Bidspirit auctions | Moreshet Auction Mar 22, 2022
Moreshet, Mar 22, 2022. 274 lots.
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Auction No. 52 It will be held on Tuesday the 19th of the Adar Bet 5782 • 22/03/2022 • At 19:00 Israel time
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Lots in this catalog (274)
- Lot 001: Lot of two title pages from Slavita printings—Talmud Bavli Masechet Brachot and Masechet Gittin.
- Lot 002: Lot of two gemarot from the Slavita printing. Masechet Nedarim and Eruvin. Printed by Rabbi Moshe Shapira of Slavita
- Lot 003: Lot of partially missing copies from Slavita and Zhitomir printings
- Lot 004: Rare,
- Lot 005: Psalms with Maamadot—printed by Shapira in Zhitomir 1855. Poor condition.
- Lot 006: Neviim—Yehoshua, Shoftim, Shmuel—Zhitomir, a. 1860. Doesn’t appear in the bibliographic databases
- Lot 007: Neviim: Yeshayahu and Yirmiyahu—Zhitomir 1856
- Lot 008: Meginei Aretz, Shulchan Aruch Orech Chaim with the Pri Megadim and Machatzit HaShekel, Shapira printing. Zhitomir 1861
- Lot 009: Masechet Gittin and Nazir—Zhitomir 1863
- Lot 010: Volume with antique leather binding, Masechtot Zevachim and Menachot, Shapira printing. Zhitomir 1859-60
- Lot 011: Volume with antique leather binding with Masechtot Bechorot, Archin, and more, Shapira printing. Zhitomir 1860
- Lot 012: Volumes of various masechtot printed by Shapira
- Lot 013: Sefer Kav HaYashar in Ladino—rare edition, Istanbul 1863.
- Lot 014: Shivchei HaAri in Ladino. Jerusalem 1911
- Lot 015: Lot of partially missing Ladino works
- Lot 016: Rare: Sefer Karnot Tzaddik—first edition, Baghdad 1867. Copy owned by Rabbi Or Shraga II of Persia, with many notes.
- Lot 017: Erech HaShulchan by Rabbi Yitzhak Tayeb, 2 sections. Nice copy in original bindings. First edition, Tunis 1891.
- Lot 018: Rare: Ma'amar Nitzachon Ha'Ohr al HaChoshech (Debate between the Pharisees and the Sadducees). First Edition,
- Lot 019: Rare: Klilat Chatanim—first edition, Cairo 1910.
- Lot 020: Wedding invitation for the children of Salim Sasson. Aleppo 1934
- Lot 021: Vareket Al-Esel (The honey leaf). Tunis, 1952
- Lot 022: Pretty copy: Sefer HaYashar by Rabbeinu Tam. Printed by Salomon, Jerusalem 1864
- Lot 023: From the library of the Rosh Yeshiva of Shaar HaShamayim: volume with five important books from Jerusalem printings,
- Lot 024: Rare Chevra Kadisha sefarim—Slichot for 7th Adar and Maamar Chesed v’Emet. Jerusalem 1905. Copy with yichus
- Lot 025: Minchat Yaakov, Rabbi Yaakov Gordon. Tzfat 1914. Colorful title page
- Lot 026: Lot of works of the Admor the Meluben Rabbi David Abuhatzira, published by his grandson the Baba Sali. First editions,
- Lot 027: Stories of the Kotel from the geniza of Jerusalem: Migdanot Mishloach Manot for Our Readers, by Pinchas Greivsky.
- Lot 028: Lot of posters from Jerusalem printers, mostly from charity organizations. Jerusalem, 1920s
- Lot 029: Na’ad shel Dma’ot—a polemic regarding the Volyn Kollel against the Admor Pachad Yitzhak of Boyan
- Lot 030: Polemic on the kolells of Jerusalem and the Admor Pachad Yitzhak of Boyan—pronouncement signed by members of the Volyn
- Lot 031: Polemic: Pamphlet Kol MiZion, against the booklet “Kavod Yerushalayim” on the Warsaw Kollel. Jerusalem, 1930.
- Lot 032: A strongly worded draft of a letter of protest signed by rabbis of the Eida Charedit regarding the status of the Chief
- Lot 033: Zealous letter against the Eida Charedit handwritten and signed by Rabbi Yehoshua Yonatan Rubenstein,
- Lot 034: “The Terrible Scandal of the Agudas Yisrael” – a letter of complaint and protest against the Beit Din of the Agudas
- Lot 035: Polemic: Shut Zikaron Yehuda—with the rare letter to Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonenfeld. Budapest 1923.
