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Lot 7
Rare & Excellent Hebrew Printed Books
From the Library of Arthur A. Marx
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 — Foreword —

A
mong the great many auctions of Fine Judaica and Rare Books that have taken place
worldwide over the past three decades or so, there has hardly been a single sale - of
significance - in which Arthur Marx has not participated and subsequently acquired the very
choicest of offerings. Indeed, members of the book-trade, at all levels, have long known to reach out
to Marx when something special came their way. With his diligent and expert eye, Marx has long
zeroed in and obtained for his collection the best of the best - from modest sums to substantially
more.

Alongside his business, his religious devotions, and the love and loyalties extended to his family
and community, Marx has intently focused on building a library that is a testament to Jewish
textual excellence. Only one as deeply versed in Judaic learning and culture would have the depth
of knowledge to collect as deeply and as broadly as Marx has. His focus has been not just the prize
volumes from the dawn of the incunable era, but essential books in all succeeding centuries down to
and including the 20th century.

Thus, a tremendous library grew in a quiet residential street less than fifty miles from Times Square.
Speaking personally, I know directly, the degree of scholarly dedication and focused pursuit that
Arthur Marx has invested in building this prize collection. For over a great many years, no event in
the book world occurred without his creative presence.

Magnanimously, Marx is now bringing all that he has gathered back to the open market so that a
new generation of scholars and collectors may gain from the spiritual and cerebral pleasures that
this auction represents.

Eighteen months ago our East Side colleagues conducted an auction from the broader Marx Judaica
Collection with a value of several million dollars. Now, Kestenbaum has been tasked to present,
Part II: Focused exclusively on the entirety of the Marx Library, featuring five-hundred specially
selected volumes.

The books here offered cover the entire force-field of Jewish literature. From Bible to Halacha,
Talmud to Kabbalah, homiletics and ethics, and a vast range of all essential commentaries. The
library is particularly strong in Liturgy, along with fascinating holdings in the areas of Ceremonies
(Minhag) and editions of the Psalms (Tehillim).

First editions of all the classics abound, including those by: The Rambam, the Ramban, the
Rashba, the Maharal, the Shach, the Maharshal, the Vilna Gaon, R. Ya’akov Emden, the Noda
BeYehuda, the Ramchal, the Chida, and so many other luminaries. Indeed the primary edition of
almost every substantial Rabbinic text utilized in Torah study appears in this collection.

Also to be found are tributaries that focus upon Fine Bindings and Miniature Books, American and
Anglo-Judaica, and concluding here with a selection of fine livres d’artistes.

The book-world has an unparalleled opportunity to dive deeply into this vast offering, greatly
benefiting from the fact that 30+ years of connoisseurship and bibliophilic discernment is now
available for auction sale.

In this Covid era we have adjusted our practices for the benefit of all. Consequently, private,
individual attention is available to all our clients and potential bidders. Please reach out to myself
and my colleagues to arrange for pre-sale viewing opportunities and to discuss bidding approaches.

It is truly an honor and a pleasure to bring to the Kestenbaum salesroom THE M ARX COLLECTION.

DEK
Spring, 2021.
Lot 51
 — RARE HEBREW PRINTED BOOKS —

1 AARON HALEVI OF BARCELONA (Attributed to). Sepher HaChinuch [“Book of Education” - exposition to the 613
precepts]. FIRST EDITION. Woodcut floriated heading. ff. 179. Marginal worming repaired, old inscriptions. Modern blind-tooled
calf. Lg. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 78.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1523. $5000 - $7000
❧ In his introduction, the author writes he intends for the
work “to arouse the heart of [his] young son and youthful
companions” to study each week the Mitzvoth contained
in that week’s portion of the Torah. The Sepher
HaChinuch is regarded today as one of the mainstays
of rabbinic scholarship and is the subject of numerous
commentaries.
The identity of the Author of Sepher HaChinuch
remains unclear. What is certain, is that the book was
composed at the end of the 13th-century. See M. J. Heller,
The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book: An Abridged
Thesaurus, Vol. 1 (2004) pp. 160-161.
,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מיוחס ספר החינוך‬.‫אהרון הלוי מברצלונה‬
[78 ‫ויניציאה‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫רפ"ג‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫המחבר כותב בהקדמה שכוונתו לעורר את הלב של בנו וחבריו ללמוד‬
.‫❧ כל שבוע את המצוות בפרשת השבוע‬

2 AARON HALEVI OF BARCELONA (Attributed to). Sepher HaChinuch

[“Book of Education” - exposition to the 613 precepts]. Second edition.
With an introduction and poem by Leon de Modena. ff. 228. Previous owners
marks, stained primarily toward end. Modern boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice
894.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1600. $800 - $1000
‫ עם הקדמה מאת רבי יהודה אריה‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ מיוחס ספר החינוך‬.‫אהרן הלוי מברצלונה‬
[894 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ממודנה‬
$1000 - $800 .‫ש"ס‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
 3 A ARON SHIMON OF COPENHAGEN (Ed.) Or HaYashar [divorce law]. FIRST EDITION.
Autographs and stamp of Chief Rabbi Shmuel Heller of Safed on title. Marginal notes. ff. 7.
111 (1). Light stains. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1966.]
Amsterdam, Gerard Johann Jansen, 1769. $500 - $700
❧ Concerns The Cleves Get controversy, one of the great causes célèbres of the 18th
century, which involved most of the great rabbinic adjudicators of the day. This work
includes opinions by R. Ya’akov Emden, the Noda BeYehuda, the Sha’agath Aryeh, R.
Saul of Amsterdam, etc.
R. Shmuel Heller (1803-83) was a leading Chassidic presence in Safed and central to
communal affairs both in the Land of Israel and Europe.

[1966 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫אהרן שמעון מקופנהגן אור הישר‬

$700 - $500 .‫תקכ"ט‬,‫ דפוס ג'נסן‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ הספר עוסק בפרשת הגט מקליווא‬

4 ABOAB, ISA AC. Menorath HaMa’or [ethics]. With Nephesh Yehudah commentary.
Lavish additional engraved title-page featuring the Burning Bush at top and Moses and
Aaron flanking. A WIDE-MARGINED COPY. ff. (4), 129. Browned, few light stains. Original gilt-
tooled diced morocco, a.e.g., later clasps and hinges, worn, hinges weak. Tall folio. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 1185.]
Amsterdam, Solomon Proops, 1722. $1000 - $1500
❧ A FINE BIBLIOPHILIC COPY, PRINTED ON EXCEPTIONALLY WIDE MARGINS AND FINELY BOUND.
[1185 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם שוליים רחבים‬.‫ עם פירוש נפש יהודה‬.‫ יצחק מנורת המאור‬,‫אבוהב‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תפ"ב‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫ בכריכה מהודרת‬,‫❧ עותק במצב טוב מאוד‬

5 A BR A BA NEL, DON ISA AC. Mirkeveth HaMishneh [commentary to the Book of

Devarim]. FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural floral border. On final page, printer's
marks of Tobias Foa and Joseph Shalit (Yaari, Hebrew Printers' Marks 19-20). ff. 145, (1).
Stained in places, censored, few marginal repairs, previous owner’s marks. Modern morocco. Folio.
[Vinograd, Sabbioneta 1.]
Sabbioneta, Tobias Foa, 1551. $3000 - $4000
❧ THE FIRST HEBREW BOOK PRINTED IN SABBIONETA.
With the rare unnumbered final leaf containing a full-page poem by Azariah di
Rossi (author of Me’or Einaiyim). With an important introduction by the editor-
publisher Joseph ben Jacob of Padua concerning the establishment of the Hebrew
press at Sabbioneta, a town situated in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy.

[1 ‫ סביוניטה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לספר דברים‬.‫ דון יצחק מרכבת המשנה‬,‫אברבנאל‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫שי"א‬,‫ דפוס פואה‬,‫סביוניטה‬
.‫ עם הפואמה הנדירה של רבי עזריה מן האדומים‬.‫❧ הספר העברי הראשון שנדפס בסביוניטה‬
6 ABR ABANEL, DON ISA AC. Peirush al HaTorah [commentary to the Chumash]. FIRST
EDITION. Edited by Samuel d’Archivolti. Printer’s device on title (Yaari, Printer’s Marks
no. 18). ff. 425 (i.e. 424), (1). Lightly stained. Later full vellum, worn. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice
641.]
Venice, Asher Parenzo for Giovanni di Gara, 1579. $1500 - $2000
❧ “The commentar y on the Pentateuch may be considered Abravanel’s most
authoritative presentation of his views, and it was not without good reason that
he considered it the first and foremost of his works.” See B. Netanyahu, Don Isaac
Abravanel: Statesman & Philosopher (1968) p. 86.

[641 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דון יצחק פירוש על התורה‬,‫אברבנאל‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫של"ט‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ הביאור של האברבנאל נחשב כחיבורו הסמכותי ביותר‬

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7 ABUDR AHAM, DAVID BEN JOSEPH. Abudraham [commentary to the prayers]. FIRST EDITION. Printed in double
columns. First letter of opening page richly floriated and entire page within historiated metalcut border by Alfonso
de Cordoba. With diagrams of the Temple altar in Jerusalem on ff. 23r. -24v. and calendric tables of “Moladoth” on ff.
134r., 137, 139v.-140r. ff. (170) COMPLETE. Scattered staining, few minor marginal repairs occasionally affecting individual letters,
trace wormed, opening leaves dampstained, opening two leaves laid to size, final two leaves silked, occasional words censored, signed by
censor at end. Modern blind-tooled calf, bookplate removed. Folio. [Vinograd, Lisbon 4; Goff Heb-36; Goldstein 92; Offenberg
1; Steinschneider, p. 859, no. 4784, 1 “Expl. Perfectum Rariss.”; Thes. B19.]
Lisbon, Eliezer (Toledano), 1489. $100,000 - $150,000
❧ THE SECOND BOOK PRINTED IN LISBON.
An invaluable encyclopedia concerning the ritual customs of Spain, France,
Provence and Germany.
David ben Joseph Abudraham of Seville wrote this liturgical commentary in
1340. He was motivated to write the work in response to contemporary liturgical
confusion: “The lengthy exile and intensive persecution have led to a variety of
customs in different kingdoms so that most ordinary folk, when they offer their
prayers to God, are ignorant about their meaning and have no understanding of
the sense and structure of liturgical practices.” Abudraham’s work accordingly
not only provides clear rules, but devotes much space to the reasons behind many
customs, as well as commenting on the text of the prayers and piyutim. The work
offers commentary to all daily, Sabbath, monthly, Festival and fast-day prayers,
also provides guidance on lectionaries, the calendar, as well as an extensive
treatise upon the various benedictions. See S. C. Reif, Judaism and Hebrew Prayer
(1993) pp. 204-5.
“Of all the [incunable] Hebrew presses that flourished in the Iberian
Peninsula, that of Lisbon - the last of them all - was typographically the best
equipped and most successful.” See J. Bloch, Early Hebrew Printing in Spain and
Portugal (1938) pp. 32-3.
The opening leaf of this first edition is especially rare and is lacking in many
copies. Indeed, Brad Sabin Hill states,Catalogue of the the Jacob M. Lowy
Collection, National Library of Canada (1981) no. 92 “this may be the only
complete copy in the world.”
[4 ‫ ליסבון‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לתפילות‬.‫ דוד בן יוסף אבודרהם‬,‫אבודרהם‬
$150,000 - $100,000 .‫רמ"ט‬,‫ אליעזר טולידנו‬,‫ליסבון‬
.‫❧ הספר השני שנדפס בליסבון‬

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 8 (ADEN). YIHYA BAR JOSEPH AMUD. Pethach Ha’Ohel [on laws of divorce]. With
glosses by Vidal Angel and selected laws of Jewish marriage from Shoshanath
HaMelech by Solomon Habshush. FIRST EDITION. ff. 63. Browned, few taped repairs.
Latr boards. 8vo. [Yaari, Aden 6.]
Aden, Menahem Oetz, 1894. $300 - $500
❧ The historic Yemenite Jewish community which resided in the port city
of Aden, near the eastern approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden),
became distinct from other Yemenite Jews due to British control of the
city and Indian-Iraqi influence as well as later arrivals from Persia and
Egypt. Although they were separated, Adeni Jews depended on the greater
Yemenite community for spiritual guidance, receiving their Halachic
authorizations from mainstream Yemeni rabbis.

‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ עם הערות מוידאל אנגל‬.‫ על הלכות גיטין‬.‫ פתח האהל‬.‫)עדן) יחיא בר יוסף עמוד‬
[6 ‫ עדן‬,‫[יערי‬
$500 - $300 .‫ תרנ"ד‬,‫עדן‬

9 (A DL E R , NAT H A N). Ma’aseh Ta’atu’im [“Act of Deception”

- vehement polemic against R. Nathan Adler]. Anonymous (Leib
Wetzlar). FIRST EDITION. pp. 39, (1). Browned. Recent marbled boards. 12mo.
[Vinograd, Frankfurt 558.]
Czestechow (i.e Frankfurt a/Main), n.p., 1789. $1500 - $2000
❧ R. Nathan Adler (1741-1800) was a German Kabbalist and
famously, the teacher of the Chasam Sofer. Based in Frankfurt,
he was the subject of controversy due to his uncommon mystical
behaviors and the development of a devoted following. Ultimately,
things came to a head in 1789 when - partially due to the influence
of this anonymous screed - the Rabbi was formally expelled from
Frankfurt.
See R. Elior, Rabbi Nathan Adler of Frankfurt and the
Controversy Surrounding Him, in: Studia Judaica (13) esp. p. 226.

[558 ‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פולמוס נגד רבי נתן אדלר‬.‫ נתן) מעשה תעתועים‬,‫)אדלר‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫ תקמ"ט‬,‫פפד"מ‬
.‫ כנראה נכתב על ידי לייב וצלר‬,‫❧ נדפס בעילום שם‬

10 AHARON SHMUEL OF KREMENETS. Nishmath Adam [ethical treatise

on the origin and essence of the Soul, the purpose of human life and the
After-life]. FIRST EDITION. Title within historiated woodcut architectural
border flanked by a horned Moses and priestly Aaron with vignette
depicting the binding of Isaac (cf. Yaari, Sha’arei Sepharim Ivri’im no. 39).
ff. 44, (2). Stained and trimmed, several paper repairs, pencil markings throughout,
stamps removed. Modern calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Hanau 23.]
Hanau, Hans Jakob Hanau, 1617. $1000 - $1500
❧ The consensus among bibliographers was to date this work as issued
in 1611. Recent scholarship has revised this to 1617.
The Author cites here three unpublished works of his: On ethical and
religio-philosophical problems, as well as a novellae to the Talmud.
R. Aharon Shmuel began preaching in Fürth towards the end of
1606, in 1615 he was appointed Rabbi of the town.

[23 ‫ הנאו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חיבור על הנשמה ועולם הבא‬.‫אהרן שמואל מקרעמניץ נשמת אדם‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫שע"ז‬,‫ הנס יעקב הנאו‬,‫הנאו‬
.‫❧ רבי אהרן שמואל שימש כרב העיר פירט משנת שע"ה‬

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 11 A L A SHK A R, MOSHE . Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa].
FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device on last leaf (Yaari, 20). Scattered
marginalia. ff. 199, (1). Title neatly remargined, light stains,
trace wormed, previous owners’ marks. Later patterned boards. 4to.
[Vinograd, Sabbioneta 25.]
Sabbionetta, Corneilio Adelkind for Tobias Foa, 1554. $1500 - $2000
❧ A classical work of responsa on various interesting topics.
(Case no. 1): Whether a young woman who converted during
the Inquisition is permitted to wed a Priest (Kohen) as she is
deemed to have had improper sexual relations.
Appended are a number of scarce liturgical and
penitential poems. The final prayer (p. 198b) refers to the
Author’s expulsion from Spain and his travails in North
Africa when he was saved from the “depths of the sea” and
rescued from the “prisoners pit “ whilst in captivity.

[25 ‫ סביוניטה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ משה שאולות ותשובות‬,‫אלשקר‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫שי"ד‬,‫ דפוס פואה‬,‫סביוניטה‬
.‫❧ עבודה קלאסית על שלל נושאים‬

12 A L A SHK A R , MOSHE . Hassagoth [“Critique” - philosophical

polemic]. FIRST EDITION. Woodcut printer’s device on title. ff. 16. Lightly
stained, marginal repaired wormhole. Modern calf-backed boards. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Ferrara 46.]
Ferrara, Abraham ibn Usque, 1557. $1500 - $2000
❧ In 1556 the Kabbalist Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov had written
in his Sepher Ha’Emunoth (see lot 413) a scathing critique of
Maimonides' rationalist philosophy. Here in the Hassagoth, R.
Moses Alaskhar vehemently rises to Maimonides' defense - as
well as to that of Gersonides (RaLBa’G) - attacking ibn Shem Tov
and accusing him of deliberately misquoting their philosophical
views.

[46 ‫ פיררה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ משה השגות‬,‫אלשקר‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫שי"ז‬,‫ אברהם אבן אושקי‬,‫פיררה‬
‫❧ תגובה לספר האמונות של רבי שם טוב אבן שם טוב המבקר את הרציוניזם‬
.‫של הרמב"ם‬

13 (A LEPPO). VITAL, CHAIM. Sha’arei Kedushah [Kabbalah]. * BOUND

WITH (as originally issued): Sepher Eilim Letrufah [letters of moral
instruction by Moses Nachmanides and ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA]. ff. (4),
48, 8. Modern calf. 12mo. [Yaari, Aleppo 1 and 2.]
Aleppo, Elijah Hai b. Abraham Sasson, 1866. $1000 - $1500
❧ The first two Hebrew books printed in this ancient Jewish
community of Northern Syria. Sasson was sent by his father to Italy
to learn the art of printing. The rabbinic type he uses here is in
fact very similar to that used by the Livornese Hebrew presses.

[2-‫ ו‬1 ‫ חלב‬,‫ [יערי‬.‫ כרוך יחד עם ספר עלים לתרופה‬.‫ שערי קדושה‬.‫ חיים‬,‫(חלב) ויטאל‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תרכ"ו‬,‫ אליה' חי בן אברהם ששון‬,‫חלב‬
.‫❧ הספרים הראשונים שנדפסו בחלב‬

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14 ALFASI, ISAAC BEN JACOB (RI’F). Sepher Halachoth Rav Alfas [Rabbinic code]. With Mordechai and commentaries.
Complete in three volumes. Title pages within woodcut architectural borders, opening words within white-on-black
decorative woodcut vignettes. Collation and condition report available upon request. Uniform modern calf. Thick folio. [Vinograd,
Venice 34.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1521. $30,000 - $40,000

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 ❧ EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND IMPORTANT EDITION.
The RI”F is the most significant Halachic compendium prior to the Yad HaChazakah of Maimonides and remains
an important and widely admired Code. R. Joseph Caro regarded Alfasi’s scholarship with the utmost respect and
determined the laws in his Shulchan Aruch upon his authority.

[34 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שלם בשלושה כרכים‬.‫ עם המרדכי‬.‫ ספר הלכות רב אלפס‬.‫ הרי"ף‬.‫ יצחק בן יעקב‬,‫אלפסי‬
$40,000 - $30,000 .‫רכ"א‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ נדיר במיוחד ובעל חשיבות רבה‬

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15 A LK A BETZ, SOLOMON H A LEV I. Shoresh Yishai [K abbalistic
commentary to the Book of Ruth, with text]. FIRST EDITION. Title within
architectural arch. ff. 96. Title trace wormed repaired on verso, lightly
stained in places, hinges split. Later blind- tooled calf over thick wooden boards,
gilt spine worn, later clasps. 4to. [Vinograd, Const. 221.]
Constantinople, Solomon ibn Usque, 1561. $3000 - $4000
❧ R. Shlomo Alkabetz (c. 1505-84) was a liturgical poet and
Kabbalist, venerated today as the composer of “Lechah Dodi,”
the mystical love-song to the Sabbath Queen chanted at sundown
on the Sabbath Eve. R. Alkabetz, emigrated from the Balkans
to the Land of Israel in 1535, settling in Safed, then the center
of Kabbalistic learning. There, he was part of an extraordinary
fraternity of mystics that included R. Yoseph Karo and R. Moshe
Alsheich.
R. Alkabetz was a prolific author, producing commentaries on
Song of Songs, Ruth, Esther, the Minor Prophets, Psalms, Job and
the Passover Haggadah. R. Moshe Cordovero was R. Alkabetz’s
brother-in-law and initially his disciple, although it seems that
eventually their relationship was reversed with Alkabetz becoming
a student of Cordovero.

[221 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש קבלי למגילת רות‬.‫ שלמה הלוי שורש ישי‬,‫אלקבץ‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫שכ"א‬,‫ שלמה אבן אושקי‬,‫קושטא‬
‫שד"מ) עלה לצפת מהבלקנים‬-‫ רבי שלמה אלקבץ (רס"ה‬,‫❧ בעל הפיוט לכה דודי‬
.‫ והצטרף לקבוצת האליטה של מקובלים שם‬,‫בשנת רצ"ה‬

16 ALSHEICH, MOSHE. Group of five works, bound in five volumes,

uniformly bound and housed in fitted box:
* Devarim Tovim [commentary to Koheleth. ff. 35 (i.e. 41), (1).
Vinograd, Venice 922.
* Devarim Nechumim [commentary to Eichah]. ff. 38, (1).
Vinograd, Venice 923.
* Masath Moshe [commentary to Esther]. ff. 86. With WOODCUT
ILLUSTRATIONS on f. 83v. Vinograd, Venice 931.
* Einei Moshe [commentary to Ruth]. ff. 46, (1). Vinograd,
Venice 934.
* Shoshanath Ha’Amakim [commentary to Song of Songs]. ff.
60. Vinograd, Venice 1024.
FIRST EDITION of all (second edition of last one). Variously stained in
places, few marginal repairs. Calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo.
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1601 and 1606 (last one). $3000 - $5000
❧ A native of Adrianople, Turkey, R. Moshe Alsheich (1508-93)
settled in Safed, where he was was ordained by R. Yoseph Karo
(upon whom had been conferred the reintroduced Semicha of R.
Jacob Berab). Part of the cabal of scholars during Safed’s golden
age, R. Moshe Alsheich was a teacher of R. Chaim Vital. Alsheich
is one of the few rabbis to be universally known as ‘Hakadosh’ -
The Holy. His homiletical Biblical commentary is celebrated as a
fundamental classic.

,‫ וינוגרד‬.‫ פירוש לאיכה‬,‫ דברים נחומים‬.‫ משה חמישה עבודות נפרדות בכריכה נפרדת‬,‫אלשיך‬
,‫ * שושנת העמקים‬.922 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ וינוגרד‬.‫ פירוש לקהלת‬,‫ * דברים טובים‬923 ‫ויניציאה‬
.934 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ וינוגרד‬.‫ פירוש לרות‬,‫ * עיני משה‬.1024 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ וינוגרד‬.‫פירוש לשיה"ש‬
‫ חוץ משושנת‬,‫ דפוסים ראשונים‬.931 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ וינוגרד‬.‫ פירוש לאסתר‬,‫משאת משה‬
‫ דפוס שני‬,‫העמקים‬.
$5000 - $3000 .‫שס"א‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ דניאל זאניטי‬,‫ויניציאה‬

8
 17 ALSHEICH, MOSHE. Torath Moshe [commentary to the Chumash].
FIRST EDITION. ff. 324, mispaginated. Touch stained. Modern morocco. Folio.
[Vinograd, Venice 939.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1601. $1200 - $1800

[939 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לתורה‬.‫ משה תורת משה‬,‫אלשיך‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫שס"א‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬

18 ALSHEICH, MOSHE. Romemoth E-l [commentary to the Book of Psalms,

with text]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 310. Few stains and paper repairs, previous owner’s
marks. Modern morocco. Thick 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 997.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1605. $800 - $1200

[997 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ל‬-‫ משה רממות א‬,‫אלשיך‬

$1200 - $800 .‫שס"ה‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ פירוש לספר תהילים‬

19 (AMSTERDAM). Takanoth HaKehillah [regulations governing the

administration of the Aschkenazi community of Amsterdam]. Text in
Hebrew and Yiddish. ff. (4), 2-33. Touch stained. Loose in contemporary
vellum, worn. 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1478.]
Amsterdam, Abraham Athias, 1737. $600 - $900
❧ Second constitution of the Kehillah; the first appeared in 1711.
Published with the approval of the Burgemeester of Amsterdam.

[1478 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ בעברית ויידיש‬.‫)אמשטרדם) תקנות הקהילה‬

$900 - $600 .‫תצ"ז‬,‫ אברהם עטיה‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ הודפס עם אישור ראש העיר‬.‫❧ עם החוקה השנייה של הקהילה האשכנזית‬

20 (AMSTERDAM). Rinah U’Tephila La’E-l [prayer of thanksgiving for

the victory at the Battle of Waterloo]. pp. (2), 6. Browned, opening leaf
loose. Modern calf. 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 2722.]
Amsterdam, Proops, 1851. $400 - $600
❧ The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815,
near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the
Netherlands at the time. A French army under the command of
Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the
Seventh Coalition, a British-led coalition consisting of units from
the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick, and
Nassau, under the command of the Duke of Wellington. The battle
marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

[2722 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)אמשטרדם) רינה ותפילה לקל‬

$600 - $400 .‫תרי"א‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ תפילת הודאה לניצחון בקרב ווטרלו‬

9
 21 (AMSTERDAM). Birchath Aharon [prayers for the welfare of King
William I of the Netherlands]. Includes sermon by R. Aharon Krein.
FIRST EDITION. ff. 8. Light stains. Loose in contemporary gray wrappers. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Amsterdam 2428.]
Amsterdam, David Proops, 1815. $400 - $600
❧ The Hundred Days War (March-July 1815), was fought between
Napoleonic France and much of the rest of Europe. It began when
Napoleon escaped exile and reclaimed control of the French army.
This special prayer session was undertaken by the Jews of
Amsterdam on July 5th, just two weeks after the decisive Battle of
Waterloo was won. It comprises themes seeking peace, stability and
the continuation of the reign of King William I.
‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ תפילה לשלום המלך וויליאם הראשון‬.‫(אמשטרדם) ברכת אהרן‬
[2428 ‫אמשטרדם‬
$600 - $400 .‫תקע"ה‬,‫ דוד פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ הודפס לקראת סוף מלחמת מאה הימים‬

22 (AMSTERDAM). Hanhagoth Beth HaKnesseth de K”K Aschkenazim

Be’A msterdam [sy nagog uge reg ulat ions of t he A schkenazic
Synagogue in Amsterdam]. pp. 30. Modern boards. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 2437.]
Amsterdam, Jochanan Levi Rophe & Son, 1815. $400 - $600

[2437 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)אמשטרדם) הנהגות בית הכנסת דק"ק אשכנזים באמשטרדם‬

$600 - $400 .‫תקע"ה‬,‫ יוחנן לוי רופא ובניו‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

10
23 (A NAV, Y EC H I E L BE N Y E K U T H I E L ( ? ) / A NAV,
ZEDEK I A H BEN A BR A H A M(?)). Sepher Tanya. FIRST
EDITION. Issued without a title. ff. 99 (of 100), lacking final leaf
with table of contents starting. Some staining, marginal repairs,
previous owner’s inscriptions. Modern calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd,
Mantua 16; Mehlman 725.]
Mantua, Samuel Latif, 1514. $2500 - $3000
❧ Composed in the 13th century, the Sepher Tanya is a
compilation of Jewish law and custom as applied by the
Jews of Italy (Minhag Bnei Roma). There is considerable
overlap between the present work and another work of
the same genre, Shibolei HaLeket also composed by
Zedekiah Anav.
See EJ, Vol. II, cols. 937-38 and M. Waxman, History
of Jewish Literature Vol. II, pp. 130-32 regarding the
disputatious authorship of Sepher Tanya.

‫ דפוס‬.‫ יחיאל בן יקותיאל או צדקיה בן אברהם) ספר תניא‬,‫(מן הענוים‬

[16 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫[ראשון‬
$3000 - $2500 .‫רע"ד‬,‫ שמואל לטיף‬,‫מנטובה‬
‫ דומה לחיבור שיבולי הלקט‬.‫❧ אוסף הלכות ומנהגים של בני רומא‬

24 A R A M A , MEIR. Me’ir Tehiloth [commentar y to the

Book of Psalms, with text]. FIRST EDITION. The Mayer
Sulzberger copy. This copy with 2 final leaves (index and
corrigendum) missing from most other copies. Title within
architectural arch. Printer’s device (Yaari, Printer’s Marks
no. 19) on f. 148r. ff. 148, (2), misnumbered though all complete.
Ex-library, ight wear. Contemporary limp vellum, worn. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Venice 744.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1590. $1000 - $1500
❧ Includes commentary by the 16th century Talmudist
and Kabbalist of Salonika, R. Yoseph Ta’itatzak.
R. Meir Arama (d. 1565) was expelled from Spain
and relocated to Naples and then Salonika, where he
served as rabbi.

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לספר תהילים‬.‫ מאיר מאיר תהילות‬,‫(עראמה‬

[744 ‫ויניציאה‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫ש"נ‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫ המקובל משאלוניקי‬,‫❧ כולל פירוש של רבי יוסף טאיטאצאק‬

11
25 ARIPOL, SHMUEL. Sar Shalom [ethical commentary to Shir HaShirim] FIRST EDITION. ff. 94, (2). Expert paper repairs
primarily at margins, few stains in places. Modern morocco. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Safed 3; Yaari, Safed 3.]
Tzfath (Safed), Abraham and Eliezer Aschkenazi, 1578-79. $20,000 - $25,000
❧ The third of only six Hebrew books printed in Safed before printing ceased, not to be resumed for some 250 years.
All six books were printed by the Family Aschkenazi over a course of ten years.
EXCEPTIONALLY RARE. Not seen nor cited by Yosef Y. Rivlin in his pioneering article LeToldot HaDefus B’Eretz Yisrael
Ube’Suria in: Mizrach U’Maariv, Vol. I, pp. 104-9.
Contains two important approbations and introductions by two of the greatest scholars of Safed: R. Elisha Gallico
and R. Moshe b. Machir.
Sar Shalom is one of the most comprehensive commentaries to the Song of Songs. The author interprets these oft
enigmatic verses in many differing styles, from Peshat to Zoharic.
See A.J. Karp. From the Ends of the Earth: Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress (1991) pp.17-18.

[3 ‫ צפת‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לשיר השירים‬.‫ שר שלום‬.‫ שמואל‬,‫אריפול‬

$25,000 - $20,000 .‫של"ט‬,‫ אברהם ואליעזר אשכנזי‬,‫צפת‬
.‫ נדיר מאוד‬.‫ רבני צפת‬,‫ עם הסכמות והקדמות מרבי אלישע גאליקו ורבי משה בן מכיר‬.‫❧ אחת הפירושים המקיפים לשיר השירים‬

12
 26 ARIPOL, SHMUEL. Mizmor LeThodah [commentary to selected
Psalms, with vocalized text]. FIRST EDITION. Title within wreathed
columns. Opening letters within decorative woodcut vignettes. ff.
184. Dampstained in places, last few leaves soiled and wormed, previous
owner’s marks. Recent roan-backed boards, gently rubbed at extremities. 4to.
[Vinograd, Venice 614.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1576. $1200 - $1500
❧ R. Shmuel Aripol composed this work upon recovering from
illness in 1571. He explains the esoteric verses of selected Tehillim
using a wide range of interpretive methods, ranging from Peshat to
Kabbalah.

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לפרקי תהילים נבחרים‬.‫ שמואל מזמור לתודה‬,‫אריפול‬
[614 ‫ויניציאה‬
$1500 - $1200 .‫של"ו‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ רבי שמואל אריפול חיבר את העבודה הזאת לאחר שהחלים מחולי בשנת של"א‬

27 ARIPOL, SHMUEL. Mizmor Lethodah [commentary to selected

Psalms]. Second edition. Title within historiated woodcut border,
incorporating printer’s mark (Ya’ari, Printers Marks, no. 38). ff. 97,
(62). Foxed and trace wormed. Modern morocco. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague
195.]
Prague, Moses ben Bezalel Katz, 1610. $1200 - $1800
❧ Although he was one of the great preachers of the 16th century,
little is known of R. Shmuel Aripul (1540? - after 1586). It appears
that he was a resident of Salonika for at least a portion of his life
and later settled in Safed. See EJ, Vol. III, col. 437.

[195 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ פירוש לפרקי תהילים נבחרים‬.‫ שמואל מזמור לתודה‬,‫אריפול‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫ש"ע‬,‫ משה בן בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬

28 AROBAS, ISAAC. Emeth Ve'Emunah [Code of Jewish Law]. Hebrew

and Italian on facing pages. Title within typographic border. One
divisional title within typographic border prior to final section
(Hilchoth Yom Tov). ff. 7, 288, (16), 36. Dampstained, several remargined,
nonetheless, an attractive copy. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. Thick
12mo. [Vinograd, Venice 1393.]
Venice, Ambrosino-Bragadin, 1672. $2500 - $3000
❧ The author, Isaac, son of Hananiah Arobas, “Justice and
Leader of various Communities of the Maghreb (Morocco),”
sought to present the basic texts of Judaism in both Hebrew and
the vernacular for the Jews of Italy. To this end, he gathered
here a digest comprising the Thirteen Principles of Faith
from Maimonides’ commentar y to the Mishnah Sanhedrin;
Maimonides’ Sepher HaMitzvoth (Book of Commandments);
and a popularized version of R. Yoseph Karo’s Shulchan Aruch.
Thus the layman is provided with the rudiments of Halacha, both
dogmatic and practical.
The book is prefaced with a laudatory poem by the Italian
K abbalist R . Moshe Zacuto. On the final lea f there is a
recommendation by Solomon Chai Saraval, Chief Rabbi of Venice.

[1393 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עברית ואיטלקית‬.‫ יצחק אמת ואמונה‬,‫ארובאש‬

$3000 - $2500 .‫תל"ב‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ בתחילת החיבור יש חרוז מאת רבי משה זכות‬

13
 29 ASCHKENAZI, BEZALEL BEN AVRAHAM (“Shitah Mekubetzeth.”)
Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa] FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device on
title - escutcheon with three fleurs-de-lis surmounted by crown,
surrounded by elaborate ornamental border. Signed on title-page by
WOLF WERTHEIM. ff. 114. Ex-library, worn and stained in places. Modern bright
maroon calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 813.]
Venice, Matteo Zanetti and Comin Presegno, 1595. $700 - $1000
❧ In 1587 the author succeeded R. Chaim Vital as leader of
the Jerusalem Community. His relentless pursuit of Hebrew
ma nu scr ipt s resu lted i n h i s mag nu m opu s, t he Sh it a h
Mekubetzeth.
Responsa no. 3 here is R. David ibn Zimra’s famous edict against
the Karaites.

[813 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שאלות ותשובות‬.‫ שיטה מקובצת‬.‫ בצלאל בן אברהם‬,‫אשכנזי‬

$1000 - $700 .‫שנ"ה‬,‫ ז'נאטי ופרסגנו‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ תשובה ג' כוללת את התקנה המפורסמת של הרדב"ז נגד הקראים‬

30 A SCHK ENA ZI, TZ V I HIR SCH. (“THE CHACHAM TZVI.”) Shailoth

U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. FIRST EDITION. Marginalia. ff. (1), 127.
Ex-library, previous owners’ inscriptions, stained in places, title remargined.
Modern blind-tooled chestnut calf. Folio. [Vinograd, A msterdam
956.]
Amsterdam, Solomon Proops, 1712. $1000 - $1500
❧ R. Tzvi Hirsch Ashkenazi (1656-1718) was a leading rabbi in
the early 18th century. Both Ashkenazim and Sephardim turned
to him with their questions. Raised in the Ottoman Empire, he
studied in the great Sephardic Yeshiva in Salonika and then served
as rabbi of Sarajevo. After his wife and child were killed during an
Austrian invasion (see his introduction to this work), R. Ashkenazi
made his way to Western Europe, where he would head the Yeshiva
in Altona and then become the Ashkenazic rabbi of Amsterdam.
Towards the end of his life, he was appointed as rabbi of Lvov.
His rabbinic fame is evident from his responsa. The sheer
diversity of those writing to him is overwhelming. His command
of an uncommonly broad range of rabbinic texts are clearly on
display in this work. In addition to the usual gamut of topics found
in responsa, he addresses Sabbateanism (no. 13), Spinozism (no.
18), the balance between Kabbalistic and ‘mainstream’ communal
practices (no. 36) and irreligious community members (no. 38).
The well-known ‘chicken heart debate’, which divided the Central
European rabbinate, occupies a number of the 170 questions (nos.
74-81).
For more on this eminent figure, see Yosie Levine’s doctoral
dissertation, Hakham Zevi: An Intellectual Biography of an Early
Modern Port Rabbi (New York 2020, unpublished).

[956 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שו"ת חכם צבי‬.‫ צבי הירש‬,‫אשכנזי‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תע"ב‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫תע"ח) הוכר כגדול בתורה על ידי הקהילות האשכנזיות‬-‫❧ החכם צבי (תט"ז‬
‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ כיהן כרב בסרייבו אלטונה‬.‫והספרדיות של מערב ומרכז אירופה‬
.‫ולמבורג‬

14
31 A SCH K ENA ZI, YONA H (commonly misattributed to Jonah
Gerondi). Issur VeHeter [dietary laws] FIRST EDITION. With the RARE
unrecorded two leaf addendum of corrections, most likely an earlier
issue of this first edition. Title within architectural arch with the
printer’s device of an armillary sphere resting on a scroll with
verse from Psalm 130:5 (illustrated EJ, Vol. XIII, col. 1094, no.
7). NUMEROUS 17TH-CENTURY INSCRIPTIONS AND ANNOTATIONS, many by
R. Moshe ben Ephraim Bachrach. ff. 174 (2). Title laid down with
small portion supplied in facsimile, few leaves remargined, stained in
places. Contemporary full vellum, worn, recased. 4to. [Vinograd, Ferrara
32.]
Ferrara, Abraham ibn Usque, 1555. $3000 - $4000
❧ The author was a disciple of the Terumoth Hadeshen, R. Israel
Isserlin. The printed notes on the margins are by the editor, R.
Azariah b. Shimon, known as R. Ziskind of Posen.
The printer, formerly known as Duarte Pinel, fled his home
in Portugal, for safety in Italy, following the unmasking of his
heretofore concealed Marrano identity in 1550. Ibn Usque
was responsible for the appearance two years earlier of the
celebrated “Ferrara Bible” - the first edition of the Old Testament
in Spanish - a testament to the tolerance and liberal sentiment
of the princely Family of Este, rulers of the Duchy of Ferrara.
Many of the books he printed were philosophical in nature; this
work is one of only three Halachic texts ibn Usque issued. See D.
Amram, Makers of Hebrew Books in Italy (1963) pp. 280-7.

