Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Shem Yaakov / Ir Chomah / Manchil Yaakov – Three Books Printed in Frankfurt an der Oder – 1716-1739
Opening: $200
Sold for: $400
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Three books printed in Frankfurt an der Oder in the 1700s:
• Shem Yaakov, ethical sermons according to the kabbalistic method, by R. Yaakov son of R. Yechezkel Segal of Łobżenica. Frankfurt an der Oder: Michel Gottschalk, [1716].
68 leaves. 19 cm. Partly dark paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming to first leaves, affecting text in several places. Small marginal tear to title page. Old binding.
• Ir Chomah, on the juxtaposition of Mishnah tractates, by R. Avraham Yehudah Eliyahu son of Eliezer Lipman of Minsk. Frankfurt an der Oder: Michel Gottschalk, [1719].
[52] leaves. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text in several places. Marginal tears to several leaves. Close trimming, affecting text in several places. Old binding.
Both books, Shem Yaakov and Ir Chomah, have a title page with a woodcut illustration, depicting a vulture with outspread wings, inside of which is an illustration of the meeting of Joseph and Jacob in Egypt.
• Manchil Yaakov, on Tractate Pesachim, by R. Menachem Manle Segal. Frankfurt an der Oder: [Yehudah Filler, 1739].
Handwritten dedication on title page.
[1], 26, 28-34 leaves. 20 cm. Overall good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming. New binding.
Early Printed Books – 17th and 18th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 17th and 18th Centuries 