- Lot 036: Rare polemic works: Kinat Sofrim, Chok L’Yisrael: first edition, Livorno 1740. Original parchment binding
- Lot 037: Polemic on the Eruvs of Frankfurt-am-Mein. Porat Yosef by Rabbi Nehemiah Zvi Nobel, Av Beit Din of Frankfurt.
- Lot 038: Important and rare collection of early catalouges of booksellers—Israel and Europe, 19th and 20th century.
- Lot 039: The Jews in Germany: biography of the Germany Jewish community. Nachum Tim Gidel. Two volumes in Hebrew and German
- Lot 040: Two biographical works, a handsome album editions, on the Jewish ghetto of Prague
- Lot 041: Rare and handsome: Sefer HaShorashim by the Radak. Venice 1546.
- Lot 042: Sefer Menorat HaMaor with many Italian glosses. Mantua, after 1587.
- Lot 043: Kitzur Chovot HaLevavot, rare and miniature edition—Venice 1655. Partially missing copy.
- Lot 044: Yalkut Shimoni, 2 sections, and important and luxurious edition—Frankfurt der Oder, 1709
- Lot 045: Midrash Rabot, 2 sections, first edition featuring the commentary Yedei Moshe. Frankfurt der Oder, 1711-12
- Lot 046: Five Books of the Torah. Wilhermsdorf. 1713 original magnificent binding
- Lot 047: Unique and rare: Kehunat Avraham—first (and only?) edition. Venice 1719. Partially missing copy.
- Lot 048: Rare: Sefer Menorat HaMaor with Yiddish translation. Frankfurt der Oder, 1733. Partially missing copy
- Lot 049: Kehilat Shlomo-Ein Yaakov-Kutnot Or. First edition for the commentary by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, Amsterdam 1740-1.
- Lot 050: 2 sections from the rare and luxurious Tikkun Sofrim “HaChatzer HaChadasha”. Amsterdam 1768
- Lot 051: Never before seen at auction: Sefer Tzionim LaTorah, a unique work. First edition, Warsaw 1878. Copy with yichus
- Lot 052: Mishnayot of Zraim and Moed with new additions to the Tosafot Yom Tov. Sulzbach 1783, with antique notes of ownership.
- Lot 053: Lot of books and prayer books from German printings, 1815-1904
- Lot 054: Sefer Mitzvos Gadol (Smag) with Approbations from Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov and Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin.
- Lot 055: Chavat Da’at—Rabbi Yaakov Luberbaum of Lisa. Second edition, Dyhernfurth 1810. Signatures and notes
- Lot 056: Copy owned by Hasam Sofer's student: For the first time at auction: Sefer Derech HaMelech by Rabbi Meir Kish.
- Lot 057: Volume with the books Pilgei Mayim (first edition, Offen 1846) and Shut Maharam Mintz (Lemberg 1851)
- Lot 058: Set of Chumash Mikraot Gedolot. Vienna 1859. Amazing title pages.
- Lot 059: Sefer Maaseh Tuvya. The first Hebrew medical book. Lemberg-Stettin 1867. With many illustrations
- Lot 060: Americana: Poems, proverbs, and aphorisms. Gershon Rosenzweig. New York 1894
- Lot 061: Sefer Dvash v’Chalav with the eulogy for those killed in the pogroms, hy”d. First edition, Krakow 1911
- Lot 062: Pamphlet “Lo Ta’aneh Al Rav”—a maamar on the ability of talmidei chachamim to take part in work,
- Lot 063: Volume with three important works from Hungarian printings. Simlat Binyamin, Maaseh Rokeach, Darchei Zion—1899-1922.
- Lot 064: Rare: Pamphlet “Mishpat HaBechira” by Rabbi Chaim Brody. Prague 1923. Hasn’t appeared at auction
- Lot 065: Triple pamphlet with the author’s portrait—only edition, New York 1927.
- Lot 066: Lot of books printed in Hungary, most first editions. Stamped, one featuring approbation of the Admor of Munkatch
- Lot 067: Lot of two books from Hungarian rabbis and sages
- Lot 068: Lot of Midrashic sefarim in Yiddish designed for women. Nofet Tzufim. Tze’ina u’Reina
- Lot 069: Lot of two works by the Maharam Bennett. Divrei Geonim/Techelet Mordechai
- Lot 070: Important and revolutionary: Sod Netzach Yisrael, many illustrations. First edition, Oakland, California (USA). 1930
- Lot 071: Talmud Bavli in a single volume—New York 1913.
