Bidspirit auctions | Moreshet Auction Apr 21, 2021
Moreshet, Apr 21, 2021. 277 lots.
Moreshet - Auction No. 41 It will be held on Wednesday the 9th of the Iyar 5781 • 21.04.2021 • At 19:00 Israel time Have questions about items? You can also contact us via WhatsApp at: +972-3-9050090
Lots in this catalog (277)
- Lot 001: Shnei Luchot HaBrit, first section—Zhitomir 1857.
- Lot 002: Tikkunei Zohar, Shapira printing, Zhitomir 1865
- Lot 003: Chumash Bereishit—printed by Shapira in Zhitomir, 1865.
- Lot 004: Machzor for Rosh Hashaanah and Yom Kippur, nusach Sefard. Zhitomir 1870.
- Lot 005: Chedvat Yaakov—Zhitomir (Bakshet), 1873.
- Lot 006: Sefer Ben HaMelech v’HaNazir— Zhitomir (Bakshet), 1873.
- Lot 007: Torat Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz: Likkutei Shoshanim/Devarim Nechmadim bound together (chassidut). Zhitomir (Bakshet),
- Lot 008: Zevach Pesach (Ladino)—Izmir 1864
- Lot 009: Lot of 6 prayerbooks and more from Mizrach printings. 1867 and on.
- Lot 010: Birkat Mo’adecha LeChayyim, second section, by Rabbi Haim Palagi. First edition, Izmir 1871.
- Lot 011: “Hayyim ad HaHolam”, droshim. Izmir 1888.
- Lot 012: Two polemical books on the kashrut of wheat-grinding for matzot using steam mills [cylinders].
- Lot 013: Lot of 3 books from Alexandrian [Na Amun] Egypt printings, 1878-1901
- Lot 014: Yosef Hen, droshim from Rabbi Yosef Nechemias—Tunisia 1915.
- Lot 015: Sefer HaYashar by Rabbeinu Tam—Jerusalem 1864. Meyuchas copy.
- Lot 016: Lot of sifrei kodesh and prayerbooks from Jerusalem printings.
- Lot 017: Rare booklet of eulogies for four Jewish leaders. Jerusalem 1896
- Lot 018: Volume with issues of “Ohr Torah”—Jerusalem 1897-1901. Copy of the Rosh Yeshiva of Shaar Shamayim.
- Lot 019: Beit Yitzhak with the rare colorful title page. Jerusalem 1910. Copy of the rosh yeshiva of Shaar Shamayim.
- Lot 020: Sefer Hanukat Zion on Chanukkah. First edition, Jerusalem 1914.
- Lot 021: Chiddushei HaRamban on Shas, 2 volumes. Jerusalem 1927-1929.
- Lot 022: Pamphlet “v’Ata et Briti Tishmor”—Jerusalem 1945.
- Lot 023: Lot of 3 Bamberger & Wohrman Judaica catalogues, Jerusalem, 1936-1945.
- Lot 024: Codex Maimuni—Facsimile of the Rambam’s handwritten manuscript. Hungary, 1984. 2 copies.
- Lot 025: The Abarbanel and Alshich’s commentaries on Isaiah’s Prophecy, “Hineh Yaskil Avdi” with Latin translation. Leiden 1631.
- Lot 026: Original,
- Lot 027: Sefer Gevurat Anashim by Rabbi Shabtai Katz (the Shach).
- Lot 028: Kav HaYashar, 2 sections—second edition, 1709-1710.
- Lot 029: Yafeh Mar’eh on Agadot HaYerushalmi. Berlin 1725.
- Lot 030: Shtei HaLechem by Rabbi Moshe Chagiz. First edition, Wannsbeck 1733.
- Lot 031: Menorat HaMa’or—Zulzbach 1739.
- Lot 032: Yad Haruzim—Venice 1740.
- Lot 033: Tavnit HaBayit—first edition, Frankfurt der Oder, 1747.
- Lot 034: Sefer Yesod: Kresi u’Plesi—first edition, Altona 1763, copy owned by the Av Beit Din of Khalisa.
