Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
Midrash Pesikta Rabbati – Breslau, 1831 / Midrash Aggadat Bereshit – Sensburg, 1861 – Edited by Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna
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Two books of Midrashim, compiled and edited by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna:
1. Midrash Pesikta Rabbati DeRav Kahana, with glosses by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna, compiled by R. Ze'ev Wolf Einhorn. Breslau, [1831]. Approbations by rabbis of Vilna and Breslau, and approbation by R. Akiva Eger.
The compiler, R. Ze'ev Wolf Einhorn, writes in his foreword that for the first half of the Midrash, he based himself on a transcript handwritten by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna, which he received from the son of R. Avraham – R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim. He copied from there the glosses of R. Avraham on the Midrash.
The text printed in this book is not actually Pesikta DeRav Kahana but rather Pesikta Rabbati.
[3], 79 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Marginal open tear to title page, repaired. Censorship stamp and signature. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1398.
2. Midrash Aggadat Bereshit, with Midrash Temurah, Tractate Gerim and more, compiled by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna. Sensburg (Mragowo), [1861]. Foreword by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna.
[5], 65 leaves. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Several tears. Minor worming. Pages trimmed unevenly. Handwritten inscription. Stamp. Old binding.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
1. Midrash Pesikta Rabbati DeRav Kahana, with glosses by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna, compiled by R. Ze'ev Wolf Einhorn. Breslau, [1831]. Approbations by rabbis of Vilna and Breslau, and approbation by R. Akiva Eger.
The compiler, R. Ze'ev Wolf Einhorn, writes in his foreword that for the first half of the Midrash, he based himself on a transcript handwritten by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna, which he received from the son of R. Avraham – R. Yaakov Moshe of Slonim. He copied from there the glosses of R. Avraham on the Midrash.
The text printed in this book is not actually Pesikta DeRav Kahana but rather Pesikta Rabbati.
[3], 79 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Marginal open tear to title page, repaired. Censorship stamp and signature. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1398.
2. Midrash Aggadat Bereshit, with Midrash Temurah, Tractate Gerim and more, compiled by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna. Sensburg (Mragowo), [1861]. Foreword by R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna.
[5], 65 leaves. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Several tears. Minor worming. Pages trimmed unevenly. Handwritten inscription. Stamp. Old binding.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Rabbi Avraham Son of the Gaon of Vilna
Rabbi Avraham Son of the Gaon of Vilna