‫ כולל שני‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ הלכות כשרות‬.‫ מיוחס ליונה גירונדי איסור והיתר‬.‫יונה אשכנזי‬
[32 ‫ פיררה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ נדיר מאוד‬-‫דפים של תיקונים‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫שט"ו‬,‫ אברהם אבן אושקי‬,‫פיררה‬
‫ ההגהות‬.‫ רבי ישראל איסרליין‬,‫❧ המחבר היה תלמידו של בעל התרומת הדשן‬
‫ רבי עזריה בן שמעון המכונה רבי זיסקינד‬,‫המודפסות בשוליים הינם של העורך‬
.‫מפוסן‬

32 A SHER BEN Y ECHIEL (RO’SH). Hilchoth Ketanoth [Talmudic

novellae to laws of Sepher Torah, Mezuzah, Tephilin, Tzitzith and
Chalah]. FIRST EDITION. A bright copy with wide margins. ff. 15. Some
staining. Modern calf. Tall folio. [Vinograd, Venice 72 (records only 14
leaves).]
Venice, Bomberg, 1522. $4000 - $5000

‫ ציצית‬,‫ תפילין‬,‫ מזוזה‬,‫ חידושים על הלכות ספר תורה‬.‫ רא"ש הלכות קטנות‬.‫אשר בן יחיאל‬
[72 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שוליים רחבים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫וחלה‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫רכ"ב‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬

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33 ASHER BEN YECHIEL (RO’SH). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (190). Stained in places, few leaves
remargined, repaired worming, previous owner’s marks. Modern blind-tooled morocco. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Const. 95 (JNUL copy
incomplete).]
Constantinople, n.p. [ibn Nahmias], 1517. $12,000 - $15,000
❧ FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL OF ALL WORKS OF RESPONSA.
Following the Responsa of the Rashb’a (Rome 1469; Const. 1516), these Teshuvos by the Ro’sh were THE SECOND
WORK OF RESPONSA TO BE FIRST PUBLISHED.
Divided into one hundred and eight groups called "Kelalim". The responsa reflect the social and spiritual
condition of Jewish life in Central and Southern Spain. Originally, hailing from Germany, the author (1250-1327)
had been the primary disciple of R. Meir of Rothenburg.

[95 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ רא"ש שאלות ותשובות‬.‫אשר בן יחיאל‬

$15,000 - $12,000 .‫רע"ז‬,‫ אבן נחמיאש‬,‫קושטא‬
‫ כל אחד עוסק‬,‫ קבוצות הנקראות כללים‬108-‫ שו"ת הרא"ש מחולק ל‬.‫ רומה רכ"ט וקושטא רע"ו‬,‫ אחרי שו"ת הרשב"א‬,‫❧ השו"ת השני שנדפס‬
.‫בנושא אחר‬

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34 AUSPITZ, JACOB. Be’er Haluchoth. FIVE HAND-COLORED FOLDING MAPS IN HEBREW. Second edition. ff. 8. Touch stained, maps
lightly worn at folds, strengthened on verso. Modern boards. 8vo. [Vinograd, Vienna 481; Laor 879A, 881, 882A, 883A and
884.]
Vienna, Georg Holzinger, 1818. $7000 - $10,000
❧ THE FIRST HEBREW ATLAS.
This second edition followed the first, produced in
Budapest (Ofen), just a year earlier. Both editions are
exceptionally rare.
“The maps represent: (1) the spread of mankind
a f ter t he Deluge ; (2) t he m ig r at ion of t he
Hebrew tribes in the desert; (3) their camps; (4)
the Mediterranean and the projected division of
Palestine; (5) Palestine according to Jewish and
Gentile sources.”
Cf. E. & G. Wajntraub, Hebrew Maps of the Holy
Land (1992) pp. 129-37. And see JE, Vol. II p. 317.

‫ דפוס‬.‫ עם צבאים‬,‫ חמישה מפות בעברית‬.‫ יעקב באר הלוחות‬,‫אוישפיץ‬

[481 ‫ וינה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫שני‬
$10,000 - $7000 .‫תקע"ח‬,‫ ג'ורג' הולצינגר‬,‫וינה‬
‫ כמו הדפוס הראשון שקדם את הספר‬.‫❧ האטלס הראשון בעברית‬
.‫ המהדורה נדירה מאוד‬,‫הזה בשנה‬

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 35 (AUST RO - H U NG A R I A N E M PI R E ) . Der u sh - Freudenr u f z ur Feier der
Zurückkunft…Franz des Ersten…Wien den 17. Juny 1814. Auf Anordnung der Altofner
israelitischen Gemeinde. Text in Hebrew and in German. Separate Hebrew and
German title pages. pp. 8, 24. Modern linen boards. 8vo. [Vinograd, Ofen 1.]
Ofen, University Press, 1814. $400 - $600
❧ Synagogue service in honor of the Emperor Francis I (1768-1835). Composed
by the learned Moses Münz (1750-1831) Chief Rabbi of Alt-Ofen (Budapest), with
German translation by Markus Bresnitz.

[1 ‫ אויפן‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫הונגרית) דרוש‬-‫)אימפריה האוסטרו‬

$600 - $400 .‫תקע"ד‬,‫ דפוס האוניברסיטה‬,‫אויפן‬
.‫ רבה של בודפשט‬,‫❧ דרשה לכבוד הקיסר פרנציס מאת רבי משה מינץ‬

36 AVR AHAM BEN NATHAN OF LUNEL (Hayarchi).

Sepher HaManhig. FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut
block floral border. ff. (130). Few expert paper repairs,
stained in places, previous owners marks. Modern gilt-
ruled green crushed morocco by Weitz & Coleman. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Const. 110.]
Constantinople, Solomon ben Mazal-Tov, 1519.
$15,000 - $18,000
❧ THE FIRST WORK ON EUROPEAN MINHAG. A record
of customs, particularly concerning prayer and
synagogue functions, as practiced in Provence,
southern France.
The explicit purpose here was to demonstrate
the Halachic underpinning for ever y Minhag.
Due to the wider circulation of Halachic decisions
emanating from Spanish Rabbinic authorities, a
need arose to record indigenous communal
practices and so prevent confusion. The work
also details Minhag in Germany, England and
elsewhere, providing information found nowhere
else.
The author, R. Abraham ben Nathan of Lunel
(1155 -1215), was a disciple of R. Abraham ben
David of Posquières (R ABa, D), famous for his
glosses to Maimonides and to Alfasi. See Isadore
Twersky, Rabad of Posquières (1962), pp. 240-44.
A GOOD COPY OF A SIGNIFICANT AND RARE TEXT.

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫אברהם בן נתן מלוניל הירחי ספר המנהיג‬

[110 ‫קושטא‬
$18,000 - $15,000 .‫רע"ט‬,‫ שלמה בן מזל טוב‬,‫קושטא‬
‫ חיבור המתעד את מנהגי‬.‫❧ החיבור הראשון על המנהג האירופי‬
‫ המחבר‬.‫ במיוחד אלו הקשורים לבית הכנסת ותפילה‬,‫פרובנס‬
.‫היה תלמידו של ראב"ד מפושקירה‬

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 37 AZULAI, CHAIM YOSEPH DAVID (CHID’A). Birkei Yoseph [commentary
on Shulchan Aruch and Tur Orach Chaim]. FIRST EDITION. Three parts
bound in one. From the library of Dayan Nachum Trebietsch. I: ff. 220. II:
ff. 121, 113. Stained in places. Modern calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Livorno 128.]
Livorno, Vincenzo Falorini, 1774-76. $600 - $900
❧ One of the Chida's most important halachic works, published in
many editions of Shulchan Aruch today. He unearthed citations from
manuscripts encountered in his travels which had until then been
entirely unknown.
R. Nachum Trebitsch (1779-1842) was the Landesrabbiner of
Moravia, based from its main city, Nikolsburg. A traditionalist rabbi
in a tumultuous time, he fought a lengthy legal and ideological battle
against the liberal rabbi Abraham Neuda.

‫ שלושה‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לשו"ע וטור או"ח‬.‫ החיד"א ברכי יוסף‬.‫ חיים יוסף דוד‬,‫אזולאי‬
[128 ‫ ליוורנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ מספריית דיין נחום טרייביש‬.‫חלקים בכריכה אחת‬
$900 - $600 .‫ו‬-‫תקל"ד‬,‫ וינסנט פאלורני‬,‫ליוורנו‬
‫ והתווכח עם רבנים‬,‫תר"ב) שימש כרב ראשי של מעהרן‬-‫❧ רבי נחום טרייביש (תקל"ט‬
.‫רפורמים‬

38 AZULAI, CHAIM YOSEPH DAVID (CHID’A). Machzik Berachah [novellae

on Orach Chaim]. FIRST EDITION. Two parts bound in one. Extensive
marginalia to opening few leaves. Leaves 75-76 supplied from a shorter
copy, supplementing the original two leaves that were blank, the text for
which has subsequently been provided in a neat contemporary hand.
ff. (2), 136; 114. Lightly dampwrinkled. Contemporary boards, worn. Folio.
[Vinograd, Livorno 211.]
Livorno, Abraham Castilo and Eliezer Sa’adon, 1785. $500 - $700

‫ [ינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חידושים על אורח חיים‬.‫ החיד"א מחזיק ברכה‬.‫ חיים יוסף דוד‬,‫אזולאי‬
[211 ‫ליוורנו‬
$700 - $500 .‫תקמ"ה‬,‫ אברהם קסטילו ואליעזר סעדון‬,‫ליוורנו‬

39 AZULAI, CHAIM YOSEPH DAVID (CHID’A). Kerem Chemed [prayers].

FIRST EDITION. ff.100. Browned and stained, previous owners' marks, tear
in upper corner of f. 2 not afffecting text. Modern boards. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Livorno 428.]
Livorno, Eliezer Saadon, 1797. $500 - $700
❧ Final leaves (ff. 89-100) include an addendum entitled "Shomer
Yisrael" - fourteen seguloth for protection and success which the
Chid’a culled from various Kabbalistic texts.

[428 ‫ ליוורנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ תפילות‬.‫ החיד"א כרם חמד‬.‫ חיים יוסף דוד‬,‫אזולאי‬
$700 - $500 .‫תקנ"ז‬,‫ אליעזר סעדון‬,‫ליוורנו‬
.‫❧ הוספה בסוף בשם 'שומר ישראל' כוללת סגולות קבליות לשמירה והצלחה‬

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 40 A Z U L A I, CH A I M YOSE PH DAV I D (CHID’A). Yoseph Tehiloth
[commentary on Tehilim, with text and occasional prayers]. FIRST
EDITION. ff. 144. Stamps, lightly stained. Modern chestnut calf. 4to.
[Vinograd, Livorno 492; Benayahu, Chida, no. 36.]
Livorno, Eliezer Sa’adon, 1801. $700 - $900
❧ The benefits of reciting Tehillim noted on f.2. Final leaves
contain special prayers for the sick, as well as Beth Menucha: A
curriculum of study of Bible, Mishna, Talmud and Zohar in honor
of a yahrzeit (ff. 138-140).

[492 ‫ ליוורנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ החיד"א יוסף תהילות‬.‫ חיים יוסף דוד‬,‫אזולאי‬
$900 - $700 .‫תקס"א‬,‫ אליעזר סעדון‬,‫ליוורנו‬
‫❧ פירוש לספר תהילים‬

41 A Z U L A I , C H A I M YOSE PH DAV I D (CHID’A). Avodat h

HaKodesh [kabbalistic prayers, supplications, etc.] FIRST
EDITION. The London Beth Din copy. ff. (4), 111. Clean tear on
ff. 3. Foxed and stained in places. Modern calf-backed boards. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Jerusalem 1-9; Halevy, Jerusalem 1.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1841. $3000 - $4000
❧ THE FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN JERUSALEM. A collection of seven
small treatises on Halachah, Minhag and Nusscha’oth of
Prayer.
R . Cha im Yosef Dav id A z u la i (1724 -180 6) w a s
a Jerusalem-born scholar who served as an emissary to
Europe on behalf of the communities of the Land of Israel.
Prevented from returning to Eretz Israel, he spent the last
28 years of his life in Livorno printing his scholarly and
historical works.

‫ תפילות ותחינות קבליות‬.‫ החיד"א עבודת הקודש‬.‫ חיים יוסף דוד‬,‫אזולאי‬

[1-9 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עותק בית דין לונדון‬.‫דפוס ראשון‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫תר"א‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ שבעה חיבורים קצרים על הלכה‬.‫❧ הספר הראשון שנדפס בירושלים‬
.‫מנהג ונוסח תפילה‬

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42 BACHIAH BEN JOSEPH IBN PAQUDA. Chovoth HaLevavoth [pietism]. Translated into Hebrew by Judah ibn Tibbon.
WITH SUPPLEMENT: Sepher Tikun HaNephesh by Solomon ibn Gabirol. Third edition and FIRST EDITION of supplement. Title
within woodcut architectural border. Scattered old marginal notations, signed by censor on f.(2)r. ff. (6), 9-102. Light
stains, marginal repair to title. Modern elegant blind-tooled auburn morocco (Valmadonna binding). Housed in custom slip-case. Sm.
4to. [Vinograd, Const. 200.]
Constantinople, Moses ben Eliezer Parnas, 1550. $12,000 - $18,000
❧ A HIGHLY SCARCE EDITION OF A FUNDAMENTAL TEXT OF JEWISH THOUGHT. The earlier two edition (1489 and 1548) were,
according to the present printer, “filled with errors and lacunae.”
In composing the work toward the close of his life, R. Bachiah attempted to systemize the ethical teachings of
Judaism. “The Torah is divided into two parts: the duties to be performed by the organs (chovoth ha’evarim) and the
duties of the heart (chovoth ha’lev) - namely those belonging to human conscience. The majority of the rabbis pay
attention only to the outward observance of the Law, without regard to the ideas and sentiments embodied in the 613
laws of Moses. Even the pious are often prompted only by selfish and worldly motives.”(Introduction). Thus Bachiah
undertook to write the present celebrated text: “The Duties of the Heart.”
The work is sectioned into ten portals where the phases of ethics and piety are discussed, such as service, trust,
humility, temperance of human conduct and finally the love of God. The essence of all spirituality in R. Bachiah’s
view is the recognition of God as the singular Designer of all things. R. Bachiah was the first to employ the famous
“Argument from Design” in Jewish philosophy. The world in its complicated aspect and harmonious arrangement
testifies that it was created by the design of a Creator. “Where there is purpose manifested, there must have been
wisdom at work. Ink spilled accidentally upon a sheet of paper cannot produce legible writing.”
R. Bachiah’s primary interest lies in forming a pure conception of God and quotes seven proofs of the unity of
God. “The world itself testifies not only to a Creator, but to One, for it is so beautifully harmonious that we must
involuntarily conclude that it is a manifestation of the plan of a single Creator.” R. Bachiah combines great depth of
emotion, a vivid poetic imagination, the power of eloquence, the beauty of diction along with a penetrating intellect.
He was well fitted to write a work the main object of which was not to argue about and defend the doctrines of
Judaism, but to appeal to the sentiments and to stir and elevate the hearts of the people.

[200 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ראשון עם תיקון הנפש‬,‫ דפוס שלישי‬.‫ עם תיקון הנפש מאת שלמה אבן גבירול‬.‫בחיי אבן יוסף פקודה חובות הלבבות‬
$18,000 - $12,000 .‫ש"י‬,‫ משה בן אליעזר פרנס‬,‫קושטא‬
‫ הדפוסים הקודמים היו מלאים טעויות‬,‫ לפי המדפיס‬.‫❧ מהדורה נדירה מאוד של טקסט יסודי של מחשבה יהודית‬

21
 43 BACHI A H BEN JOSEPH IBN PAQUDA . Chovoth HaLevavoth
[ethics and pietism]. Translated into Hebrew by Judah ibn Tibbon.
Second edition. Wide margins. Marginalia in an early hand. ff. 88.
Trace wormed, touch stained. Modern calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice
335.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1548. $2000 - $3000

[335 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שוליים רחבים‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫בחיי אבן יוסף פקודה חובות הלבבות‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫ש"ח‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬

44 BACHIAH BEN JOSEPH IBN PAQUDA. Chovoth HaLevavoth [ethics

and pietism]. Translated into Hebrew by Judah ibn Tibbon. Newly
corrected and with seven leaves of indices to Bible and Talmudim.
Title within architectural arch. The J.J. Reich (Manchester) copy. ff.
103. Few light stains, previous owner’s marks. Modern crushed morocco. Sm.
4to. [Vinograd, Mantua 62.]
Mantua, n.p., 1559. $1000 - $1500

[62 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫בחיי אבן יוסף פקודה חובות הלבבות‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫ שי"ט‬,‫מנטובה‬
‫ שבעה עמודים של מפתחות‬.‫❧ מהדורה יפה של עבודה קלאסית‬

45 BACHIAH BEN ASHER. Biur al HaTorah [Kabbalistic commentary

to the Chumash]. WIDE-MARGINED COPY. Title letters within decorative
woodcut vignettes. From the library of Grand Rabbin Emmanuel
Chouchena (Algeria, Paris, Jerusalem). ff. 286. Lightly stained. Modern
blind-tooled calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Riva 4.]
Riva di Trento, Jacob Marcaria & Joseph Ottolenghi, 1559. $600 - $900

[4 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם שוליים רחבים‬.‫בחיי בן אשר ביאור על התורה‬

$900 - $600 .‫שי"ט‬,‫ יעקב מרקריה הרופא‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬

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46 BARUCH BEN ISA AC OF WORMS. Sepher HaTerumah. FIRST EDITION.
Wide margins. ff. 140. Stained in places. Modern calf-backed boards. Sm. folio.
[Vinograd, Venice 91.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1523. $3000 - $5000
❧ A Rabbinic Code ordered by Talmudic tractate, the Sepher
HaTerumah has a particular focus upon the laws pertaining to Eretz
Israel, The work has been included in much subsequent Halachic
literature.Among those who invoke its authority are Rabbis Isaac
b. Moses (Or Zaru’a), Moses of Coucy (SeMa”G), Zedekiah Anav
(Shibbolei HaLeket) and Aaron of Lunel (Orchoth Chaim).
The Author, Baruch ben Isaac of Worms (late 12th-early 13th
century) was a member of the Tosafist School that thrived in France,
having studied under R. Isaac of Dampierre. For this reason, relatively
few German authorities are cited in the Sepher HaTerumah, while
citations of the master Tosafists Rabbi Samuel ben Meir (RaSHBa”M)
and Rabbi Jacob of Ramrupt (Rabbeinu Tam) abound.

[91 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ברוך בן יצחק מוורמייזא ספר התרומה‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫רפ"ג‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ שיבולי הלקט‬,‫ סמ"ג‬,‫❧ הספר מצוטט רבות בחיבורים מאוחרים יותר כמו האור זרוע‬
.‫ואורחות חיים‬

47 BEN ISH CHAI (Yosef Hayim of Baghdad). Sepher Ben Ish Chai
[sermons on the Chumash]. FIRST EDITION. Dedication page in gold.
Few marginal editorial corrections. Manuscript at end. ff. (2), 77, (1),
64, 62, (1). Title in facsimile, few leaves stained. Contemporary calf-backed
boards, worn. Folio.
Jerusalem, Salaman Bros., 1898. $500 - $700
❧ The author, R. Yosef Chaim ben Eliyahu, Haham of Baghdad
(1835-1909) was one of the most renowned of Tzadikim whose
writings were - and remain - deeply loved.

‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫יוסף חיים מבגדד ספר בן איש חי‬.

$700 - $500 .‫תרנ"ח‬,‫ אחים סלמן‬,‫ירושלים‬

48 BENJA MIN BEN JUDA H OF ROME. (Editor). Dikdukim [Grammatical

Treatises]. * BOUND TOGETHER WITH: Elijah Halevi (Elijah Bachur). Sepher
Harkavah and Moses ibn Habib. Marpeh Lashon. FIRST EDITION. Headers within
leaf motifs. On several pages, signature of former owner “Joseph ben Samuel
d’Ascoli” of the distinguished Ascoli family, originating from Ascoli Piceno near
Ancona. (See EJ, Vol. III, col. 690). I. ff. (5), 236. * II. ff. 83, (1). * III. ff. (26).
Dampstained, final page wormed and laid to size. Recent calf. 12mo. [Vinograd, Venice
265.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1546. $1500 - $2000
❧ Dikdukim contains the following four treatises: 1) Moses K imchi:
Mahalach Shevilei Hada’ath (with commentary by Elijah Bachur). 2) An
anonymous Spanish author: Pethach Devarai. 3) Abraham ibn Ezra: Sepher
Tzachuth BeDikduk. 4) Idem. Sepher Moznei Leshon HaKodesh.

‫ *כרוך יחד עם ספר הרכבה מאת אליה' הלוי בחור * ומרפה‬.‫ דקדוקים‬.‫ עורך‬.‫בנימין בן יהודה מרומא‬
[265 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫לשון מאת משה אבן חביב‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫ש"ו‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ פתח דברי מאת חכם‬,‫❧ דקדוקים כולל את החיבורים מהלך שבילי הדעת מאת משה קמחי‬
.‫ ספר צחות בדקדוק וספר מאזני לשון הקודש מאת ראב"ע‬,‫ספרדי אנונומי‬

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 49 BENJA MIN OF TUDEL A. Masa’oth shel Rabi Benyamin - Itinerarium D.
Beniaminis. FIRST ELZEVIER EDITION. Translated into Latin with an introduction
and notes by Constantin L’Empereur. pp. (48), 234, (22). Few light stains in places,
scattered pencil annotations. Later half-morocco marbled boards, rubbed. 12mo. [Vinograd,
Leiden 38; Blackmer 120; Willems 377.]
Leiden, (Bonaventura and Abraham) Elzevier, 1633. $1000 - $1500
❧ An attractive edition of the famous travels of Benjamin of Tudela (1130-73)
who journeyed through Europe, Asia, and Africa. The work is important not
only as a description of Jewish communities, but also as a reliable source of the
geography and ethnography of the Middle Ages.

[38 ‫ ליידן‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם תרגום לטינית‬.‫ דפוס ראשון של אלזביר‬.‫בנימין מטודלה מסעות של רבי בנימין‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫שצ"ג‬,‫ אלזביר‬,‫ליידן‬

50 BIBAGO, ABRAHAM BEN SHEM-TOV. Derech Emunah [philosophy]. FIRST EDITION. A wide-margined copy. With rare
title-page. Marginalia. ff. (102). Light wear, title remargined and with small blank area excised, previous owner’s inscriptions.
Modern blind-tooled calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Const. 127.]
Constantinople, n.p., 1521. $8000 - $10,000
❧ Derech Emunah is a presentation of Judaism by which Man’s goal in life is to seek to obtain the deepest
appreciation and understanding of God, and thus ultimately, eternal happiness.
Many Biblical and rabbinic passages are brought, yet the author also takes note of Christian and Islamic theology.
He quotes Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Pythagoras, also Euclid and Ptolemeus, Galen and
Themistius, as well as Arabic thinkers: Averroes, Avicenna, Alfarabi and Gazzali and even the fable-book “Kalila
we-Dimna.” Of Jewish writers the author quotes not only rationalists such as Maimonides, Nachmanides, and other
such philosophers, but also many Kabbalists.
R. Abraham Bibago was born in the Spanish province of Aragon and resided in Huesca and Saragossa. He
likely died just prior to the Expulsion of Jews from Spain. According to Isaac Arama, Bibago was “one of the most
important scholars and philosophers of our people” (Akeidath Yitzchak, gate 80).
See A. Lazaroff, The Theology of Abraham Bibagio: A Defence of the Divine Will, Knowledge and Providence in
Fifteenth Century Spanish-Jewish Philosophy (1981).

[127 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שוליים רחבים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אברהם בן שם טוב דרך אמונה‬,‫ביבאגו‬
$10,000 - $8000 .‫ רכ"א‬,‫קושטא‬
.‫ ובכך יקבל אושר נצחי‬,‫ האדם צריך לדעת את ה' בכל כוחו‬.‫❧ דרך אמונה דן בתפקידו של האדם בעולם‬
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51 (BIBLE). Edited by Jacob b. Chaim of Tunis. With Targum Onkeles and commentary by Rashi, ibn Ezra, Kimchi,
Targum, etc. Complete in four volumes, each with title within architectural arch, initial letters within elaborate woodcut
border. Marginalia in places. Collation and condition report available upon request. Uniform modern calf. Folio. [Vinograd,
Venice 99; Darlow & Moule 5085.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1524. $50,000 - $70,000
❧ THE SECOND MIKRA’OTH GEDOLOTH (BIBLIA RABBINICA) PRINTED. The first
Rabbinic Bible to present the Massorah. The text of this edition became
the standard Massoretic text for all subsequent editions. See D.S.
Berkowitz, In Remembrance of Creation (1968) no. 166.
The first Biblia Rabbinica, printed by Bomberg in 1516-7 was edited
by the apostate Jew Felix Pratensis and contained the Imprimatur of
the Pope. Bomberg soon realized that these two facts marginalized his
new Mikraoth Gedoloth from the Jewish market. He therefore employed
Jacob b. Chaim ibn Adonijah, newly arrived in Venice (after being driven
out of Spain and then Tunis), as editor of this second Biblia Rabbinica.
A meticulous, and most knowledgeable scholar, Joseph b. Chaim went
to great pains to secure as many codices with a masorah as possible. For
the first time, there was subsequently issued a printed Hebrew Bible with
a marginal masorah, which, as hoped by Bomberg, was received with
acclaim by the Jewish market. THUS, THIS BIBLE MAY BE SAID TO BE THE FIRST
“JEWISH” RABBINIC BIBLE.

)‫ רד"ק‬,‫ ראב"ע‬,‫ ופירושם של רש"י‬,‫ עם תרגום‬.‫תורה) נערך על ידי רבי יעקב בן חיים מטוניס‬
[99 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ועוד‬
$70,000 - $50,000 .‫שכ"ד‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ הטקסט של מהדורות‬.‫ המהדורה הראשונה להציג את המסורה‬.‫ במצב טוב מאוד עם כריכה מהודרת‬.‫❧ מהדורה שניה של מקראות גדולות‬
‫ אפשר לקרוא את המהדורה הזאת 'המקראות הגדולות‬,‫ היות שהדפוס הראשון צונזר‬.‫מאוחרות יותר מבוססות על הטקסט של המהדורה הזאת‬
.‫'היהודית הראשונה‬

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52 (BIBLE). (Hebrew and Aramaic). Chamishah Chumshei Torah
[Pentateuch]. With Five Scrolls (Megilloth) and Haphtaroth.
Targum Onkelos on facing pages (Chumash). With vocalization
points (nikud). Printer's device on verso of title page (Yaari no.
21). Two headings within cartouches. ff. (5), 352, 57. Browned and
touched stained, previous owner’s marks, final leaf with minor worming.
Modern blind-tooled calf. Slip-case. 16mo. [Vinograd, Sabbioneta 41;
Darlow & Moule 2407.]
Sabbioneta, Tobias Foa, 1558. $5000 - $7000
❧ Charming edition. Of pocket size, with a carefully revised
Targum, set with vocalization (Nikud). In the introduction, a
poem expresses that the small size of the volume will enable
the reader to comfortably review that week’s Torah portion
along with Targum.
Referring to the Foa press, David Amram writes: “No
Hebrew press of the (sixteenth) century was more fortunate in
the number and quality of its workmen” (Hebrew Printing in
Italy, p. 291). Foa published in the same year differing issues of
this Bible with variations relating to the presence or otherwise
of Haphtaroth, Megiloth, Targum and Nikud.
A vellum copy of Foa’s Bible was sold by Kestenbaum &
Company, 26th June 2001, lot 62; see also Sotheby’s London,
Propert y of the Earl of Roseber y and Midlothian, 5th
December, 1994, lot 64.

[41 ‫ סביוניטה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם מגילות והפטרות‬.‫)תורה) חמישה חומשי תורה‬

$7000 - $5000 .‫ש"ח‬,‫ טוביה פואה‬,‫סביוניטה‬
.‫❧ ההקדמה מציינת שגודל הספרון יקל על הלומד שניים מקרא ואחד תרגום‬

53 (BIBLE). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [entire 24 Books]. Four

parts bound in one volume. Divisional title-pages. Issued without
Nikud. ff. 318; 271; 287; 352. Browned, previous owner’s marks. Recent
vellu, all edges gilt. Custom slip-case. 16mo. [Vinograd, Antwerp 20;
Darlow & Moule 5102.]
Antwerp, Plantin, 1573-74. $5000 - $6000
❧ According to Darlow & Moule, this attractive un-pointed
edition was intended to range with Plantin’s miniature edition
of the Syriac N.T. (1574). It is interesting that both the Hebrew
and Syriac Bibles were printed in the same petite Hebrew
type.

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ארבעה חלקים באחת‬.‫ כ"ד ספרי תנ"ך‬.‫(תורה) חמישה חומשי תורה‬
[20 ‫אנטורפן‬
$6000 - $5000 .‫של"ד‬,‫ פלנטין‬,‫אנטורפן‬

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 54 (BIBLE). Chumash. - Five Megiloth. - Haphtaroth. Three parts
bound in one volume. Issued entirely in rabbinic type (no nikud).
Each part proceeded by divisional title set within typographic
border. FINE CONDITION. I: ff. 162). II: ff. 24. III: ff. 59. Lightly stained,
lower margin of opening title taped. Later mottled calf with gilt extra,
rubbed. Modern slip-case. 24mo. [Vinograd, Venice 723; not in Darlow
& Moule.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1588-89. $5000 - $7000
❧ R A R E M I N I AT U R E H EBR EW BI BL E , BOU N D I N A N AT T R AC T I V E
17TH-CENTURY BINDING.

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שלושה חלקים בכריכה אחת‬.‫ מצב טוב‬.‫ הפטרות‬.‫ חמשת המגילות‬.‫תורה) חומש‬
)‫(תורה‬
[723 ‫ויניציאה‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫שמ"ט‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬

55 (BIBLE). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [entire 24 Books]. Four

parts, complete in two volumes. Four title pages, each within
ornate architectural arch. Printed with Nikud (vowel-points). Wide
margins. Marginalia. ff. (148), (112); (120); (128). Lightly stained
in places, upper corner of final seven leaves neatly repaired. Later half-
morocco over marbled boards. 4to. [cf. Vinograd, Frankfurt on der
Oder 4 (noting octavo format); Darlow & Moule (noted not listed)
p.710.]
Frankfurt on der Oder, Johannes and Friedrich Hartmann, 1595-6.
$4000 - $6000
❧ Scarce, in this quarto format.

[4 ‫ פפד"א‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ כ"ד ספרי תנ"ך‬.‫)תורה) חמישה חומשי תורה‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫שנ"ו‬,‫ הרטמן‬,‫פפד"א‬

56 (BIBLE). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [entire 24 Books]. With Rashi’s commentary.

Prepared by David Nunes Torres. With Nikud and cantillation points. Commentary
in Rabbinic type. Complete in four volumes. Each volume with additional engraved
architectural title-page. Autograph Hebrew signature of David Nunes Torres
authenticating the edition on title of Vol. III. Four divisional titles, half-title for the
Five Scrolls, integrally misbound. Decorative head-pieces. Table of Haphtorah readings
on last two unnumbered leaves. Formerly in the A.L. Shane Collection. Few light
stains in places. Contemporary uniform sharkskin, rubbed. Contemporary patterned box. 12mo.
[Vinograd, Amsterdam 795; Darlow & Moule 5140.]
Amsterdam, Immanuel Athias, 1700-03. $1200 - $1800

.‫ השם דוד נונס טורס נכתב בשער‬.‫(תורה) חמישה חומשי תורה‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫ ת"ס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

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57 (BIBLE). (Chumash and Haphtaroth). Tikun Sopherim - Quinque Libri Mosis. Six parts bound together in one volume.
Engraved rococo title by Bernard Picart prior to each part. Depicting putti supporting an open Torah Scroll and coronet
above, with vignettes below, depicting Biblical episodes from the lives of Samuel,
Moses and David. EACH OF THE SIX TITLE-PAGES FINELY HAND-COLORED. Letterpress title in
Spanish and Hebrew.
* BOUND WITH: Solomon de Olivera’s Calendario including all three folding tables
at end of Volume VI. (1726). ff. (6), 446, (6). Lightly discolored in places. Contemporary
calf, upper cover with Hebrew gilt-tooling: “David Shalom.” Rebacked, lacking clasps. Thick
8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1292.]
Amsterdam, for Samuel Rodrigues Mendes, Moses Sarfati and David Gomes da Silva,
1726. $10,000 - $15,000
❧ A RESPLENDENT CONTEMPORARY HAND-COLORED COPY, IN A FINE 18TH-CENTURY BINDING.
With six exquisite contemporary hand-colored engraved historiated title-pages
by Bernard Picart, this was the only Hebrew book for which Picart prepared
engravings. He was of course intimately familiar with the Jewish Community in
Amsterdam due to his monumental Ceremonies, Moeurs, et Costumes Religieuses
de tous les Peuples du Monde. The cartouches on the opening title allude to the
names of the three sponsors of the edition.
A delightful Bible “famed for its beautiful type and for its accuracy.” M.H. Gans,
Memorbook p. 186, no. 10 (illustrated).

[1292 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ששה חלקים בכריכה אחת‬.‫ חומש והפטרות) תיקון סופרים‬.‫)תורה‬
$15,000 - $10,000 .‫תפ"ו‬,‫ סרפתי וגומס דה סילבה‬,‫ דפוס רודריגז מנדז‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.18-‫ עם כריכה הולנדית מהודרת ממאה ה‬.‫❧ שערים מאוירים‬

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58 (BIBLE). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [Pentateuch and Haphtaroth]. Additional title-page
prior to section of Haphtorah. ATTRACTIVELY BOUND. ff. 154, (2), 48. Ex-library, closely shaved,
browned and stained. Modern gilt-ruled calf, with earlier silver clasp and central hinge. 12mo. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 1426.]
Amsterdam, Solomon Proops, 1734. $600 - $800

[1426 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עותק יפה‬.‫ עם הפטרות‬.‫)תורה) חמישה חומשי תורה‬

$800 - $600 .‫תצ"ד‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

59 (BIBLE). Chamishah Chumshei Torah. With Targum Onkelos on facing pages. Commentary
by Rashi. With: Five Megiloth and Haphtaroth (separate title-page). 509, 98. Stained, few leaves
frayed at margins, title remargined. Modern gilt-tooled full vellum. Thick 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam
2452.]
Amsterdam, Jochanan Levi Rophe & Son, etc, 1817. $400 - $600

[2452 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם מגילות והפטרות‬.‫)תורה) חומש‬

$600 - $400 .‫תקע"ז‬,‫ יוחנן לוי רופא ובניו‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

60 (BIBLE). Sepher Arba’ah Ve’Esrim. With commentary Minchath Shai. FIRST EDITION of commentary by Yedidiah
Solomon Norzi. Edited by Raphael Hayim Basila. Four
parts bound in two volumes. Each part preceded by
magnificent engraved frontispiece displaying eight Biblical
vignettes with printer’s device (Yaari no.121) at top. Main
and divisional titles in red and black. WITH DISTINGUISHED
PROV ENANCE REFLECTIV E OF ANGLO -SEPHARDI PEDIGREE (see
below). ff. (4), 142 (i.e. 138); * (2), 88; * (2), 98; * (2), 54, 51,
(2), 5. Touch discolored, final few leaves of second volume with
small marginal tear. Later calf-backed gilt-tooled boards, rear cover
of second vol. loose. Large 4to. [Vinograd, Mantua 397; Darlow
& Moule 5150.]
Mantua, Raphael (Isaac) Chaim d’Italia the Physician, 1742.
$5000 - $7000
❧ First edition of this most important and comprehensive
commentary to the Masorah, with significance for almost
every word throughout the Bible in which the possibility for
error or variant reading exists.
Ext raordinar y front ispiece depict s t he Deit y a s
represented in the Prophet Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley
of Dry Bones (Chap. 37), among many other impressive
Biblical scenes. The appearance of such an illustration is
most anomalous in a Jewish book. See C. Roth, Jewish Art
(1961) cols. 25-6 (illustrated).
PROVENANCE:
Stamp of: Dayan David Meldola of London (1797-1853).
Bookplate of: Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885).
Stamp of: Haham Moses Gaster (1856-1939).
Custom binding of: Yeshivat Ohel Moshe VeYehudit
(Judith Lady Montefiore College). Ramsgate, Kent.

[397 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)תורה) ארבעה ועשרים‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫תק"ב‬,‫ רפאל יצחק חיים דאיטליה הרופא‬,‫מנטובה‬
.‫❧ דפוס ראשון של הפירוש החשוב הזה על המסורה‬

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 61 (BIBLE). (Chumash & Haphtaroth). Me’or Einayim. Prepared by
Wolf Heidenheim. With commentary Ein HaKore and Ein HaSofer.
* BOUND WITH: Sabbath Day Prayers. Two volumes. Each volume with
five divisional title-pages. Small excision to opening title otherwise A
FLAWLESS SET. Original gilt-ruled vellum with morocco spine-labels, all edges gilt.
Thick 8vo. [Vinograd, Rödelheim 71; Darlow & Moule (noted only, not
listed) below no. 5173.]
Rödelheim, Wolf Heidenheim, 1818. $5000 - $7000
❧ This is the first of four Pentateuch editions that Heidenheim
issued between 1818 and 1821.
A student of R. Nathan Adler in Frankfurt, Wolf Heidenheim
(1757-1832) acquired a reputation as a most diligent and punctilious
Hebrew grammarian, Masoretic scholar and fine Hebrew printer.
THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY.

‫ עם פירושים עין הקורא‬.‫ הוכן על ידי וואלף הידנהיים‬.‫ מאור עיניים‬.‫(תורה) חומש והפטרות‬
[71 ‫ רודלהיים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שני כרכים‬.‫ועין הסופר‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫תקע"ח‬,‫ דפוס הידנהיים‬,‫רודלהיים‬
.‫תקפ"א‬-‫❧ המהדורה הראשונה מארבע שהידנהיים הדפיס בשנות תקע"ח‬

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 62 (BINDING). Seder HaTephiloth [prayers
for t he ent ire yea r]. Tr a nslat ion into Judeo -
German. * WITH: Seder Tehilim and Seder Techinoth
[supplications]. Historiated engraved title page
depicting traditional commandments of the Jewish
woman, here shown in 18th-century Dutch-Jewish
attire. Two divisional titles within typographic borders
for Psalms and Techinoth. Headpieces and tailpieces.
BOUND IN: Attractive contemporar y hunter
lacquered calf, two handsome engraved silver
clasps with collinade-form hinges and four silver
corner pieces all engraved with floral motifs.
Gauffred edges. ff. (3), 315, (1), 92. Lightly browned
and stained in places. 4to. [Vinograd, Amsterdam
801.]
Amsterdam, Moses Mendes Coutinho, 1705.
$7000 - $9000
❧ A “Weibertefille,” a Prayer-book intended
especially for women. The striking original
engraved title-page depicts the three duties of the
Jewish Married Woman: the taking of Challah;
kindling the Sabbath candles and observance of Family Purity (see Mishnah, Shabbath, Chap. II).
Illustrated in M.H. Gans, Memorbook: History of Dutch Jewry (1971) p. 185, no. 7 and A.M. Habermann, Title
Pages of Hebrew Books (1969) pl. 83.