- Lot 035: Segula book—Likkutei Man, on the haftaroth. Amsterdam 1764.
- Lot 036: Ir Giborim—Amsterdam 1769.
- Lot 037: Chiddushei Rashba on Masechet Ketubot—Metz 1765, handwritten dedication
- Lot 038: Asifat Zekeinim (Shita Mekubetzet), two sections, scarce printing—Strasbourg 1777.
- Lot 039: Bibliographic discovery! Avkat Rochel by Rabbeinu Machir—Lemberg 1792.
- Lot 040: Rare: Sha’ar HaGmul by the Ramban. Zolkva 1793.
- Lot 041: Akeidat Yitzhak by Rabbeinu Yitzhak Arama. From the printer who produced the first edition of the Noam Elimelech,
- Lot 042: Mesillat Yesharim by the Ramchal. Russia/Poland 1809.
- Lot 043: Emunat Yisrael—Warsaw 1837.
- Lot 044: Shulchan Arba by Rabbeinu Bachay. Krakow 1820.
- Lot 045: Tefillah L’Moshe—signature of Rabbi Haim Davidson, Rabbi of Warsaw. Krakow 1820.
- Lot 046: Shut Imrei Esh, 2 sections. First edition, Munkatch-Ungvar 1852-1864. Many handwritten notes.
- Lot 047: Kitzur Halachot Shabbat and Yom Tov. Warsaw 1861.
- Lot 048: Sefer Menorat HaMa’or with Yiddish translation, 2 volumes. Stettin 1866.
- Lot 049: Meginei Aretz with interesting signatures. Warsaw 1879.
- Lot 050: Mishnayot Zra’im and Taharot. Warsaw 1877 and 1878. Meyuchas copy.
- Lot 051: Rare, never before seen in auctions: Chidot of Rabbi Shlomo ibn Gvirol and their Solutions. First edition, Paris,
- Lot 052: Ohr HaHama, with minhagim for Kiddush HaHama. Przmyslan 1924.
- Lot 053: Sefer HaMitzvot HaKatzar by the Chafetz Haim. First edition, Vilna 1931. Copy of the Rosh Yeshiva of Shaar HaShamayim.
- Lot 054: Collection of issues of “HaMe’asef”, 1895-1914.
- Lot 055: Large collection of the journal HaShiloach, 1897-1926, mostly bound.
- Lot 056: Two volumes with issues of the Chassidic journal “HaGoren”—Berdichev 1888-1903.
- Lot 057: Masechet Prohibition—a parody on the Prohibition-era in the US—first edition, New York 1929.
- Lot 058: “Torah I Learned despite it all”—Talmud Bavli, Masechet Shabbat, printed during the Shoah in Shanghai, 1943.
- Lot 059: First masechet printed after the Shoah: Masechet Kidushin, Va’ad Hatzalah, Munich 1946.
- Lot 060: Lot of memorial books and booklets for important, rare communities.
- Lot 061: Limited, rare edition: Illustrations inspired by Colas Breugnon, work by Romain Rolland,
- Lot 062: JNF-KKL booklet in Polish—Lodz.
- Lot 063: Rare collection of ketubot on parchment and paper, some handsome and colorful.
- Lot 064: Lot of volumes with accounts for the Va’ad Klali—Jerusalem 1893-1923.
- Lot 065: Lot of 3 posters for Shana Tova—Jerusalem 1916, 1923, 1932.
- Lot 066: Large lot of printed documents: blank ketubot, shivitis, and more
- Lot 067: Oil on canvas: Jews nestling against the Kotel’s stones.
- Lot 068: Large and wonderful illustration, oil on canvas, the Kotel on a Sabbath. Signed and dated 1973.
- Lot 069: Large and wonderful illustration, oil on canvas, rabbinical figure. Signed by an unknown artist.
- Lot 070: Pretty, unique embroidery work. “A rabbi in his Talmud”, signed.
- Lot 071: Olivewood sculpture—Ruth the Moabite. Palestine, stamped.
- Lot 072: Chamsa made from railway nails. Stamped Mishel Wolman.
- Lot 073: An antique, miniature aron kodesh—wood and silver, coated in gold.