- Lot 072: Masechtot from the Bavli, printed by Propus in Amsterdam. 1756
- Lot 073: Lot of volumes of masechtot from important and rare Talmud editions
- Lot 074: Rare: Kli Yakar on Neviim. First edition, Venice 1603. Partially missing copy
- Lot 075: Sefer Yesod: Zayit Ra’anan on the Yalkut Shimoni. First edition, Dessau 1704
- Lot 076: Sefer Yesod for every Jewish home: Set of the Mishnah Brurah, mostly first edition, partially containing “Moga” notes.
- Lot 077: Siach Yitzhak, Minchat Purim, 2 booklets. Poltava 1913-1914.
- Lot 078: Rare: Akdamot for Purim. Lviv (approx. 1930)
- Lot 079: Masechet Prohibition—a parody on the Prohibition-era in the US—first edition, New York 1929.
- Lot 080: Plays for Purim: Vayehi B’Yimei Achashverosh. Tel Aviv 1929.
- Lot 081: Booklets for Purim from the 1940s: Purim in Baghdad 1948, New York 1949,
- Lot 082: Americana: Lot of 5 pamphlets from American printers
- Lot 083: Never seen at auction: Even Nagaf oder a Stein un Weg. Warsaw 1902. Copy with yichus
- Lot 084: Rare printed leaf: Seder HaTefilla in the Yeshurun synagogue by the Orthodox community—Frankfurt-am-Mein, 1893.
- Lot 085: Two booklets of Or HaMussar—Novhardok yeshiva, “Beit Yosef”. Pietrekov 1925
- Lot 086: Incredibly rare: Volume of the first issues of Das Yiddishe Licht. New York, 1923-24.
- Lot 087: Rare: bulletin of the Jewish community in Milan. 1945.
- Lot 088: Lot of booklets “Das Wort Biblioteck”—chassidus and more, New York 1934.
- Lot 089: 2 works of grammar for school—published by Yarden, Boston 1918-19.
- Lot 090: Sefer Chovot HaLevavot. Shanghai 1943. From WWII.
- Lot 091: Siddur Sheerit HaPlita, nusach Sfard,
- Lot 092: Sheerit HaPlita: Techinot Horzika Gebete for Judische Freuen. Bucharest 1947.
- Lot 093: Sheerit HaPlita: Lot of five gemarot from the Munich press, 1949. Yellow title page.
- Lot 094: Sheerit HaPlita: Lot of 14 volumes (most of the set) of the Talmud Bavli. Munich 1949. Yellow title page.
- Lot 095: Sefer Ezrat Nashim Takanot Agunot, with the author’s dedication. First edition, Paris 1950.
- Lot 096: Rare and exciting: Yesud HaMa’alah, from an early immigrant to Israel, on Yishuv HaAretz. Mainz 1883.
- Lot 097: “The first steps of the settlement of Eretz Israel” by Yisrael Belkind. New York 1917. Author’s portrait
- Lot 098: Rare booklet: Davar HaRishon LeZion—in the presence of the Temple Mount, 1967.
- Lot 099: Bibliographic discovery: Commentary “13 Middot” in Judeo-Arabic. Istanbul, 1939.
- Lot 100: Printed ketubah from Cairo, Egypt. With bride/groom and witness names which are Ashkenazi!
- Lot 101: Lot of shana tovah letters and original envelopes from Jerusalem printers.
- Lot 102: Lot of items and documents from the Etz Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem—mainly letters of request for prayers sent to the
- Lot 103: Original receipt from the Chafetz Chaim yeshiva in Radin, during the Chafetz Chaim’s lifetime. USA, 1923.
- Lot 104: a Beka: signature of Rabbi Moshe Blau, president of Agudas Yisrael on a receipt of the Agudah: Jerusalem, 1920s.
- Lot 105: Lot of antique maps—Land of Israel, Jerusalem, Temple Mount, the Tribal Nachalot. With color. Europe,
- Lot 106: Rare: General calendar chart, a wall chart for 224 years. Prague 1853. Unknown piece of ephemera,
- Lot 107: Table for 50 years—in red and green, with a Star of David in the background. Bortfeld (Berdiov), 1904.
- Lot 108: Large poster, “Vegar Zeev im Keves“, illustration of the End of Days—Russia/Poland, beginning of the 20th century.