[.801 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫גרמנית‬-‫ עם תרגום ליהודית‬.‫)תפילה) סדר התפילה מכל השנה‬

$9000 - $7000 .‫תס"ה‬,‫ משה מנדס קוטיניו‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫ איור מפואר בעמוד השער‬.‫❧ סידור תפילה המיעוד לנשים‬

63 (BINDING). Seder Chamishah Ta’aniyoth [prayers for

the Five Fasts]. According to the custom of the Holy
Community of Sephardim, Amsterdam. Prepared by
Solomon ben Jacob Judah Leon Templo. Engraved
frontispiece depicting the Temple by Jacob Judah Leon
Templo. A fine, wide-margined copy.
BOUND IN: Original diced morocco tooled in gilt,
Hebrew tooling on upper cover: “Shlomo Yehudah
Leon Templo” with title and date on rear cover. ff. (5),
138. Foxed. Lg. 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1276.]
Amsterdam, Isaac ben Solomon Rafael Judah Leon Templo,
1726. $2000 - $3000
❧ PROVENANCE: Son of the engraver, Jacob Judah
Leon, the author of Retrato del Templo de Selomoh
(Middleburgh, 1642. For the first Latin edition of this
work, see Lot 255).

‫ לפי מנהג הספרדים של אמשטרדם‬.‫(תפילה) סדר חמישה תעניות‬

[.1276 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫תפ"ו‬,.‫ יצחק בן שלמה רפאל יהודה ליאון טמפלו‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

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 64 ( B I N D I N G ) . Chumashah Chumshei To r a h
[ Pe nt a t e u c h] . W i t h F i v e M e g i l o t h a n d H a p ht a r o t h .
HANDSOMELY BOUND IN: Gilt-ruled contemporary calf, with four silver
corner bosses and double clasps and hinges. Hebrew inscription
on opening blank noting that the volume was presented to the
recipient by his Mohel. ff. (4), 142, 52. Lightly foxed, remnants of wax
seal on rear blank. 12mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1593.]
Amsterdam, Hertz Levi Rofé & son-in-law, 1746-47. $1500 - $2500

[1593 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם מגילות והפטרות‬.‫)כריכה) חמישה חומשי תורה‬

$2500 - $1500 .‫תק"ו‬,‫ הירץ לוי רופא‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

65 ( BI N DI NG ) . Seder Tephilot h mikol Ha Shanah [pr ayers

for the entire year]. According to A shkenazic rite. With
t r a n s l a t i o n i nt o J u d e o - G e r m a n p r i nt e d i n Wa y b e r -
taytsch type. Four parts in one volume. Two divisional titles.
BOUND IN: Contemporary gilt-paneled calf, with pair of silver clasps
and hinges, titled in Hebrew in gilt on spine. ff. 232 (of 234); 92;
144. Stained, marginal repairs. Thick 8vo. [cf: Vinograd, Amsterdam
2316 (differing pagination).]
Amsterdam, Jochanan Levi Rofé & Sons, 1802. $2000 - $3000

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫גרמנית‬-‫ עם תרגום ליהודית‬.‫ לפי מנהג אשכנז‬.‫(תפילה) סדר תפילות מכל השנה‬
[2316 ‫אמשטרדם‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫תקס"ב‬,‫ יוחנן לוי רופא ובניו‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

66 (BINDING). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With meditative

pr ayer s by C h a i m Jo s eph D av id A z u l a i (C H i D”A).
FINELY BOUND: Sizeable silver filigree clasp and hinge. ff. 49, 172,
(4), 13, (2). Touch stained. Calf, rebacked. 24mo. [Vinograd, Pisa
89.]
Pisa, Samuel Molho, 1816. $2000 - $3000
❧ AN ATTRACTIVE, MINIATURE EDITION.

[89 ‫ פיסא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ כריכה מפוארת‬.‫ עם כוונות של החיד"א‬.‫)כריכה) תהילים‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫תקע"ו‬,‫ שמואל מולכו‬,‫פיסא‬
.‫❧ עותק אטרקטיבי‬

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 67 (BINDING). ITALIAN SILVER BINDING. Chased in high relief
with Baroque scrollwork, one cover with a fish over Star-of-
David, the other featuring two fish over Star; clasp. Marked
with maker's mark FB script in circle and Turin style marks.
FITTED WITH: Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. Lacks title. Venice c.
1750. 8vo.
Italian, 19th-century. $5000 - $7000

.‫ ויניציאה תק"י בקירוב‬,‫ חסר שער‬.‫ כריכה מפוארת‬.‫(כריכה) תהילים‬

$7000 - $5000 .19-‫ מאה ה‬,‫איטליה‬

68 (BINDING). ITALIAN SMALL SILVER FILIGREE BINDING.

Decorated with fine foliate filigree, corded borders,
cast filigree clasp. Unmarked. FITTED WITH: Sepher
Tehilim [Psalms]. Venice 1717. Slight wear to spine.
12mo.
Italian, Early 18th-century. $6000 - $8000
❧ PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, 19th December,
2007, lot 51.

.‫ ויניציאה תע"ז‬.‫ כריכה מפוארת‬.‫(כריכה) תהילים‬

$8000 - $6000 .18-‫ מאה ה‬,‫איטליה‬

69 (BINDING). GERMAN SILVER BINDING. Pierced and chased

with foliate scrollwork and two dolphin heads flanking the
hands of Cohen. Marked (twice) with maker's mark and
Nuremberg city mark. FITTED WITH: Chumash [Pentateuch].
Amsterdam, 1767. 8vo.
German, Early 18th-century. $8000 - $10,000
❧ Cf. Karin Tebbe, Nürnberger Goldschmiedekunst
1541-1868, no. 1076 p. 485.

‫ תקכ"ז‬,‫ אמשטרדם‬.‫ כריכה מפוארת‬.‫(כריכה) חומש‬

$10,000 - $8000 .18-‫ מאה ה‬,‫גרמניה‬

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 70 BOTON, ABRAHAM DI. Lechem Mishnah [commentary and
novellae to Mamonides’ Mishneh Torah]. FIRST EDITION. Complete
in two volumes. Titles within oval cartouche surrounded by
architectural arch and ornamental border. I: ff. 42, 163. II: ff.
239. Browned or lightly stained in places, few expert paper repairs.
Modern uniform blind-tooled calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 973 &
1011.]
Venice, Daniel Zanneti, 1604-6. $2500 - $3500
❧ ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMENTARIES TO MAIMONIDES’
CODE.
Born in Salonika in 1545, di Boton commenced his
commentary Lechem Mishnah while still in his youth. In
1575 he obtained a copy of R. Yoseph Karo’s Keseph Mishnah
and from then on, included only those comments and
analysis that had not already appeared in R. Karo’s work. See
EJ, IV cols. 1269-70.

.‫ שלם בשני כרכים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אברהם די לחם משנה על משנה תורה‬,‫בוטון‬
[1011-‫ ו‬973 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫[ינוגרד‬
$3500 - $2500 .‫ו‬-‫שס"ד‬,‫ דניאל זאניטי‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ אחד מהנושאי כלים החשובים למשנה תורה‬

71 (BREUER, SALOMON). Yisrael Ephraim Fishel Sofer. Afsei Aretz

al HaTorah [commentary on Bereishith and Shemoth]. FIRST EDITION.
Limited edition (see introduction). Two titles. First title with gold
lettering. THE RABBI DR. SALOMON BREUER COPY, with the Author’s gilt-
stamped inscription on upper cover: “Minchah Sheluchah LehaRav
HaGaon HaTzadik …Shlomo Breuer.” With his stamp “Dr. S. B.” on the
title-page. ff. (10), 87, 97. Contemporary calf, rubbed. Large 4to.
Munkacz, Kohn and Klein, 1899. $1000 - $1500
❧ R. Salomon (Shlomo Zalman) Breuer (1850 -1926) married
Sophie, the youngest daughter of Rabbiner Samson Raphael Hirsch.
After receiving Semichah from the Kesav Sofer in Pressburg,
Salomon Breuer was appointed Rabbi of Papa, Hungary. In 1890
he succeeded his recently deceased father-in-law as the rabbi of
Frankfurt’s Austrittsgemeinde (secessioned community), thus
becoming in essence, the titular head of German Orthodoxy.
Among his sons, Rabbi Yosef (1882-1980), would lead the
Frankfurt community after him, later, facilitating its transition to
Washington Heights, New York. Another son, Isaac (1883-1946), was
an outspoken ideologue, who, upon moving to Jerusalem, served as
the first president of the Poalei Agudath Tzion.
The author (1822-99), was Rabbi of Nanash, Hungary, and a
prime disciple of the Chasam Sofer, the Yismach Moshe and R.
Chaim Sanzer. Rabbi Salomon Breuer studied in Pressburg under
the Kesav Sofer and was thus well acquainted with many of the
disciples of the Chasam Sofer.

.‫ פירוש לבראשית‬.‫ אפסי ארץ על התורה‬.‫ שלמה) ישראל אפרים פישל סופר‬,‫)ברויאר‬
‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ושמות‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תרנ"ט‬,‫ כהן וקליין‬,‫מונקץ‬
‫ עם שמו באותיות‬,‫❧ עותק של רבי שלמה ברויאר מוקדש אליו על ידי המחבר‬
.‫זהב על השער וחותמת שלו‬

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 Lot 72 Lot 73

72 BRODA, AVR AHAM. Toldoth Avraham [novellae to the Talmud]. * WITH: Yoseph Moseh Breslau. Kethoneth Or
[novellae to Chumash]. ff. (4), 61. Foxed. Contemporary patterned boards, worn. 4to. [Vinograd, Fürth 415.]
Fürth, Itzik Buchbinder, 1769. $400 - $600

[415 ‫ פירט‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ פירוש לחומש‬,‫ כתנות עור‬,‫ עם יוסף משה ברסלוי‬.‫ חידושי תורה‬.‫ תולדות אברהם‬.‫ אברהם‬,‫ברודא‬
$600 - $400 .‫תקכ"ט‬,‫ איציק בוכבינדר‬,‫פירט‬

73 BUCHNER, CHAIM. Ohr Chadash. FIRST EDITION. ff. (6), 53, (3). Heavily browned. Contemporary vellum. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 386.]
Amsterdam, Uri Faivish ben Aaron HaLevi, 1671. $500 - $700
❧ A classic work on the laws of blessings widely cited by later authorities. With twenty six approbations from the most
prominent Ashkenazic and Sephardic Rabbis of the period.

[386 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אור חדש‬.‫ חיים‬,‫בוכנר‬

$700 - $500 .‫תל"א‬,‫ אורי פייבוש בן אהרן הלוי‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

35
74 (CEREMONIES). Avraham Klausner. Minhagim. FIRST EDITION. Few marginal notes. ff. 44 (i.e. 40), mispaginated though all
complete. Initial few leaves lightly stained, previous owner’s marks. Modern calf. 8vo. [Vinograd, Riva 8.]
Riva di Trento, Jacob Marcaria, 1559. $7000 - $10,000
❧ THE FIRST BOOK OF LOCAL RELIGIOUS CUSTOM (MINHAG).
The Jews of Aschkenaz have long been recognized for the particular religious significance they place upon
Minhag. Therefore, it is perhaps of little wonder that the first collection of customs emerged from that same
community.
Abraham Klausner (d. 1408), an Austrian Talmudist, was the mentor of Israel Isserlein (author of the Terumath
HaDeshen), Jacob Moellin (the Mahari”l) and Isaac Tyrnau, cementing his influence in the foundation of the spread
of Nusach Aschkenaz and Minhag Literature in general. In fact, the latter two students each wrote their own Sepher
Minhagim, no doubt inspired by the reverence their master had for the preservation of custom.
For more on medieval Aschkenaz and Minhag, see I.M Ta-Shema’s, Minhag Aschkenaz HaKadmon (1992) and H.
Soloveitchik’s response in his Collected Essays II (2014) pp. 29-69 and 122-201.

[8 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מנהגים‬.‫)מנהגים) אברהם קלויזנר‬

$10,000 - $7000 .‫שי"ט‬,‫ יעקב מרקריה הרופא‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬
.‫❧ הספר הראשון על מנהג מקומי‬

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 75 (CER EMONIES). Yitzchak Tyrnau. Sepher HaMinhagim. Wide
margins. ff. (44). Expert repaired worming, several leaves laid to size. Modern
boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 471.]
Prague, n.p., 1668. $1500 - $2500
❧ A classic work on Aschkenazic ritual custom. The Minhagim
are mostly based upon the principles established by Abraham
Klausner. His disciple, Yitzchak Tyrnau, states his purpose here is
to clarify misconceptions pertaining to the prevailing customs in
Poland, Bohemia, Moravia and Germany.

[471 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ספר המנהגים‬.‫)מנהגים) יצחק מטירנא‬

$2500 - $1500 .‫ תכ"ח‬,‫פראג‬
.‫❧ חיבור קלאסי על המנהג האשנכזי‬

76 (CER EMONIES). Yitzchak Tyrnau. Minhagim mikol Hashanah.

According to the custom of Moravia, Poland, Russia and Germany. ff.
39. Browned and stained, trace wormed, title and closing leaf taped. Modern
boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 629.]
Prague, Sons of Judah Bak, 1694. $3000 - $5000
❧ Vinograd records only one single copy, found in the Schocken
Library, Jerusalem.

[.629 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ספר המנהגים‬.‫)מנהגים) יצחק מטירנא‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫תנ"ד‬,.‫ בני יהודה ב"ק‬,.‫פראג‬
.‫ הנמצא בספריית שוקן בירושלים‬,‫❧ וינוגרד מזכיר רק עותק אחד‬

77 (CEREMONIES). Yitzchak Tyrnau. Minhagim. With stamp of Rabbi Dr.

Hartwig (Naftali) Carlebach. ff. 31. Browned, closely shaved affecting a few
headnotes, upper corner of last leaf with loss affecting a few words. [Vinograd,
Berlin 33.]
Berlin, Baruch Buchbinder, 1703. $700 - $1000
❧ Naftali Carlebach (1889-1967), scion of a prominent German
rabbinic family, was rabbi of the Passaeurstrasse synagogue in Berlin
from 1917 to 1931, and then served as Chief Rabbi of Baden near
Vienna, Austria. Fleeing Nazi Europe in 1938, he came to the Upper
West Side of Manhattan and there formed his own eponymous shul.
His twin sons assisted him, one of whom (Reb Shlomo) achieved
renown far beyond the walls of the synagogue.

[33 ‫ ברלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם חותמת של רבי נפתלי קרלבך‬.‫ ספר המנהגים‬.‫)מנהגים) יצחק מטירנא‬
$1000 - $700 .‫תס"ג‬,‫ ברוך בוכבינד‬,‫ברלין‬
‫ בן‬.‫תשכ"ז) היה רב בברלין ובאדן לפני שהיגר לניו יורק‬-‫❧ רבי נפתלי קרלבך (תרמ"ט‬
.‫ הזמר המפורסם‬,‫שלו היה שלמה קרלבך‬

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 78 (CER EMONIES). Yoseph Yupse Kosman. Noheg Ketzon Yosef [customs
and laws]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (3), 89 (2). Foxed and closely shaved. Modern calf. 4to.
[Vinograd, Hanau 93.]
Hanau, Johannes Jacob Bassang, 1718. $500 - $700
❧ Based upon the earlier work Yosef Ometz, written by Kosman’s
grandfather Joseph Juspa Nordlingen. Noheg Ketzon Yosef is a collection of
Frankfurt’s unique local customs.

[93 ‫ הנאו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ נוהג כצאן יוסף‬.‫)מנהגים) יוסף יוזפה קושמן‬
$700 - $500 .‫תע"ח‬,‫ יוהנס יעקב בשנג‬,‫הנאו‬
.‫ אוסף מנהגי פפד"מ‬.‫❧ מבוסס על הספר יוסף אומץ מאת סבא של המחבר‬

79 (CEREMONIES). Judah Aryeh Leib Oppenheim. Mateh Yehudah. FIRST EDITION. Title
within architectural arch featuring Moses and Aaron, with cherubs bearing olive-
branches flanking a zodiac sphere. ff. 31. Trimmed, lightly foxed, edges worn. Modern
boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Offenbach 49.]
Offenbach, Bonaventura de la Naye, 1721. $400 - $600
❧ A commentary to the Grace After Meals, Sabbath Zemiroth, marriage and
circumcision ceremonies.

[49 ‫ אופנבך‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מטה יהודה‬.‫)מנהגים) יהודה אריה לייב אופנהיים‬
$600 - $400 .‫תפ"א‬,‫ בונאבנטורה דילה ני‬,‫אופנבך‬
‫ זמירות של שבת ועוד‬,‫❧ פירוש לברכת המזון‬

80 (CEREMONIES). Birkath HaMazon - Dos Benschen. ff. 71. * BOUND WITH: Minhagim. ff. 57. Edited by Shimon Levi
Ginzburg. Two works bound in one volume. Both according to the custom and rites of Germany and Poland. Both with
MANY WONDERFUL WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS and historiated initial letters. With Zodiac and agricultural woodcut illustrations
for each month. Hebrew, with Judeo-German translation printed in wayber-taytsch type. With bookplate of M. Zagajski.
Deeply and evenly browned throughout, few short
tears. Later vellum. 4to. [Vinograd, Amsterdam
1180 and 1324.]
Amsterdam, Solomon Proops, 1722 and 1728.
$4000 - $5000
❧ Two compendia that include Grace after
Meals, Sabbat h hy mns, prayers before
retiring, Birth, Marriage and Death services
and a Passover Hagadah.
The illuminating woodcuts illustrate
selected holidays and observances through
the annual religious cycle. The prototype
of these images was Menasseh ben Israel’s
Sepher Minhagim of 1645.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דאס בענטשן‬...‫(מנהגים) ברכת המזון‬

[1180 ‫אמשטרדם‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫תפ"ב‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ קריאת שמע על‬,‫ זמירות שבת‬,‫❧ כולל ברכת המזון‬
.‫ ולוויות‬,‫ נישואין‬,‫ ותפילות עבור לידה‬,‫המיטה‬

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 81 (CER EMONIES). Joseph Juspe Hahn (Noerdlingen). Yoseph Ometz
[laws and customs, especially of Frankfurt a/Main]. FIRST EDITION. Portions
in Yiddish. ff. (8), 212. Browned and foxed. Contemporary calf, rubbed. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Frankfurt 424.]
Frankfurt am Main, Johann Kellner, 1723. $500 - $700
❧ Valuable source-book for the history of Frankfurt Jewry. Records the
ritual customs distinct to the Community, as well as liturgical questions
and issues relating to education and morality. Also records Christian
holidays and the civil calendar.

[424 ‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ יוסף אומץ‬.‫ יוסף יוזפא‬,‫)מנהגים) האן נוירלינגן‬
$700 - $500 .‫תפ"ג‬,‫ יוהנס קלנר‬,‫פפד"מ‬
.‫ במיוחד של קהילת פרנקפורט דמיין‬,‫❧ מנהגים‬

82 (CEREMONIES). Minhagim. Title flanked by Moses and

Samuel, with the Binding of Isaac above. Woodcut illustrations
of rites and customs. Yiddish translation by Simon Levi
Ginzberg, printed in Wayber-taytsch type. ff.72. Ex-library,
foxed. Later cloth-backed marble boards. 8vo. [Vinograd, Fuerth
245.]
Fuerth, Chaim ben Tzvi Hirsch, 1756. $2000 - $3000
❧ A SCARCE EDITION.

[245 ‫ פירט‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)מנהגים) מנהגים‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫תקט"ז‬,‫ חיים בן צבי הירש‬,‫פירט‬
.‫❧ נדיר‬

83 (CEREMONIES). Sepher HaMinhagim al Seder Ma’aseh Bereishith.

Sephardic rite. Hebrew text with instructions and brief comments
in Spanish. Prepared by Solomon Levi Maduro. Fifteen woodcut
illustrations depicting Jewish ritual life. Final page with crest. ff. 52.
Stained in places, few expert marginal repairs, f.24 with flaw sympathetically
restored affecting a few letters. Modern vellum-backed boards. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 1954.]
Amsterdam, Leib Zussman, 1768. $3000 - $5000
❧ A RARE SPANISH LANGUAGE MINHAGIM BOOK.
Small handbook of prayers and ceremonies through the
religious year. Includes blessings before and after eating, the
Festival Kiddush, prayers upon retiring and circumcision, the
rather uncommon naming ceremony for a baby girl, annulment of
oaths and an Hagadah for Passover.
See N. Feucht wanger- Sarig, Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana:
Treasures of Jewish Booklore (1994) p.36.

‫ טקסט בעברית עם הדרכות‬.‫ מנהג הספרדים‬.‫(מנהגים) ספר המנהגים על סדר מעשה בראשית‬
[1954 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫והגהות בספרדית‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫תקכ"ח‬,‫ לייב זוסמן‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫ איורים‬15 ‫ עם‬.‫❧ ספר מנהגים ספרדית נדיר מאוד‬

39
84 (CER EMONIE S ). Sepher HaMinhagim. Hebrew text,
instr uctions and captions in SPA NISH . Many woodcut
illustrations of rites and customs. ff.48. Lightly browned.
Modern calf-backed marbled boards. Sm. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 2044.]
Amsterdam, G.J. Janson, 1775. $2000 - $3000
❧ This Spanish issue is a most uncommon edition.

‫ הדרכות‬,‫ טקסט בעברית‬.‫ ספר המנהגים‬.‫ שמעון לוי‬,‫)מנהגים) גינצבורג‬

[2044 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫בספרדית‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫תקל"ה‬,‫ ינסון‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ מהדורה ספרדית נדירה‬

85 (CEREMONIES). Kuntress shel Minhag K.K. Posen [selected prayers and customs as
observed by the Community of Posen (Poznan) and its environs]. Third edition. ff. 28.
Browned, previous owner’s marks. Contemporary boards, worn. 8vo. [Vinograd, Dyhernfurth
535.]
Dyhernfurth, Mordechai Warshawer, 1829. $400 - $600
❧ Contains prayers established by earlier generations of rabbis to be recited on
particular days of the year. “Includes additional new matter which did not exist in earlier
generations, such as the Selichoth said on the 5th of Kislev, 20th of Sivan, 5th of Av, and
during Shovavi’m Ta’t, as well as the prayers said when there is too much or too little
rain… These [customs] have begun to disappear and only a few remain in practice.
Therefore, I rose to print them again in their proper form, lest they vanish from how they
were” (Title).

[535 ‫ דירנפורט‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שלישי‬.‫)מנהגים) קונטרס של מנהג ק"ק פוסן‬

$600 - $400 .‫תקפ"ט‬,‫ מרדכי וורשבער‬,‫דירנפורט‬

86 (CER EMONIES). Seder Birchath Hamazon U’Keriath Shema.

Hebrew text with Yiddish translation. Woodcut illustrations. pp.(49).
Worn from use, opening leaf rehinged. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Jassy
3.]
Jassy, Zalman Feygelis & Notte Wasserman, 1843. $3000 - $5000
❧ A compendium of prayers and blessings including Sabbath
Zemiroth and a Hagadah for Passover, accompanied by numerous
woodcuts. The illustrations are based on the Viennese Hagadah
published by Anton Schmid in 1794.
UNCOMMONLY RARE. Vinograd lists the work based only on a single
record (Cara-Schwartz, I. Hebrew Printing in Rumania, in: Kiryat
Sepher vol. XLV (1969/70) p. 290 no. 4). The Hagadah is not
found in any of the printed catalogues or Hagadah bibliographies.
The work is also distinguished by the presence of a censor’s
st atement on verso of t he t it le pr inted in Rumanian in
Hebrew characters, seemingly the only such instance of such a
phenomenon. See Hebrew Printing in Roumania, in: Journal of
Jewish Bibliography (1940) pp. 110-16.

[3 ‫ יאשי‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)מנהגים) סדר ברכת המזון וקריאת שמע‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫תר"ג‬,‫ פייגליס ווסרמן‬,‫יאשי‬
‫ טקסט בעברית עם תרגום ליידיש‬.‫❧ נדיר מאוד‬

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 87 (CEREMONIES). Chaim Avraham Gagin. Sepher HaTakanoth VeHaskamoth. FIRST
EDITION. Title within decorative architectural frame. Additional letterpress title after
introduction. This copy with the scarce additional page of approbations at end.
ff.(16),13-72,(4). Slight staining. Upper corner of second title-page expertly repaired. Modern
morocco. Sm.8vo. [Halevy 3.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1842. $1500 - $2500
❧ Compendium of rites and customs as practiced in the City of Jerusalem.
R. Gagin (1787-1848), son-in-law of the Kabbalist R. Shalom Sharabi, was Chief
Rabbi of Jerusalem and the first to carry the official title of Haham Bashi. He was
instrumental in the publication of manuscripts by other major Rabbinical scholars
and Kabbalists.
The present work is divided into two parts: The first, Sepher Takanoth, is
a collection of various ordinances and regulations enacted in 18th century
Jerusalem, strictly regulating taxation, inheritance, dress code and leisure, among
other facets of life. The second part, Dinei Minhagei Yerushalayim, records the
unique customs and practices of the Jerusalem community.
Shoshana Halevy saw only two copies of this work, of which only one had
the final leaf of approbations. The approbations contain valuable information
concerning the founding of Bak’s printing press and the economic boon it would
bring to Jerusalem.

[3 ‫ [הלוי‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ ספר התקנות והסכמות‬.‫)מנהגים) חיים אברהם גאגין‬

$2500 - $1500 .‫תר"ב‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫תר"ח) היה נשוי לבתו של רבי שלום שרעבי‬-‫ רבי חיים אברהם גאגין (תקמ"ז‬.‫❧ אוסף מנהגי ירושלים‬
.‫ היה הראשון להיקרא רשמי בשם חכם באשי‬,‫כרב ראשי של ירושלים‬

88 (CEREMONIES). Minhagei Fez [customs of the Moroccan community of Fez]. HEBREW MANUSCRIPT written in a North
African hand on thick paper. Prepared by R. Ya'akov Toledano (?). ff. (40). Browned, pencil notations. Modern calf. 4to.
North Africa, Early 19th-century. $2000 - $3000
❧ Customs of Fez that were instituted by the great Rabbis of Morocco: R. Yehudah ben Attar HaKadosh, R. Ya’akov
ibn Danon, R. Ya’akov ibn Zur, R. Mordecai Siriro, R. Yosef Zarfati - all of whom are recorded here in this manuscript,
among other significant regional rabbis.

.‫אפריקאית‬-‫יד בעברית ביד צפון‬-‫ כתב‬.‫(מנהגים) מנהגי פז‬

$3000 - $2000 ..19-‫ ראשית המאה ה‬,.‫צפון אפריקה‬
.‫ רבי מרדכי שירירו ורבי יוסף צרפתי‬,‫ רבי יעקב אבן צור‬,‫ רבי יעקב אבן דנון‬,‫❧ מנהגי פז שהותקנו על ידי רבי יהודה בן עטר הקדוש‬

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89 CHABIB, LEVI IBN YA’AKOV. (RALBA’CH). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural
arch. Astrological and calendrical charts. Title-page duplicated in manuscript. ff. (5), 328, mispaginated. Final several
leaves remargined with few words supplied in facsimile, trace wormed. Later calf-backed patterned boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice
508.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1565. $2500 - $3000
❧ R. Levi ibn Chabib (c. 1483-1545), a native of Zamora, Spain, was taken by his father to Portugal, where he was
forcibly baptized in 1492. Eventually the pair escaped to Salonika where they provided successive leadership to the
community of Spanish exiles who had settled there.
In time, Levi ibn Chabib moved to Eretz Israel in order to atone for the baptism of his youth. Settling in
Jerusalem, he became embroiled in the issue of renewing the ancient Semicha (ordination) in Safed - an innovation
to which he was bitterly opposed. Included in the volume of responsa here is the famous Kuntress HaSemicha, the
vitriolic exchange between R. Ya’akov Berav of Safed and R. Levi ben Chabib.
See M. Benayahu, Chidushah shel HaSemichah B’Tsefat, in: Yitzhak F. Baer Jubilee Volume (1960) pp. 248-69; EJ,
Vol. XI, cols. 98-99; Vol. VIII, cols. 1176-1178.

[508 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ לוי אבן יעקס שו"ת מהרלב"ח‬,‫חביב‬
$3000 - $2500 .‫שכ"ה‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ עלה לארץ‬.‫ נטבל נגד רצונו על ידי המשטר הנוצרי בפורטוגל אבל הצליח להימלט לשאלוניקי עם אביו‬.‫❧ רבי לוי אבן חביב לולד בספרד בשנת רמ"ג‬
.‫ הפרויקט של רבי יעקב בירב מצפת‬,‫ישראל והתנגד לחידוש הסמיכה‬

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90 (CHASSIDISM). ELIMELECH OF LIZHENSK . No’am Elimelech [homilies to the Chumash]. With “Likutei Shoshanah” and
“Igereth HaKodesh” Second complete edition. A WIDE-MARGINED COPY. ff. 150 (i.e. 149). Stained in places, opening few leaves
repaired at margins, margin of final leaf trimmed. Modern blind-tooled calf. Lg. 4to. [Vinograd, Slavuta 14.]
Slavuta, (Moshe Shapiro), 1794. $40,000 - $50,000
❧ COMPLETE EARLY EDITION OF CHASSIDIC CLASSIC: THE NO'AM ELIMELECH.
First printed in Lemberg in 1788, this classic text of Polish Chassidism went through several editions within a
relatively short span of time.
Published by the author's nephew, R. Yisrael Avraham, the son of R. Meshulam Zushye of Annapoli, the book
bears the latter's Haskomah. Indeed, according to Chassidic tradition, it was R. Zushye who first introduced his
brother R. Elimelech to R. Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mehzritch and successor to the Baal Shem Tov.
Of importance are the two letters appended to the work (ff. 146v.-150v) that respond to anti-Chassidic polemics.
The first, penned by R. Elazar at the behest of his father R. Elimelech of Lizhensk, discusses controversy surrounding
the Rabbi of Zhelichov (i.e. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev); the second by R. Zechariah Mendel (nephew of R.
Shmelke of Nikolsburg) is a letter in defense of ascetic practices.
R. Elimelech of Lizhensk (1717-87) founded the Polish school of Chassidism. His disciples included R. Avraham
Yehoshua Heschel of Apta, R. Ya’akov Yitzchak Horowitz - the Chozeh of Lublin, R. Yisrael of Kozhnitz and R. Mendel
of Rymanov. It was R. Elimelech who founded the doctrine of Tzadikism: Raising the Chassidic master to a place of
centrality in Jewish life.
See Y. Alfasi, Ha-Chassiduth (1977) p. 25; Entziklopedia LaChassiduth, Vol. I, col. 282; Tz. M. Rabinowicz, The
Encyclopedia of Hasidim (1996) pp. 111, 563.

[14 ‫ סלאוויטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם שוליים רחבים‬.‫ דפוס שני שלם‬.‫ עם ליקוטי שושנה ואיגרת הקודש‬.‫ נועם אלימלך‬.‫)חסידות) אלימלך מליז'נסק‬
$50,000 - $40,000 .‫תקנ"ד‬,‫ משה שפירא‬,‫סלאוויטא‬
‫ רבי‬:‫ מתלמידיו היו מנהיגי החסידות בדור הבא‬.‫ להפצת החסידות ברחבי פולין‬,‫ במידה רבה‬,‫ תקמ"ז) היה אחראי‬-‫❧ רבי אלימלך מליז'נסק (תע"ז‬
.‫ המגיד מקוזניץ ורבי מנדל מרימנוב‬,‫ החוזה מלובלין‬,‫אברהם יהושע העשיל מאפטא‬

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91 (CHASSIDISM). AVRAHAM DOV-BAER AUERBACH OF OVRUTCH. Bath Ayin
[Chassidic homilies to the Chumash and Festivals]. FIRST EDITION.
Title with printer’s device (Yaari no. 201) depicting the Old City of
Jerusalem. Final two pages with interesting list of pre-publication
subscribers to the work, both men and women, all residents of the
Holy Land. ff. (2), 125, (1). Trace wormed. Modern boards. 4to. [Vinograd,
Jerusalem 59; Halevy 38.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1847. $1500 - $2000
❧ THE FIRST CHASSIDIC TEXT PRINTED IN JERUSALEM.
A greatly venerated work, replete with lyrical hymns in praise of
the Holy Land and the spiritual heights attainable upon residing
there. Although the author had already written most of this work in
Europe, he delayed its publication until his arrival in Eretz Israel,
so that it might be enhanced by its exposure to the spiritually
sweetened air of the Holy Land.
A colleague of both R. Zushye of Annapoli and R. Levi Yitzchak
of Berdichev, R. Avraham Dov Baer of Ovruch (1765-1841) was a
disciple of R. Nachum of Chernobyl. In 1830 he migrated to Safed
where in time he rose to be regarded as the spiritual leader of all
the Chassidim resident in the Holy Land.
In Safed today, a plaque commemorates the site at which he and
his followers were miraculously saved from falling debris during
the 1837 earthquake. The following year, he was kidnapped by a
band of marauding Druze, escaping by the skin of his teeth. See
T.M. Rabinowicz, The Encyclopedia of Hasidism (1998) p. 5.

‫ דרושים חסידיים לחומש ולמועדים‬.‫עין‬-‫ בת‬.‫)חסידות) אברהם דובער אוירבך מאבריטש‬

[59 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫דפוס ראשון‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תרי"ז‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ למרות שכתב את רובו באירופה‬.‫❧ הטקסט החסידי הראשון שנדפס בירושלים‬
‫ חבר של רבי‬.‫ כדי שיזדכך מאוירה דא"י‬,‫המחבר חיכה להדפיס אותו בארץ ישראל‬
-‫ רבי אברהם דובער מאבריטש (תקכ"ה‬,‫זושיא מאניפול ורבי לוי יצחק מברדיצ'ב‬
‫ עלה לצפת בתק"צ והיה נחשב כמנהיג‬.‫תר"א) היה תלמידו של רבי נחום מצ'רנוביל‬
.‫כל חסידי ארץ ישראל‬

92 (CHASSIDISM). NACHMAN OF BRESLOV. Likutei MahaRa’N [seminal text

of Breslov Chassidism]. FIRST JERUSALEM EDITION. Two parts in one. Two
title pages, each within decorative borders. Image of Tifereth Israel
Synagogue on verso of final leaf of Part I and depiction of Me'arath
HaMachpelah on title of Part II. FIRST TITLE GILT. ff. 4, 122,(1); 1,44,
(3). Browned, slight staining. Modern calf-backed boards. 4to. [Halevi 212,
213.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1874. $2000 - $3000
❧ R. Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) was one of the most dynamic
and energetic figures within the early Chassidic movement.
Emphasizing the need for simplicity and innocence in religious
behavior and the desire to maintain a sense of Joy, his brand of
Chassidism has flourished for over two centuries without a leading
rabbi at the helm (Admo”r).
R. Tzadok Hakohen of Lublin, himself a later Chassidic master,
often referred to R. Nachman as “the genius of Chassidism.”
The present work is the most important collection of his
teachings, edited by his student R. Nathan of Nemirov.

[213 ,212 ‫ [הלוי‬.‫ דפוס ראשון בירושלים‬.‫ ליקוטי מוהר"ן‬.‫(חסידות) נחמן מברסלב‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫תרל"ד‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
❧ ‫תק"ע) היה אחד מהרבנים הדינמיים בתנועה‬-‫רבי נחמן מברסלב (תקל"ב‬
‫ רבי צדוק הכהן כינה אותו הגאון של החסידות‬.‫החסידית בראשיתה‬.

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93 (CHASSIDISM). AHARON BEN YESHAYA KREGLUSHKER. Lechem Terumah
[sermon for Parshath Teruma, the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
and Mishnayoth Zeraim and Moed]. FIRST EDITION. Half title on f.
29. ff. 56. Lightly worn, final leaf with marginal repair, previous owners’
inscriptions. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Fürth 537; Stefansky, Chassiduth
270.]
Fürth, Itzik ben David Tzerendorf, 1781. $2000 - $3000
❧ The author of this rare work hailed from a small town near Vilna
and served as Dayan of Varanovi. Clearly he was connected with both
the Chassidic and Mithnagdic religious worlds, for most unusually
he cites here both the Vilna Gaon as well as the Maggid of Mehzritch
- providing each with lengthy honorifics: “HaMekubal HaGadol,
Ish Eloki - in reference to the Maggid (see ff. 4a, 20b, 25b); and in
reference to the Gaon: “HaGaon Ha’Amithi… Chasida Uperisha”
(ff. 17b) and “Yireh Zera Veya’arich Yamav Veyemei Banav BeTorah
VeGedulah ad Biath Hamashiach” (f. 24b).
See M. Feikaz, Avoth HaChasiduth Bechibur Darshan Litai in:
Molad Vol. 4 (1971) pp. 298-303.

‫עשרה מידות‬-‫ שלוש‬,‫ דרשה לפרשת תרומה‬.‫ לחם תורמה‬.‫)חסידות) אהרן בן ישעיה קרגלושקר‬
[537 ‫ פירט‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫הרחמים ומשניות זרעים ומועד‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫תקמ"א‬,‫ איציק בן דוד‬,‫פירט‬
‫ הוא מצטט גם את‬-‫❧ למחבר היו קשרים עם העולם החסידי וגם עם העולם הליטאי‬
.‫ דבר נדיר מאוד לתקופה‬,‫הגר"א וגם את המגיד ממזריטש‬

94 CHEZEK I A H BEN M A NOACH. Chizkuni [commentar y to the

Chumash]. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Title letters as well as initial Chapter
words historiated. On f. 79r diagram of the twelve stones in the Kohen
Gadol’s breast-plate. A RARE COMPLETE COPY (see below). ff. 157, (1).
Mispaginated, though all complete. Opening few leaves stained, couple leaves
toward end remargined. Later vellum-backed marbled boards, worn. 4to.
[Vinograd, Cremona 26.]
Cremona, Vicenzo Conti, 1559. $2000 - $3000
❧ Chizkiah ben Manoach lived in the thirteenth century, probably
in France. The details of his biography are unknown. He is the
author of Chizkuni, a popular commentary on the Torah, which
is actually a compilation of insights culled from the Midrashim, as
well as the writings of twenty Rishonim, including Rashi, Rashbam
and Ibn Ezra. However, Chizkuni does not name any of his sources
(other than Rashi), as he felt that one should focus on the message
rather than the messenger (Sefaria).
Although the Chizkuni was included in Bomberg's 1524 edition
of the Pentateuch, this Cremona issue is the first separate edition.
See EJ, Vol. VIII, cols. 459-60 (illustrated).
Meir Benayahu writes that most copies of the Chizkuni are
lacking ff. 155-156, which were removed by Church censorship (see
his Hebrew Printing at Cremona (1971) p. 211), fortunately, THIS
COPY IS ENTIRELY COMPLETE.

[26 ‫ קרימונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון נפרד‬.‫ פירוש לתורה‬.‫חזקיה בן מנוח חזקוני‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫שי"ט‬,‫ דפוס קונטי‬,‫קרימונה‬
‫ לא ידוע הרבה על החיים‬.‫ כנראה בצרפת‬,13-‫❧ רבי חזקיה בן מנוח חי במאה ה‬
‫ כדי‬,‫ החזקוני מצטט במדרשים ופרשנים אחרים בלי לגלות את המקור שלו‬.‫שלו‬
.‫שהקורא ישים לב לדברי התורה עצמם‬

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95 (CIRCUMCISION). David Lida. Sepher Sod Hashem [Mohel’s compendium, with prayers].
* WITH: HEBREW MANUSCRIPT SUPPLEMENT. ff. 32. Bookplate of Sigmund Seeligmann. Worn from heavy
usage. Loose in contemporary vellum. 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 892.]
Amsterdam, Solomon Proops, 1709. $2000 - $3000
❧ 32-page HEBREW MANUSCRIPT at end recording one-hundred-and-ninety 18th-century
circumcisions, each with much family and related detail.

