Auction 52 Tiferet 52 - winter 2024 Auction
By Tiferet Auctions
Jan 14, 2024
Beit HaDfus 12, B, 4th floor, Jerusalem, Israel

A special auction of rare items:

First editions of Hassidic Sefarim, Slavita-Zhitomir, letters by Tzaddikim and the greatest Hassidic Rabbis, the Geonim of Ashkenaz and Hungary, the greatest Rabbis of Lithuania, the greatest Poskim of previous generations, pedigreed copies, artifacts of renowned Tzaddikim, Satmar, Chabad and more. 

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LOT 16:

Copy of Maran the Shevet Sofer of Pressburg. Etz Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital. Lviv, 1864

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Sold for: $550 (₪2,035)
₪2,035
Start price:
$ 500
Estimated price :
$800 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 25%
VAT: 17% On commission only
Auction took place on Jan 14, 2024 at Tiferet Auctions

Copy of Maran the Shevet Sofer of Pressburg. Etz Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital. Lviv, 1864

Sefer Etz Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital, the disciple of the holy Ari. Lviv - Lemberg, 1864 edition. The personal copy of Maran Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer, the Shevet Sofer of Pressburg. 


On the title page, his round stamp. Many signs of usage indicating his study of Kabbalah. 


Maran the Gaon Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer [1843-1906] the Shevet Sofer, the son of Maran the Kesav Sofer who followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather the Chasam Sofer.


[1], 99 leaves. The title page and last leaf are professionally restored. Dampness signs and much water damage, affecting the text on the upper part of the last leaf. Leaf 1 is blemished, not considerably affecting the text. Large water stains. Thin and slightly damp leaves. New, elegant binding. Good condition. 

Measurement:  36 cm

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