- Lot 074: Textile: collection of around 50 fabric/wool/silk tallises.
- Lot 075: Handsome mezuzah housing, stamped silver. Filigree work.
- Lot 076: Yad for a Sefer Torah, handsomely made with filigree work.
- Lot 077: טס קטן מפואר לספר תורה כסף חתום
- Lot 078: Metal poster for a synagogue, “Know Before Whom You Stand”, antique.
- Lot 079: Sefer Torah, Ashkenazi Ari script, with atzei hayyim and a jacket.
- Lot 080: Pretty Sefer Torah in Wallisch writing—Germany, 19th century.
- Lot 081: Pretty Sefer Torah in Ashkenazi Ari script, unusual columns.
- Lot 082: Sefer Torah, Ashkenazi Beit Yosef script, wrapped around atzei hayyim, with a jacket.
- Lot 083: Antique Megillat Esther on parchment, Sefardi script, inside a leather case.
- Lot 084: Megillat Esther in Yemenite handwriting on red gvil parchment with the wording of the psukei chasdei Hashem and the
- Lot 085: Megillat Esther in Yemenite handwriting with the wording of the psukei chasdei Hashem. Yemen, 19th century.
- Lot 086: Huge mezuzah, sofer Ashkenazi script on klaf, very luxurious.
- Lot 087: Segula for a Plague: Pitom HaKetoret on parchment, huge.
- Lot 088: Unique, original item: an artistic Birkat HaMazon in sofer script on parchment with gilded ornaments.
- Lot 089: Velvet napkin, antique, for shabbat, with embroidery.
- Lot 090: Velvet tablecloth for shabbat with embroidered lions and a Star of David.
- Lot 091: Collection of cloth coverings for Leil HaSeder, Rosh Hashanah, and Chanukkah.
- Lot 092: Lot of 3 fabric and velvet cloths to cover challot.
- Lot 093: Collection of 24 cloths for challot on shabbat and yom tov.
- Lot 094: Fish-shaped holder for besamim with glass and metal, handmade. Austria? Stamped
- Lot 095: A Havdalah set with cup (with base), candleholder. Stamped silver.
- Lot 096: Metal Seder plate—Europe? 20th century?
- Lot 097: Etrog box, stamped silver. Yisrael, 20th century.
- Lot 098: Handsome megillah housing made of wood, with metal ornaments.
- Lot 099: Handsome silver megillah housing, filigree work.
- Lot 100: Pair of handsome, stamped silver candlesticks. Handmade filigree work.
- Lot 101: Besamim box in the shape of Rachel’s Tomb. Handmade, silver with filigree work
- Lot 102: Wonderful etrog case. Handmade, silver with filigree work.
- Lot 103: Handsome channukiyah, stamped silver. Handmade, filigree work.
- Lot 104: Large, handsome besamim tower, with handmade filigree work.
- Lot 105: Pesach Haggadah with Marathi commentary—Bombay 1935.
- Lot 106: Pesach Haggadah with illustrations from the artist Arthur Szyk, excellent condition.
- Lot 107: Machzor, Ashkenaz nusach, 2 sections. Zulzbach 1768-1825.
- Lot 108: Machzor Ashkenaz, first section. Zulzbach 1794.
- Lot 109: Miniature Psalms with German translation, London 1840. Pretty copy.
- Lot 110: Siddur Beit Menuchah for Shabbat, Edot HaMizrach nusach. Livorno 1843, with the compiler’s dedication.
- Lot 111: Siddur for Sukkot Beit HaSho’eva—Livorno 1849.
- Lot 112: Seder Kriyat Shma on the Bed—Warsaw 1960, extremely rare.
- Lot 113: Lot of 3 prayer books from Livorno printings, 1862-1880.
- Lot 114: Book of Psalms with the commentary Na’eh Lehodot by Rabbi Nissim Avraham Ashkenazi—Livorno 1865.
- Lot 115: Siddur for Chanukkah, Purim, and Tisha B’Av (in one book!). Original, pretty binding. Prague 1868.