[892 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם הוספה בכתב יד‬.'‫ ספר סוד ה‬.‫)מילה) דוד לידא‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫שס"ט‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫ עם שמות ועוד פרטים‬18-‫ מילות שנערכו במאה ה‬196 ‫ עמודים המתעדת‬32 ‫❧ בסוף הספר יש רשימה של‬

96 ( C I RC U MC I SION ) . Dav id L id a . S epher S od H a shem [Mohel ’s

compendium, with prayers]. FINELY BOUND. With section Brith Hashem
containing detailed instructions in Judeo-German. ff. 30. Winestained, few
tears from use. Contemporary mottled calf with gilt extra, rubbed. 12mo. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 1585.]
Amsterdam, Shlomo Proops, 1745. $1000 - $1500

[1585 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם כריכה מפוארת‬.'‫ ספר סוד ה‬.‫)מילה) דוד לידא‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תק"ה‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

97 (CIRCUMCISION). Isaac Leib Kadushin. Berith Yitzchak [laws, sermons and services
for life-cycle occasions]. Text in Hebrew and English. * BOUND WITH: Tzion: Part II of
Brith Yitzchak [prayers and speeches for holidays, Yishuv Eretz Israel and eulogy for
Rabbi Samuel Mohilever]. FIRST EDITION. Opening title worn and taped. Modern boards.
8vo. [Singerman 5198 (unseen); Deinard, Koheleth America, 101 (with erroneous
pagination) and 693; Goldman 579 and 946.]
New York, A. H. Rosenberg, 1897. $400 - $600

.‫ באנגלית ועברית‬.‫ דרשות ותפילות עבור אירועי מעגל החיים‬,‫ הלכות‬.‫ ברית יצחק‬.‫ יצחק לייב‬,‫(אמריקנה) קדושין‬
$600 - $400 .‫תרנ"ז‬,‫ רוזנברג‬.‫ה‬.‫ א‬,.‫ניו יורק‬

98 (CIRCUMCISION). Dr. Tzvi Benjamin Auerbach. Brith Avraham Kolel Seder

Ha’milah - Berith Abraham oder die Beschueidungsfeier. Text in Hebrew and
German. MANUSCRIPT tipped in: Three pages at front with details on surgical
procedures; and manuscript nine pages at rear listing the performance
of circumcisions in Bielefeld, Paderborn, Minden, Lemgo, Schlangen etc. and
providing much family detail in German and in Hebrew. Title page signed: Dr.
Michelsohn, Detmold. pp. (8), 140. Taped repair on p. 51. Original boards, spine worn.
8vo.
Frankfurt am Main, F. Kauffmann, 1880. $400 - $600
❧ Prayers and texts to be recited and studied by the Mohel prior to the Brith
Milah with instructions in performing the ritual.

‫ טקסט בעברית וגרמנית‬.‫ ברית אברהם כולל סדר המילה‬.‫(מילה) ד"ר צבי בנימין אוירבך‬
$500 - $300 .‫תר"מ‬,‫ קויפמן‬,‫פפד"מ‬

46
99 (CIRCUMCISION). David Lida. Sepher Sod Hashem [Mohel’s compendium, with prayers]. * WITH HEBREW MANUSCRIPT
SUPPLEMENT. Contemporary straight-grain morocco binding, with initials “A.B” gilt-tooled on upper cover. Opening few
leaves with manuscript prayers. ff. 31. Worn from use. 8vo. [Vinograd, Vienna 174.]
Vienna, Anton Schmid, 1801. $3000 - $5000
❧ 106-page HEBREW MANUSCRIPT at end recording 639 individual circumcisions beginning in 1816, each record with
family and related detail.

[174 ‫ וינה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם הוספה בכתב יד‬.'‫ ספר סוד ה‬.‫)מילה) דוד לידא‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫תקס"א‬,‫ אנטון שמידט‬,‫וינה‬
‫ מתחילה בשנת תקע"ו‬.‫ עם פרטי המשפחות‬,‫ טקסי ברית מילה שונים‬639 ‫ עמודים המפרטת‬106 ‫❧ עם רשימה בכתב יד בת‬

100 COHEN, AVRAHAM. Kehunath Avraham [poetical paraphrase of the

Book of Psalms]. With Benei Keturah [verse to Perek Shirah]. FIRST
EDITION. Six parts in one, each part preceded by divisional title page
(featuring cherubs sounding trumpets). Additional engraved title
depicting tamarisk plant surrounded by 14-part historiated border
featuring King David with harp, Priestly hands, angels and cherubs
with musical instruments, etc. (see Yaari, Printer’s Marks no. 97).
ENGRAVED FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR. Engraved plate prior
to Benei Keturah (between (final collation) f. 52 and f.53) entitled
“Barchu HaShem Kol Tzva’av” - depicting celestial bodies and animal
kingdom praising their Creator. The Elkan Nathan Adler copy. ff. (2),
8, 49, 40, 30, 26, 52, (1), 53-64. Extreme lower corners of final few leaves
worn and wormed. Modern morocco. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 1660.]
Venice, Bragadin, 1719. $1500 - $2500
❧ A RARE COPY, COMPLETE WITH ALL TITLE PAGES AND ENGRAVINGS.
The author, a native of Zante, one of the Ionian isles of Greece,
then part of the Venetian Republic, issued this work with a most
uncommon engraved self-portrait, with the caption: “Abraham
Hakohen the Doctor, the Philosopher, in the year 1719, aged 49
years.”
See A. Rubens, A Jewish Iconography (1981), no. 8. According
to Cecil Roth, Cohen was probably responsible for the other
engravings in the book as well.
See also, R. Abraham Hakohen of Zante and the Circle of
Physician-Poets in Padua, Ha Sifrut, Vol. 26(1978) p.115.

[1660 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שישה חלקים באחד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אברהם כהונת אברהם‬,‫כהן‬
$2500 - $1500 .‫תע"ט‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ עם כל השערים‬,‫ עותק נדיר‬.‫ על פרק שירה‬,‫ עם בני קטורה‬.‫❧ ספר תהילים בחרוז‬
.‫ המחבר היה יליד האי היווני זנטה‬.‫ואיורים‬

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101 CORDOVERO, MOSHE (RAMA”K). Tomer Devorah ["The Date Palm
of Deborah" - Kabbalistic ethics]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 19. Signatures on title.
Modern vellum. 12mo. [Vinograd, Venice 738.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1589. $3000 - $5000
❧ RARE FIRST EDITION OF A FUNDAMENTAL KABBALISTIC WORK.
R. Moshe Cordovero (1522-70), the great systematizer of
Kabbalah, lays down here the foundations for Kabbalistic ethical
literature. Pivoting on the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy (Micah
7:18-20), the work provides instruction how one may spiritually
connect with each of the Ten Sefiroth.
Despite its K abbalistic underpinnings, Tomer Devorah
became a widely consulted ethical work, the study of which
was recommended by R. Israel Salanter, founder of the Mussar
movement, whose famous letter on the importance of Mussar was
published in the Koenigsberg 1858 edition of Tomer Devorah.

[738 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ משה תומר דבורה‬,‫קורדובירו‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫שמ"ט‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ מהדורה נדירה של חיבור קבלי יסודי‬

102 CRESCAS, HASDAI. Or Hashem [“Light of the Lord” - philosophy].

FIRST EDITION. Printer’s mark of Abraham Usque (aka Duarte Pinel):
An armillary sphere, anchor and verse from Psalms - both on title
and final page. Previous owner's signature on title in a Sephardic
hand, IMPORTANT SCHOLARLY MARGINAL NOTES THROUGHOUT in a late
Aschkenazic hand, comparing the printed edition to the text of
an early manuscript. ff. 132. Stained and censored in places, few leaves
remargined, marginal worming neatly repaired. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd,
Ferrara 31.]
Ferrara, Abraham ibn Usque, 1555. $2500 - $3500
❧ An outstandingly original Jewish philosopher, Hasdai Crescas
(c. 1340-1410) was the disciple of the preeminent Iberian rabbinic
personality of the day, R. Nissim ben Reuben of Gerona (Ra”N).
The Or Ado-Nai is an important work of Jewish philosophy as
it subjected Maimonides’ Aristotelian conceptions to rigorous
critique. It has long been contended that Crescas produced a form
of religious determinism, however, a careful reading will show that
his thoughts on this perennial philosophical problem are much
more nuanced and complex.
In the realm of astrophysics, Crescas’ conception of infinite
space is strikingly modern. His physics anticipated that of Newton;
while parallels have been drawn as well between Crescas on the
one hand and Galileo Galilei and Giordano Bruno on the other.
See J. Guttman, Philosophies of Judaism (1973) p. 259; p. 511,
n. 250; and H.A. Wolfson Crescas’ Critique of Aristotle (1929) pp.
269-73.

[31 ‫ פיררה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מחשבה‬.'‫ חסדאי אור ה‬,‫קרשקש‬

$3500 - $2500 .‫שט"ו‬,‫ אברהם אבן אושקי‬,‫פיררה‬
‫ חיבורו עוסק‬.‫תתש"ע בקירוב) היה תלמידו של הר"ן‬-‫❧ רבי חסדאי קרשקש (תת"ש‬
.‫בחשיבה הרציונליסטית של הרמב"ם‬

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103 DANZIG, AVRAHAM. Chochmath Adam [halachic compendium on Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah]. * BOUND WITH, Part
Two: Binath Adam. Two parts bound in one. With introduction by R. Chaim Volozhin. A handsome copy. ff. (4), 99; * (1),
52. Browned and lightly stained, few marginal repairs, previous owner’s marks. Finely bound in gilt-ruled crushed morocco, slip-case.
tall folio. [Vinograd, Vilna 65; Vinograd, Gra 1562.]
Vilna, 1815. $3000 - $5000
❧ The introduction states that the notion to arrange the laws according to the order of the Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh
De'ah was proposed by R. Ya’akov of Lissa and R. Chaim of Volozhin. On the title of Part Two (Binath Adam), the
author writes he will not record the legal decisions of his Mechutan the Vilna Gaon, due to complaints that in
his earlier work Chayei Adam (on Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim) he had on occasion disagreed with the Gaon's
decisions. In truth, he writes, the Gaon would have "nachath ruach" from the very fact that his decisions were so
discussed. "For so is the way of our holy Torah: This one constructs and that one deconstructs."
For details regarding an alternate text, see Ch. Liberman, Ohel Rachel, Vol. I (1980) pp. 471-72; see also S.
Stampfer, Rabbi Hayyim of Volozhin and his Approbations in: Alei Ayin (1977) p.163, no. 10.

[65 ‫ וילנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ כרוכים יחד‬,‫ אברהם חכמת אדם ובינת אדם‬,‫דנציג‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫ תקע"ה‬,‫וילנה‬

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104 DE ROSSI, AZARIAH. Me’or Einayim [“Light of the Eyes” - philosophy of history]. FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut
architectural border. Woodcut diagrams on f. 156r. Scattered Hebrew marginalia in different hands, including one on f.
80r. where the anonymous glossarist hurls at the author the epithet “Kofer.” On f. 88v. the glossarist has provided us with
a variant in which De Rossi specifies two passages his foes pressured him to delete (see Mehlman, Genuzoth Sepharim,
p. 36). On ff. 32r., 187-188, Italian marginalia. ff. 194. Small portion of f. 8 torn and few words supplied in manuscript. Stained.
Later calf, rubbed. Sm.4to. [Vinograd, Mantua 138; Mehlman 1327; not in Adams.]
Mantua, n.p., 1574. $5000 - $6000
❧ “The Me’or Einayim became so important that it rendered its author as
one of the greatest, or perhaps the very greatest, of Jewish historians who
flourished in the seventeen centuries between Josephus and Jost.” (S. Baron,
Azariah de Rossi’s Attitude to Life, in: Studies in Memory of I. Abrahams
(1927), p.12).
Azariah de Rossi of Mantua (c.1511 - c.1578) was a member of the Min
ha-Adumim family, one of Italian Jewry’s oldest and most distinguished
families. Legend has it that their ancestors were brought to Rome as captives
from Jerusalem by Emperor Titus. De Rossi’s controversial Me’or Einayim
questioned conventional medieval wisdom and introduced fundamental
changes in chronology.
De Rossi rehabilitated the works of the Alexandrian philosopher Philo
Judaeus, who had been ignored by Jewish scholars for almost 1500 years.
He exposed the much vaunted “Jossipon” as an early medieval compilation
based on the works of Josephus, though with much falsification. In the spirit
of the Renaissance, de Rossi turned to critical analysis and made use of the
Apocrypha and Jewish-Hellenistic sources in his study of ancient Jewish
history and texts. Most contentiously, he suggested that Midrashic literature
was employed as a stylistic device “to induce a good state of mind among
readers,” and thus not to be taken literally. Such statements led the Me’or
Einayim to be viewed as heresy and it was banned by the rabbinic authorities upon publication. De Rossi re-issued
the work the same year, making changes to the offending passages and adding an apologetic postscript. However,
some prominent rabbis decreed that those below the age of 25 should be prevented from consulting the book. De
Rossi himself was spared chastisement due to his personal observance of Halachic practice.
This copy contains the “Mahaduroth” (ff. 185-186), which are a series of addenda and corrigenda. These are
followed by “Lu’ach ha-Perakim,” a table of contents (ff. 187-188). Also present are the “Hasagah,” the criticism by De
Rossi’s fellow Mantuan, R. Moses Provenzali, of the author’s revisionist chronology (ff. 189-190), and De Rossi’s reply
to that criticism, “Teshuvah la-Hasagah” (ff.191-194). Mehlman points out that some exceedingly rare copies of Me’or
Einayim have an insert of 6 leaves between ff. 186-187 with the heading “Mahadura Sheniyah,” in which De Rossi was
forced to fend off further attacks upon his work.
Fascinatingly, de Rossi writes here that knowledge of the "New World" (his
words) was known by the Rabbis of the Talmud. For as early as King Solomon's
time, the Americas were "well known…travelers would come and go…from the
Land of Ophir and Parvaim (see Kings I, chap X v.22) - there is no doubt this is
the Land of Peru." De Rossi states that the reason the Greek geographer Ptolemy
did not depict the American Continent in his maps, was because such knowledge
"had disappeared from human memory." (Meor Einayim p. 159a et seq).
See M. Silber, America in Hebrew Literature, in: Publications of the American
Jewish Historical Society, Vol. XXII (1914) pp. 101-37, 114-15 and 121; R.J.H.
Gottheil, Columbus in Jewish Literature, in: American Jewish Historical
Quarterly (1894) pp.129-37; J. Weinberg, The Light of the Eyes (2001).
And see Carmilly-Weinberger, Censorship & Freedom, pp. 210-13; I. Mehlman,
Genuzoth Sepharim, (1976) pp. 21-39; S. Simonsohn, History of the Jews in the
Duchy of Mantua, pp. 634-637; EJ, Vol. XIV, cols. 315-18.

[138 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ עזריה מאור עיניים‬,‫מן האדומים‬

$6000 - $5000 .‫ של"ד‬,‫מנטובה‬
‫ של"ח בקירוב) השתייך למשפחה‬-‫ רבי עזריה די רוסי (רע"א‬.‫❧ עבודה על הפילוסופיה של היסטוריה‬
.‫ אבותיהם הובאו לרומא על ידי טיטוס לאחר החרבן‬,‫ לפי האגדה‬.‫איטלקית עתיקה‬

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51
105 DE VIDAS, ELIJA H. Reishith Chochmah [“Beginning of Wisdom” -
Zoharic-based ethics]. FIRST EDITION. Bound into three volumes. Extensive
marginalia throughout first volume. Collation and condition report available
upon request. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 642.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1579. $2000 - $2500
❧ RARE FIRST EDITION OF A CLASSIC OF ETHICS.
Elijah de Vidas (1518–87) was a disciple of R. Moshe Cordovero,
and part of the select group of Kabbalists active in Safed during its
golden age of mysticism in the late 16th century. His work, Reishith
Chochmah, describes Kabbalistic concepts in easily understood terms,
and intersperses them with more general Aggadic and moralistic ideas.
Thanks to its user-friendly approach, Reishith Chochmah has become
a popular classic within ethical literature, thus broadly disseminating
mystical ideas amongst the wider public.

[642 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ג' כרכים‬.‫ אליה' ראשית חכמה‬,‫די וידאש‬

$2500 - $2000 .‫של"ט‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫❧ רבי אליה' די וידאש היה תלמידו של רבי משה קורדובירו והיה חבר של הקבוצה‬
‫ הספר ראשית חכמה‬.16-‫המובחרת של מקובלים בצפת בעידן הזהב שלה בסוף המאה ה‬
‫ ובכך הפיצה את תורת הקבלה ברחבי העולם‬,‫מתאר נושאים קבליים באופן קל להבין‬
‫היהודי‬

106 DE VIDAS, ELIJAH. Reshith Chochmah HaKatzar [Kabbalah].

Abridged by Yoseph Poieto. FIRST EDITION. Appended: Marpeh
LaNefesh and Tikkunei Shabbath. Marginalia. ff. 136, (19). Trimmed,
some staining. Modern crushed morocco with gilt embellishments. 12mo.
[Vinograd, Venice 912.]
Venice, Daniel Zanetti, 1600. $1000 - $1500

[912 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אליה' ראשית חכמה הקצר‬,‫די וידאש‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫ש"ס‬,‫ דניאל זאניטי‬,‫ויניציאה‬

107 DIK DU K EI R A SHI [super- commentar y to R ashi on the Pentateuch].

Anonymous. FIRST EDITION. Letters of first word of title in white-on-black floriated
vignettes. ff. 48. Ex-library, light stains, small marginal repair to final leaf. Modern calf.
Sm.4to. [Vinograd, Riva 15.]
Riva di Trento, Jacob Marcaria for Joseph Ottolenghi, 1560. $1000 - $1500
❧ The work focuses not only upon grammatical issues within Rashi, but also
clarifies certain ambiguous portions of the commentary itself.
Opinions as to the identity of the author range from Jacob Marcaria and
Josef Ottolenghi to Elijah Bachur. See P. Krieger, Parshandatha (2005) no.
144.

[15 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫דקדוקי רש"י פירוש על רש"י לתורה‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫ש"כ‬,‫ יעקב מרקריה הרופא‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬
‫❧ יש הטוענים שהמדפיס גם חיבר את הספר‬

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108 DELMEDIGO, JOSEPH SOLOMON OF CRETE. Sepher Eilim - Sepher Mayan Ganim - Sepher Mayan Chathum. FIRST
EDITION. Three parts in one volume. Numerous astronomical and mathematical illustrations. FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT OF THE
AUTHOR engraved by W. Delff after a painting by C. Duyster. Titles within typographical border. pp. 90, 192, 82. Stained in
places, occasional marginal wear, few small tears.Contemporary blind-tooled calf, worn. 4to. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 20.]
Amsterdam, Menassah ben Israel, 1628. $15,000 - $18,000
❧ ONE OF THE GREAT SCIENTIFIC BOOKS OF HEBREW LITERATURE, WITH TREATISES RELATING TO GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA, CHEMISTRY,
ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS, MEDICINE AND METAPHYSICS.
The Sepher Eilim is “The most sumptuously illustrated of early scientific works in Hebrew, and unique in printed
Hebrew literature before the modern period” (National Library of Canada Catalogue, The Jacob M. Lowy Collection
(1981) no. 80).
See A. Neher, Jewish Thought and the Scientific Revolution of the Sixteenth Century (1986) pp. 251-2; H.
Friedenwald, Jewish Luminaries in Medical History-Catalogue (1946) p.111; A.J. Karp. From the Ends of the Earth:
Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress (1991) pp. 199-200.

[20 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ ספר מעיין חתום‬,‫ מעיין גנים‬,‫ יש"ר מקנדיה ספר אילם‬.‫ יוסף שלמה‬,‫דלמדיגו‬
$18,000 - $15,000 .‫שפ"ח‬,‫ מנשה בן ישראל‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫ רפואה‬,‫ פיזיקה‬,‫ אסטרונומיה‬,‫ כימיה‬,‫ אלגברה‬,‫ עם מאמרים על גיאומטריה‬,‫❧ אחת הספרים המדעים הגדולים של הספרות היהודית‬
.‫ומטאפיזיקה‬

53
109 DURAN, SHIMON BEN TZEMACH. Zohar Harakiah [commentary to the poetic Azharoth of Solomon ibn Gabirol].
FIRST EDITION. The Salman Schocken copy. FINE CONDITION. ff. (116). Few light dampstains in places, neat repair to inner margin
of title, previous owner’s signature, signed by censors (dated 1555 and 1639) on recto and verso of final leaf. Recent boards. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Const. 53; Yaari, Const. 39; Mehlman 607; not in Adams.]
Constantinople, Joseph ben Ayad Kabesi for Samuel ben David ibn Nahmias, 1515. $15,000 - $20,000
❧ A FINE, CRISP COPY OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE WORK.
One of the foremost halachic decisors of North African Jewry, R. Shimon ben Zemach Duran (the Rashba’tz,
1361-1444), a native of the isle of Majorca, was one of three prominent rabbinic leaders who fled to Algeria in the
year 1391 in order to escape anti-Jewish riots in their native Spain - the other two being R. Isaac ben Shesheth Perfet
(Riva”sh) and R. Ephraim b. Israel Elankawa (buried in Tlemcen). See EJ, Vol. IX, col. 32; JE, Vol. I, p. 437.
The rarity of this first edition and the importance of the work prompted Yosef Shaul Nathanson to add his own
scholarly notes to the second edition which did not appear until 1858.

[53 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ מצב טוב‬.‫ עותק שלמה זלמן שוקן‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לאזהרות שלמה אבן גבירול‬.‫ זהר הרקיע‬.‫ שמעון בן צמח‬,‫דוראן‬
$20,000 - $15,000 .‫רה"ע‬,‫ שמואל בן דוד אבן נחמיאש‬,‫קושטא‬
.‫ פרשן והוגה דעות‬,‫ היה פוסק הלכה‬,‫ מכונה הרשב"ץ‬,‫ המחבר‬.‫❧ עותק מצויין של חיבור נדיר במיוחד‬

54
 110 DUR A N, SHIMON BEN TZEM ACH. Sepher HaTaSHBe”TZ
[responsa]. Appended: “Chut HaMeshulash” [responsa by later
A lgerian authorities: Solomon Duran, Solomon Serour and
Abraham ibn Tawah]. FIRST EDITION. Four parts in one volume.
Title within engraved architectural border depicting the Biblical
personages of Moses, Aaron, David and Solomon. Divisional title in
ornamental woodcut featuring lions, foliage and crown. Two other
divisonal titles in typographical borders. BOUND IN ORIGINAL “FISH-SKIN”
TINTED VELLUM BINDING WITH TOOLED FLORAL DECORATION. ff. (12), 91; (1),
69, (1); 68, (1); (1), 36, (2), 39-83, (1), 85-101, (1). Few leaves supplied
from another copy, stained in places, trimmed. Recased with new endpapers.
Folio. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1490.]
Amsterdam, Naphtali Herz Levi Rophé, 1738. $1500 - $2500
❧ Popular lore has suggested that in the merit of the author’s
deep respect for holy books, his own works were always
beautifully bound. Interestingly, all copies of this book were
ornamented and decorated in such a way that no two are the
same.

[1490 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ ספר התשב"ץ‬.‫ שמעון בן צמח‬,‫דוראן‬

$2500 - $1500 .‫תצ"ח‬,‫ נפתלי הירץ לוי הרופא‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ ברח מספרד בשנת תתשנ"א כדי‬,‫❧ אחד מגדולי הפוסקים בצפון אפריקה‬
.‫ הגיע לאלג'ריה והנהיג את הקהילה שם‬.‫להימלט מאלימות נגד יהודים‬

111 EDELS, SHMUEL ELIEZER (MAHARSH’A). Chidushim

MiMasecheth Yom Tov U’Masecheth Yevamoth ve’od
[novellae to Tractates Beitzah and Yevamoth, etc.]
Cont ains also novellae of R . Bar uch of Mayence
(author of Sepher HaTerumoth) to second chapter of
Bava Bathra (on f.14v). FIRST EDITION. Printed in double
columns. ff. 50. Browned and stained, previous owner’s marks.
Contemporary vellum over thick wooden boards, worn in places.
Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Basle 189.]
Basle, Konrad Waldkirch, 1599. $5000 - $7000
❧ RARE AND IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION.
The super-commentary by the Maharsh’a (1555-
1631) is indispensable to a proper understanding of
Tosaphoth, the medieval French commentary to the
Talmud. Two Torah giants of the 20th-century were
well known to propound that: The Chazon Ish and R.
Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk.

‫ חידושים למסכת יום טוב ומסכת יבמות‬.‫ מהרש"א‬.‫ שמואל אליעזר‬,‫איידלס‬

[189 ‫ באזל‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ועוד‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫שנ"ט‬,‫ קונראד וואלדקירך‬,‫באזל‬
)‫שצ"א‬-‫ פירוש המהרש"א (שט"ו‬.‫❧ הדפוס הראשון החשוב והנדיר‬
.‫חיוני להבנת התוספות על בוריים‬

55
112 EGER, AKIVA. Teshuvoth [responsa]. FIRST EDITION. Two title-pages. Two parts in one.
pp. (1), 222. Occasional staining, trace wormed toward end, previous owner’s marks. Later
vellum-backed patterned boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Warsaw 102.]
Warsaw, W.J. Lebenssohn, 1835. $1000 - $1500
❧ R. Akiva Eger (1761-1837) was one of the most outstanding, Rabbinic leaders of
his time. His responsa, novellae and sermons enjoyed unprecedented praise and
respect, and are to this day assiduously consulted by all Jews, universally.
In the introduction to this work, R. Eger notes the importance of printing
materially attractive works, as this in turn reflects the honor due to the words
of Torah that are written upon them. As such, he even ordered here specially
produced paper, watermarked “Eger.”

[102 ‫ ורשה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חלק א‬.‫ תשובות רבי עקיבא איגר‬.‫ עקיבא‬,‫איגר‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תקצ"ה‬,‫ לבנסוהן‬,‫ורשה‬
‫ כדי לכבד את דברי‬,‫ רבי עקיבא איגר מציין את החשיבות להדפיס ספרים בצורה מהודרת‬,‫❧ בהקדמה‬
.‫התורה המודפסים בהם‬

113 EGER, AKIVA. Derush VeChidush [Talmud novellae and responsa]. FIRST EDITION.
Finely printed on wide-margined paper. ff. 44, 38, 48, 13. Stained in places, previous
owner’s marks lower corners repaired on opening two leaves. Modern calf-backed marbled boards.
Folio. [Vinograd, Warsaw 168.]
Warsaw, W.J. Lebenssohn, 1839. $1000 - $1500
❧ Issued by his sons just after his passing, Derush VeChiddush is a collection of
various Talmudic Sugyoth examined by the author. R. Akiva Eger insisted on
clarifying even the rejected opinions in the Talmud, despite not having a practical
ramification, as it enhanced the understanding of the broader discussion.

[168 ‫ ורשה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דרוש וחידוש‬.‫ עקיבא‬,‫איגר‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫תקצ"ט‬,‫ לבנסוהן‬,‫ורשה‬
.‫❧ נדפס על ידי בניו של המחבר מיד לאחר פטירתו‬

114 EGOZI, MENACHEM. Gal shel Egozim [expositions on

the Book of Genesis]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (62). Stained in places,
several paper repairs. Modern calf. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Const.
306.]
Belvedere, Constantinople, Joseph Ascaloni for Dona Reyna,
Duchess of Naxos,(c.1593-95). $6000 - $7000
❧ Following the death in 1593 of the Constantinople-based
Hebrew printer Solomon Jabez, Dona Reyna, widow of
the illustrious Don Joseph Nasi, and daughter of Dona
Gracia, had much of her wealth expropriated. However, her
remaining inheritance was used to establish a printing-press
in her Palace of Belvedere in nearby Orta-Koy. For reasons
unclear, the press was soon transferred to Kuru-Cesme,
another suburb of Constantinople. Thus, “the noble lady of
noble lineage” became the first Jewish woman to establish
a printing-press. Menachem Egozi, the Turkish Talmudist
and author of this work also served as an editor for the press
at Belvedere. See: C. Roth, The House of Nasi-The Duke of
Naxos (1948) pp. 217-19.

[306 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ על ספר בראשית‬.‫ גל של אגוזים‬.‫ מנחם‬,‫אגוזי‬

$7000 - $6000 .‫שנ"ה‬,‫ יוסף אשקלוני‬,‫קושטא‬

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115 (EGY PT). Eliyahu Hazan. Sepher Naveh Shalom [customs
and ceremonies of the Alexandria community]. FIRST EDITION.
Title printed in red and black. Additional title-page in Italian.
Hebrew text, with passages in Judeo-Arabic and Italian. ff. (3),
69, (1). Browned. Later boards. 8vo. [Ya’ari, Alexandria 19.]
Alexandria, Farah Haim Mizrahi, 1893. $500 - $700
❧ Rabbi Elijah Bekhor ben Raphael Joseph Hazzan (1845-
1908) was born in Istanbul and moved to Jerusalem at the
age of ten with his grandfather, Rabbi Hayyim David ben
Joseph Raphael Hazzan. From the 1860’s, he fulfilled public
roles in the Sephardi congregations of Jerusalem, and in
1870 visited England, France, and Italy, meeting with Sir
Moses Montefiore and Baron de Rothschild. Two years
later he went to Algeria and Tunisia and was profoundly
impressed by the impact of modern French civilization on
Jews there, particularly the emancipated Algerian Jews. He
gave voice to his thoughts on modernity and emancipation in
his important philosophical dialogue Zikhron Yerusalayim
(Livorno, 1874). In 1875, he accepted the chief rabbinate
of Tripoli and during his tenure restructured the city’s
communal life. In 1888 he moved to Alexandria, where he
remained for the rest of his life.
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R aph a el - Jo s eph - % E1% B 8 %A4 a z z a n - C h ief- R abbi - of-
Alexandria/6000000022483400181.

[19 ‫ אלקסנדריה‬,‫ [יערי‬.‫ מנהגי אלקסנדריה‬.‫ ספר נווה שלום‬.‫)מצרים) אליה' חזן‬
$700 - $500 .‫תרנ"ג‬,‫ פרה חיים מזרחי‬,‫אלקסנדריה‬

116 EILENBURG, ISSACHAR BAER. Tzedah LaDerech [“Provision

for the Journey” super-commentary to Rashi on the Chumash].
FIRST EDITION. ff. 217. Browned throughout, few marginal repairs. Modern
patterned boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 309.]
Prague, Joseph and Judah Bak, 1623. $1500 - $2500
❧ The author (c.1570-1623), was mentored by R. Judah Löw
(Maharal) in the latter’s yeshivah in Prague, and later studied
under R. Mordecai Jaffe, author of the Levush, and R. Joshua
Falk Katz. He served as rabbi of Austerlitz, Moravia before he
was called to serve the rabbinate in Safed (see f. 2b), which was
prevented due to his premature death. See JE, Vol. V, pp. 77-8.
The author was evidently proud of this work of his; he states
he titled it Provision for the Way - “in the hope that it would
protect [him] on [his] way to the One Above after [his] sojourn
in this world.”

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לרש"י על התורה‬.‫ צידה לדרך‬.‫ יששכר בער‬,‫איילנבורג‬

[309 ‫ פראג‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$2500 - $1500 .‫שפ"ג‬,‫ יוסף ויהודה בק‬,‫פראג‬
‫ ולאחר מכן המשיך את לימודיו‬,‫שפ"ג) למד בישבתו של המהר"ל‬-‫❧ המחבר (ש"ל‬
.‫אצל בעל הלבוש רבי מרדכי יפה ובעל הסמ"ע רבי יהושע פלק כ"ץ‬

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 Lot 117 Lot 118

117 ELIEZER BEN NATHAN (RABA’N). Even Ha’Ezer - Sepher RABa”N [responsa, Halachic novellae and discourses]. FIRST
EDITION. Title within historiated woodcut border incorporating printer’s device (Yaari, Printer’s Marks, no. 37). ff. 154.
Browned with scattered staining. Contemporary calf, rebacked. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 186.]
Prague, Moses ben Bezalel Katz, 1610. $1000 - $1500
❧ This work contributes much to our knowledge of the state of scholarship and way of life of the Jews of France,
Bulgaria and especially Germany in the 12th century. A native of Mainz, the author (1090-1170) was an important
and well known figure of his age. See M. J. Heller, The Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book, Vol. I, pp. 256-7.

[186 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ ספר ראב"ן‬-‫ אבן העזר‬.‫ ראב"ן‬.‫אליעזר בן נתן‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫ש"ע‬,‫ משה בן בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬

118 ELIEZER BEN NATHAN (RABa’N, attributed to). Ma'amar Haskel [enumeration of 613 commandments). FIRST EDITION.
On title, printer's mark (Ya'ari, Hebrew Printers' Marks 25). Signed by censors and others. ff. (2), 5-54, mispaginated.
Dampstained, opening few leaves loose. Later vellum. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Cremona 9.]
Cremona, Vincenzo Conti, 1557. $1000 - $1500

[9 ‫ קרימונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מיוחס מאמר השכל‬.‫ ראב"ן‬.‫אליעזר בן נתן ממיינץ‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫שי"ז‬,‫ דפוס קונטי‬,‫קרימונה‬

58
119 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Mishlei [Book of Proverbs]. With commentary by the Vilna Gaon. FIRST EDITION. Edited by
Menachem Mendel of Shklov. A FINE, WIDE-MARGINED COPY. ff. 61,15,1. Few light stains, opening three leaves with marginal repairs.
Elaborate blind-tooled calf. Lg. 4to. [Vinograd, Gr’a 88; Vinograd, Shklow 104.]
Shklov, Shabse ben Bentzion, 1798. $6000 - $7000
❧ THE FIRST EDITION OF THE GAON OF VILNA’S FIRST PUBLISHED COMMENTARY. This was as per the specific instruction of the
Gaon and subsequently followed just a few short months after his death on Sukkoth, 1797.
The Book of Proverbs was well known to be of particular importance to the Gaon and he instructed all - male as
well as female - to study it in depth.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY STRIKING COPY OF THIS SIGNIFICANT TEXT.

[104 ‫ שקלוב‬,‫ שוליים רחבים [וינוגרד‬.‫ נערך על ידי רבי מנחם מנדל משקלוב‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ עם פירוש הגר"א‬.‫ משלי‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
$7000 - $6000 .‫תקנ"ח‬,‫ שבתי בן בנציון‬,‫שקלוב‬
.‫ כפי בקשתו‬,‫❧ הודפס שבועות ספורות אחרי פטירת הגאון‬

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 120 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Seder Olam Raba [the first systematic chronology
of world history from Adam until the destruction of the Second Temple].
Ascribed to the Mishnaic sage, R. Yossi b. Chalaphta. FIRST EDITION with
the Gaon’s commentary, along with newly corrected text. Edited and with
introduction by R. Menachem Mendel of Shklov. Printed on tinted paper.
ff. (49). Few neat marginal repairs. Modern calf. 8vo. [Vinograd, Shklow 118;
Vinograd, Gr’a 298.]
Shklov, Shabthai b. Ben-Zion, et al, 1801. $1200 - $1800
❧ One of the first of the Vilna Gaon’s works to be published, displaying his
original, scientific approach to the text.

‫ דפוס ראשון עם‬.‫ מיוחס לרבי יוסי בר חלפתא‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה סדר עולם רבה‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
[118 ‫ שקלוב‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ נערך על ידי רבי מנחם מנדל משקלוב‬.‫פירוש הגר"א‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫תקס"א‬,‫ שבתי בן בנציון‬,‫שקלוב‬
.‫❧ אחד מהעבודות הראשונות של הגר"א שנדפס‬

121 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Tzurath Ha’aretz LeGevulotheha [commentary

to selected verses from the Books of Joshua, Kings and Ezekiel, with text].
FIRST EDITION. Printed on blue tinted paper. Wide-margined copy. ff. 44
(mispaginated as in all copies), lacking map. Marginal repairs. Modern calf. 4to.
[Vinograd, Shklow 124; Vinograd, Gra 22-24; D. Kamenetsky, Torath HaGr’a
(2017) pp. 5-36 and 329-32.]
Shklow, Aryeh Leib ben Schneor Feivish, 1802. $800 - $1200
❧ In this work the Vilna Gaon drew upon his extensive knowledge of
geography and architecture in Biblical interpretation. The Gaon viewed
such knowledge as an aid to Torah study and disapproved of the lack of
interest in secular sciences that existed among certain Talmudists.
On the broader relation between the Gaon and the sciences, see I.
Atkes, The Gaon of Vilna: The Man and His Image (2002) pp. 37-72; and
E. Stern, The Genius: Elijah of Vilna and the Making of Modern Judaism
(2013) pp. 63-82.
This Shklow edition was not written by the Gaon himself but by his
students. The second edition, published in 1820 by the Gaon’s grandson
R. Ya’akov Moshe of Slonim, contains a number of variances from the first
edition, some of which are based upon a manuscript.

‫ מלכים‬,‫ פירוש לפסוקים מספרי יהושע‬.‫ צורת הארץ לגבוליתיה‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
[124 ‫ שקלוב‬,‫ הודפס על נייר כחול עם שוליים רחבים חסר מפה [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ויחזקאל‬
$1200 - $800 .‫תקס"ב‬,‫ אריה לייב בן שניאור פייבוש‬,‫שקלוב‬
‫ הגר"א מראה את הידע הרחב שלו בתחומות הגאוגרפיה וארכיטקטורה כדי‬,‫❧ בחיבור הזה‬
.‫ אלא ע"י תלמידיו‬,‫ מהדורת שקלוב לא נכתב על ידי הגר"א עצמו‬.‫לבאר את הפסוקים‬

122 E L I JA H, GAON OF V I L NA . Sepher Yetzirah

[K abbalah]. FIRST EDITION with commentar y by
the Vilna Gaon; as well as the Rava’d, Ramba’n,
etc. Numerous spherical charts and K abbalistic
diagrams. Published by the Gaon’s disciple, R.
Menachem Mendel of Shklov. This copy signed by R.
Avraham ben Meir Aschkenazi, author of Birchath
Avraham. ff. 12, (2), 42, (30). Trace wormed, few
stains, neat repair to margin of title. Modern boards. 4to.
[Vinograd, Grodno 93; Vinograd, Gra 682.]
Grodno, Ezekiel ben Moses & Partners, 1806.
$1200 - $1800

‫ דפוס ראשון עם פירוש‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה ספר יצירה‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬

[93 ‫ הרודנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫הגר"א‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫תקס"ו‬,‫ יחזקאל בן משה ושות‬,‫גרודנה‬

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 123 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Biur vegam Hagahoth al kol HaZohar, Raya
Mehemna, Idra Raba VeZuta. FIRST EDITION of the Gaon’s commentary.
Printed on green tinted paper. Title page with SIGNATURE OF R. YOSEPH
ZUNDEL OF SALANT. ff. 44. Ex-library, stained. Modern boards. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Vilna 48; Vinograd, Gr’a 663.]
Vilna, Menachem Mann ben Baruch, 1810. $4000 - $6000
❧ The Gaon’s first published Kabbalistic work. With introductions by
R. Chaim of Volozhin and the Gaon's son and grandson who state they
have not deviated or changed "even one letter" from the Gaon's own
manuscript.
A disciple of the Vilna Gaon, R. Yosef Zundel of Salant (1786–1866)
was the primary spiritual teacher of the great R. Yisrael Salanter.
See http://w w w.rabbimeirbaalhaneis.com/Rabbi%20Yosef%20
Zundel%20Salant.asp.

