Mashmia Yeshuah, commentary on Talmudic and Midrashic discussions of the redemption by R. Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Amsterdam, [1644]. Signature.
• Yalkut Chadash, selections from Midrash, Zohar and kabbalists, arranged alphabetically, by R. Yisrael son of Binyamin of Belzec. Amsterdam, [1659]. Ownership inscriptions of "Yaakov Shemaiah of Fürth"; "Shimon Mannheim of Nimwegen" [signature of R. Shimon Mannheim, Rabbi of the Nijmegen community in the Netherlands), son-in-law or grandson-in-law of the celebrated dayan R. Moshe Frankfurt of Amsterdam].
• Nachalat Shivah, on gittin and halachic documents, by R. Shmuel HaLevi. Amsterdam, [1667-1668]. First edition. Sabbatean allusion in chronogram. Various stamps and ownership inscriptions on endpapers and title page: "Yitzchak Itzek Netter" [signature of R. Yitzchak Itzek son of R. Hertz Netter of Bouxwiller – a dayan of Metz in 1765]; "This book came into my possession from the inheritance of my father… R. Itzek Netter…"; "Belongs to the official R. Getsh Netter"; "I purchased this book from R. Getsh… Moshe son of R. Yochanan of Reichhoffen"; "Yehudah Leib Segal"; "Yaakov Refael son of R. Avraham"; and more.
• Romemot El, on Tehillim, by R. Moshe Alshich. Amsterdam, 1695. Ownership inscriptions, one dated 1774.

4 books. Varying size and condition. Non-uniform bindings.
Early Printed Books – 17th and 18th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 17th and 18th Centuries