- Lot 116: Lot of 3 prayerbooks from Livorno printings, 1874-1881.
- Lot 117: Handsome copy in rare condition: Siddur Tefillat Yisrael for Shabbat and Yom Tov, with German translation.
- Lot 118: Manuscript of a siddur, third section, not complete. Yemen, 18th century.
- Lot 119: Manuscript of halachot of shechita with the work Shaarei Kedusha and the commentary Search Arabi—Yemen, Sada,
- Lot 120: Complete manuscript: hoshanot and piyyutim for Simchat Torah. Yemen, 18/19 century.
- Lot 121: Complete manuscript in binding which matches the period of the text’s writing—central Yemen, 18/19th century.
- Lot 122: Rare manuscript: Baal HaTurim on the Torah—Yemen, 18/19th century
- Lot 123: Manuscript with haftaroth for all year—Yemen, 19th century
- Lot 124: Manuscript of ashmorot with the commentary “Pa’amon Zahav” by the Mahari Vana
- Lot 125: Manuscript chumash and translation of Leviticus-Numbers-Deuteronomy. Central Yemen, 19/20 century
- Lot 126: Manuscript of haftaroth for all year—Yemen, 19/20th century
- Lot 127: Manuscript with some of a siddur for the High Holidays—Central Yemen, 19/20 th century
- Lot 128: Manuscript tikkun chatzot with the blessings for a groom and a guest with additional prayers. Yemen, 19/20th century
- Lot 129: Manuscript of azharot and kinot for Tisha B’Av. Yemene, 19/20th century.
- Lot 130: Manuscript with part of the prayers for the Shalosh Regalim—Yemen, 19/20th century.
- Lot 131: Manuscript of practical kabbalah, including Raziel the Angel and more. North Africa? Egypt? 19/20th century.
- Lot 132: Manuscript with prayers for the High Holidays—northern Yemen, beginning of the 20th century
- Lot 133: Manuscript commentary on the Torah—Aden/Israel, beginning of the 20th century.
- Lot 134: Manuscript Pesach Haggadah, “Seder HaAsiya b’Leil HaPesach”—Yemen, 20th century.
- Lot 135: Manuscript on the ta’amei treifut. North Africa, 1926.
- Lot 136: Blessing for marriage from Rabbi Yehoshua Crohn of Berdichev. End of the 19th/beginning of 20th century. Torn
- Lot 137: Old binder with important documentary material on donations to the Vaad Klali. Jerusalem 1926.
- Lot 138: פסק דין בכתב ידו וחתימתו של מרא דארעא דישראל רבי יוסף חיים זוננפלד - ירושלים תר"ס | 1900
- Lot 139: An interesting historical relic of the period of distress during the First World War in Jerusalem,
- Lot 140: A commitment to pay membership dues for the Eida Charedit signed by Dr. Yaakov Yisrael Dahan—Jerusalem 1920.
- Lot 141: Tanach and set of the Talmud Bavli—New York/Berlin 1925. Copy attributed to members of the Eshel family.
- Lot 142: Sefer Bein HaShmashot with dedication by the author to Rabbi Simcha Kook shlita. First edition, Jerusalem 1929.
- Lot 143: Letter signed by rabbis of Badatz, the Gartzap Frank and his beit din—1939.
- Lot 144: Roke’ach HaGadol—brought to the publisher on the order of Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev. Zolkva 1806,
- Lot 145: Shut Chatam Sofer on Yoreh De’ah, Presburg 1841. Copy owned by the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Yehezki Greenwald of Papa.
- Lot 146: Signature of Rabbi Yitzhak Schwiger on the book the Pnei Yehoshua. Lemberg 1860
- Lot 147: Tikkun Shlomo—first edition, Vienna 1892
- Lot 148: Rare: Sefer Beit HaMidrash with the author’s signature—first edition, Berdichev 1912.
- Lot 149: Booklet in Yiddish on the Kinnus Agudas Yisrael in Zurich—one of the earliest documents of Agudas Yisrael. Zurich 1919.
- Lot 150: Volume with 10 works of mussar, philosophy, and theology, Polish publishers. 19th century texts,