‫ אדרא רבא‬,‫ רעיא מהימנא‬,‫ הגאון מוילנה ביאור וגם הגהות על כל הזוהר‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
‫ שער עם חתימה של רבי יוסף זונדל‬.‫ נדפס על נייר ירוק‬.‫ דפוס ראשון של פירוש הגר"א‬.‫וזוטא‬
[48 ‫ וילנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫מסלנט‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫תק"ע‬,‫ מנחם מן בן ברוך‬,‫וילנה‬
‫תרכ"ו) היה הרב המובהק של רבי‬-‫ רבי יוסף זונדל מסלנט (תקמ"ו‬,‫❧ תלמידו של הגר"א‬
.‫ישראל סאלאנטער‬

124 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Michtav Eliyahu [commentary to Shir HaShirim

and Book of Habakuk]. FIRST EDITION. Karl Fischer censorship certification in
Latin on title-page. Four-page list of Prenumeranten (subscribers). ff. (4), 24. Few
marginal repairs. Modern marbled boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 1107.]
Prague, Franz Sommer, 1811. $600 - $900
❧ Six of the Gra’s works were published in the space of five years (1810-15) in
a project undertaken by Dayan Shimon Oppenheim of Pest, Hungary.
In a message clearly mandated by the censor to this work, the publisher
exhorts the reader not to think that the term ‘Oved Kochavim’ (idolator)
applies to the Christians of today “in whose shade we shelter… rather, we are
obligated to pray for their welfare.”
For an examination by Elli Fischer on the subscription list to this work, see
https://blog.hamapah.org/mapping/reception-of-the-vilna-gaon-in-central-
europe/.

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לשיה"ש וספר חבקוק‬.'‫ הגאון מוילנה מכתב מאליה‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
[1107 ‫פראג‬
$900 - $600 .‫תקע"א‬,‫ סומער‬,‫פראג‬

125 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Eli[yahu] Raba [commentary to Seder Taharoth].

Second edition. This copy with six rare leaves of Prenumeranten (subscriber
lists). Further details available upon request. ff. (7), 47. Stained, title crudely
remargined. Later boards, worn. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 1112; Vinograd, Gra
242.]
Prague, 1812. $300 - $500
❧ Scarce pirated edition, not seen by Dienstag.

[1112 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ פירוש לסדר טהרות‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה אלי' רבא‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
$500 - $300 .‫ תקע"ב‬,‫פראג‬

61
 126 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Tractate Shekalim [Jerusalem Talmud]. With glosses of the
Vilna Gaon and commentary "Taklin Chadetin" by R. Yisrael of Shklov. FIRST EDITION of
commentary. Title in red and black. Partially printed on blue paper. ff. (5), 33, 1. Modern
calf-backed marbled boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Minsk 9; Vinograd, Gr’a 411.]
Minsk, Simcha Zimel ben Yechezkel of Grodno, 1812. $1000 - $1500
❧ With haskamoth of R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Menachem Mendel of Shklov and R.
Aaron Segal of Shklov, as well as lengthy introductions by R. Chaim of Volozhin and
R. Israel of Shklov.
The title records that publication was made possible through the munificence of
Madam Bluma of Minsk. This patroness of Jewish learning had a Beth Hamedrash
named after her in her hometown of Minsk, the famed “Blumke's Kloiz.”

‫ עם הגהות הגר"א ופירוש תקלין חדתין מאת ישראל משקלוב‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה מסכת שקלים‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
[9 ‫ מינסק‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫דפוס ראשון של הפירוש‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תקע"ב‬,‫ שמחה זימל בן יחזקאל‬,‫מינסק‬
.‫ רבי מנחם מנדל משקלוב ובי אהרן סגל משקלוב‬,‫❧ עם הסכמות מרבי חיים מוולוז'ין‬

127 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Siphra Detzenioutha [Zohar]. FIRST EDITION

with the Vilna Gaon’s commentary. Introduction by R. Chaim of Volozhin.
Wide margins. ff. (6), 59, (3). Trace stained. Later calf-backed marbled boards. 4to.
[Vimograd, Vilna 142.]
Vilna & Grodno, Menachem Mann, 1820. $1500 - $2000

‫ הקדמה מאת רבי‬.‫ דפוס ראשון עפ פירוש הגר"א‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה ספרא דצניעתא‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
[142 ‫ וילנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שוליים רחבים‬.‫חיים מוולוז'ין‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תק"פ‬,‫ מנחם מן‬,‫וילנה וגרודנה‬

128 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Tavnith HaBayith HaShlishi

[on the Prophet Ezekiel’s vision of the future Temple].
With commentary by the Vilna Gaon to the Book of
Yechezkel chaps. 4 0 - 47. FINE H A ND - COLOR ED FOLDING
PLAN OF THE THIRD TEMPLE lacking in most copies. pp. 24.
Contemporary marbled wrappers. 8vo. [Vinograd, Berlin 538;
Vinograd, Gr’a 47.]
Berlin, Chevrath Chinuch Ne’arim, 1822. $3000 - $5000
❧ The rare folding plate displays a detailed plan of the
Third Temple, with captions in German and Hebrew:
"Plan of the Future Temple… copied from the work of
the luminary, the outstanding and prominent Torah
scholar, teacher of the Diaspora, R. Eliyahu of Vilna.”

‫ עם פירוש הגר"א‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה תבנית הבית השלישי‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬

[538 ‫ ברלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫מ"ז‬-‫ליחזקאל פרקים מ‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫תקפ"ב‬,‫ חברת חינוך נערים‬,‫ברלין‬
.‫ חסרה ברוב העותקים‬,‫❧ עם תוכנית בית המקדש‬

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 129 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Yissachar Baer ben Tanchum. Ma’aseh Rav
[customs and practices of the Vilna Gaon]. First / second edition (?).
Two title-pages. pp. (4), 67. Stained, previous owner’s marks and inscriptions.
Modern calf. 8vo. [Vinograd, Vilna 259.]
Vilna and Grodno, Menachem Mann and Simcha Zimmel, 1832. $600 - $900
❧ The author collected the customs of the Gaon from his student, R.
Sa’adia, and elaborated upon them. Taking over 15 years to compile
and edit, the work has approbations from R. Chaim of Volozhin and
R. Avraham Danziger. A survey of the editing process is provided in
the rear of the book.

[259 ‫ וילנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ מעשה רב‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה) יששכר בער בן תנחום‬,‫)אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
$900 - $600 .‫תקצ"ב‬,‫ מנחם מן ושמחה זיסל‬,‫וילנה‬
.‫ עם ביאור‬,‫❧ אוסף ההנהגות של הגר"א‬

130 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Dikduk Eliyahu. Edited by Tzvi Hirsch ben
Menachem Nachum. FIRST EDITION. Last page with text illustrations. ff. (2),
24, (2). Light stains, final few leaves with repaired worming affecting a few letters,
previous owner’s stamps. Modern marbled boards. 8vo. [Vinograd, Vilna 26;
Vinograd, Gra 866.]
Vilna, Menachem Mann and Simcha Zissel, 1833. $1000 - $1500
❧ A presentation of The Vilna Gaon’s rules of Hebrew grammar,
punctuation and cantillation. With supplement concerning the Gra’s
understanding of a complex Mishnah in Eruvin.

.‫ נערך על ידי צבי הירש בן מנחם נחום‬.'‫ הגאון מוילנה דקדוק אליה‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
[26 ‫ וילנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫דפוס ראשון‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תקצ"ג‬,‫ מנחם מן ושמחה זיסל‬,‫וילנה‬
.‫❧ הצגת השיטה של הגר"א לחוקי הדקדוק‬

131 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Devar Eliahu [commentary to the Book of Job, etc.]
FIRST EDITION. ff. (4), 21, (3). Stamp on title. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Warsaw 523; Vinograd, Gra 111.]
Warsaw, Tzvi Jacob Bomberg, 1853. $500 - $700
❧ The contents of this work were collected by the Vilna Gaon’s son, Avraham,
based upon private learning sessions with his father. In addition to the first
six chapters of the Book of Job, there are many miscellaneous teachings.

[523 ‫ ורשה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לספר איוב ועוד‬.'‫ הגאון מוילנה דבר אליה‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
$700 - $500 .‫תרי"ג‬,‫ צבי יעקב בומברג‬,‫ורשה‬
‫ בנוסף לפירוש לששת הפרקים הראשונים של ספר‬.‫ אברהם‬,‫❧ תוכן הספר נאסף על ידי בן הגאון‬
.‫ יש כל מיני מאמרים על נושאים אחרים‬,‫איוב‬

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132 ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA. Alim LeTeruphah. FIRST EDITION. ff. 5. Lightly stained. Modern morocco. 12mo. [Vinograd,
Minsk 29.]
Minsk, Gershon Eliyahu Bloshtein, 1836. $6000 - $9000
❧ EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FIRST EDITION.
A letter written to his wife and children while traveling toward the Land of Israel Israel in 1783 - a journey the
Vilna Gaon never completed. This missive is his Ethical Will and contains the most undiluted expression of the Gra’s
approach to living an upstanding life set within the bounds of Mussar.
Issued here along with a similar letter sent by Nachmanides, centuries earlier.

[29 ‫ מינסק‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ הגאון מוילנה עלים לתרופה‬,‫אליה' בן שלמה זלמן‬
$9000 - $6000 .‫תקצ"ו‬,‫ גרשון אליה' בלושטיין‬,‫מינסק‬
.‫ מסע שלא השלים‬-‫ איגרת הנכתב על ידי הגאון בדרכו לארץ ישראל‬.‫❧ מהדורה ראשונה נדירה במיוחד‬

133 ELIMELECH, ABRAHAM BEN JUDAH (ALMALEK/ELMALEH). Likutei Shik’chah U’peah [“Gleanings” - kabbalistic
commentary to aggadic portions of the Talmud]. FIRST EDITION. Title set within woodcut architectural arch with the
printer’s device of an armillary sphere resting on a scroll with a verse from
Psalm 130:5 (Yaari, 22). Signatures of previous owners on title. ff. (2), 40.
Stained in places. Recent boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Ferrara 41.]
Ferrara, Abraham ibn Usque, 1556. $3000 - $4000
❧ This compedium of kabbalistic writings includes the (non-attributed)
commentary of Spanish medieval kabbalist Ezra ben Solomon of Gerona
on selected aggadic portions; Joseph ben Chaim's commentary on the Ten
Sefiroth; and Joseph Gikatilla's treatise on enigmatic kabbalistic themes. It
is unclear why Almalech concealed R. Ezra ben Solomon’s identity as the
author of parts of the commentary in this work. For a detailed analysis of the
fragments attributed to R. Ezra, see: I Tishby, Perush Ha’agadoth LeRav Azriel
(1945). p.12.
Likely a Spanish exile, Abraham ben Judah Almalech lived in Pesaro, Italy,
in the later half of the 15th-century. Little biographical information is known
of him, although a few autobiographical notes appear in the preface to the
present work.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש קבלי לאגדות התלמוד‬.‫ אברהם בן יהודה ליקוטי שכחה ופאה‬,‫אלימלך‬
[41 ‫פיררה‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫שט"ז‬,‫ אברהם אבן אושקי‬,‫פיררה‬
‫❧ הליקוט הזה של כתבים קבליים כולל את הפירוש הלא מיוחס של רבי עזרא בן שלמה מגירונה על‬
‫ הפירוש של רבי יוסף בן חיים על עשרת הספירות והמאמר של רבי יוסף ג'יקטילה על נושאים קבליים‬,‫אגדה‬

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 134 EMDEN, YA’AKOV. Shailoth Ya’avetz. FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes. ff.
166, 109. Usual browning, few inconspicuous paper repairs. Modern boards.
Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Altona 35 and 63.]
Altona, Jacob Emden, 1739 and 1770. $4000 - $5000
❧ In these responsa, one finds the controversialist R. Jacob
Emden (1697-1776) - largely known today for his campaigns
against R. Jonathan Eybeschuetz, R. Moses Chaim Luzzatto, and
others - in the the more sedate role of supreme halachic authority.
Of special interest is R. Emden's responsum to "Moshe of
Dessau," i.e. the Berlin philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (Pt. II,
responsa nos. 155-156), whom he addresses as "gever chacham
be’oz" (an exceedingly wise man). (Mendelssohn had offered
a solution to a difficulty raised by Emden in his work Lechem
Shamayim, a commentary to the Mishnah. See A. Altmann, Moses
Mendelssohn (1973), pp. 209-210).
Also noteworthy are the biographical details R. Emden
frequently provides. For example, in the introduction to Pt. I, he
surmises that the bout of depression his father, Chacham Tzvi,
experienced when R. Emden was born, influenced his own surly
disposition. See EJ, Vol. VI, cols. 721-24).
Both Raphael and Vinograd provide 1759 as the date of
publication of Vol II, which is obviously erroneous, for the
exchange between Mendelssohn and Emden took place in 1770.
See Altmann, p. 793, n. 5.

[63-‫ ו‬35 ‫ אלטונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שני כרכים‬.‫ דפוסים ראשונים‬.‫ יעקב שאלת יעב"ץ‬,‫עמדין‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫תצ"ט ותק"ל‬,‫ דפוס יעבץ‬,‫אלטונה‬
‫ בשני כרכים‬,‫תרל"ו) בשיא הכוחות שלו‬-‫❧ הקורא מוצא את רבי יעקב עמדין (תנ"ז‬
‫של שאלות ותשובות המשפים את רוחב ועומק התפיסה שלו בכל התורה כולה‬
.‫המחבר מכניס הרבה פרטים אוטוביוגרפיים לתוך התשובות שלו‬

135 EMDEN, YA’AKOV. Eitz Avoth [commentary to Ethics of the Fathers,

with text]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 82. Ex-library, trimmed, foxed. Modern tan
blind-tooled calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Altona 51.]
Amsterdam, (i.e. Altona), Self-published, 1751. $1000 - $1500
❧ Besides prov iding the comment aries of Bartenura and
Tosphoth Yom Tov, R. Ya’akov Emden includes here two original
commentaries: Lechem Nikudim, dealing with grammatical and
linguistic issues; and Lechem Shamayim, of a conceptual nature.
The book was published with the Haskamah of the author’s
brother-in-law, R. Aryeh Leib of Amsterdam. Includes polemic
against Zalman Hena’s Beth Tephilah-Luach Eresh, arguing that
Hena did not properly vocalize Pirkei Avoth (ff. 75v-82v).
A prolific author, R. Emden wrote over 30 works. For more on
his life and colorful personality, see J.J. Schachter, Megillat Sepher
(forthcoming).

[51 ‫ אלטונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש למסכת אבות‬.‫ יעקב עץ אבות‬,‫עמדין‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תקי"א‬,‫ דפוס יעבץ‬,‫ אלטונה‬-‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ לחם ניקודים מטפל בענייני דקדוק ולחם שמיים עוסק‬.‫❧ הפירוש כולל שני חלקים‬
,‫ רבי אריה לייב לוונשטאם‬,‫ עם הסכמה מגיסתו של רבי עמדין‬.‫בעניינים מושגיים‬
‫רבה של אמשטרדם‬

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136 E M DEN, YA’A KOV. Derush Pesach Gadol [Passover
sermon]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 18. Lightly foxed. Modern calf-backed
boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Altona 108.]
Altona, (self-published), 1775. $4000 - $5000
❧ The discourse here pivots on the discussion in
Talmud Bavli, Pesachim f. 66a, concer ning t he
permissibility of offering the Paschal lamb on the
Sabbath, a law which confounded the B’nei Bathyra and
awaited Hillel’s arrival from Babylonia to be resolved.

[108 ‫ אלטונה‬,‫ דפוס ראשון [וינוגרד‬.‫יעקב עמדין דרוש פסח‬

$5000 - $4000 .‫תקל"ה‬,‫ דפוס יעבץ‬,‫אלטונה‬
‫א המתאר את הדיון בין הלל‬:‫❧ הדרשה בנויה על הסוגיא בפסחים סו‬
.‫ובני בתירא לגבי הקרבת הפסח בשבת‬

137 EMDEN, YA’AKOV. Derush Tephilath Yesharim [sermon for Shabbath

Shuva]. FIRST EDITION. Two parts in one. ff. 28. Repaired worming. Modern
half-calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Altona 110.]
Altona, By the Author, 1775. $2000 - $2500
❧ Tephilath Yesharim contains the text of a sermon delivered by
R. Jacob Emden in 1731 when he served as rabbi of Altona and
environs. Its theme is the necessity for humility, especially for those
occupying public office. The sermon was generated due to tensions
between Emden and the lay leaders of the Altona community
which eventually led to his removal from office, a role he occupied
for just five years - and indeed chose never to go back to for the rest
of his life.
The second part of the book, subtitled “Choli Kerthem,”
R. Emden has occasion to return to his perennial focus, the
abuse of Kabbalah by the crypto-Sabbatians of the day, namely
“[Moses David] Podheitser and Ze'ev [Wolf] Eybeschützer.” (Wolf
was the younger son of R. Jonathan Eybeschütz, who presented
himself as a Sabbatian prophet; Podheitser, was a close associate
of R. Eybeschütz in Hamburg.) Though “certainly Chochmath
Ha’Emeth [Kabbalah] is the soul of the Torah,” it has been
infested by “snakes and scorpions,” that is, followers of Shabthai
Tzvi (f. 23).
See G. Scholem, Kabbalah (1974) pp. 282, 406.

[110 ‫ אלטונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דרשה לשבת שובה‬.‫ יעקב דרוש תפילת ישרים‬,‫עמדין‬
$2500 - $2000 .‫תקל"ה‬,‫ דפוס יעבץ‬,‫אלטונה‬
.‫❧ דרשה שרבי עמדין העביר בשנת תצ"א כשהיה רבה של אלטונה‬

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 138 (EMDEN, YA’A KOV). YA’AKOV SASPORTAS. K itzur Tzitzath
Novel Tzvi [abridged compendium of correspondences and
polemics against Sabbathian messianism]. FIRST EDITION with
commentary by Emden. ff. 60. Stained, usual browning, title
soiled, previous owners marks. Contemporary half-mottled calf
marbled boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Altona 92.]
Altona, Jacob Emden, 1768. $3000 - $5000
❧ This work, originally appended to Sasportas’ volume
of responsa Ohel Ya’akov, was expunged by the Elders of
Amsterdam’s Portuguese Community, intimidated as they
were, by the ferocity with which Sasportas attacked the
followers of Shabthai Tzvi.
Much has been written explaining Sasportas’ and
Emden’s passionate animosity towards Sabbatianism in
comparison to other rabbis who were no less opposed yet
did not fight the movement as aggressively.
See I. Tishby’s introduction to his edition of Tzitzath
Novel Tzvi pp. 13-39; E. Carlebach, In Pursuit of Heresy;
(1990) p. 5; and J.J. Schachter Motivations for Radical
Anti-Sabbatianism in: The Sabbatian Movement and its
Aftermath: Messianism, Sabbatianism and Frankism, Vol.
Two (1997) pp. 31-36.

‫ דפוס ראשון עם פירוש של‬.‫ קיצור ציצת נובל צבי‬.‫ יעקב‬,‫ יעקב) ששפורטש‬,‫עמדין‬
[92 ‫ אלטונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫עמדין‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫תקכ"ח‬,‫ דפוס יעבץ‬,‫אלטונה‬
.‫❧ אוסף כתבים ומכתבים נגד שבתאות‬

139 CHANOCH BEN AVRAHAM. Pirush Na’eh al Mizmor…

[commentary to Psalm 83]. FIRST EDITION. Complete as issued
without a title page. ff. 4. Lightly browned, upper margin closely
shaved with loss. Modern morocco. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague
414.]
Prague, n.p., 1657. $1500 - $2000
❧ The author (d. 1662) explains in the colophon that
this is an extract from a greater work of his on the entire
Book of Psalms, however due to his lack of funds, he
could not publish it. As compensation, he chose to issue
this small extract, focusing on Psalm 83 since it is recited
both in the morning and evening prayers. Indeed the
complete work was never published.

‫ שלם‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לתהילים פ"ג‬...‫חנוך בן אברהם פירוש נאה על מזמור‬
[414 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ בלי שער‬,‫כפי שהודפס‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫ תי"ז‬,‫פראג‬
‫ אך‬,‫❧ המחבר מסביר בסיום הספר שזה רק חלק מעבודתו הרחבה יותר‬
.‫לא הצליח להדפיס את השאר בגין חסרון כספים‬

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 Lot 140 Lot 141

140 EPHRAIM (SHLOMO) OF LUNTSCHYTZ. Klei Yakar [homiletic commentary to the Chumash]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 153.
Trimmed and browned, few stains, first and least leaf remargned. Later vellum-backed marbled boards, worn. Sm. folio. [Vinograd,
Lublin 79.]
Lublin, Kalonymus ben Mordechai Jaffe, 1602. $3000 - $4000
❧ A student of R. Solomon Luria (MaHaRSHa”L), the author (1550-1619) was later appointed Chief Rabbi of
Prague, the most important Ashkenazic center of Jewish life at the time. He is best known for his Klei Yakar
(“Precious Vessel”), a popular commentary to the Chumash that is now included in most all editions of the Mikra’oth
Gedoloth.

[79 ‫ לובלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫אפרים שלמה לונטשיץ כלי יקר‬

$4000 - $3000 .‫שס"ב‬,‫ קלונימוס בן מרדכי יפה‬,‫לובלין‬
.‫❧ המחבר היה תלמידו של המהר"ל ושימש במקומו כרב העיר קראג‬

141 EPHR AIM (SHLOMO) OF LUNTSCHYTZ. Oleloth Ephraim [sermons for festivals, Brith Milah, Bar Mitzvah,
eulogies, etc] FIRST EDITION. Marginalia. ff. 190 (mispaginated). Browned and stained in places, marginal repairs. Modern calf.
Folio. [Vinograd, Lublin 48.]
Lublin, Kalonymus ben Mordechai Jaffe, 1590. $6000 - $8000
❧ First edition of a highly prized and popular collection of sermons.

[48 ‫ לובלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ בר מצוה ועוד‬,‫ ברית מילה‬,‫ דרשות למעודים‬.‫אפרים שלמה לונטשיץ עללות אפרים‬
$8000 - $6000 .‫ש"נ‬,‫ קלונימוס בן מרדכי יפה‬,‫לובלין‬
.‫❧ דפוס ראשון של ספר דרשות חשוב‬

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 142 EPHR A IM (SHLOMO) OF LUNTSCH YTZ. Amudei
Sheish [homilies and sermons]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 40.
Browned and foxed. Modern boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague
275.]
Prague, Moshe Katz, 1617-18. $3000 - $4000
❧ A scarce and highly important volume of sermons.
Critically, it includes the Author’s negatives views
on the use of the pilpul method w ithin Torah
study.

[275 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫אפרים שלמה לונטשיץ עמודי שיש‬

$4000 - $3000 .‫שע"ח‬,‫ משה כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
.‫ אוסף דרשות‬.‫❧ נדיר‬

143 ERGAS, YOSEPH. Shomer Emunim [Kabbalah]. With appendix: "Mevo

Pethachim" [lexicon of Lurianic Kabbalistic terms]. FIRST EDITION. Additional
engraved title incorporating vignettes of Moses with the Tablets and Joseph
recounting his dreams to his brothers. Second part with divisional title
within typographic border. A SPECIAL COPY, WITH EXTRA WIDE MARGINS. ff. (2),
80, (2, errata). Foxed in places and trace wormed. Modern morocco (retaining earlier
name in gilt). Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1458.]
Amsterdam, n.p., 1736. $1000 - $1500
❧ A dialogue concerning the K abbalistic tradition between two
interlocutors "She'altiel" (literally - "I questioned God") and Yehoyada
(literally - "knows God"). In recent decades the work is oft referred
to as "Shomer Emunim HaKadmon" (the early Shomer Emunim) to
differentiate it from the 20th-century "Shomer Emunim" of R. Arehle
Roth of Satmar-Jerusalem.
K abbalist R. Joseph Ergas (1685 -1730) established a Yeshiva in
Pisa and later served as Rabbi of Livorno. In addition to his halachic
scholarship, he is renowned for his polemics against Nechemia Hayon
and seeking to refute Sabbatian belief. See E. Carlebach, The Pursuit of
Heresy (1990) pp. 137-43.

[1458 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ יוסף שומר אמונים‬,‫אבן וירגה‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫ תצ"ו‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫❧ לקסיקון של ביטויים בקבלת האר"י ז"ל‬

69
144 ETTLINGER, YA’A KOV. Shomer Tzion HaNe'eman [periodical]. Issue
numbers 1-63. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on opening blank to R.
Yehoshua Heschel Levine of Vilna (see below). Additionally signed by R.
Avner Feigeslon(?) of Vitebsk. ff. (2), 128. Browned and stained in places.
Contemporary boards, worn. 4to. [Vinograd, Altona 262.]
Altona, Tammuz 1846 - Cheshvan 1848, 1846. $1000 - $1500
❧ A bi-weekly publication spearheaded by one of the leading lights of
traditional German Jewry, the periodical Shomer Tzion Hane’eman (Die
Treue Zions-Wachter) appeared from 1846-1857. Topics covered ranged
from theology, Jewish philosophy, Halachic guidance and religious
poetry. Contributions were solicited from rabbis and laymen throughout
Europe.
Recognizing the power of the printed medium early on, R. Jacob
Ettlinger utilized his journal to counter the effects of Reform upon the
norms of traditional Jewry, while also providing compelling content for
the latter to enhance their religious understanding.
The Author (1798-1871) commonly known as the Aruch LaNer on
account of his celebrated work, was appointed Rabbi of Altona in 1836
and retained this post until his death.
R. Yehoshua Heschel Levine (1818-84), also known as the Aliyoth
Eliyahu for his pioneering work on the Vilna Gaon, was a Rosh Yeshivah
at Volozhin and married to R. Chaim of Volozhin’s granddaughter. In his
later years, R. Yisrael Salant, founder of the Mussar movement, persuaded
him to move to Paris to lead the Orthodox community there.

,‫ עם הקדשה בכתב ידו של המחבר עם חתימה‬.1-63 '‫ מס‬.‫ כתב עת‬.‫ יעקב שומר ציון הנאמן‬,‫אטלינגר‬
‫לרבי יהושע העשיל לוין מוילנה‬.
$1500 - $1000 .‫ חשוון תר"ח‬-‫ תמוז תר"ו‬,‫אלטונה‬
‫❧ רבי יעקב אטלינגר השתמש בכתב העת שלו לבצור תמיכה עבור אורח החיים התורני‬
‫שהותקפה על ידי מנהיגי תנועת הרפורמה בגרמניה‬.

145 (EUCLID). Sepher Uklides [Hebrew translation of the first

Six Books of The Elements]. Translated by BARUCH SCHICK
OF SHKLOV. The Editor’s preface states that the work was
translated and published at the urging of R. ELIJAH, GAON OF
VILNA. Complete with three folding engraved geometrical
plates. FIRST EDITION. ff.(4), 51, (1). Lightly foxed, previous owner’s
marks, plates torn at folds. Modern calf-backed marbled boards.
Housed in custom solander-box. 4to. [Vinograd, The Hague
11.]
The Hague, Soesmanns & Munnikhuizen, 1780. $2000 - $3000
❧ Baruch Schick of Shklov relates that he paid a visit to
the “famous Chasid R. Eliyah in the month of Teveth
1778… I heard from the mouth of the holy man that
in direct proportion to a man’s deficiency in the other
wisdoms, he will be deficient one hundred times more so
in the wisdom of Torah; for Torah and wisdom are bound
together.”
See David E. Fishman, Russia’s First Modern Jews: The
Jews of Shklov (1995) p. 22, 37-40.

‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ תורגם לעברית על ידי ברוך משקלוב‬.‫(אוקלידוס) ספר אוקלידוס‬

[‫וינוגרד‬, ‫[האג‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫תק"מ‬,‫ זוסמנס ומוניכהאוזן‬,‫האג‬
‫❧ רבי ברוך שיק משקלוב כותב בהקדמה לחיבור שתרגם את העבודה על‬
‫פי בקשת הגר"א‬.

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 146 EY BE SCH EU TZ , YONAT H A N. Luchoth Eiduth [polemic]. FIRST EDITION.
Kabbalistic diagram on f. 63. Autograph marginalia (see esp. f. 72v). ff. (12), 2-78.
Foxed, stamps, one introductory leaf (f. 8) stained. Modern boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd,
Altona 57.]
Altona, Aaron Katz, 1755. $3000 - $5000
❧ Eybescheutz’s defense from the calumnious charges of Sabbatian heresy made
by R. Ya’akov Emden. Includes section of character-testimonies on behalf of
Eybescheutz from leading Rabbinic figures - including the Gaon of Vilna (see f.
71v).
The controversy over Eybescheutz’s alleged Sabbatianism was one of the
greatest scandals of mid-18th century European Jewry. While some attempted to
mediate, such as the Noda Beyehudah, the bitter argument served to split much
of the Ashkenazic rabbinic world. Never truly resolved, this internal division
would do great harm to the rabbinates’ attempted responses to the nascent
Haskalah movement.
The debate over Eybescheutz has continued to this day within the Jewish
academic sphere (albeit in a far less charged atmosphere). See G. Scholem,
Mehkarei Shabta’ut (1991); S.Z. Leiman & S. Shwarzkopf, New Evidence on
the Emden-Eibeschitz Controversy, in: Revue des Etudes Juives 165, (2006); E.
Carlebach, The Pursuit of Heresy (1990) and S.Z. Leiman, ‘When a Rabbi is
Accused of Heresy’ (various).

[57 ‫ אלטונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ יונתן לוחות עדות‬,‫אייבשיץ‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫תקט"ו‬,‫ אהרן כ"ץ‬,‫אלטונה‬
‫ הטוען שהמחבר היה חבר של‬,‫❧ הגנתו של רבי יונתן אייבשיץ מההתקפה של רבי יעקב עמדין‬
‫ המחלוקת הזאת הייתה הפילוג הרבנית הגדולה במרכז אירופה באמצת מאה‬.‫המחתרת השבתאית‬
.‫ והחליש את יכולת התגובה של הרבנות לההשכלה הנראית באופק‬,18-‫ה‬

147 EY BESCHEUTZ, YONATH A N. Keraithi Uplaithi [on Shulchan

Aruch, Yoreh Deah] FIRST EDITION. ff. (3), 35, 165. Lightly foxed, upper
corner of title clipped. Contemporary calf-backed patterned boards. Folio.
[Vinograd, Altona 76.]
Altona, n.p., 1763. $1500 - $2000
❧ AN EXCEPTIONAL, WIDE-MARGINED COPY. Clearly a custom issue for a
notable, who was likely close to the Author.

[76 ‫ אלטונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ על שו"ע יו"ד‬.‫ יונתן כרתי ופלתי‬,‫אייבשיץ‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫ תקכ"ג‬,‫אלטונה‬
❧ ‫עותק מצויין עם שוליים רחבים‬.

148 EYBESCHUETZ, DAVID SHLOMO. Levushei Serad [novellae and discourses

to Yoreh De’ah]. Title vignette of the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in
Meron. Uncut copy. ff. (1), 18. Stained and wormed, title rehinged. Modern boards. 4to.
[Vinograd, Safed 14.]
Safed, Dov Baer ben Samuel Kara, 1863. $300 - $500
❧ The first book printed on the re-established press in Safed. See Yaari, Safed
14.

[14 ‫ צפת‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ חידושים על יורה דעה‬.‫ דוד שלמה לבושי שרד‬,‫אייבשיץ‬
$500 - $300 .‫תרכ"ג‬,‫ דובער בן שמואל קרא‬,‫צפת‬
.‫❧ הספר הראשון שנדפס בדפוס החדש בצפת‬

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 149 FA L K , Y A’A K OV Y E H O S H UA . P ne i Yeho s hu a
[commentary and novellae to the Talmud]. Complete
in Four Volumes. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. Opening title of
first volume with stamp of Rebbe Moshe Hager of Seret.
Collation available upon request. Mixed set, few leaves supplied
from other copies. Various neat repairs, stained in places,
previous owner’s marks. Modern uniform calf-backed marbled
boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1501; Frankfurt a/
Main 510 and 519; Fuerth 532.]
Amsterdam, 1739, & Frankurt a/Main, 1752 and 1756,&
Fuerth, 1780. $3000 - $5000
❧ FIRST EDITION PENEI Y EHOSHUA - ONE OF THE MOST
OU TSTA N DI NG TA L M U DIC WOR K S OF T H E ER A OF T H E
ACHRONIM.
The author (1680-1756) had one of the sharpest
Talmudic minds of his generation. He served as rabbi
of Lvov after the passing of the Chacham Tzvi and
eventually migrated westwards, acting as rabbi of
major German-Jewish communities such as Berlin,
Metz, Frankfurt and Worms.
After being miraculously saved from the wreckage
of an exploded building, R. Falk committed himself to
writing a treatise of novellae, which developed into the
four-part Pnei Yehoshua.
THE POPULARITY OF THIS WORK CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED,
it is learned intensely by Talmud scholars down to this
day.

[‫ וכולי‬519 ,510 ‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ארבע חלקים‬.‫ יעקב יהושע פני יהושע‬,‫פלק‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫ תקי"ב וכולי‬,‫פפד"מ‬
‫ רבי יעקב יהושע פלק (ת"מ‬,‫❧ לאחר ניצולו מקריסת בניין עליו‬
‫ שבסוף הדפיס בשם פני‬,‫תקט"ז) התחייב לכתוב חידושי התורה שלו‬
‫ אי אפשר להדגיש יותר מדי את חשיבותה של העבודה‬.‫יהושע‬
.‫החלוצית הזאת‬

150 FALK , YEHOSHUA K ATZ. Me’irath Einayim [commentary to

Shulchan Aruch - Choshen Mishpat]. FIRST COMPLETE EDITION. Title
within historiated woodcut border incorporating printer’s device
(Yaari, Printer’s Marks, no. 37). Marginalia. ff. 321,(1),20. Browned
and foxed, opening few leaves remargined. Modern calf-backed marbled
boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 233.]
Prague, Moses ben Bezalel Katz, 1614. $1500 - $2000
❧ A most celebrated work, the Me’irath Einayim is an extensive
exposition and elaboration on Choshen Mishpat, especially
the glosses of the Rem’a. It is published in all editions of the
Shulchan Aruch.
Me’irath Einayim works as an intermediary between R.
Joseph Karo and the Rem’a where disagreements arise. His
purpose was to counter the numerous scholars who were
content to base their opinions on the Shulchan Aruch alone
without investigating the sources. At the same time, Me’irath
Einayim greatly contributed in making the Shulchan Aruch an
authoritative source of Jewish law in Ashkenazic lands. See M.
Waxman, Vol. II, p. 158.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון שלם‬.‫ פירוש לחושן משפט‬.‫ יהושע כ"ץ ספר מאירת עיניים‬,‫פלק‬
[233 ‫פראג‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫שע"ד‬,‫ משה בן בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬

72
 151 FA LK , Y EHOSHUA K ATZ. Beth Yisrael [commentary to Jacob
ben Asher’s Tur - Yoreh De’ah]. Subdivided into two commentaries
“Derishah” and “Perishah”. FIRST EDITION. Title within decorative
typographical border and surrounding Biblical verses. Uncommon
woodcut printer’s device depicting the zodiac sign “Deli” (Aquarius)
on f. 4v. (See Yaari, Hebrew Printers’ Marks, p. 501 (appendices);
Yudlov, Hebrew Printers’ Marks, pp. 55-7). ff. 356. Foxed, final few leaves
worn, title and few other leaves remargined. Later roan-backed boards. Folio.
[Vinograd, Lublin 182.]
Lublin, Tzvi ben Abraham Kalonymos Jaffe, 1635. $1500 - $2000
❧ A classic commentary later published in all standard edition
of the Tur. The author (ca. 1555-1614) is also known in rabbinic
circles as the Derishah after his halachic works.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לטור יורה דעה‬.‫ דרישה ופרישה‬-‫ יהושע כ"ץ בית ישראל‬,‫פלק‬
[182 ‫לובלין‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫שצ"ה‬,‫ צבי בן אברהם קלונימוס יפה‬,‫לובלין‬

152 FA LK , Y EHOSHUA K ATZ. Beth Yisrael [commentary to Jacob

ben Asher’s Tur - Even Ha’ezer]. Subdivided into two commentaries
“Derishah” and “Perishah”. FIRST EDITION. Title within decorative
typographical border and surrounding Biblical verses. Woodcut
printer’s device. ff. 210 (i.e. 204). Stained, final leaf remargined, previous
owner’s inscriptions. Contemporary vellum with clasps and hinges, worn. Folio.
[Vinograd, Lublin 190.]
Lublin, Tzvi ben Abraham Kalonymos Jaffe, 1638. $1200 - $1800
❧ The two subdivisions of the commentary complement each
other: Perishah explains a ruling given by the Tur and roots it in
Talmudic and Rishonic sources, while Derishah expounds upon
and analyzes the ruling in comparison to other positions held by
various rabbis.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לטור אבן העזר‬.‫ דרישה ופרישה‬-‫ יהושע כ"ץ בית ישראל‬,‫פלק‬
[190 ‫לובלין‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫שצ"ח‬,‫ צבי בן אברהם קלונימוס יפה‬,‫לובלין‬

153 FANO, MENACHEM AZARIAH DA. Sepher Teshuvoth [responsa]. FIRST

EDITION. With the rare final three leaves containing corrections and index.
ff. 143. Ex-library, previous owner’s marks. Recent boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice
913.]
Venice, Daniel Zanetti, 1600. $600 - $900
❧ Menachem Azariah of Fano was a well-regarded Kabbalist and
Talmudist. Originally a follower of the Cordoverian School, encounters
with the mystic R. Yisrael Sarug convinced him to delve into the world
of Lurianic Kabbalah.
See Robert Bonfil, Halakhah, Kabbalah and Society: Some Insights
into Rabbi Menahem Azariah da Fano’s Inner World in: Twersky &
Septimus (eds.) Jewish Thought in the Seventeenth Century (1987).

