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Oct 19, 2022
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LOT 165:
Sefer Yesod: Novellae on Masechet Yom Tov and Yevamot. Basel 1599. First Edition. Exceedingly Valuable and Rare- The First Book Authored by the MaHarshah. Rabbi Shmuel Edeles’ unique commentary on Shas, including novellae on tractates Beitzah and Yevamot. Includes some of Rabbi Baruch of ...
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LOT 166:
Minhagim. Riva di Trento [1559]. Fine, Important Copy. The first edition of Minhagim by the Rav of the Maharil and the Mahari Tyrnau, Rabbi Avraham Klausner, which inspired many other books of customs - a rare and invaluable book. Sefer Haminhagim on which Rabbi Avraham authored his glosses ...
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LOT 167:
Sefer HaMinhagim. Miniature, Illustrated Edition. Amsterdam, 1724. . Sefer HaMinhagim on the order of the creation of the world. The order of Brachot for the entire year with 15 magnificent woodcut illustrations. These type of Minhagim Books were once in regular use. With the passage of time ...
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LOT 168:
Hagahot and Chidushim by the Author of the Turei Zahav. Halley [1710]. Hagahot and Chidushim by the Gaon the Taz - a rare book that was never auctioned. "Copied letter for letter from a manuscript by the author of the Turei Zahav, what he himself erased... and his new Piskei Dinim". It is ...
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LOT 169:
Torat HaOlah. Prague, [1570]. First Edition Printed in the Author's Lifetime. Sefer Yesod. . Sefer Torat HaOlah, elucidations, Kavanot and Te'amim on the Temple and the sacrifices - based on philosophy and Kabbalah, by Rabbeinu Moshe Isserles - the Rema. This book was the second one published by ...
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LOT 170:
Noda BiYehuda Tanyana. Prague, [1811]. The personal copy of the Noda BiYehuda's son and successor - Rabbi Shmuel Segal Landau. Pedigreed copy containing hundreds of glosses. This book is of the most basic Shut books and appears in the bookcase of every Jewish home. In his introduction, the ...
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LOT 171:
Sefer HaZichronot, Ten Chapters of Reminders to Fulfil Mitzvot Whose Practice Has Waned in Communities. . Sefer HaZichronot, with matters that are relevant to young and old, in honor of G-d and His creations (by Rabbi Shmuel Abuhav). Prague, circa 1650. First and rare edition! Fundamental book ...
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LOT 172:
Haggadah shel Pesach. Offenbach [1800]. Haggadah with a Yiddish translation, adorned with wood-engraved illustrations of Haggadic scenes. The Press of Zvi Hirsch Segal Spitz and his son Avraham Segal. Offenbach [ca. 1800]. Appearing on the title page is the printer's mark of Rabbi Zvi ...
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LOT 173:
Imrei Binah - Kabbalistic Commentary on Chad Gadya. Altona, [1779]. Single Edition. Extremely Rare. With a Stamp of the Kloiz of Altona. . Rare Kabbalistic commentary on the Piyyut Chad Gadya of the Haggadah, by R. Yehuda ben Reuven Engel of Femrin. Appearing on the title page, the second leaf ...
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LOT 174:
Beit Chorin Passover Haggadah - with a Commentary by the Alshich Hakadosh, the Maharal and Rabbi Shlomo Ephrtaim of Luntschitz. Metz, [1767]. First Edition - Apparently, the First Haggadah that was Printed in France. Passover Haggadah with three commentaries by leading rabbis: Peirush Alshich ...
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LOT 175:
Rare Commentary on the Passover Haggadah that was Written in Prison - Be'er Avraham. Sulzbach, [1708]. Single Edition. . Sefer Be'er Avraham, commentary on the Passover Haggadah [with the text], authored by Rabbi Avraham Gratti of Prague, the son of R. Mendel Gratta of Bomsala, the son-in-law of ...
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LOT 176:
Sefer Aggadat Mordechai - Commentary on the Haggadah. Amsterdam, [1764] . First and rare edition of the commentary on the Passover Haggadah by Rabbi Mordechai ben Joseph Henna, brother-in-law of the Yavetz. Passover Haggadah with the Aggadat Mordechai elucidation by the Dayan of Hamburg ...
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$17,000
LOT 177:
The First Haggadah in Eretz Yisrael by Yisrael Bak. Rare and valuable: the first Haggadah that was published in Erez Yisrael and one of the first Hebrew titles that were ever printed in Jerusalem. Complete copy in an ancient binding. Passover Haggadah with Kabbalat Shabbat, Aravit and Seder ...