- Lot 109: Micrograph: Artistic Print Books of Esther and Shir Hashirim. Signed - Tel Aviv 1956
- Lot 110: 3 journalist photographs of Rabbi David Moshe Rosen (“HaRav HaKollel”) of Romania,
- Lot 111: Mezuzah housing plated with gold, designed by the artist Ilana Goor. Stamped.
- Lot 112: Rimonim for a sefer torah, stamped silver, with carving of the City of David.
- Lot 113: Rimonim for a sefer torah, stamped silver, with inlaid gemstones and filigree decorations.
- Lot 114: Luxurious case for a Sefer Torah, made of velvet, with decorations and rimonim made of silver. Baghdad 1918.
- Lot 115: Handsome Aron Kodesh for miniature sifrei torah—wood and metal, shaped to look like a fortress.
- Lot 116: Ashkenazi Sefer Torah, sofer script on parchment, following the Beit Yosef method, wrapped around atzei chaim.
- Lot 117: 2 Sefer Torah parchment pieces in Yemenite sofer script.
- Lot 118: Pair of stamped silver candlesticks. Russian Empire, end of 19th century.
- Lot 119: Unique platter for Mishloach Manot, with a comedic wish engraved in Yiddish
- Lot 120: Lechem HaPanim, an exegesis on the Pesach Haggadah. Only edition, Salonika 1739.
- Lot 121: Pesach Haggadah “Hallel Nirtzah”, by the author of the Arugas HaBosem. First edition, Bergsas 1922
- Lot 122: Pesach Haggadah, “Ma’aleh Beit Horin, ” Vienna 1823. luxurious new leather binding.
- Lot 123: Chassidic Pesach Haggadah: Chelkat Binyamin—Munkatch 1930.
- Lot 124: Pesach Haggadah—Sulzbach 1834.
- Lot 125: Pesach Haggadah with illustrations of Nachum Guttman. Tel Aviv 1936 (approx), illustrated Betzalel binding.
- Lot 126: Pesach Haggadah in Hebrew and Portuguese—the first printed in Sao Paulo, 1950.
- Lot 127: Sefer Refuat HaNefesh (Chevra Kadisha) - Hamburg 1864
- Lot 128: Slichot for all year—with German translation. Redelheim 1865.
- Lot 129: Divrei HaBrit—only edition, Redelheim 1874
- Lot 130: Rare, never appeared at auction: Olat Shabbat b’Shabbato—first edition, Redelheim 1822.
- Lot 131: Siddur Minchah v’Maariv for weekday and shabbat, miniature and especially rare—not listed in bibliographic sources,
- Lot 132: Rare machzor, Rome minhag, with Ladino. Salonika 1871.
- Lot 133: Lot of 2 “Krovot” machzors. First edition, Redelheim 1800
- Lot 134: Large machzors for chazzanim, Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot, guided by gedolei hador,
- Lot 135: Siddur Oneg Shabbos with Dutch translation. Amsterdam 1933.
- Lot 136: Rare Chassidic Siddur: Siddur Or Zarua LaTzaddik—Lemberg 1897.
- Lot 137: Unknown Chassidic siddur: Derech HaChaim with the commentary Nehora HaShalem,
- Lot 138: Lot of miniature siddurim in olivewood bindings and more. Palestine/Warsaw/Budapest/Redelheim/and more.
- Lot 139: Brit Avraham, a commentary on Psalms. First edition, Warsaw/Pietrekov 1899.
- Lot 140: Book of Psalms with Dutch translation and an illustration of musical instruments. Amsterdam 1838.
- Lot 141: Handwritten leaf on parchment, Talmud Bavli or Rif. Taken from bindings. Spain, 15th century.
- Lot 142: Handwritten leaves from Sefer Ahavat Olam by Rabbi Nissim Shlomo Algazi. Aleppo/Israel, 17th century.
- Lot 143: Zikaron Edut—a promise to carry out chalitza. Hannover 1870.
- Lot 144: Handwritten leaf, handsomely done in gilded ink, with the wording of kiddush of Leil Rosh Hashanah and the simanim,
- Lot 145: Yemenite manuscript with the order of verses and prayers said before and after reading the megillah on Purim.
- Lot 146: Manuscript of songs and prayers. North Africa. Early 20th century.
- Lot 147: Manuscript (missing). Passover Haggadah with Translation. Morocco, late 19th century
- Lot 148: Americana: Lot of 7 letters from American rabbis—various periods.
- Lot 149: Large lot of dozens of letters sent from London by a Shadar to the United Tzedakot of Jerusalem.
- Lot 150: Strongly worded letter handwritten by Ga’avad Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonenfeld about the kashrut of slaughterhouses in