[913 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ ספר תשובות‬.‫רמ"ע מפאנו‬

$900 - $600 .‫ת"ס‬,‫ דניאל זאניטי‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ בתחילת דרכו היה תלמיד של הקבלה‬.‫❧ רבי מנחם עזריה מפאנו היה מקובל איטלקי‬
.‫ קירובו לרבי ישראל שרוג שכנע אותו ללמוד קבלה לוריאנית‬,‫הקורדוברית‬

73
 154 FEINSTEIN, MOSHE. Igroth Moshe - Orach Chaim
[responsa]. With additional section on Kodshim. FIRST
EDITION. This copy INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY R. MOSHE
FEINSTEIN: “May you merit all things good. Peace and
success in all your efforts, spiritual and material, and
so build an eternal Jewish home.” pp. 454, (1). Original
boards. Sm. folio.
New York, Gross & Fried for Edison, 1959. $800 - $1200
❧ Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (1895-1985), Rosh Yeshiva
for many decades of Tifereth Jerusalem located
in New York’s Lower East Side, was universally
ack nowledged a s t he ha lachic decisor pa r-
excellence of the post-Holocaust generation.

‫ מוקדש עם חתימה‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אורח חיים‬,‫ משה אגרות משה‬,‫פיינשטיין‬

‫ותזכו בכל הטוב‬... :‫מאת המחבר לאברהם בן נטע ביום חתונתו‬
‫ ותזכו‬,‫והשלום והצלחה בכל מעשה ידיכם בענייני הרח וענייני הגוף‬
‫לבנות בית נאמן בישראל‬...
$1200 - $800 .‫תשי"ט‬,‫ גרוס ופרייד‬,‫ניו יורק‬

155 FEINSTEIN, MOSHE. Dibroth Moshe [novellae to Tractate Bava Kama]. FIRST EDITION. This copy INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY
R. MOSHE FEINSTEIN to R. Shlomo Gelman: “May God grant him success in all he does… In Torah and in good deeds. 12th
Teveth, 1952.” pp. 8, 408. Original boards. Sm. folio.
New York, Moinester, 1946. $800 - $1200

‫ יצליחהו השי"ת בכל‬:‫ י"ב טבת תש"ב‬,‫ מוקדש עם חתימה מאת המחבר לשלמה געלמאן‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ משה דברות משה על מסכת בבא קמא‬,‫פיינשטיין‬
‫ ויצליחהו בתורה ומעשים טובים‬,‫ענייניו וצרכיו‬.
$1200 - $800 .‫תש"ו‬,‫ מוניסטר‬,‫ניו יורק‬

74
156 FERR AR A (PERIER A), A ARON R APHAEL. Ki MeTzion Teitzeh Torah
[on the importance of the Holy Land]. FIRST EDITION. With illustrations
of the tombs of the Prophet Samuel at Nebi Samwil and Mama Rachel at
Bethlehem. Final page shows the Cave of the Patriarchs, the Temple Mount
and the newly built Tiferet Yisrael synagogue. Additional page featuring an
illustrated Mizrach. ff. (2), 32, (12). Ex-library. Contemporary boards (with owner’s
name tooled in gilt) and with original pink pictorial wrappers bound in. 4to. [Halevy
192.]
Jerusalem, Isaac Guszini, 1873. $700 - $1000
❧ This work is intended to ‘increase love for Jerusalem, for one’s fellow
Jew and for the holy Torah’. A treatise on the uniqueness of these three
elements and their interconnectedness. Contains a supplement by R.
Akiva Eger Schlesinger and a poem in honor of R. Shalom Sharabi.

‫ הודפס בנייר ורוד‬,‫ עותק הספרייה הלאומית‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אהרן רפאל כי מציון תצא תורה‬,‫פיררה‬.
$1000 - $700 .‫תרל"ג‬,‫ יצחק גושציני‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ עם חרוז מאת רבי שלום משה חגיז‬.‫ עם ישראל והתורה והמאוחד בהם‬,‫❧ מאמר על ירושלים‬
.‫שלום‬-‫לכבוד רבי שר‬

157 FERR AR A (PERIER A), A ARON R APHAEL. Sepher Oheiv Shalom VeRodeiph Shalom: Michtam Shalom Yisrael
- Michtam Shalom Yerushalayim. FIRST EDITION. ff. (1), pp. 16, ff. 17-33. Browned. Contemporary marbled boards, worn. 4to.
[Halevy 336.]
Jerusalem, Yoel Moshe Salomon, 1880. $700 - $1000
❧ A Kabbalistic work in two parts, stressing the role of the Jewish nation in hastening the Messianic redemption. The
author was born in Salonika and moved to Jerusalem as a child where he grew to become a member of the Bet El
Yeshiva.

‫ מכתם שלום ירושלים‬-‫ אהרן רפאל מכתם שלום ישראל‬,‫פיררה‬.

$1000 - $700 .‫ תר"מ‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫קבלית 'בית אל‬-‫ המחבר למד בישיבה הספרדית‬.‫ המדגיש את תפקידם של עם ישראל וירושלים בהאצת הגואלה‬,‫❧ חיבור קבלי של שני חלקים‬
‫בירושלים‬

158 FRANCO-MENDES, DAVID. Teshua’ath Yisroel Bidei Yehudith. FIRST EDITION.

Printed on green tinted paper. ff. (12), 26. Touch stained. Contemporary calf-backed
marbled boards. 8vo. [Vinograd, Roedelheim 32.]
Rödelheim, Heidenheim and Baschwitz, 1804. $500 - $700
❧ Translation from Italian to Hebrew of Pietro Metastasio’s La Betulia
Liberata (The Liberation of Bethulia).
David Franco-Mendes (1713-92) was a Sephardic businessman and
scholar in Amsterdam. In his introduction, he states he intended to
draw attention to the story of Judith, as it was relatively unknown. In
presenting the narrative in Hebrew, he highlighted Hebrew’s versatility and
demonstrates that it too could be used as a prosaic, artful language. This
love of Hebrew may have been inspired by R. Moshe Luzzatto (Ramcha’l),
a former tutor of Franco-Mendes and another noteworthy early pioneer of
Hebrew playwriting.

[32 ‫ רודלהיים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ על נייר ירוק‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דוד תשועת ישראל בידי יהודית‬,‫מנדס‬-‫פרנקו‬
$700 - $500 .‫תקס"ד‬,‫ הידנהיים ובשביץ‬,‫רודלהיים‬
.‫❧ תרגום מהמקורי באיטלקית‬

75
159 FINZI, SHMUEL YITZCHAK. Kitzur Azharoth [compendium of laws for the synagogue
Hazan]. FIRST EDITION. Two parts in one. Issued without a title-page. pp. 7, 4. Touch foxed.
Contemporary boards, rebacked. 8vo. [Vinograd, Reggio 32.]
(Reggio, 1820). $500 - $700
❧ “Abridged warnings, morals and laws collected from [the works of Shulchan
Aruch] Orach Chaim, Shla”h, Shevet Musar, Mateh Moshe, the Holy Zohar and the
Ro”sh. Prayer leaders should review them twice a month as prescribed in the work
Shomrei Mikdash.” (Opening page).

[32 ‫ רג'יו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ הודפס בלי שער‬.‫ שני חלקים באחת‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שמואל יצחק קיצור אזהרות‬,‫פינצי‬
$700 - $500 .‫ תק"פ‬,‫רג'יו‬
❧ ‫קיצור של הלכות והנהגות עבור חזנים ושליחי ציבור‬.

160 GABRIEL, CHIYA OF SAFED. Seder Zemanim [intercalation and calculations of the
calendar for the years 1685-1705]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (2), 33 (i.e. 32). Lightly foxed, ex-library.
Contemporary vellum. 12mo. [Vinograd, Venice 1407.]
Venice, Bragadin, 1685. $1000 - $1500

[1407 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫תס"ה‬-‫ חשבון הלוח לשנות תמ"ה‬.‫ חייא מצפת סדר זמנם‬,‫גבריאל‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תמ"ה‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬

161 GALANTE, MOSHE. Mafte’ach HaZohar [index of Biblical passages interpreted by the
Zohar]. FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device (Yaari no. 32) on title. Marginal notes in an early
hand. ff. 34. Lightly stained, trace wormed in places, final leaf rehinged. Contemporary limp vellum,
spine taped. Sm.4to. [Vinograd, Venice 526; see Mehlman 1061 for issue points.]
Venice, Giorgio di Cavalli, 1566. $1200 - $1800
❧ Highlighting the importance of this work the title page emphasizes that “A Zohar
without an index is like a body without a soul - only when united are they of use, filling
in the other’s deficiencies.”
The Italian born author migrated to Eretz Israel to become a disciple of both R.
Yoseph Karo and R. Moshe Cordovero. In 1580 he was appointed President of the Beth
Din of Safed.

[526 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ משה מפתח הזוהר‬,‫גלנטה‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫שכ"ו‬,‫ די קבאלי‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ מלאים את החסרון אחד של‬,‫ רק ביחד הם שמישים‬.‫❧ השער מכריז שזוהר בלי מפתח הוא כמו גוף בלי נשמה‬
‫השני‬

162 GALLICO, ELISHA. Pirush Megilath Esther [commentary to the Book of Esther]. FIRST
EDITION. The Adolph Lewisohn copy. Printer’s device on title. ff. 62. Ex-library, minor marginal
worming repaired not affecting text, signed by censors on last page (including Paulus Vicecomes
Alexandris) though this copy uncensored. Recent gilt-ruled calf with morocco spine-labels, extremities
rubbed, a.e.g. 8vo. [Vinograd, Venice 663.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1583. $800 - $1000
❧ The author was a 16th-century member of an ancient Italian family of French origin. A
family member posessed the famed Golden Hagadah on which the Gallico Family crest
was painted in 1603. Elisha Gallico was a disciple of R. Yoseph Karo; Elisha’s most famous
pupil was Samuel di Uceda.

[663 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש למגילת אסתר‬.‫ אלישע‬,‫גאליקו‬

$1000 - $800 .‫שמ"ג‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
❧ ‫המחבר השתייך למשפחה איטלקית עם שורשים בצרפת‬.

76
163 GANZFRIED, SHLOMO. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch [Code of Jewish Law]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 4, 144. Light wear and stained in
places. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo. [Friedberg, Kuf 991.]
Ungvar, Carl Jager, 1864. $5000 - $6000
❧ THE FAMED KITZUR SHULCHAN ARUCH. A RARE FIRST EDITION. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR HALACHIC WORKS EVER PUBLISHED.
Thanks to its clear language and lively style the work immediately became broadly popular, another 13 editions
were issued during the author’s lifetime alone. Since then dozens more, as well as a great many translations have
appeared.
Born in Ungvar, Solomon Ganzfried (1804-86) was an outspoken defender of Orthodoxy against the inroads of
Hungarian Reform. He was a prolific author, however the work which has become a byword in every Jewish home is
his “Kitzur,” a summary guide to the Shulchan Aruch which offers concise instruction in all matters of daily ritual
law.
The final leaf here, which contains a lengthy note to a section of the Chayei Adam, was omitted in later editions.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שלמה קיצור שולחן ערוך‬,‫גנצפרייד‬

$6000 - $5000 .‫תרכ"ד‬,‫ קרל יגר‬,‫אונגאר‬
.‫ אחד מהחיבורים ההלכתיים הפופולרים‬.‫❧ הדפוס הראשון הנדיר‬

77
164 (GERMANY) Der Juden zu Franckfurt Stättigkeit und Ordnung [Legal
Status of the Jews of Frankfurt and Ordinances]. FIRST EDITION. Colored
woodcut of yellow “Jews’ circle” on first page, two text illustrations of the
“Jews’ hat” on p. 13. pp. 44. Lightly foxed. Recent boards.
Frankfurt, Johann Saurn, 1613. $10,000 - $15,000
❧ THE FIRST EDITION OF THE STATUTES IMPOSED UPON THE JEWS OF FRANKFURT AM
MAIN.
For as long as Jews had been present in Frankfurt am Main, their
legal status was a potent political issue that revolved around the constant
tension between ecclesiastical and imperial authorities and that, on a
more local level, was a frequent bone of contention in the power struggle
between the patrician elements of the Frankfurt city council and the
powerful local merchant guilds.
In 1462, the Jews of Frankfurt were transferred to a ghetto consisting of
a specially constructed street (the so-called Judengasse) enclosed within
walls and gates. At around the same time, relations between the city and
its Jewish population were spelled out in regulations called Stättigkeiten.
Among these was the requirement that Jews wear a yellow circle on their
clothing whenever they left the ghetto. In addition, Jewish men were
obligated to don special yellow hats with a distinctive conical shape.
The present lot is a rare copy of the first (unauthorized) edition of
these statutes, which were published in 1613 by the guilds. It was not until
the following year that a larger-format (authorized) edition was issued by
the city fathers of Frankfurt, carrying the full weight of the city council.
Significantly, the latter printing fueled the events of August 22, 1614, when a mob led by Vincenz Fettmilch attacked
the ghetto and forced the Jews to flee. After the public insurrection was put down by the emperor, Fettmilch and six
others were executed on 20 Adar 5376 (February 28, 1616), a date celebrated by Frankfurt Jewry as “Purim Vints” for
the next three hundred years.
In Frankfurt, all homes and buildings were named after their distinguishing features. This volume includes a
listing of all of the names of the houses in which Jews resided along the Judengasse (pp. 41-43). Featured here are
several abodes with familiar designations, most notably, the House of the Red Shield (p. 42), where the eponymous
ROTHSCHILD FAMILY would live until they moved up the block and across the Judengasse to the famous House of the
Green Shield, from which they would launch an empire.
PROVENANCE:
Gustav Mori (1872-1950).
Sotheby's NY, 19th December 2007, Lot 146.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫(גרמניה) דער יודן צו פרנקפורט שטאטקייט אונד אורדנונג‬

$15,000 - $10,000 .‫שע"ג‬,‫ יוהן סאורן‬,‫פפד"מ‬
.‫❧ דפוס ראשון של התקנות והגבלות שהושמו על יהודי פרנקפורט‬

78
 165 (GERMANY). Tzvi Hirsch ben Chaim of Wilhermsdorf. Darchei Noam [a guide for
travelers, including prayers]. Text entirely in Judeo-German and printed in wayber-taytsch.
ff. (2), 80. Few leaves supplied from another copy, some wear. Modern boards. 16mo. [Vinograd,
Wilhemsdorf 136.]
Wilhermsdorf, Tzvi Hirsch ben Chaim of Furth, 1724. $700 - $1000
❧ With a detailed supplement containing a travelers guide to German-speaking lands,
including a detailed itinerary of distances from many locations.

[136 ‫ וילהמסדורף‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫גרמנית‬-‫ טקסט ביהודית‬.‫ דרכי נעם‬.‫)גרמניה) צבי הירש בן חיים מוילהמסדורף‬
$1000 - $700 .‫תפ"ד‬,‫ צבי הירש בן חיים מפירט‬,‫וילהמסדורף‬
.‫❧ עם מורה דרך לנוסע בארצות אשכנז‬

166 (GERMANY). Seder VeHanhagah shel HaChevrutha Kadisha [penitential prayers for
members of the Frankfurt Burial Society]. ff. 20. Lightly stained. Modern linen baords. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Frankfurt 439.]
Frankfurt a/Main, Meir Kolfa & Meir Cassel, 1724. $400 - $600
❧ Issued for the special service that members of the Chevrah Kadishah would
observe on their annual fast day. Such penitence was due to their extreme vigilance
in seeking to respect the dead under their care.

[439 ‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)גרמניה) סדר והנהגה של החברותא קדישא‬

$600 - $400 .‫תפ"ד‬,‫ מאיר קויפה ומאיר קסל‬,‫פפד"מ‬

167 (GE R M A N Y ). Shiroth VeTishbachoth. Bound in

contemporary boards, on upper cover a calligraphic
Hebrew hand has written: “Property of the Bikur
Cholim Society of K.K. Frankfurt an-der-Oder, 1849.”
A lso stating the names of the Gabbaim: Shmuel
Baschwitz and Itzik Reiss. Similarly stated on title in
manuscript. ff. 13. Light wear. Folio. [Vinograd, Breslau
274.]
Breslau, Hirsch Sulzbach, 1846. $1500 - $2000
❧ The text includes prayers for special holiday
occasions and life-cycle events. With laws collected
by R. Kathriel Furst of Lisa. Among the collected
services are prayers for the sick and the ritual
to change one’s name as a Segulah for better
health.

‫ של חברת‬:‫ כתוב בעברית בשער‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫(תפילה) שירות ותשבחות‬

[274 ‫ ברסלוי‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ביקור חולים דק"ק פפד"א‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תר"ו‬,‫ הירש זולצבך‬,‫ברסלוי‬
.‫❧ תפילות עבור מועדים מיוחדים ואירועי מעגל החיים‬

79
 168 GE RON DI , JON A H (R A BBEI N U YONA H). Sha’a rei Teshuv a h [“G ates of
Repentance.”] FIRST EDITION * BOUND WITH: Hai ben Sherira Gaon (attributed).
Musar Haskel BeMelitzah [“Moral Lessons in Rhyme.”] FIRST EDITION. With nikud
(vowel points), printed in two columns.
* AND: Gerondi, Jonah ben Abraham. Sepher HaYir’ah [“The Book of Awe.”]
Second edition.
Together, three works (as issued). First, printed without a title page. On
front flyleaf, signature of former owner, censors' signatures on verso of final
page: “[Re]visto per mi Fra[te] Luigi” (cf. Wm. Popper, The Censorship of
Hebrew Books, pl. IV, no. 1.) Telltale signs of censorship: On f. 22v. the words
“minim” [heretics] and “mumarim” [renegades] have been erased; on f.
24v. the words “haminim vehameshumadim” [apostates] have been stricken.
EXTENSIVE SCHOLARLY HEBREW MARGINALIA in an early Italian hand. Artistic
design on final page, signed Elchanan ben Tabaël. ff. 45. Slightly stained and
wormed, final leaf laid to size, trimmed. Later morocco, spine titled in gilt, marbled
endpapers, extremities scuffed. 8vo. [Vinograd, Fano 9.]
Fano, Gershom Soncino, 1505. $40,000 - $50,000
❧ RARE FIRST EDITION OF SHA’AREI TESHUVAH, A CLASSIC ETHICAL TREATISE BY THE GREAT
RABBEINU YONAH (1200-63).
This highly significant treatise on repentance is in fact the earliest work
of ethical literature. It is divided into four portals: The first is devoted to a
definition of repentance; the second to a description of the various ways by
which a man should arouse himself to penitence; the third, a classification of
the precepts and the punishments meted out for their transgression; and the
fourth, a discussion of the conditions of forgiveness.
The Musar Haskel, by R. Hai ben Sherira Gaon (939-1038), last of the great
Ge’onim of Babylon, is a lengthy didactic poem of 189 double verses in the
Arabic meter.
See H. Brody, Piyutim VeShirei Tehillah MeRav Hai (1937); Meyer
Waxman, History of Jewish Literature I (1938), p. 216; JE, Vol. VI, pp. 153-
155; EJ, Vol. VII, cols. 1130-1132. Also see A.T. Shrock, Rabbi Jonah ben
Abraham of Gerona: His Life and Ethical Works (1948).

‫ מוסר‬,)‫ * כרוך יחד עם האי בן שרירא גאון (מיוחס‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שערי תשובה‬.‫ רבינו יונה‬.‫ יונה‬,‫גירונדי‬
[9 ‫ פאנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ * וספר היראה‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫השכל במליצה‬
$50,000 - $40,000 .‫רס"ה‬,‫ גרשם סונצינו‬,‫פאנו‬
‫ החיבור הזה העבודה המוקדמת ביותר בספרות האתית‬.‫ נדיר‬.‫❧ דפוס ראשון של שערי תשובה‬
‫ החלק השני מתאר דרכים‬,‫ החלק הראשון מגדיר את התשובה‬.‫הספר מחולק לארבעה חלקים‬
‫ והחלק הרביעי‬,‫ החלק השלישי מציג את המצוות ועונשים‬.‫לעורר את הנשמה לשוב בתשובה‬
.‫עוסק בתנאי הסליחה וכפרה‬

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 Lot 169 Lot 170

169 GERONDI, JONAH (RABBEINU YONAH). Sha’arei Teshuvah [“Gates of Repentance” - ethical treatise]. Third edition. ff. 46.
Trimmed and lightly stained, previous owner’s inscriptions. Later sheep, rubbed. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 231.]
Venice, J. de Ferri, 1544. $2000 - $3000

[231 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שלישי‬.‫ שערי תשובה‬.‫ רבינו יונה‬.‫ יונה‬,‫גירונדי‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫ש"ד‬,‫ די פרי‬,‫ויניציאה‬

170 GERONDI, NISSIM (RA’N). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. FIRST EDITION. pp. 174, (34). Lightly stained, title laid to size,
signed by censors at end. Modern blind-tooled calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Rome 18.]
Rome, Yitzchak Deltash, Antonio Baldo & Samuel Sarfati, 1545. $2000 - $3000
❧ Only seventy-seven responsa from this great commentator on Alfasi’s code are extant, and, similar to most
compedia of responsa, they reflect the Jewish life of the period, especially the economic difficulties of the Jewish
Community of Barcelona during the second half of the 14th-century.
Unlike Venice, only occasional and short-lived Hebrew printing presses arose in Rome. Sporadic bursts of such
activity were quickly marred by assaults of ecclesiastical intolerance. The Eternal City of Rome produced just eighteen
Hebrew books throughout all of the 16th-century. Antonio Baldo was granted leave to print Hebrew books in Rome
by the Papal Vicar in 1546 and the present Responsa of R. Nissim Gerondi was his first endeavor. His Jewish partner,
Solomon ben Isaac of Lisbon, assisted by Samuel Zarfati, did the work of editing, proofing and marketing the books.
The press issued just five books in the two years it was operative. For a chronicle of Hebrew printing in Rome see D.
Amram, The Makers of Hebrew Books in Italy (1909) pp. 235-51.

[18 ‫ רומא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שאלות ותשובות‬.‫ ר"ן‬.‫ ניסים‬,‫גירונדי‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫ש"ה‬,‫ בלדו וצרפתי‬,‫ דלטש‬,‫רומא‬
.14-‫יום בברצלונה היהודית במחצית השנייה של המאה ה‬-‫ התשובות משקפות את חיי היום‬.‫❧ רק ע"ז תשובות מהר"ן שרדו עד היום‬

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 171 GERONDI, NISSIM (R A’N). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. Second
edition. ff. (80). Modern boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Const. 197.]
Constantinople, Moses Parnas Harofe, 1548. $2000 - $3000
❧ R. Nissim ben Reuben Gerondi (1310? -1375?) acted in an unofficial
capacity as rabbi and Dayan in Barcelona. This edition combined the
responsa of the first Rome edition along with those cited in Teshuvoth
HaRivash (Constantinople 1546-7). Reflecting the social-history of the
period, these responsa particularly focus upon the economic difficulties
of the Jewish community of Barcelona during the second half of the
14th-century.

[197 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ ר"ן שאלות ותשובות‬.‫ ניסים בן ראובן‬,‫גירונדי‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫ש"ח‬,‫ משה פרנס הרופא‬,‫קושטא‬
‫ ת"ז‬,‫❧ המהדורה הזאת כוללת את התשובות של הר"ן שהובאו בשו"ת הריב"ש (קושטא‬
.‫תשובות אלו לא נמצאות בדפוס הראשון‬

172 GERSHON BEN SOLOMON OF ARLES. Sha’ar HaShamayim [“The Gate of

Heaven” - encyclopedic work on natural science, mathematics and astronomy].
FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device in form of Menorah on title (Yaari, Printers’
Marks, no. 14). ff. 64. Some staining, small paper repair on title, censor's signature on
final leaf. Recent linen boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 329.]
Venice, Meir Parenzo, 1547. $1000 - $1500
❧ Little is known of the 13th-century author, Gershon ben Solomon from
Arles in Provence. His Sha’ar HaShamayim, reflects the unique synthesis
of Jewish and secular learning for which that part of France was famous.
Through the Hebrew translations of Samuel ibn Tibbon and other gifted
Provencal scholars, the Jews of Provence had at their disposal the extensive
corpus of Aristotelian and Arabic learning.
See M. Heller, The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book, Vol. I, pp. 338-39.

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מתמטיקה ואסטרונומינה‬,‫ על הטבע‬.‫גרשון בן שלמה מארל שער השמיים‬
[329 ‫ויניציאה‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫ש"ז‬,‫ מאיר פרנצו‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ מאפיינת את‬,‫ המשלבת את התורה עם חכמות העולם‬,‫ עבודתו‬.‫❧ לא הרבה ידוע על המחבר‬
.‫גישתם של חכמי פרובנס‬

173 GIK ATILL A, YOSEPH. Sha’arei Orah [Kabbalah]. FIRST EDITION. Initial
letters of title within decorative vignettes, initial word of text within
historiated woodcut frame. Manuscript notes on title, relating the Sefiroth to
corresponding Divine Names. ff. 84. Marginal paper repairs, few light stains, few
leaves supplied from another copy. Modern calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Riva 34.]
Riva di Trento, (Jacob Marcaria the Physician), 1561. $2000 - $3000
❧ R. Joseph Gikatilla (Chiquatilla) (1248-c.1325) was a disciple of the
founder of the School of “Prophetic Kabbalah,” R. Avraham Abulafia, and
close colleague of R. Moshe de Leon of Guadalajara.
For centuries, Sha’arei Orah has been viewed as a first-rate guide to the
systematic presentation of the Sephiroth (Divine emanations) and their
code names. Given its broad appeal, R. Chaim of Volozhin was known to
recommend the work to his students as an important introduction to the
study of Kabbalah.

[34 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ קבלה‬.‫ יוסף שערי אורה‬,‫ג'יקטילה‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫שכ"א‬,‫ יעקב מרקריה הרופא‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬
‫ רבי אברהם אבולעפיה‬,‫❧ רבי יוסף ג'יקטילה היה תלמידו של מייסד תורת הקבלה הנבואית‬
.‫רבי חיים מוולוז'ין היה ממליץ את הספר הזה לתלמידיו כספר מבוא ללימודם בקבלה‬

83
174 (GREECE). Machzor [prayers for Festivals]. According to the custom of the Jews from the island Corfu. HEBREW
MANUSCRIPT written in a square Greek hand. Instructions provided in smaller rabbinic script. Black ink on thick paper.
Ten Commandments on ff. 101v-102r set within arched Tablet-form red border. Stamp at end of Rev. B. Rodrigues-
Pereira. ff. (169). Minimally stained. Modern morocco, slip-case. 8vo.
Corfu, Mid 19th-century. $6000 - $8000
❧ The Jews of this Greek island in the Ionian Group preserved the ancient Byzantine rite known as Minhag Corfu. By
the mid 19th-century when this manuscript was penned, this indigenous rite had all but disappeared.
Minhag Corfu refers to the unique Romanoite prayer rite, which had been maintained for centuries before
the arrival of Jewish refugees fleeing Spain. With increased cultural intermingling, the Spanish custom gained in
prominence with Romanoite traditions slowly becoming forgotten. By the 19th century, a bare handful of Romanoite
synagogues remained within the Ottoman Empire and surrounding area.
Jewish presence has been recorded in Corfu as early as the 12th century, as noted by the great traveler, Benjamin
of Tudela. The community was placed on the international Jewish stage in the mid-19th century over the controversy
as to whether the Etrog citrus they grew and exported, complied to Halachic standards.

.‫ הדרכות בכתב רש"י‬.‫ כתב יד בכבת יווני‬.‫ כפי מנהג קורפו‬.‫(קורפו) מחזור‬
$8000 - $6000 .19-‫ אמצת מאה ה‬,‫קורפו‬
❧ ‫ מנהגם הוא המנהג של‬.‫ על ידי רבי בנימין מטולידה‬,12-‫מקורות המוקדמות המעידות על נוכחות יהודית באי היווני קורפו מתוארכות למאה ה‬
‫ אך‬,‫ רובם התבוללו לתוך עדת הספרדים במשך המאות‬.‫ קבוצת היהודים שהקדימו את הספרדים בארצות העות'מאניות המזרחיות‬,‫הרומניוטים‬
‫מספר קהילות שמרו על המנהגים והנוסחאות שלהם‬.

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 175 GUNZBERG, ARYEH-LEIB. Sha’agath Aryeh [Talmudic novellae and
responsa]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (1), 93. Ex-library, foxed. Recent boards. Folio.
[Vinograd, Frankfurt a/Oder 323.]
Frankfurt an der Oder, Professor Grilla, 1756. $1000 - $1500
❧ The author (c. 1695 -1785), was the foremost Lithuanian
Talmudic scholar of his generation. He was praised by men of such
stature as the Vilna Gaon and R. Chaim of Volozhin - who was his
disciple.
David Metzger states in the introduction to the Jerusalem 2002
edition that there are two variants of this first edition. One which
had only 89 leaves containing 103 responsa (which was the version
used by R. Akiva Eger as he cites no. 103 as the last responsa); and
a more complete version with 93 leaves and an additional four
responsa, plus a table of corrections on the last page (see p. 20 n.
35 of the introduction).
The present copy is complete with the table of corrections.
Of historical value is also the Sha’agath Aryeh’s blessings to the
various community leaders of Frankfurt a/ Oder who supported
and helped finance this publication (see f. 93a). This paragraph
was omitted from subsequent editions.

[323 ‫ פפד"א‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אריה לייב שאגת אריה‬,‫גינצברג‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫תקט"ז‬,‫ דפוס גרילה‬,‫פפד"א‬
‫ קיבל שבחות מהגר"א‬.‫❧ המחבר היה אחד מהרבנים הליטאים הגדולים של דורו‬
‫ שהיה תלמידו‬,‫ומרבי חיים מוולוז'ין‬

176 (HAGADAH). Zevach Pesach, With commentary by

Don Isaac Abrabanel and notes of the printer, Jacob
Marcaria. With laws and customs of both Sephardim
and Aschkenazim. Marginalia. ff. (34). Opening few
leaves laid to size, few stains, stamp removed, censors
signatures (including one in Hebrew). Modern blind-tooled
morocco. Folio. [Yudlov 22; Yerushalmi pl. 27.]
Riva di Trento, Jacob Marcaria, 1561. $7000 - $9000
❧ The only Hagadah to be issued in this small
northern Italian town situated alongside Lake
Garda.
Jacob Marcaria was a physician-scholar who
published books covering all branches of Jewish
scholarship. He often added lucid and erudite
prefaces of his own to the Hebrew books he
printed. This Hagadah contains not only a short
preface by Marcaria, but also seven pages of his
own commentar y to the Seder. According to
Yudlov, Marcaria’s additional commentary has
never been republished.

‫ עם הלכות ומנהגים לפי‬.‫ פירוש מאת יצחק אברבנאל‬.‫(הגדה) דבח פסח‬

[28 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ספרדים ואשכנזים‬
$9000 - $7000 .‫שכ"א‬,‫ יעקב מרקריה הרופא‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬
‫ ההגדה היחידה שנדפסה בריוו והיחידה‬.‫❧ מהדורה נדירה‬
.‫שנדפסה בשנת שכ"א‬

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177 (HAGADAH). Chukath HaPesach. Instructions in Judeo-Español. Ya'avetz’s printer florets on title. Wide margins. ff.
71. Lacks final errata leaf. Stained, few leaves laid to size, expert paper repairs. Modern morocco. 4to. [Yudlov 27; Yerushalmi, pl.
32.]
Salonika, Joseph ben Isaac Ya’avetz, 1569. $20,000 - $25,000
❧ EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EDITION.
Two commentaries wrap around the text of this Hagadah: RaMa”P (R. Moshe Pesante) and RaSHa”B (R. Shlomo
Baruch). Pesante makes extensive use of the medieval commentaries of Rabbeinu Isaiah di Trani, and of the brothers
R. Zedekiah and R. Benjamin Anav, found in Shibolei HaLeket. The Hagadah was endorsed by R. Shmuel ben
Perachiah Kohen Tzedek of Salonika.
See M.M. Kasher, Hagadah Sheleimah (1955), Introduction, pp. 208-209, no. 68; S.K. Mirsky, Shibolei HaLeket
HaShalem (1966) Introduction, pp. 46-48.
R. Moses Pesante, was an emissary from Safed who traveled through the Balkans, publishing in Constantinople in
1567 two works, one: Ner Mitzvah, a commentary on ibn Gabirol's Azharoth for Shavu'oth; the other Yesha Elokim,
an exposition on the Hoshanoth. He was killed in 1573 by Turkish brigands near the Greek city of Arta. See EJ, Vol.
XIII, col. 328; Ya'ari, Shluchei Eretz Israel (1977) pp. 236, 889.

[83 ‫ שאלוניקי‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)הגדה) חקת הפסח‬

$25,000 - $20,000 .‫ שכ"ט‬,‫שאלוניקי‬
‫ רבי פיסאנטי היה שד"ר מצפת שנסע בבלקנים‬.‫ אחד של רבי משה פיזאנטי והשני של רבי שלמה ברוך‬,‫ עם שני פירושים‬.‫מהדורה נדירה מאוד‬. ❧
.‫נהרג על ידי ליסטים טורקים ליד העיר היווני ארטה‬

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 178 (HAGADAH). Pesach Me’ovin. First edition with commentary by
Chaim Benveniste. Typical Bragadin title: At top, two angels holding
the two Tablets of the Law; on either side of the title, Biblical
characters (in this case, Moses and David); and at bottom, three lion
heads (see Yudlov, Hebrew Printers' Marks p. 53-4). Tailpieces. Text
surrounded by linear border. ff. 30. Stained, neat corner repairs, light wear
to title. Modern blind-tooled calf. 4to. [Yudlov 88.]
Venice, Bragadin, 1692. $2500 - $3000
❧ Chief Rabbi of Izmir, Turkey, Chaim Benveniste (1603 -73)
is distinguished for his commentary to the Shulchan Aruch,
Kenesseth HaGedolah. The present work is a brief halachic study
to the Passover Hagadah. The laws and customs gathered here
were widely utilized in many later Hagadah editions.
A w idely respected fig u re, Cha i m B enveniste’s ea rly
enthusiasm for Shabthai Tzvi gave a significant boost to the
grow ing movement, although he later fully recanted his
support. See Ya’akov Barnai, Hamarah shel Europa: Perakim
Betoldot Hakehilah Hayehudit Be’Izmir Beme’ah Hashva-Esrei
Vehashmonah Esrei (Jerusalem 2014).

[1452 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פסח מעובין‬.‫)הגדה) חיים בנבנישתי‬

$3000 - $2500 .‫תנ"ב‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫תל"ג) היה רבה של איזמיר‬-‫❧ רבי חיים בנבנישתי (שס"ג‬

179 (HAGADAH). Hagadah shel Pesach. With commentary Zera Yehudah

by Judah Loeb ben Shimon of Mainz. Title within architectural border
featuring Moses and Aaron, with cherubs bearing olive-branches
flanking a zodiac sphere all within typographical borders. Numerous
woodcut illustrations. Grace after Meals preceded by divisional title.
Yiddish translations of ritual instructions, as well as Chad Gadya
and Echad Mi Yode’a. With approbation of R. Jacob Katz Poppers of
Frankfurt. ff. 36. Stained in places. Contemporary vellum, rebacked. Folio.
[Yudlov 142; cf. Yerushalmi 70-2.]
Offenbach, Bonaventura de Launoy, 1721. $3000 - $5000
❧ A FINE BIBLIOPHILIC COPY, PRINTED WITH EXCEPTIONALLY WIDE MARGINS.

.‫ עותק עם שוליים רחבים‬.‫ עם פירוש זרע יהודה‬.‫(הגדה) הגדה של פסח‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫שפ"א‬,‫ בונבנטורה דלנוי‬,‫אופנבך‬
.‫❧ עם איורים בסגנון הגדת אמשטרדם‬

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 180 (H AGA DA H). Seder Hagadah shel Pesach.
According to Spanish r ite. Hebrew w it h
translation into Judeo - Spanish (Ladino).
Accompanied by Leone Modena’s abridged
commentar y of Isaac Abrabanel’s “Zevach
Pesach.” Title in red and black with textual
and typographic borders. Each page profusely
illustrated all within ornamental border. A FINE,
WIDE-MARGINED COPY. ff. (24). Some staining, neat
paper repairs. Modern vellum-backed patternedd
boards. Folio. [Yudlov 189.]
Venice, Vendramin, 1740. $6000 - $8000
❧ The publisher simultaneously produced
three issues of this Passover Hagadah,
all identical with the same layout and
illustration cycle - differing only in choice
of vernacular translation: Yiddish, Judeo-
It alian and Spanish, i.e. Ladino. The
Ladino issue is particularly rare; very few
18th centur y Hagadoth appeared with
Ladino translation at all.

‫ עם שוליים‬.‫ לפי מנהג הספרדים‬.‫(הגדה) סדר הגדה של פסח‬

[189 ‫ [יודלוב‬.‫רחבים‬
$8000 - $6000 .‫ת"ק‬,‫ ונדרמן‬,‫ויניציאה‬

181 (HAGADAH). Sepher Simchath HaRegel. With commentary by R. Chaim Joseph David
Azulai (CHID”A). A fine copy PRINTED ON THICKER PAPER AND WITH EXTRA-WIDE MARGINS. ff. 103.
Few stains. Modern boards. 4to. [Yudlov 304.]
Livorno, Abraham Isaac Castello and Eliezer Saadon, 1782. $1500 - $2000
❧ THE FIRST HAGADAH PRINTED IN LI VORNO ( Yerushalmi 76). A SPECIA L, BIBLIOPHILIC
COPY.

[180 ‫ ליוורנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ עם פירוש החיד"א‬.‫)הגדה) ספר שמחת הרגל‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תקמ"ב‬,‫ אברהם יצחק קסטילו ואליעזר סעדון‬,‫ליוורנו‬
.‫❧ ההגדה הראשונה שנדפסה בליוורנו‬

182 (HAGADAH). Seder HaHagadah LeLeil Shimurim. Prepared by Wolf Heidenheim.

ff. 52. Few light stains. Modern morocco. Rectangular 16mo. [Yudlov 628.]
Rödelheim, Wolf Heidenheim, 1822. $1200 - $1500
❧ The first of a long and celebrated series of Hagadahs printed in Rödelheim.
Heidenheim printed two other issues of the Hagadah in this nascent year. From
a perusal through the relevant bibliographies, it would appear this Rödelheim
edition is the first Hagadah printed in a rectangular format. Indeed, it might
very well be the first Hebrew book entirely, to be printed in such a fashion. The
innovation of a rectangular Hagadah served to aid the reader whilst seated at
the lavishly set table during the course of the Seder.

[86 ‫ רודלהיים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)הגדה) סדר ההגדה לליל שימורים‬

$1500 - $1200 .‫תקפ"ב‬,‫ דפוס הידנהיים‬,‫רודלהיים‬
‫❧ המדפיס וואלף הידנהיים הפך את שכונת רודלהיים שבפרנקפורט למרכז דפוס עברי חשוב במחצית‬
19-‫הראשונה של המאה ה‬

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183 (HAGADAH). Seder Hagadah shel Pesach. According to Sephardic rite. Issued by
Joseph Amzalag. Signatures on ff. 13-14 of Yisrael…Czaczkes - (the Hebrew Nobel
Laureate, Shai Agnon, was of the Czaczkes Family). ff. 30. Lightly stained in places.
Modern crushed morocco, housed in matching solander-box. 12mo. [Yudlov 849.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1842. $20,000 - $25,000
❧ THE VERY FIRST HAGADAH PRINTED IN THE HOLY LAND. Exceptionally rare.