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LOT 178:
Lot: Two Books Printed in Jerusalem. Azharot, Jerusalem 1842, and Be'er Sheva [Chassidut], Jerusalem 1853. Two rare books, which are of the earliest books printed in Jerusalem. 1. Azharot. Jerusalem, 1842. One of first books printed in Jerusalem. Seder Azharot, Piyyutim for Shavuot, by ...
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LOT 179:
Moreh BaEtzba, Tziporen Shamir, Kesher Godel, Kaf Achat. Livorno, 1802. Four books by Maran the Chida, which were published by him in his lifetime. First edition of Sefer Kaf Achat. Original binding. Moreh BaEtzba, Tziporen Shamir, Kesher Godel, Kaf Achat, four books by Maran the Chida. Each ...
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LOT 180:
Devash Lefi. Livorno, [1801]. First edition. First edition published by Rabbeinu the Chida in his lifetime. Rare. Sefer Devash Lefi by Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai. Alphabetized Chidushim, forewords and articles. With Kuntres Peh Echad - commentary on the Passover Haggadah, Kuntres Tzana ...
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LOT 181:
Rosh Yosef. Izmir [1658]. Most impressive copy of the two sections bound together - one of the first books printed in Izmir. Single edition. Section I: Elucidation on Tur Orach Chaim and the Rambam's words related to the matter. Section II: Choshen Mishpat section. Both sections are by ...
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LOT 182:
Chumash Tikkun Sofrim: Amsterdam [1727]. Most Impressive. Perfect and beautiful copy, bound in an original leather binding with an original, matching leather case. Chamisha Chumshei Torah - Tikkun Sofrim - thick volume with a copper-engraved title page, made of miniature, bordered ...
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LOT 183:
Minchat Shai. Mantova [1724-1744]. Complete and impressive set in original leather bindings - first edition of a Sefer Yesod. Inquiry into the precise version of the Bible, its words, letters, Te'amim, vowelization and grammar rules by Rabbi Yedidya Shlomo of Norzi, one of the rabbis of ...
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LOT 184:
Chamisha Chumshei Torah and Chamesh Megillot with the Haftarot for All Year Round. Amsterdam, [1755-1756]. Extremely Rare Edition. . "Chamisha Chumshei Torah and Chamesh Megillot and at its end, the Haftarot for all year round per the tradition of the communities [the Ashkenazim and ...
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LOT 185:
Torah Neviim Ketuvim. Amsterdam [1671-1677]. The first Bible that was printed in Yiddish - fine, impressive copy in an original binding. "Chamisha Chumshei Torah Belashon Ashkenaz" - Torah Neviim Ketuvim (Tanach - Bible) in Hebrew-Teitch (Yiddish), "copied and elucidated" by Yekutiel ben ...
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LOT 186:
Chumash Meor Einayim by Rabbi Wolf Heidenheim. Rodelheim, [1817-1819]. Complete set in original bindings. "If not for him, the Piyyutim would have been forgotten and not said by these generations..." (the Chatam Sofer, Choshen Mishpat, response 89). Chumash Meor Einayim, with Sefer Ein ...
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LOT 187:
Torah Nevi'im Ketuvim. Antwerp, [1573]. . Impressive miniature copy, bound in an ancient leather binding. The complete Antwerp Bible. Fine small edition that was printed in 1573 by the famed printer Christophe Plantin. Only 24 Hebrew books were printed by Plantin during the years 1564-1590. ...
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LOT 188:
Igeret Beit Tefillah. Berlin, [1772]. First time auctioned - the book by the controversial author Yitzchak Satanow. Rare. Igeret Beit Tefillah by Yitzchak Satanow. Satanow was a controversial figure in his lifetime and after his passing. His work is largely pseudepigraphic, being of many ...
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$850
LOT 189:
Seder Arba Ta'aniyot. Amsterdam [1689]. Wonderful copy containing the rare engraved leaf and two title pages, in an original leather binding with a copper buckle. Prayers for Assara BeTevet, Ta'anit Ester, Shiva Assar BeTamuz and Tish BeAv. The Press of Emanuel and Yosef Atias in Amsterdam. ...
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LOT 190:
Seder Tefillot. Amsterdam [1772]. Rare Siddur with a Spanish translation. Seder Tefillot Midei Chodesh Bechodsho, Sephardim custom, with a Spanish translation on facing pages. At the beginning of the Siddur, there are two title pages: the first is a fine title page with a copper-engraved ...