[11 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)הגדה) סדר הגדה של פסח‬

$25,000 - $20,000 .‫תר"ב‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
.‫❧ ההגדה הראשונה שנדפסה בארץ ישראל‬

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 184 (HAGADAH). Chukath HaPesach [“The Law of Passover”:
Prefaced by “Ke’arath Keseph,” a lengthy panegyric by R.
Joseph Ezovi of Perpignan; prayers and readings for the month
of Nissan, and for the night of Passover; Passover Hagadah;
and finally, Pirkei Avoth (Ethics of the Fathers)]. Edited
by R. Avraham Ankawa. Texts of prayers in square Hebrew
characters with nikud (vowel points); instructions in Judeo-
Arabic in rabbinic type. ff. 84. Stained. Contemporary calf, worn.
12mo. Housed in custom solander box. [Yudlov 861.]
Jerusalem, Israel ben Abraham (Bak), 1843. $5000 - $7000
❧ The second Hagadah printed in Jerusalem (see previous
lot).
The book bears the encomium (haskamah) of R. Chaim
Abraham Gaguine, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem.
He commends the man responsible for bringing the book
to press - Reuben of Damascus.

.‫(הגדה) חקת הפסח‬

$7000 - $5000 .‫תרנ"ג‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
❧ ‫ההגדה השנייה שנדפס בירושלים‬.

185 (HAGADAH). Bizat Mitzrayim. With commentary by R. Akiva ben Eliezer of Borisov.
ff. (1), 3-26, (2, of 4). Few stains. Modern boards. 4to. [Yudlov 1257.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1865. $600 - $800

.‫(הגדה) בצאת מצרים‬

$800 - $600 .‫תר"ה‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬

186 H AGIZ , MOSH E . Sephath Emeth [on the Land of Israel]. FIRST EDITION.
Introduction in Portuguese. ff. 28. Sm. 12mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 841.]
Amsterdam, Solomon Proops, 1707. $600 - $900
❧ A scathing work of social and religious criticism written in the guise of a
defense of the sanctity of Eretz Israel. The book is a critical attack upon the
entire Sephardic community of Amsterdam - both its institutions and its leaders.
Also contains important historical information concerning the economic
suffering of the Jews of Jerusalem, the movement of financial contributions to
the Holy Land and the integrity of its emissaries - of which the author (1671-
1751) was one. See E. Carlebach, The Pursuit of Heresy, pp. 57-64.

[841 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ הקדמה בפורטוגזית‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ על ארץ ישראל‬.‫ שפת אמת‬.‫ משה‬,‫חגיז‬
$900 - $600 .‫תס"ז‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ ביקורת חריפה על הקהילה הספרדית של אמשטרדם‬

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 187 H A KOHEN, DAVID OF CORFU. Teshuvoth HaRaDa”CH
[responsa]. FIRST EDITION. Title set within Soncino’s striking
woodcut historiated border. Wide margins. Despite few faults,
an attractive copy with wider margins. Few small wormholes,
trace stained, title with previous owner’s marks. Modern boards. 4to.
[Vonograd, Const. 160.]
Constantinople, Eliezer ben Gershom Soncino, 1537. $5000 - $7000
❧ David ben Chaim HaKohen (beg. 15th century) was
rabbi at Corfu and later in Patras, Greece. He was a disciple
of the great halachist R. Judah Mintz (MaHaR”I Mintz).
The title page of these responsa tells of the miraculous
rescue of the manuscript from fire in the home of the
author’s son R. Chaim Cohen in Adrianople (Edirne),
Turkey.
There is a typographical curiosity on ff.183v.-184r:
Unlike the rest of the book, the text is double-spaced rather
than single-spaced.

[160 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דוד מקורפו תשובות הרד"ך‬,‫הכהן‬

$7000 - $5000 .‫רצ"ז‬,‫ אליעזר בן גרשם סונצינו‬,‫קושטא‬
‫יד משריפה בבית של בן‬-‫❧ שער השו"ת מספר על ההצלה הניסית של הכתב‬
‫של המחבר‬.

188 HAPARCHI, ESTORI. Kaphtor VaPherach [on the geography, topography and laws of Eretz Israel]. FIRST EDITION.
Printers device on title (Yaari, 14). Autographs of previous owner’s on title, including that of Nathan Kovner. ff. (182)
mispaginated. Variously stained, stamp removed on f. 4, title laid down, previous owners inscriptions. Later boards. 4to. [Vinograd,
Venice 361.]
Venice, Meir Parenzo, 1549. $2000 - $3000
❧ “HAPARCHI’S WORK IS A GENUINE TREASURE TROVE FOR THE STUDY OF PALESTINE.” See I. Zinberg, Vol. III, pp. 152-3.
Estori ben Moses HaParchi (1280-1366) was the first topographer of Eretz Israel. Born in Provence, his family
originally hailed from the Andalusian town of Florenza, hence the surname “HaParchi,” a Hebrew translation of the
Spanish “flor” (flower). The name “Estori” is a corruption of the title “Ish
Tori” (Man of Touraine, France).
Kaphtor V'Pherach is an encyclopedia on all matters related to Eretz
Israel. It presents opinions and decisions on the agricultural laws, such as
tithes (terumah and ma'aser), the Sabbatical year (Shemitah) and Jubilee
year (Yovel). The author also provides information on the differing
religions and sects settled in Eretz Isael at the time.
Perhaps the most significant part of the work is the identification of
Biblical and Talmudic sites and cities. Parchi seems to have been the
first to suggest a relation between contemporary Arabic place names and
their Biblical names. Using this method, he claimed that his own place of
residence- Baysun- was the Biblical Beit She’an. This assessment would be
confirmed by Biblical archaeologists centuries later, and Parchi’s method
is still widely used by professionals, who use his list of place names in
instances when a given site is called by a different name. A noteworthy
example, 1830’s researcher Edward Robinson argued that ‘Nablus’ was a
corruption of the Latin ‘Flavia Neopolis’, the Roman designation for the
Biblical Shechem, helping confirm the location of this most important
city.

[361 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אשתור כפתור ופרח‬,‫הפרחי‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫ש"ט‬,‫ מאיר פרנזו‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ השיטה החדשה של‬.‫ טופוגרפיה וההלכות המיוחדות של ארץ ישראל‬,‫❧ חיבור על גיאוגרפיה‬
.‫רבי אשתור לזהות אתרים מהתנ"ך לפי השם הערבי שלהם קיבל הכרה כיעילה ומדויקת על ידי ארכיאולוגים מודרנים‬

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 189 HEIDENHEIM, WOLF. Mishpatei HaTa’amim [treatise on
the accents / grammar]. FIRST EDITION. Bookplate of Rabbi Dr.
Eliezer Dunner. ff. 66. Foxed. Loose in contemporary boards. 12mo.
[Vinograd, Roedelheim 42.]
Rödelheim, W. Heidenheim, 1808. $300 - $500

[42 ‫ רודלהיים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ וואלף משפטי הטעמים‬,‫הידנהיים‬

$500 - $300 .‫תקס"ח‬,‫ דפוס הידנהיים‬,‫רודלהיים‬

190 HELLER, SHMUEL. Derech Nesher [concerning the Kashruth of birds

imported from Russia and Austria to Israel]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (1), 14.
Modern calf-backed marbled boards. Sm. 4to.
Safed, Dov Ber ben Samuel Kara, 1865. $600 - $900
❧ The Chassidic Rabbi of Safed R. Shmuel Heller (1803-84) was deeply
active in all aspects of the management of this distinct community in
the Galilee. In particular he sought to preserve the town’s particular
traditions of Eretz Israel-centric ultra-Orthodoxy.
See https://www.hartman.org.il/for-lag-bomer-rabbi-shmuel-heller-
the-forgotten-leader-of-safed/.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שמואל דרך נשר‬,‫הלר‬

$900 - $600 .‫תרכ"ה‬,‫ דובער בן שמואל קרא‬,‫צפת‬
‫ רבי שמואל הלר דן בכשרותם של כל מיני עופות מיובאות לארץ ישראל‬,‫❧ בדרך נשר‬
‫מרוסיה ואוסטריה‬

191 HELLER, SHMUEL. Taharoth HaKodesh. FIRST EDITION. Illustration of Meron

on title-page. ff. 13. Trace stained. Modern calf-backed marbled boards. Sm. 4to.
Safed, Dov Ber ben Samuel Kara, 1864. $600 - $900
❧ A most unusual Halachic work in which the author strenuously argues
against incorporating images of animals within the synagogue. This resulted
in the removal of such figures from the beautifully crafted Holy Ark in
Safed’s famous Ar’i Synagogue.
R. Heller famously defended the observance of Lag Ba’Omer at Meron,
down to the burning of expensive clothing, despite criticism from rabbinic
luminaries including the Chasam Sofer (see Shu’t Chasam Sofer YD 233).
The image of Meron on the title page seemingly alludes to this connection.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שמואל טהרות הקודש‬,‫הלר‬

$900 - $600 .‫תרכ"ד‬,‫ דובער בן שמואל קרא‬,‫צפת‬
‫ הוא קורא נגד‬,‫ בחיבור זה‬.‫תרמ"ח) היה הרב החסידי של צפת‬-‫❧ רבי שמואל הלר (תקס"ג‬
‫ העמדה הזאת הובילה להורדת‬.‫התופעה לתלות תמונות או פסלים של חיות בבית הכנסת‬
‫הקישוטים בצורת בעלי חיים מארון הקודש בביה"כ האר"י‬

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192 HELLER, YOM TOV LIPM A NN (“TOSFOS YOM-
TOV.”) Ma’amar Bechinath Olam [commentary to
Yedaiah Bedarsi’s ethical work]. FIRST EDITION of
commentary. Marginalia. ff. 64. Browned, stained in
places, few neat paper repairs. Modern boards. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Prague 92.]
Prague, n.p., 1598. $4000 - $6000
❧ Bavarian born R. Yom Tov Lipmann Heller
(1579-1654) is more commonly known as the
‘Tosfos Yom Tov’ after his major commentary
to the Mishnah. In his youth he studied in
Prague with both R. Yehudah Loewe (the
Mahara’l) and R. Ephraim Luntschytz (the Kli
Yakar). By the remarkably young age of 19, R.
Heller was asked to sit on the Maharal’s Judicial
Court. By 1627 he was appointed Chief Rabbi
of Prague.

.‫ מאמר בחינות עולם‬.‫ בעל התוספות יום טוב‬.‫ יום טוב ליפמן‬,‫הלר‬
‫ דפוס‬.‫ עותק נוסף‬.‫פירוש לעבודה האתית של ידעיה בדרשי‬
[92 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ראשון‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫ שנ"ח‬,‫פראג‬

193 H EL L ER , YOM TOV LIPM A NN (“TOSFOS YOM-TOV.”)

Tzurath Beith Hamikdash He’athid [on the design of the
third Temple]. FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural
arch. TWO DIAGRAMS OF THE TEMPLE. ff. (36). Browned, stamps.
Modern calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 120.]
Prague, Abraham ben Moses Sidel, 1602. $5000 - $6000
❧ Based upon the Book of Ezekiel, chaps. 40-43, an
analysis on the design of the Third Temple to be
erected following the arrival of the Messiah.

‫ דפוס‬.‫ צורת בית המקדש העתיד‬.‫ בעל התוספות יום טוב‬.‫ יום טוב ליפמן‬,‫הלר‬
[120 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ראשון‬
$6000 - $5000 .‫שס"ב‬,‫ אברהם בן משה‬,‫פראג‬
‫מ"ג‬-‫❧ ביאור לספר יחזקאל פרקים מ‬

93
194 HELLER, YOM TOV LIPMANN (“TOSFOS YOM-TOV.”) Ma’adanei Melech V’Lechem Chamudoth [novellae to the Ro’sh,
Rabbeinu Asher ben Yechiel: Tracs. Berachoth-Nidah]. FIRST EDITION. Title letters historiated. In this copy wherever the
word “Talmud” appears, an early hand has sough to abrade it - in centuries since though, the ink has worn away and the
word has reappeared. ff. (2), 320 (mispaginated). Browned, title repaired, opening two leaves remargined. Contemporary mottled
calf, spine in compartments elaborately gilt and titled in Hebrew, rubbed, hinges weak. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 325.]
Prague, Moses ben Bezalel Katz, 1628. $2500 - $3000
❧ The author entitled the present commentary Ma’adanei Melech (“Royal Delicacies”), based upon Jacob’s blessing
of the tribe of Asher (Genesis 49:20) - the dual meaning referring both to the necessity of bread and to the delicacies
of a king. Similarly, the dual purpose of the work itself, was to provide legal decisions of Halacha of relevance to all,
along with intricate pilpulistic discourses for the pleasure of the scholar - who are considered as kings (“Man Malki
Rabanan.”) However, the author’s detractors deviously misconstrued the meaning of the title as an insult to the
reigning monarch and a portent of revolution. Indeed the Tosfos Yom Tov was imprisoned for heresy and upon his
eventual release, judiciously altered the title to the more innocuous “Ma’adanei Yom Tov.”
See J. Davis, Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller: Portrait of a Seventeenth-Century Rabbi (2004) pp. 117-135.

[325 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מעדני מלך ולחם חמודות‬.‫ בעל התוספות יום טוב‬.‫ יום טוב ליפמן‬,‫הלר‬
$3000 - $2500 .‫שפ"ח‬,‫ משה בן בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
.‫ תוספות יום טוב‬,‫תי"ד) היה הרב הראשי של פראג וכתב את הפירוש למשניות האהוב‬-‫❧ רבי יום טוב ליפמן הלר (של"ט‬

94
195 HOROWITZ, YESHAYA BEN AVRAHAM HALEVI (THE SHELA'H
HAKODOSH). Shnei Luchoth HaBrith. With: Vavei Ha’Amudim by the
author’s son, Shabthai Sheftel. FIRST EDITION. Divisional title-page
for Vavei Ha’Amudim. ff. (3), 2-422, 44. Lightly stained, opening few
leaves of second part frayed, previous owners’ marks. Later morocco-backed
boards, rubbed. Thick folio. [Vinograd Amsterdam 163.]
Amsterdam, Immanuel Benveniste, 1648-49. $7000 - $10,000
❧ THE RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE SHELA'H.
A native of Prague, R. Isaiah Halevi Horowitz (1565-1630), was
educated in the talmudic academies of Poland. After a stint as
Av-Beth-Din of Frankfurt a/Main, he served as Rabbi of Prague.
In 1621, he settled in Jerusalem, where he became Rabbi of the
Aschkenazic community of the city. In Eretz Israel he availed
himself of the esoteric teachings of the Ar’i (1534-1572) and his
disciples. These Kabbalistic teachings, only recently revealed,
were duly incorporated into R. Horowitz's magnum opus, Shnei
Luchoth HaBerith.
Part Halachic code and part Kabbalistic treatise, the Shnei
Luchoth Habrith exerted tremendous influence upon the
Aschkenazi Jewish world and helped more than any other work to
introduce the Kabbalah into daily religious life.
THE SHELA'H HAKADOSH IS THE SOURCE FOR MANY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL
TEACHINGS OF THE EARLY CHASSIDIC MOVEMENT.
See M.J. Heller, The Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book, Vol. 1,
pp. 654-655.

‫ עם ווי העמודים מאת‬.‫ השל"ה הקדוש שני לוחות הברית‬.‫ ישעיה בן אברהם‬,‫הורוביץ‬
[163 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ בנו של השל"ה‬,‫שבתי שפטל הורוביץ‬
$10,000 - $7000 .‫ת"ט‬,‫ עמנואל בנבנישתי‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ השל"ה כיהן כרבה של פראג‬,‫❧ הדפוס הראשון הנדיר לאחר ששמש כאב"ד פפד"מ‬
‫תורותיו השפיעו את ההשקפות של הרבה רבנים שהנהיגו את תנועת החסידית‬
‫המוקדמת‬.

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196 (INDIA). ELIJAH HA’ADENI. Seder Azharoth [piyutim for the holiday of Shemini
Atzereth]. ONLY EDITION. According to the rite of Cochin. Vignette of ship
on last page representing the new links between the Jews of Amsterdam
and far-off India. ff. 14. Light wear, excision on opening leaf repaired on verso.
Contemporary marbled wrappers, upper cover defective. 12mo. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 547 (not in the JNUL); Davidson, Thesaurus of Medieval
Hebrew Poetry, Vol. I p. xxvi (with erroneous date of publication).]
Amsterdam, Uri b. Aaron Halevi, 1688. $4000 - $6000
❧ A RARE COPY OF THE FIRST HEBREW BOOK PUBLISHED FOR THE USE OF THE JEWS OF
COCHIN.
Following the advent of Dutch rule in India, the Sephardic community
of Amsterdam sent a delegation led by Moses Pereira de Paiva to visit
their religious compatriots in Cochin, situated along the southern
Malabar coast. Torah Scrolls and other such necessities were provided
and after de Paiva learnt of the special liturgical customs and rituals
the Cochini Jews preserved in manuscript, he arranged that this
particular home-grown collection of Festival poems be published back in
Amsterdam.
Only one other copy of this work is known; presently located in the
Bodleian Library, Oxford - yet it lacks the title-page. Therefore neither
Steinschneider (Cat. Bodl. no. 4938.2) nor Fuks (Amsterdam no. 375)
recorded a complete description. Unknown entirely to Yaari (viz. Hebrew
Printing in the East (1940) p. 91 note 3).
See M.J. Heller, The Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book, Vol. II (2011)
pp. 1132-33.

‫ כפי מנהג קוצ'ין‬.‫ הדפוס היחידי‬.‫ פיוטים עבור שמיני עצרת‬.‫ סדר אזהרות‬.‫(הודו) אליה' העדני‬
[547 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫תמ"ח‬,‫ אורי פייבוש בן אהרן הלוי‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ ידוע על רק עותק נוסף אחת‬.‫❧ עותק נדיר של הספר הראשון שנדפס עבור יהודי קוצ'ין‬
.‫בספרייה הבודליינית באוקספורד‬

197 (I N DI A). R A H A BI, DAV ID. Ohel Dav id [on the calendar, w ith
astronomical and chronological tables] FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device
on title. Folding plate at end. Marginalia (possibly by one of the
Patrons) in French and Hebrew. ONE OF ONLY 50 COPIES. This copy FROM
THE LIBRARY OF THE NODA B’YEHUDA OF PRAGUE. ff. (1), 18, (1). Stained.
Contemporary calf-backed speckled boards, rubbed, oblong 4to. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 2185.]
Amsterdam, Joseph Proops for the Brothers Boaz, 1791. $4000 - $5000
❧ THE ONLY HEBREW LITERARY WORK PENNED BY A JEW OF COCHIN.
The Author was a leader of the Jewish community in Cochin,
India, and son of the great Ezekiel Rahabi, influential merchant
throughout the Malabar Coast and chief representative of the
Dutch East India Company. Throughout the years of Dutch rule
in Malabar (1663-1795) the Rahabi Family undertook to supply
the Cochini Jews with all their literary needs via the Proops
Family of printers in Amsterdam.
Friedberg (Beth Eked, Aleph 873) notes only 50 copies were
printed of this study on the origin of the Hebrew calendar and
its comparison with the Hindu and Muslim calendar systems.
THIS COPY WITH PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION (in French and
Hebrew) by the publication’s patrons to Rabbi Ezekiel Landau of
Prague on opening and closing paste-down end-papers.

‫ דפוס‬.‫ עם תוכניות אסטרונומיות וקרונולוגיות‬,‫ על הלוח‬.‫ אהל דוד‬.‫ דוד‬,‫(הודו) רחבי‬

[2185 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ מספריית הנודע ביהודה‬.‫ אחד מרק חמישים עותקים‬.‫שון‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫תקנ"א‬,‫ יוסף פרופס עבור האחים בועז‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ החיבור העברי היחיד מאת יהודי קוצ'יני‬

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198 ISA AC BEN JOSHUA. Olath Yitzchak [ Jewish Laws in the interrogatory
‘heichi timtza’ style]. FIRST EDITION. Title within historiated architectural
border including Priestly hands flanked by rampant lions (Yaari, Printers
Marks no. 38). Including an approbation by R. Solomon Ephraim Luntshits
(Kli Yakar). ff. (14), 9-12, 21-68. Browned, stained in places, title repaired, f. 2 with
marginal wear. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 145.]
Prague, n.p., 1606. $1200 - $1800
❧ An unusual, novel collection of 843 riddles and problems covering all
facets of Jewish law. The style of riddle is often cryptic and requires lateral
thinking. Riddle no. 732, based on Ba’al Hatrumoth, asks: “If one has
witnesses as to his actions, he loses - without witnesses, he wins.” Riddle
no. 832, based on Reishith Chochmah, asks: “When should a scholar not
be “tocho ke’baro” - his inside should not be as his outer appearance (two-
faced).”
Arranged in order of Talmudic Tractates and later Codifiers, with an
index of some one hundred subjects. Despite being printed over 400 years
ago, the riddles are as challenging as ever.

‫ עם הסכמה מאת רבי שלמה‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ הלכות בסגנון היכי תמצא‬.‫יצחק בן יהושע עולת יצחק‬
[145 ‫ פראג‬,‫ בעל הכלי יקר [וינוגרד‬,‫אפרים מלונטשיץ‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫ שס"ו‬,‫פראג‬
‫ מסודרות לפי מסכתות הש"ס עם מפתח של כמאה‬.‫❧ חידות הנוגעות לכל פינות התורה‬
‫ (מתי) כל ת"ח צריך שלא יהיה תוכו כברו? התשובות‬:‫ חידה תתל"ב‬,‫ חידה לדוגמה‬.‫נושאים‬
‫נמצאות מתחת לכל שאלה‬

199 ISAAC BEN MEIR OF DÜREN. Sha’arei Dura [Rabbinic Code]. Third edition. Title
with manuscript description in Latin of the work’s contents. ff. 64. Trimmed and lightly
stained, the London Beth Din copy. 19th-century institutional boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd,
Venice 495.]
Venice, Vittorio Eliano, 1564. $1200 - $1500
❧ R. Isaac of Duran (second half of the 13th century) was a preeminent German
Halachic authority. His Sha’arei Dura is one of the most important Codes
concerning laws of Kashruth. Based upon the traditions of both Germany and
France, it became the ultimate source for Halachah in this area, quoted at length
by all subsequent codifiers.

[495 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שלישי‬.‫יצחק בן מאיר מדורא שערי דורא‬

$1500 - $1200 .‫שכ"ד‬,‫ ויטוריו אליאנו‬,‫ויניציאה‬

200 ISA AC BEN M EIR OF DÜ R EN. Sha’arei Dura [R abbinic Code]. With
commentary ATERETH SHLOMO by R. Solomon Luria (MaHaRShA’L). Wide
margins. ff. 54, (lacking 7-leaf index). Title remargined, previous owner’s marks, lightly
stained. Modern morocco. Folio. [Vinograd, Lublin 77.]
Lublin, Joel ben Aaron Halevi & Partners, 1599. $1500 - $2000

.‫ דפוס שני של עטרת שלמה‬.‫ עם פירוש עטרת שלמה מאת המהרש"ל‬.‫יצחק בן מאיר מדורא שערי דורא‬
[77 ‫ לובלין‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫שנ"ט‬,'‫ יואל בן אהרן הלוי ושות‬,‫לובלין‬
‫ שערי דורא הפך למקור הלכתי בעל סמכות רב לאזור‬,‫❧ מבוסס על המסורות הצרפתית והגרמנית‬

97
 201 ISAAC BEN MEIR OF DÜREN. Sha’arei Dura - Issue VeHeter
[R abbinic Code]. Wit h comment ar ies including Mavo
Shearim by Nathan ben Shimshon Shapiro. FIRST EDITION of
Mavo Shearim. Title within historiated border, printer’s device
illustrating the Temple on f. 3b. WIDE-MARGINED COPY. ff. 110.
Browned and stained in places, several leaves remargined and with
expert paper repairs, previous owner’s marks. Modern morocco. Folio.
[Vinograd, Lublin 32; for dating this work see Heller, The
Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book, Vol. II, p. 635.]
Lublin, Kalonymus ben Mordechai Jaffe,(1574-75). $3000 - $4000
❧ The extensive commentary Mavo Shearim includes the
customs of Poland and Russia.
For more details on the importance of this commentary,
see the comprehensive monograph by R. Eliezer Katzman in
Yeshurun, Vol. 13, pp. 617-700; and Vol. 14, pp. 935-964.

‫ עם פירושים כולל מבוא שערים‬.‫ איסור והיתר‬.‫יצחק בן מאיר מדורא שערי דורא‬
[32 ‫ לובלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון של מבוא שערים‬.‫מאת נתן בן שמשון שפירא‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫של"ה‬,‫ קלונימוס בן מרדכי יפה‬,‫לובלין‬
‫❧ החיבור של רבי יצחק מדורא הוא אחד מהעבודות החשובות מגרמניה על‬
‫ הפירוש מבוא שערים מביא גם את המנהגים של יהודי פולין‬.‫הלכות כשרות‬
.‫ורוסיה‬

202 ISA AC IBN SAHULA. Mashal HaKadmoni [collected fables] * WITH: Sepher HaTapu’ach [philosophy, attributed
to Aristotle]. Contains more than 70 imaginative and fanciful half-page woodcut illustrations. Two titles within
typographic borders. ff. 100. Lightly foxed, margin of one leaf taped, stamp removed from opening title. Modern calf. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Frankfurt o/Oder 471.]
Frankfurt a.d. Oder, Professor Elsner, 1800. $1000 - $1500
❧ THE JEWISH AESOP’S FABLES. A most distinctive
Hebrew book. A collection of fables and puns
with moral inferences all written in rhymed
prose. The author uses animal fables as
a means of moral allegory. Not only do the
animals converse, but all are well-versed in
the Bible and Talmud and conduct lengthy
d i scou r ses on mat t er s of sc ience a nd
philosophy. The remarkable illustrations are
of a specifically Jewish origin.
“ T he i l lu st r at ed Hebre w b o ok p a r
excellence.” A.J. Karp. From the Ends of the
Earth: Judaic Treasures of the Library of
Congress (1991) p. 125.

70 ‫ עם מעל‬.‫ עם ספר התפוח‬.‫יצחק אבן סהולה משל הקדמוני‬

[471 ‫ פפד"א‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫איורים‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תק"ס‬,‫ פרופסור אלסנר‬,‫פפד"א‬
.‫❧ אוסף סיפורים ומשלים הנכתבים בחרוז‬

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 203 ISAAC NATHAN BEN K ALONYMUS. Meir Nathiv [Biblical
concordance]. FIRST EDITION. Complete with two title pages.
Opening title within elaborate architectural arch. Initial word
within an elaborate woodcut cartouche. Alphabetical calf
thumb-tabs supplied. IMPRESSIVE 16TH-CENTURY BINDING. ff. 405.
Corners of opening few leaves furled, title lightly browned, inscription
along lower margin. Contemporary extensively blind-tooled vellum over
thick wooden boards, extremities chipped, hinges and clasps later. Thick
folio. [Vinograd, Venice 93.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1524. $2000 - $3000
❧ First edition of the first Hebrew concordance to the Bible.
The author prepared this work to assist Jews engaged
in polemical debate with Christians. The text is ordered
according to the roots and stems of the words, and the
Biblical Books are arranged according to the order of the
Vulgate.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.16-‫ כריכה ממאה ה‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫יצחק נתן בן קלונימוס מאיר נתיב‬
[93 ‫ויניציאה‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫רפ"ד‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ דפוס ראשון של הקונקורדנציה המפורסמת לתנ"ך‬

204 (ISRAEL, LAND OF). FULLER, THOMAS. A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the Confines
Thereof, with the History of the Old and New Testament Acted Thereon. FIRST EDITION.
Additional armorial title, 27 double-paged plates including maps of Israel and a fold-
out map of Solomon’s Temple, 3 doubled-paged plates of Temple artifacts, a plate of
a coat-of-arms, head- and tailpieces historiated initials. Stained in places, few short tears.
Recent calf-backed boards, rubbed. Folio. [Laor 278-295 (individual maps for each of the
Twelve Tribes of Israel), 1024-5 (plans of Jerusalem and Holy Temple).]
London, J.F. for John Williams, 1650. $2500 - $3500
❧ “Pisgah-Sight is one of the great books on the typography of the Holy Land” (K.
Nebenzahl, Maps of the Holy Land, pp. 128-131).
Thomas Fuller (1608-61) was an English scholar and preacher. He composed
Pisgah-Sight, which abounds with a wry humor, during his exile from Cromwellian
England. Fuller included maps of ancient Egypt and Lebanon, as well as views of the
Tabernacle in the Desert, the priestly vestments and Temple vessels.
See Congregation Emanu-El Exhibition Catalogue, Borders and Boundaries:
Maps of the Holy Land, 15th-19th Centuries (2002) no. 22.

[278-295 ‫ [לאור‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ תיאור פלסטין וגבולותיה‬-‫ ת'ומאס פיסגה‬,‫פולר‬

$3500 - $2500 .‫ת"י‬,‫ עבור ג'ון ויליאמס‬.‫ פ‬.'‫ ג‬,‫לונדון‬

205 (ISR AEL, LAND OF). PALIASTRI, JUDAH. Zichron BeYerushalayim (Igereth Mesapereth/
Yichusta DeTzadikaya) [illustrated guide to the tombs of Sages and the Holy Places]. FIRST
EDITION. With striking WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS of the Temple, the Western Wall and other
notable locations in the Land of Israel. Marginalia. ff. 48. Stained. Modern calf-backed boards.
12mo. [Vinograd, Const. 522.]
Constantinople, Jonah ben Jacob Ashkenazi, 1743. $1500 - $2500
❧ In addition to providing its reader with information on the Sages buried in the
Holy Land, the author also prescribes special prayers to be said in significant locations
throughout Eretz Israel.

‫ מורה דרך מואייר לקברי צדיקים‬.‫ יחוסתא דצדיקיא‬-‫ אגרת מספרת‬.‫ זיכרון בירושלים‬.‫ יהודה‬,‫(ארץ ישראל) פוליאשטרו‬
[522 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ הכותל המערבי ועוד‬,‫ איורי חיתוך עץ של בית המקדש‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ומקומות הקדושות‬
$2500 - $1500 .‫תק"ג‬,‫ יונה בן יעקב אשכנזי‬,‫קושטא‬
‫❧ המחבר גם מגיש תפילות מיוחדות להאמר בקברי הצדיקים‬

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 206 (ISRAEL, LAND OF). SOFER, YOSEPH. Eduth B’Yehosef. FIRST EDITION.
Printed on green tinted paper. ff. 8. Neat marginal repairs, touch stained.
Modern boards. 12mo. [Vinograd, Frankfurt on der Oder 330.]
Frankfurt on the Oder, n.p., 1763. $1000 - $1500
❧ A travelogue containing the author’s journeys to, and within,
Eretz Israel, in the years 1758-2, and the “miracles which were
wrought” in this period. The work became immensely popular, a
testimony to the deep connection European Jews had with their
ancestral homeland.
The author arrived in Eretz Israel at a time of great change.
Safed, recently struck by three earthquakes, was very much
struggling, while the Jewish settlement in Tiberias had only
recently been renewed by R. Haim Abulafia. The region was
ruled by the Bedouin strongman Daher el-Omar, who sought to
improve the Galilee’s economic prosperity, without incurring the
jealousy and concern of his superiors in Istanbul. See Y. Ben-Zvi’s
introduction (ed. Jerusalem 1933).

[330 ‫ פפד"א‬,‫ נדפר בנייר ירוק [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ עדות ביהוסף‬.‫)ארץ ישראל) יוסף סופר‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫ תקכ"ג‬,‫פפד"א‬
.‫ח‬-‫❧ תיאור נסיעת המחבר לארץ ישראל בשנות תקנ"ב‬

207 (ISR AEL, LAND OF). HOROWITZ, CHAIM BEN DOV-BER HALEVI. Sepher
Chibath Yerushalayim [descriptions of the Holy Sites of Eretz Israel].
THE FIRST BOOK ABOUT THE HOLY LAND PRINTED IN JERUSALEM. Woodcut
printer’s device on title depicts the holy sites including the Western
Wall, Temple Mount and Mount of Olives. ff. (3), 63 (i.e. 60). Couple of
neat marginal repairs, some light staining. Modern boards. 4to. [Vinograd,
Jerusalem 29; Halevy 23.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1844. $1000 - $1500
❧ Chibath Yerushalayim is a Jewish traveler’s guide to the Holy
Land. The author describes the present state of each site along
with all associated sources from both rabbinic literature as well as
earlier traveler reports.
This is one of the first Hebrew books published in Jerusalem
(the earliest being 1841, see Lot 41) printed by Israel Bak on the
new press sent to him from London by Sir Moses Montefiore, as
referenced on the title page.

‫ תיאורי מקומות הקדושות‬.‫ ספר חבת ירושלים‬.‫ חיים בן דובער הלוי‬,‫(ארץ ישראל) הורוביץ‬
[29 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ הספר הראשון על ארץ ישראל שהודפס בירושלים [וינוגרד‬.‫בא"י‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תר"ד‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ המחבר מתאר את המצב הנוכחי של‬.‫❧ הספר הוא כעין מורה דרך לעולה לרגל היהודי‬
‫כל אתר קדוש ומביא מקורות חז"ל השייכים אליו‬

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208 (ISR AEL, LAND OF). SAPHIR, YA’AKOV (“Even Sapir.”) Gai Chizayon
[in praise of Sir Moses and Lady Judith Montefiore upon their arrival
to Eretz Israel]. FIRST EDITION. An uncut copy. pp. 24. Modern marble
wrappers. 8vo. [Vinograd, Jerusalem 82; Halevy 53.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1855. $400 - $600
❧ Born in Belarus, Jacob Saphir (1822-86) grew up in Jerusalem.
Appointed by the community as a Shada’r, his travels took him
to Egypt, Yemen, India, Indonesia and Australia. His travels and
interactions with the local Jewish communities in those places
(especially the Jews of Cochin) are detailed in his work ‘Even
Sapir.’ A self-taught scholar, Saphir wrote about Ethiopian Jews,
the Kether Aram Tzovah and was among the first Jewish scholars
to recognize the importance of the Cairo Genizah. He was also
instrumental in disproving the false messiahship of the Yemenite
Judah ben Shalom (also known as Shukr Kuhayl II).
In this work, Saphir heaps praise upon the Montefiores. He also
relates of the munificence of Sir Moses and Gershom Kursheedt for
utilizing the funds provided by the American Jewish philanthropist
Judah Touro to build a hospital in Jerusalem (pp. 12-15).
Touro was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1775 and died
in New Orleans in 1854. He left an enormous legacy of $60,000
to support the indigent residents of Jerusalem. These funds were
to be distributed at the discretion of Sir Moses Montefiore and
Gershom Kursheedt who were named by Toro as trustees of his
estate.

‫ לשבחו של משה מונטיפיורי בהגיעו לארץ‬.‫ גיא חזיון‬-‫ אבן ספיר‬.‫ יעקב‬,‫(ארץ ישראל) ספיר‬
[82 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ישראל‬
$600 - $400 .‫תרט"ו‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬

209 (ISR AEL, LAND OF). PAPO, YEHUDAH. Shever Poshim [controversy
concerning the administration of the Kollel of Hebron]. FIRST EDITION.
Signature of Yehudah Bechor Kuri on title. Complete as issued without
title-page. ff. 33 (i.e. 34). Modern boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Jerusalem 105;
Halevi 69.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1862. $1000 - $1500
❧ Concerns the refusal of the emissary R. Yoseph Shalom to
present an audit of expenses and monies collected on behalf of
the Hebron community. Shalom was a wealthy individual who
volunteered to administer the fund-raising activities free of charge.
Offended by the accusation made by two Hebron rabbis that he
was enriching himself from Kollel funds while its students were
starving, Shalom had the rabbis arrested by British Consul in
Jerusalem, James Finn. Although originally from Baghdad, Shalom
was a British citizen. Shalom was subsequently excommunicated
by almost all the Sephardic and Ashkenazic Rabbis of Hebron,
Jerusalem Safed and Tiberias.
The two Rabbis (R. Rafael Yisrael Elyakim and R. Moshe
Kimche) were eventually released months later. Details of this
controversy were reported at length in the Jewish Chronicle, July
5th, 1861.
This work, penned by the son of the Pele Yoetz, was in response
to Yoseph Shalom’s account “Eiduth BeYosef.”

[105 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שבר פושעים‬.‫)ארץ ישראל) יהדה פאפו‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תרכ"ב‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ הספר הזה‬.‫❧ על פרשת הכספים בין השד"ר יוסף שלום וראשי הקהילה של חברון‬
‫נכתב כתגובה ל'עדות ביוסף' של שלום‬.

101
 210 (ISR A EL , L A ND OF). MENDELOVITZ, SHNEUR ZALMAN. Avodath Hashem
[commentary to Bereishith]. Published on the occasion of the Author’s
80th birthday. Final leaf consists of a poem composed by the Author at the
tomb of Ezekiel the Prophet in Baghdad. FIRST EDITION. On verso of title and
f. 4r., vignette of the Western Wall. On f. 4v. vignette of Chabad synagogue
in Old City of Jerusalem with caption reading in Hebrew and English: "This
Synagogue was built by Messrs. Dawid Sassoon & Sons in Jerusalem the Holy
Land." On title, stamp of "Raphael David Kaski, Sh[ochet] u-b[odek] (ritual
slaughterer), Beirut". ff. (7), 2-41, (1). Title tape-repaired. Browned, tear on final
two leaves repaired, minor loss of text. Modern boards. Sm.4to. [Halevi, Jerusalem
408.]
Jerusalem, Elchanan Tannenbaum, 1884. $1000 - $1500
❧ The work testifies to the founding of the Chabad Synagogue in the
Old City of Jerusalem. It includes an account of the author’s travels
on behalf of the Chabad Community of both Jerusalem and Hebron,
noting visits among the aristocratic Jewish denizens of Europe as well as
the Far East - including such philanthropists as David Sassoon, his sons
Abdallah (Albert) and Elias David, Bombay (in whose home Mendlowitz
resided for two years); Solomon and his wife Farha (Flora), Bombay; Sir
Moses Montefiore and Joseph Sassoon, London; Baron Shimon Wolf de
Rothschild, Frankfurt a/Main; Frej (Frederick) Chaim Sassoon, Hong
Kong; Azori (Edward) Sassoon, Shanghai, etc. According to an account
here, Mendelowitz even received an audience from Queen Victoria of
Great Britain.
Included are also ha skamot h by t he t wo Sephardic R abbis
of Jerusalem, Raphael Meir Panigel and Jacob Saul Elyashar, Rabbis
Yehoshua Leib Diskin (Brisk-Jerusalem), R. Eliyahu Mani (Hebron),
R. Shimon Menashe Chaikin (Chabad-Hebron), R. Rachamim Joseph
Franco (Sephardim-Hebron) and R. Raphael Aaron Ben Shimon
(Jerusalem-later Cairo).