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LOT 191:
Rare Machzor - Machzor according to the Custom of Rome. Venice, [1710]. Machzor according to the custom of Rome. 2 sections in a single volume. Fine, complete copy in an impressive ancient leather binding. On the upper part of the title page: "Yitzchak Halevi" with an illustration of ...
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$1,900
LOT 192:
Bibliographic Discovery - Seder Tikunei Shabbat - Miniature. Venice, [1721]. An extremely rare, bibliographically unknown edition - was never auctioned and is not in any library in the world! Seder Tikunei Shabbat, the Sabbath prayers, according to the Ari's version, extremely rare miniature ...
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$2,600
LOT 193:
Machzor According to the Rome Community’s Custom. Two Volumes in One Binding. Mantua, 1718-1719. Machzor according to the custom of the Rome Community, Volume 1 and Volume 2, with Halachic laws and additions by Rabbi Avraham Yedidya Basilea. On Leaf 1, Volume 1, appears handwritten ownership ...
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LOT 194:
Tefillah Mikol Hashana - Miniature Siddur. Dhyrenfurth, [1794]. Extremely Rare, Bibliographically Unknown Edition. . Miniature Siddur, Tefillah Mikol Hashanah, "According to the custom of Ashkenaz and Poland, with prayers, Bakashot and Techinot... and Dinim compiled from Poskim Rishonim and ...
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$900
LOT 195:
Selichot for Women Translated into Yiddish. Amsterdam, 1688. Seder Selichot for the month of Elul and the High Holidays translated into Yiddish by Rabbi Elyakim, son of Rabbi Yaakov Shatz of Komarna. On the last page is an approbation from the Rabbis of Amsterdam. As stated in the approbation ...
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$1,300
LOT 196:
Siddur Beit Tefillah - with the Rare Leaf - Miniature Edition in an Elegant, Original Leather Binding. Livorno, [1866]. Siddur Beit Tefillah, per the custom of the Sephardim community. For the days of the week, Sabbath and the Moadim. With Seder Sefirat HaOmer and a Menorah-shaped ...
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LOT 197:
Machzorim for the Days of Awe and Holidays According to Sephardic Custom. Amsterdam, 1771. 1. Prayers for Rosh HaShanah according to Sephardic custom, authored by Rabbi Shmuel Rodriguez Mindiz zt”l, brought to print through his relative Yaakov da Silva Mendez. 86 leaves. With approbation of ...
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LOT 198:
Seder Tefillot MiKol Hashana. Amsterdam [1730]. Siddur for women with Yiddish, in an original leather binding and original gilding - fine copy. Seder Tefillot Mikol Hashana. With Leshon Ashkenaz (Yiddish), the custom of the Ashkenazim, with Psalms and a book of Techinot [in Yiddish]. Siddur ...
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LOT 199:
Masechet Rosh Hashana - Small Format. Slavita, [1821]. Rabbi Moshe Shapira Press. . Masechet Rosh Hashana of the Bavli Talmud, a small format printed by Rabbi Moshe Shapira Av Beit Din of Slavita, the son of Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz. Only few tractates were printed in a small format - to enable ...
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LOT 200:
Chumash Shemot. Slavita, [1826-1836[, The Press of Rabbi Shmuel Avraham Shapira, the Grandson of Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz. Chumash Shemot with Rashi's commentary (without Siftei Chachamim!) and the Onkelos translation and with a commentary by Baal Haturim, a Vehagita edition. Printed at the end ...
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LOT 201:
Siddur HaAri Kol Yaakov. Slavita [1804]. The Siddur of the leading disciple of the Baal Shem Tov - first edition. Siddur HaAri Kol Yaakov, with elucidations and Kavanot and Kabbalistic Dinim and Hanhagot. Section I, prayers for the days of the week; Section II, prayers for Sabbath and the ...
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LOT 202:
Tikunei Hazohar by the Tana Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Slavita, 1821. Wonderful copy with wide margins, of the first edition printed by this sacred printery. Approbations by the Baal Shem Tov's grandson Rabbi Ephraim of Sudilkov the author of Degel Machaneh Ephraim and the Geonim Rabbi Yosef of ...
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LOT 203:
Sefer Tzava'aot MeRabbi Naftali Hacohen [the Semichat Chachamim] VeRabbi Shabtai Sheftil Horowitz. Zhitomir, [1847]. Rare. The last will of Rabbi Naftali Hacohen, the author of the Semichat Chachamim, with the last will of Rabbi Shabtai Sheftil Halvi Horowitz. The press of Rabbi Chanina Lipa ...
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LOT 204:
Chessed LeAvraham by Rabbi Avraham Hamalach. Lemberg, [1860]. Copy of the Admor of Chortkov - Rabbi Shlomo Friedman. Imrot Tehorot on the Torah - Sefer Chessed LeAvraham by Rabbi Avraham Hamalach and Rabbi Avraham of Kalisk. Lemberg 1860 edition. The book was published for the first time by ...
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LOT 205:
Ateret Zvi by Rabbi Zvi Hirsch of Ziditchov. Lviv, [1834-1841]. First Edition. Rare Chassidic Book. Ateret Zvi, a comprehensive and foundational commentary on Sefer Hazohar, by the Admor and Mekubal, Sar Beit Hazohar, Rabbi Zvi Hirsch of Ziditchov. Section I on Bereshit; section II on Shemot; ...
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LOT 206:
Sefer Davar Shebikdusha - Rare Edition. [Russia-Poland, Without the Printer's Name, ca. 1800]. Rare and uncommon edition of Sefer Davar Shebikdusha by the Gaon and Mekubal Rabbi Reuven Katz the author of the Yalkut Reuveni and Oneg Shabbat. The alphabetized book deals with Hitorerut for ...
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LOT 207:
Sefer Hageirushin by Rabbeinu the Ramak. Shklow [1796]. Rare Edition. . The 'Geirushin' to the fields of Rabbi Shlomo Elkabetz and his disciples - including the Ramak: Lists by the Ramak, Sefer Hageirushin, which reveal intersting details about how Rabbi Shlomo Elkabetz behaved with his ...
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LOT 208:
Sefer Vecherev Pipiyot - a Kabbalistic Book with "Asterisks" Similar to Those of the Book the Noam Elimelech - First Edition that was Printed by the Same Printery. Lviv, [1786]. . Sefer Vecherev Pipiyot - Ketem Paz and Glilei Zahav, a Kabbalistic commentary on Keri'at Shema and the "explicit" ...
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LOT 209:
Lot: Two Books of Midrashei Chachamim Psikta Rabbati Derav Kahana, Shklow 1806 and Sefer Derech Hamelech, Shklow 1798. . Lot of two books of Midrasehi Chachamim that were printed in Shklow: 1. Psikta Rabbati Derav Kahana - Shklow 1806. Printed on bluish paper. Ancient ownership notations ...
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LOT 210:
Tanya. Zholkva, [1805]. Rare and early edition that was published in the lifetime of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. Tanya which is Sefer Likutei Amarim, by [Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi]. Zholkva, the Press of Rabbi Avraham Yehuda Leib Meir Hoffer, [1805]. This is an early edition of the ...
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LOT 211:
Seder Yesod Veshoresh HaAvodah. Horodna, [1795]. Kabbalistic book by the Lithuanian Mekubal Rabbi Alexander Susskind of Horodna - a disciple of Baal Hapardes. Yesod Veshoresh HaAvodah shel Hatefillah Vehatorah Vehamitzvot. This second edition contains, for the first time, the approbation of ...
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LOT 212:
Chessed LeAvraham. Amsterdam, 1685. Famed Kabbalah Composition by HaRav Avraham Azulai, ztz"l. First Edition. . This book, a renowned Kabbalah work, is oft-quoted by latter generations, in Chassidic and ethics writings. The last Chapter, ‘Bereichat Avraham’ is based on a different version from ...
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$1,100
LOT 213:
Simlah Chadasha - Tevu'ot Shor - Bechor Shor. Zholkva, [1733]. First edition that was published in the author's lifetime. Copy with handwritten glosses. Sefer Simlah Chadasha - Tevu'ot Shor - Bechor Shor by Rabbi Alexander Sebde Schor. First edition in the author's lifetime. Zholkva ...
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LOT 214:
Kol Barama. Koretz, [1785]. First edition of a Kabbalistic Sefer Yesod by Rabbi Yaakov Tzemach - a disciple of the Mekubal Rabbi Shmuel Vital, Rabbi Chaim Vital's son. Kol Barama by the Mekubal Rabbi Yaakov Tzemach, based on the writings of the Ari and his disciples, and with his own ...
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