[408 ‫ [הלוי ירושלים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לבראשית‬.'‫ עבודת ה‬.‫ שניאור זלמן‬,‫)ארץ ישראל) מנדלוביץ‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תרמ"ד‬,‫ אלחנן טננבוים‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫❧ החיבור מעיד על הקמת בית הכנסת של חסידי חב"ד בעיר העתיקה של ירושלים ועוד‬
.‫אירועים היסטוריים‬

211 (ISRAEL, LAND OF). SCHWARZ, JOSEPH. Divrei Yoseph:

* Part I: Toldoth Yoseph [astronomy and chrononomy]. With
astronomical diagrams and tables. ff. (8), 70, (6). 1843.
* Part II: Tevu'oth Ha’Aretz [geography, fauna and flora of the Land].
Two divisional titles. ff. (2), 156, 52, (3). 1845.
* Part III: Peri Tevu’ah / Pardes [geography and commentary on
Bible and Talmud, with responsa]. On f. 7v three plans of Jerusalem and
environs. ff. (7), 247 (1). 1861.
ALL FIRST EDITIONS. Three volumes. Stained in places, previous owner’s marks.
Modern uniform tan calf. 8vo. [Vinograd, Jerusalem 16, 89; Halevy 17, 58.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak,v.d. $2500 - $3000
❧ Joseph Schwartz settled in Jerusalem in 1833 and devoted himself to
the study of the topography, geography and natural history of the Holy
Land.
“Schwartz’s work is significant in that it became the basis and model
for all subsequent Hebrew writing on Palestine exploration taking Jewish
sources into account.” See Y. Ben-Arieh, The Rediscovery of the Holy
Land in the Nineteenth Century (1979) p. 104.

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוסים ראשונים‬.‫ שלושה חלקים בשלושה כרכים‬.‫ דברי יוסף‬.‫ יוסף‬,‫(ארץ ישראל) שווארץ‬
[58-‫ ו‬17 ‫ הלוי‬.89-‫ ו‬16 ‫ירושלים‬
$3000 - $2500,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ גיאוגרפיה‬,‫❧ יוסף שווארץ הגיע לירושלים בתקצ"ג ומסר את עצמו לחקר הטופוגרפיה‬
.‫והיסטוריה טבעית של ארץ ישראל‬

102
 212 ISSACHAR BAER OF KREMENETS. Yesh Sachar [Halachic Code based
upon the Zohar]. FIRST EDITION. Title within typographical border. Hebrew
inscription on title. ff. 79. Foxed, final few leaves remargined with loss of few
words, Modern boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 170.]
Prague, Gershom ben Bezalel Katz, 1609. $4000 - $6000
❧ This work discusses the role Kabbalah should play in determining
mainstream Halachic practice; a hot-button topic for centuries. As
opposed to philosophy, seen by many as the polar opposite of the
Zohar, Kabbalah is both esoteric and not for mass consumption, while
at the same time, takes Halachic positions based upon mainstream
practice.
R. Yissachar Baer of Kremenetz (d. before 1648) was one of the first
Aschkenazi Jews to compose Kabbalistic works in the early-modern era.

[170 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ הלכות מבוססות על הזוהר‬.‫יששכר בער מקרעמניץ יש שכר‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫שס"ד‬,‫ גרשם בן בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
‫ רבי יששכר בער מקרעמניץ היה‬.‫❧ חיבור זה עוסק בתפקידה של הקבלה בפסיקת ההלכה‬
.‫אחד מהאשכנזים הראשונים לחבר עבודות קבליות בעת החדשה המוקדמת‬

213 IS SE R L E I N, ISR A E L . Ter umath Hadeshen. ff. (132). * A ND : Pesak im

U’Kethavim. ff. (53). Two volumes. FIRST EDITION OF BOTH WORKS. Variously stained,
previous owner’s marks, several paper repairs, final leaf of first vol. laid down. Modern
uniform vellum-backed marbled boards. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Venice 20, 12.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1519. $3000 - $4000
❧ Two important works of responsa by R. Israel Isserlein (1390-1460). The
title ‘Terumath Hadeshen’ alludes to the number of questions contained in
the work, 354 (the numerical equivalent for the Hebrew word ‘Deshen’). The
other volume, Pesakim U’Kethavim, contains 267 decisions focussed primarily
on marital law. It is maintained that most of the queries in these works were
posed by the author himself (See Sha’ch to Yoreh De’ah 196:20).
R. Isserlein’s responsa record much historical information regarding
15th-century Jewish-German life and customs, and were highly influential in
the later standardization of Ashkenazic law by R. Moshe Isserles.

[20-‫ ו‬12 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוסים ראשונים‬.‫ שני כרכים‬.‫ ישראל תרומת הדשן ופסקים וכתבים‬,‫איסרליין‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫רע"ט‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ בספר‬.364 -‫ השם 'תרומת הדשן' מרמז למספר השאלות הנמצאות בספר‬.‫❧ שני שו"תים חשובים‬
‫ אלא גם‬,‫ סבור שהמחבר כתב לא רק את התשובות‬.‫ בעיקר על ענייני אישות‬,‫ שאלות‬267 ‫השני יש‬
‫כ‬:‫ ראה ש"ך יו"ד קצ"ו‬.‫את השאלות‬

214 ISSERLEIN, ISRAEL. Biurim [super-commentary to Rashi on the

Chumash]. FIRST EDITION. Previous owners marks, including Moses
Gaster. ff. (17). Variously worn and stained, a made-up copy. Modern half-
calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 9.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1519. $3000 - $4000
❧ A prominent and aut hor it at ive exposit ion on R a shi 's
commentary to the Chumash.

[9 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לרש"י על התורה‬.‫ ישראל ביאורים‬,‫איסרליין‬

$4000 - $3000 .‫רע"ט‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ ביאור חשוב לפירוש רש"י על התורה‬

103
215 ISSERLES, MOSHE (REM’A). Torath Ha’Olah [philosophical thought, with astronomy]. FIRST EDITION. On title, printer's
mark of Mordechai Katz, consisting of lions and hands conveying the “birkath kohen” (symbolic of Katz's priestly
lineage). See Ya'ari, Hebrew Printers' Marks, p. 24, pl. 3. At the bottom of the frame is a bearded face accompanied by
two cherubs. Woodcut of Temple (reproduction of device of Venetian printer Marc Antonio Giustiniani) on ff. 33v. and
69r. On ff. 34v. and 70r. chapter headings historiated. Title with owner's signature “Avraham Kalonymos Kalman of
Cracow.” Scholarly marginalia. WITH THE RARE FINAL LEAF OF POETRY IN PRAISE OF THE AUTHOR (not seen or noted by Vinograd)
missing from most all copies. ff. (6), 173. Title laid down, few paper repairs with no loss of text. Wormhole in text of f. 115. Modern
tan calf with clasps and hinges. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 36; St. Cat. Bodl. col. 6483.22; M. Heller, The Sixteenth Century
Hebrew Book, pp. 612-3.]
Prague, Mordechai Katz, 1569-70. $15,000 - $20,000
❧ FIRST EDITION OF OF R. MOSES ISSERLES' CLASSIC OF JEWISH THOUGHT. AN ATTRACTIVE COPY.
In this work, R. Moses Isserles (1525 or 1530-1572) of Cracow, most famous for his lasting contributions to Jewish
law: Darkei Moshe on R. Yoseph Karo's Beth Yoseph, and the Glosses to his Shulchan Aruch; here demonstrates his
mastery of rationalist, particularly Maimonidean philosophy with a particular focus on the meaning and purpose
of the Temple in Jerusalem. This rationalist bent aroused the ire of his contemporaries such as R. Shlomo Luria
(Maharsha”l) and R. Yehudah Löw (Mahara”l).
After the death of R. Gershom Katz in 1544, direction of his press was assumed by his son Mordechai and brothers.
In 1569, Mordechai began to print independently, assisted only by his sons. Torath Ha’Olah was the first product of
their press. See Ya'ari, Hebrew Printers' Marks (1971)p. 137.
* BOUND WITH: Orchoth Tzadikim [“Ways of the Righteous” - ethics]. Anonymous. ff. 22. [Vinograd, Frankfurt a/
Main 70]. (Frankfurt a/Main, 1687).

[36 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ רמ"א תורת העולה‬.‫ משה‬,‫איסרליש‬

$20,000 - $15,000 .‫ש"ל‬,‫ מרדכי כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
‫ כרוך יחד עם‬.‫ התנגד להסברים האלו‬,‫ המהרש"ל‬,‫ בן דודו‬.‫ הרמ"א מסביר את משמעות בית המקדש וכליו מעמדה רציונלסטית‬,‫❧ בחיבור זה‬
.‫ פפד"מ תמ"ז‬,‫ארחות צדיקים‬

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 216 ISSER L E S, MOSH E (R EM’A). Mechir Yay in [homiletical and philosophical
commentary to the Book of Esther]. FIRST EDITION. Signatures on title including
Shlomo Dubno and Yuspa Katz (1651). Marginalia. ff. 24. Trimmed, trace stained.
Modern calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Cremona 27.]
Cremona, Vicenzo Conti, 1559. $3000 - $5000
❧ The ReM’A wrote Mechir Yayin in 1566 in the town of Shidlov (Szydlowiec)
where he had fled in order to escape the plague (“ipush ha’avir”) that was
ravaging Cracow. He states that his living conditions were deplorable (providing
numerous examples) and, “in order to chase away my state of depression…I
decided to write this commentary, for the words of Torah makes the heart
rejoice.” The work demonstrates the author’s mastery in the exposition of Tanach
and the depth of his understanding of Kabbalah and Maimonidean philosophy.
Solomon Dubno (1738-1813) was a rabbinic proto-Maskil who tutored Moses
Mendelsohn in Berlin.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ חתימת שלמה דובנו בשער‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש למגילת אסתר‬.‫ רמ"א מחיר יין‬.‫ משה‬,‫איסרליש‬
[27 ‫קרימונה‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫שי"ט‬,‫ דפוס קונטי‬,‫קרימונה‬
.‫ כשברח את הנגיף בקראקא‬,‫❧ הרמ"א כתב את החיבור הזה בעיירה שידלוב‬

217 JACOB BEN ASHER. (Arba’ah Turim). Even Ha’ezer [Rabbinic

Code]. With commentary Beth Yoseph by R. Yoseph Karo.
FIRST EDITION with commentary. Each letter of title within a
decorative woodcut vignette. Opening word of main text within
elaborate floral woodcut border piece. Printer’s mark on verso
of final leaf (Yaari no. 20). A wide-margined copy. IMPRESSIVE
CONTEMPORARY BINDING. ff. 232. Some dampstaining, title neatly
repaired, trace wormed toward end, stamps. Contemporary blind-
tooled vellum over thick wooden boards, twin clasps and hinges. Folio.
[Vinograd, Sabbioneta 7.]
Sabbioneta, Tobias Foa, 1553. $4000 - $6000

‫ דפוס ראשון עם פירוש‬.‫ עם בית יוסף‬.‫ אבן העזר‬-‫יעקב בן אשר ארבעה טורים‬
[7 ‫ סביוניטה‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫שי"ג‬,‫ דפוס פואה‬,‫סביוניטה‬

218 JACOB BEN A SHER . (Arba’ah Turim). Yoreh De’ah [Rabbinic Code]. With
commentary Beth Yoseph by R. Yoseph Karo. Second edition with commentary.
Elaborate printer’s mark (Yaari, Hebrew Printer’s Marks p. 18, no. 30). Wide margins.
ff. 31, 398. Opening and closing leaves remargined, variously stained, previous owner’s marks.
Modern morocco. Thick folio. [Vinograd, Venice 491.]
Venice, Giovanni Griffio, 1564. $3000 - $5000
❧ Published during the lifetime of R. Joseph Karo with an introduction containing
interesting plays on the word “Karo” by R. Shmuel b. Yitzchak Boehm, who states
he corrected many mistakes found in the first edition of this work after examining
problematic readings with the Gaon R. Meir Katzenellenbogen of Padua.
According to Amram (Hebrew Printing in Italy, p. 350) this was one of the first
books to be printed following the removal of the ban on Hebrew printing in 1563.

[491 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני עם פירוש בית יוסף‬.‫ יורה דעה‬-‫ טור‬.‫יעקב בן אשר‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫שכ"ד‬,‫ דפוס גריפיו‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ רבי שמואל בן יצחק בוים אומר שתיקן הרבה טעויות‬,‫ בהקדמה‬.‫❧ הודפס בחייו של רבי יוסף קארו‬
.‫ עם השגחתו של מהר"ם פדובה‬,‫מהדפוס הראשון‬

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219 JAFFE, MORDECHAI. Levush Ohr Yekaroth [commentary to Chumash]. * Levush Adar HaYakar [commentary to
the Laws of Sanctification of the New Month]. * Biurei Yafeh [commentary to “Tzurath Eretz” by Avraham b’r Hiya]. *
Levush Pinath Yekarith [additional commentary to Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed]. FIRST EDITION. Four parts in
one volume. Various owner’s marks and early marginal notations (extensive in places), including signatures of R. YAIR
CHAIM BACHARACH, AND R. SHMUEL BEN NAPHTALI HERTZ. Title within woodcut architectural border. Three divisional titles.
Numerous woodcut astrological diagrams. ff. (2), 189, 30, 30, 5. Lightly foxed, few neat marginal repairs, outer margin of f.18
worn. Modern calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Lublin 53 (recording only the first part); Mehlman 829.]
Lublin, Kalonymus ben Mordechai Jaffe, 1594. $30,000 - $40,000
❧ TWO SIGNATURES ON A SINGULARLY IMPORTANT WORK THAT COLLECTIVELY SPANS THE ASHKENAZIC EXPERIENCE OVER THREE
CENTURIES.
The author, R. Mordechai Jaffe (c. 1535-1612) a native of Prague, studied in his youth in Poland under the greatest
Rabbinic scholars of the day: R. Solomon Luria (Maharsha”l) and R. Moses Isserles (RaM”A). In subsequent years, he
would sojourn in Italy and once again in Poland before finally returning to his native Prague in 1592, at which time
he succeeded the famed R. Judah Loew (Mahara”l) as Av Beth Din.
The first signatory, R. Yair Chaim Bacharach (1638-1702), was an outstanding Worms-based rabbinic scholar
known for his systematic approach to Talmudic literature and Halacha based on his exhaustive knowledge of all
branches of Jewish scholarship and the sciences.
The second signatory, R. Shmuel ben Naphtali Hertz was the Av Beth Din of Warka, Poland. A colleague of R.
Akiva Eiger, he studied Chassidism under the Maggid of Kozhnitz and the Chozeh of Lublin.
This work comprises the last three “Atires” (Levushim), for a total of ten, which comprise R. Mordechai Jaffe’s
monumental Levush Malchuth, including commentaries on classic meta-halachic works. As a whole, “the Levush
Malchuth is thus not only a code of law which sums up the Halachic scholarship of the day, but rather an entire
summa of rabbinic Judaism both halachic and non-halachic.” See L. Kaplan, Jewish Thought in the Sixteenth
Century (1983) p. 274.

‫ עם חתימות של רבי יאיר חיים‬.‫ ארבעה עבודות בכריכה אחת‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מרדכי לבוש אור יקרות * לבוש אדר היקר * ביאורי יפה * לבוש פינת יקרת‬,‫יפה‬
[53 ‫ לובלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫בכרך בעל החוות יאיר ורבי שמואל בן נפתלי הרץ‬
$40,000 - $30,000 .‫שנ"ד‬,‫ קלונימוס בן מרדכי יפה‬,‫לובלין‬
)‫שע"ב‬-‫ רבי מרדכי יפה (רצ"ה‬,‫ המחבר‬.‫❧ שתי חתימות על חיבור בעל חשיבות יתרה שביחד משקפים את החוויה האשכנזית למשך שלושה מאות‬
.‫ לבוש מלכות‬,‫ חיבור הזה כולל את שלושת הלבושים האחרונים שמשלימים את העבודה המונומנטלית‬.‫שימש כאב"ד פראג‬

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220 JAFFE, MORDECHAI. Levush
H a’O r a h [eluc id at ion s a nd
novellea to Rashi’s commentary
on the Chumash]. FIRST EDITION.
Pr inter’s dev ice on verso of
title. MAP OF THE LAND OF ISR AEL
on f. 84v. Text-illustration of
a hand palm on f.(5) of the
final gathering. With the rare
supplement : U’Mordecha i
Yatza BeLevush Malchuth.” ff.
91, (9). Stained, opening couple
leaves repaired, supplemental leaves
with some paper repairs affecting
few words supplied in facsimile.
Modern blind-tooled calf. Sm. folio.
[Vinograd, Prague 123.]
Prague, Abraham ben Moses Sedil,
1603. $5000 - $7000
❧ W ITH A IMPORTA NT WOODCUT
M AP OF THE L AND OF ISR A EL AND
SURROUNDING NATIONS, CHARTING
THE TR AVELS OF THE CHILDREN OF
ISR AEL. Decorative and clearly
defined, the map depicts ships
riding the seas with cities delineated by towers adorned with flags - an altogether sophisticated representation. The
details of the map were entirely based on information derived from the Bible and its commentaries, for, as E. & G.
Wajntraub point out in their “Hebrew Maps of the Holy Land” (1992) p. 41 “it was not possible to draw eye-witness
reports, and all geographical data is based [only] on the geographical knowledge of the Bible.”

[123 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ על פירוש רש"י לתורה‬.‫ מרדכי לבוש האורה‬,‫יפה‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫שס"ג‬,‫ אברהם בן משה‬,‫פראג‬
.‫❧ עם מפה חיתוך עץ של ארץ ישראל‬

221 JAGEL, ABRAHAM BEN HANANIAH DEI GALICCHI. Eisheth Chayil [on the
virtues of a wife and her duties toward her husband; portion of Book of Proverbs].
FIRST EDITION. Title within typographical border. ff. 24. Lightly stained. Modern calf.
8vo. [Vinograd, Venice 1002.]
Venice, Daniel Zanetti, 1606. $2000 - $2500
❧ Comment ar y to t he celebrated song of praise to the “ Virtuous
Woma n” a nd on t he obl ig at ions t hat devolve upon a woma n in
upholding her household and her relations with her husband.
* TIPPED IN at end: Eleven-page manuscript of Megilath Antiochus.

[1002 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם כתב יד של מגילת אנטיוכוס‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אברהם בן חנניה אשת חיל‬,‫יגל‬
$2500 - $2000 .‫תס"ו‬,‫ דניאל זאניטי‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ והסבר על תפקיד האישה בבית‬,‫❧ פירוש לפרק אשת חיל במשלי‬

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 Lot 222 Lot 223

222 JEDAIAH BEDARSI (“Hapenini”). Bechinath Olam [ethics]. With commentaries by Moses ibn Chabib and R. Joseph
Frances; and addendum: Bakashath HaMemin. FIRST EDITION with the commentary. Title within woodcut architectural
arch surrounded by armaments. ff. 122, 13. Dampstained. Later boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Ferrara 6.]
Ferrara, Samuel ibn Ascara (Zarfati), 1551. $2500 - $3000
❧ A profound poetic composition on the futility and vanity of the world and the inestimably greater benefits of
intellectual and religious pursuits. The Author here finds consolation in Maimonides’ world of ideas, concluding that
the greatest achievement for Man is to “perfect one’s understanding and immerse oneself in the grandeur of the idea
of God. No power in the world can can break Man’s will when he strives toward this exalted goal.”
The addendum, Bakashath HaMemin, is a poem in which every word begins with the letter “Mem”.
* MANUSCRIPT tipped in at end: Aleph Alphin. Hundreds of phrases praising God each one beginning with the
letter Aleph. Petite Italian rabbinic hand, pp. 3. Mantua, 1792.

[6 ‫ פיררה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ עם פירוש משה אבן חביב ויוסף פרנצס‬.‫ בחינת עולם‬.‫ הפניני‬.‫ידעיה בדרשי‬
$3000 - $2500 .‫תי"א‬,‫ שמואל צרפתי‬,‫פיררה‬
‫ הוא חרוז שכל מילה בו מתחיל באות מם‬,‫ בקשת הממין‬,‫ הוספה בסוף‬.‫❧ חיבור על הבלי העולם הזה‬

223 JOSEPH BEN GORION. Yosiphon [historical narrative of the Second Temple period]. Title letters historiated. ff. 155.
Stained in places, title remargined, repair to margin of final leaf. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 220.]
Venice, Giovanni di Farri, 1544. $1000 - $1500
❧ Once thought to be an actual eyewitness report of events during the Second Temple era, the extensive research of
the late Prof. David Flusser has proved that Yosiphon, composed by “Joseph ben Gorion” (an apocryphal figure, not
be confused with the authentic Josephus Flavius), was written in Southern Italy in the year 953. See EJ, Vol. X, cols.
296-98.

[220 ‫ ויניצאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫יוסף בן גריון יוסיפון‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫ש"ד‬,‫ די פרי‬,‫ויניציאה‬
10-‫ נכתב בדרום איטליה במאה ה‬,‫ לפי פרופסור דוד פלוסר‬.‫❧ נרטיב היסטורי של תקופת הבית השני‬

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224 JOSEPH IBN YACHYA. Pirush Chamesh Megiloth [commentary to the Five Scrolls, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Daniel, Ezra
& Nehemiah and Chronicles]. FIRST EDITION. Initial word of each chapter within decorative woodcut frame. WIDE-MARGINED
COPY. Censored. ff. 40, 121 (i.e. 122). Few light stains. Recent boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Bologna 11.]

Bologna, The Company of Jewish Silk Weavers, 1538. $3000 - $4000

❧ The author took sharp exception to Maimonides’ rationalist philosophy and universalism, aligning himself with
R. Judah Halevi’s doctrine of the chosenness of the Jewish People as expounded in the Kuzari. Thus, it is little
wonder that Church censors found ibn Yachya’s works to be pernicious. Joseph’s son, Gedaliah ibn Yachya, author
of Shalsheleth HaKabbalah, a classic of Jewish historiography, relates that after his father’s passing, Church censors
burned all of the deceased’s unpublished manuscripts.

[11 ‫ בולוניה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אבן יוסף פירוש חמש מגילות‬,‫יחיא‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫רח"צ‬,‫ דפוס אורגי המשי‬,‫בולוניה‬
‫ שהדגיש את‬,‫ ותמך בהשפקת רבי יהודה הלוי‬,‫❧ רבי יוסף בן דוד אבן יחיא התנגד לפילוסופיה הרציונלסטית והיותר אוניברסליסטית של הרמב"ם‬
.‫הייחודיות של עם ישראל‬

225 JOSEPH IBN YACHYA. Torah Ohr [the dogma of the Afterlife]. FIRST EDITION. Opening word within ornamental
woodcut border. On verso of title, pictographic introductory poem in the form of a Menorah. WIDE-MARGINED COPY. ff. 36.
Recent patterned boards. Sm.4to. [Vinograd, Bologna 13.]
Bologna, The Company of Silk-Weavers, 1538. $2000 - $3000
❧ Divided into 78 chapters, Torah Ohr focuses upon Jewish eschatology relying upon the Aggadic portions of the
Talmud.
A disciple of R. Judah Mintz in Padua, R. Yoseph ben David ibn Yachya (1494-1534) was born in Florence. The
introduction to the present work provides biographical information concerning the flight of the well-to-do Don
Yachya family from Lisbon, Portugal via Castille, to Tuscany.

[13 ‫ בולוינה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אבן יוסף תורה אור‬,‫יחיא‬

$2500 - $2000 .‫רח"צ‬,‫ דפוס אורגי המשי‬,‫בולוניה‬
.‫ תורה אור מבאר את טיב ימי המשיח לפי אגדות התלמוד‬,‫❧ מחולק לע"ח פרקים‬

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 226 JUDAH THE CHASSID. Sepher HaChassidim [pietism]. FIRST EDITION.
The AVRAHAM JOSEPH SOLOMON GRAZIANO (“ISH GER”) COPY, with his signatures
and notes. Many other inscriptions and censors’ notes. ff. (27), 121. Few
stains, stamps, title remargined. Later full vellum. 4to. [Vinograd, Bologna
10.]
Bologna, Company of the Silk Weavers, 1538. $4000 - $6000
❧ Many of the passages in Sepher HaChassidim are homiletic and
exegetic, explaining the philosophical or mystical meanings of
Biblical verses and Talmudic sayings - nonetheless, it is primarily a
masterwork of ethical instruction: Enjoining how to resist temptation
and avoid sin; how to dress, speak, pray and work; how to choose
a wife and select companions; how to harmonize the necessities of
existence with the requirements of religious life, along with many
other subjects. No other Hebrew work of ethics devotes such close
attention to such detail, rendering it an important historical source
for the study of everyday Jewish life in medieval Germany. This first
edition contains material not included in later editions.
Rabbi Abraham Joseph Solomon Graziano “Ish-Ger” (d. 1684) of
Modena, was a noted halachic scholar, bibliophile and poet. See A. J.
Karp, From the Ends of the Earth: Judaic Treasures of the Library of
Congress, pp. 155-6.

.‫ עותק האי"ש גר עם חתימה והערות שלו‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫רבי יהודה החסיד ספר החסידים‬
[10 ‫ בולוני‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫רח"צ‬,‫ דפוס אורגי המשי‬,‫בולוניה‬

227 ( K A BBA L A H ). Y ISR A EL BEN BEN YA MIN OF BELZEC. Yalkut Chadash [kabbalistic
midrashim]. Third edition. ff. 202. Title remargined, browned and creased. Later boards. Sm.
4to. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 257.]
Amsterdam, Uri Feibush ben Aharon Halevi, 1659. $500 - $700
❧ The 17th-century Polish author was rabbi in Rubashov, Belzec and Lublin.

[257 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שלישי‬.‫ מדרשים קבליים‬.‫ ילקוט חדש‬.‫)קבלה) ישראל בן בנימין מבלז'ץ‬
$700 - $500 .‫תי"ט‬,‫ אורי פייבוש בן אהרן הלוי‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫ רובשוב ולובלין‬,‫❧ המחבר היה רב בבלז'ץ‬

228 K AGAN, YISROEL MEIR OF RADIN. Chofetz Chaim. FIRST EDITION. This
copy with TWO AUTOGRAPH MARGINAL CORRECTIONS IN THE HAND OF THE CHOFETZ
CHAIM (p. 46 and p. 159). pp. 162. Modern calf. 4to. [Friedberg, Cheth
1085.]
Vilna, H. Dvorzetz, 1873. $3000 - $5000
❧ FIRST EDITION OF THIS PIONEERING HALACHIC WORK on the laws of lashon-
hara and rechiluth (derogatory speech and malicious gossip).
Published anonymously, the author, R. Israel Meir Kagan (1838-
1933), was later to be acclaimed as the preeminent Halachic decisor and
“tzaddik” of his generation.

,‫ [פריידברג‬.‫ דפוס ראשון עם שני תיקונים בכתב ידו של החפץ חיים‬.‫ ישראל מאיר חפץ חיים‬,‫הכהן‬,
[1085 '‫'ח‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫ תרל"ג‬,‫וילנה‬
‫ מחברו רבי‬,‫ הודפס ללא שם‬.‫❧ דפוס ראשון של הספר החלוצי על הלכות לשון הרע ורכילות‬
‫ישראל מאיר הכהן בסוף הוכר לגדול הדור ומנהיג עולם התורני של אירופה‬

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 229 K AGAN, YISROEL MEIR OF R ADIN (THE CHOFETZ
CHAIM). Nidchei Yisroel. Text in Hebrew and Yiddish.
FIRST EDITION of Yiddish translation. With the word
“Mug ah ” (checked) at top of front endpaper
WRITTEN IN THE HAND OF THE CHOFETZ CHAIM. Tipped
in: MANUSCRIPT of three pages written by a father in
Lithuania to his sons in South Africa, encouraging
them to study this book and preserve the traditions
of the Torah. With stamp of Cape Town synagogue.
pp. 294. Modern boards with original pink printed wrapper
bound in. 4to. [Friedberg, Nun 91.]
Warsaw, M.I. Halter and Meir Eisenstadt, 1893. $500 - $700
❧ Aware of the strains that modernity was placing
on traditional Jewish way of life, especially in
Western countries such as America, the Chofetz
Chaim penned this work in order to solidify the
reader’s commitment to keeping the strictures
of the Torah. Its 45 chapters address theological
and practical aspects of basic Mitzvoth, such as
studying Torah, marrying within the faith and
keeping Kosher.
Despite being best known for his Mishnah
Berurah and Chofetz Chaim, R. Kagan authored
many smaller topical works such as this one,
addressing the pressing religious needs of late 19th
century Ashkenazic Jewry.

.‫ טקסט בעברית ויידיש‬.‫ בעל החפץ חיים נדחי ישראל‬,‫ ישראל מאיר‬,‫הכהן‬
‫דפוס ראשון של היידיש‬.
$700 - $500 .‫תרנ"ג‬,‫ הלטר ומאיר אייזנשטאדט‬.‫י‬.‫ מ‬,‫ורשה‬

230 K A RO, Y ITZCH A K BEN YOSEPH. Toldoth Y itzchak.

Third edition. Initial words of title and sectional headings
historiated. An attractive copy. ff. (2), 116. Lightly stained,
stamps. Later mottled calf, spine gilt, worn. 4to. [Vinograd, Riva
2.]
Riva di Trento, n.p., 1558. $2000 - $2500
❧ A concisely written commentary to the Pentateuch
which includes literal, homiletical, kabbalistic and
philosophical interpretations. The author, Isaac ben
Joseph Karo (not to be confused with his celebrated
nephew, R. Yoseph Karo), was a native of Toledo and a
man of wide culture. Several years prior to the Spanish
Expulsion in 1492, Isaac Karo moved his yeshivah to
Portugal and following the the subsequent expulsion
of the Jews from Portugal in 1497, he fled to Turkey. He
entered the rabbinate of Constantinople, where Toldoth
Yitzchak was first published in 1518. See EJ, Vol. V col.
193.

[2 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שלישי‬.‫ יצחק בן יוסף תולדות יצחק‬,‫קארו‬

$2500 - $2000 .‫ שי"ח‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬
.‫❧ פירוש לחומש מאת דודו של רבי יוסף קארו‬

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231 K ARO, YOSEPH. Shulchan Aruch [Code of Jewish Law]. Four parts in one volume. Second edition. Title letters within
decorative woodcut vignettes, opening word of each section within decorative woodcut border-piece incorporating
printers’ device (cf. Yaari no. 33). ff. 62; 56; 34; 71; (9). Several leaves remargined, lightly stained in places. Modern morocco.
Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 553.]
Venice, Giorgio di Cavalli, 1567. $10,000 - $15,000
❧ A digest of the expansive Beith Yoseph, the Shulchan Aruch (“Prepared Table”) so named by Karo to indicate that
he had prepared the material in a manner ready to be consumed immediately. It has become the Rabbinic Code par
excellence.
Two editions were issued simultaneously: The present one at the House of Cavalli and another by Giovanni Griffio.
For details regarding the first printings of the Shulchan Aruch, see: R. Margoliot, in Sinai, Vol. 37 (1955) pp. 25-35
and R. Y. Nissim in Sinai Sepher Yovel (1958) pp. 29-39.

[553 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ ארבעה חלקים בכריכה אחת‬.‫ יוסף שולחן ערוך‬,‫קארו‬
$15,000 - $10,000 .‫שכ"ז‬,‫ די קוואלי‬,‫ויניציאה‬

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232 K ARO, YOSEPH. Shulchan Aruch [Code of Jewish Law]. With commentary by the Rem’a. Four parts in one volume.
Title within decorative border. Divisional titles. Woodcut printer’s mark on last leaf of final volume. I: ff. 122. II: ff. 114.
III: ff. 64. IV: ff.136. Browned with scattered stains. Modern boards. Thick 8vo. [Vinograd, Hanau 47.]
Hanau, Hans Jakob Hanau, 1626-28. $5000 - $6000
❧ Published as a pocket edition “Suitable to be transported and studied when traveling.” This edition lists the sources
upon which the Rem’a based his comments.

[47 ‫ הנאו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ארבעה חלקים בכריכה אחת‬.‫ יוסף שולחן ערוך‬,‫קארו‬
$6000 - $5000 .‫ח‬-‫שפ"ו‬,‫ הנס יעקב הנאו‬,‫הנאו‬
‫❧ נדפס כמהדורת כיס עבור הנוסע בדרך‬

233 K ARO, YOSEPH. Shulchan Aruch [Code of Jewish Law]. With commentary Darchei Moshe by R. Moshe Isserles
(ReM’A) and glossary and indices Be’er HaGolah by Moshe ben Tzvi Naphtali Hirsch Ribkes of Vilna. Four parts in four
volumes. Each part (but one) with additional engraved title (attributed to Abraham ben Ya’akov by M. Narkiss, as cited
by Yaari, Mechkarei Sepher, p. 251, no. 9). Orach Chaim volume with signature on additional title of David Hayyim
Lopes Pereira. Mixed set. Collation and condition report available upon request. Contemporary calf (non-uniform), each uniformly
rebacked. 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 336.]
Amsterdam, Athias, 1666. $2000 - $3000

[336 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ארבעה חלקים‬.‫ יוסף שולחן ערוך‬,‫קארו‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫תכ"ו‬,‫ אברהם עטיה‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

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234 K ATZ, NAPHTALI. Sha’ar Naphtali [liturgical poems]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (104). Some wear, few stains, minute worming at end.
Modern boards. 8vo. [Vinograd, Minsk 7.]
Minsk, (Simchah Zimel ben Yechezkel), 1810. $1000 - $1500
❧ “Naftali ben Isaac Katz HaKohen (1645–1719) was born in Stepan (Volhynia), where his father was rabbi. In
his youth he was taken captive by the Tatars but managed to escape. He succeeded his father as Av Beth Din of
Stepan and then served as rabbi of Ostrow (1680–89), Posen (1690–1704), and Frankfurt on the Main (1704–11).
In the latter year a fire broke out in his house, destroying the whole Jewish quarter of Frankfurt. After he had been
maliciously charged with preventing the extinguishing of the fire because he wanted to test his amulets – in the use
of which he was expert – he was imprisoned and compelled to resign his post. He went to Prague, staying in the
house of R. David Oppenheim, where he met Nehemiah Hayon and even gave approbation to his book Oz L’Elo-him
(Berlin, 1713). From 1713 to 1715 he lived in Breslau, where together with the Chacham Tzvi he excommunicated
Hayon after realizing his true character. In 1715, after King Augustus of Poland had rejected his application to be
restored to his post as rabbi of Posen, he returned to Ostrow where his son Bezalel was rabbi. While journeying to
Eretz Israel he was taken ill in Constantinople and died there.
R. Naphtali Katz was one of the important halachic authorities of his generation and one of the great kabbalists
of Poland. His image persisted in the memory of the people, and many legends and wondrous tales about him
circulated for many generations. He conducted his rabbinate high-handedly and as a result met much opposition
from the leaders of the communities, which was apparently the cause of his frequent wanderings. Despite this he
had a sensitive soul which found expression in his poems, piyyutim, and prayers. His ethical will (1729) contains
profound thoughts and moral instruction and some see in it one of the first sparks of practical Chasidism.”
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/katz-naphtali-ben-isaac.

[7 ‫ מינסק‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ נפתלי שער נפתלי‬,‫כ"ץ‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫תק"ע‬,‫ שמחה זימל בן יחזקאל‬,‫מינסק‬

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235 K ATZ, SHABTHAI (SHA’CH). Sifthei Kohen [commentary to Yoreh De’ah and to Choshen Mishpat]. Two volumes. BOTH
FIRST EDITIONS. Vol. I: ff. (2), 258, (2). Closely shaved, marginal repairs, stained in places. * Vol. II: (2), 337. Lightly foxed. Uniform
modern calf. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Cracow 450 and Amsterdam 307.]
Cracow, 1646 & Amsterdam, 1663. $15,000 - $20,000
❧ RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE SHA’CH, THE MOST IMPORTANT AND FUNDAMENTAL COMMENTARY TO THE SHULCHAN ARUCH.
R. Shabthai (Shabse) HaKohen (1621-62) completed his famed work, Sifthei Kohen on Yoreh De’ah when he
was only 24 years old. One of the novel features of this work is that it seamlessly incorporated the opinions of major
Sephardic sages, who had until now rarely been mentioned in Ashkenazic Halachic decision-making.
The printer’s selection for the chronogram on the title of Choshen Mishpat: “The days of the Messiah”
underscores the fervor gripping Amsterdam, swept up in preparation for the imminent Redemption led by the false
Messiah, Shabthai Tzvi.
This edition also contains an approbation signed by a group of rabbinic notables at the Fair of Gramnitz, who
were so impressed by the author’s Chidushim, they forbade the publication of any other work on monetary matters
during the lifetime of the author.
Portions of the work were composed amidst flight from the ravages instigated during the Cossack uprising of
Bogdan Chmielnicki.

[307 ‫ ואמשטרדם‬450 ‫ [וינוגרד קראקא‬.‫ דפוסים ראשונים‬.‫ שני כרכים‬.‫ שפתי כהן ליורה דעה וחושן משפט‬.‫ ש"ך‬.‫ שבתי‬,‫כ"ץ‬
$20,000 - $15,000,‫קראקא ת"ו ואמשטרדם תכ"ג‬
‫ דבר שהוביל‬,‫ הוא השתמש בפוסקים ספרדים בנוסף לאשכנזים‬.24 ‫תכ"ב) השלים את הש"ך ליורה דעה כשהיה רק בן‬-‫❧ רבי שבתי הכהן (שפ"א‬
.‫להרחבת המדף הספרים האשכנזי באותה תקופה‬

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 236 K ATZ, SHABTHAI (SHA’CH). Nekudoth HaKesef [commentary to the
Turei Zahav (Ta’Z) on Yoreh De’ah]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 83, 2. Browned, few
marginal repairs and stains. Modern boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Frankfurt
on-der-Oder 17.]
Frankfurt o/Oder, Johann Christoph Beckman, 1677. $600 - $900
❧ “Let not the reader suspect that I wrote these refutations [on the
Ta”Z] because I have a vendetta against him or bear a grudge… For
I hosted him for three days and showed him indescribable honor to
the point he kissed me on my head and rejoiced as if at a Simchath
Beith HaShoevah… For I wrote this book only for the sake of
Heaven” (Introduction).
R. David Halevi Segal, author of the Turei Zahav, responded to
this attack on his work, with his ‘Daf Acharon,’ which the Shach
replied to in turn in his ‘Kuntres Acharon.’

[17 ‫ פפד"א‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לט"ז על יורה דעה‬.‫ נקודות הכסף‬.‫ ש"ך‬.‫ שבתי‬,‫כ"ץ‬
$900 - $600 .‫תל"ז‬,‫ יוהן בקמן‬,‫פפד"א‬
‫ הש"ך ענה לזה עם‬.'‫❧ הט"ז השיב לביקורת של הש"ך בעבודה הנקראת 'דף אחרון‬
.‫ה'קונטרס אחרון' שלו‬

237 K ATZ, SH A BTH A I (SHA’CH). Tokfu Kohen [novellae and discourses on

Shulchan Aruch, Or HaChaim and “undecided laws” (Teiku)]. FIRST EDITION.
ff. 88 (of 90) lacking ff. 2-3. Heavily stained. Modern boards. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Frankfurt on-der-Oder 19.]
Frankfurt, Johann Christoph Beckmann, 1677. $600 - $900

[19 ‫ פפד"א‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חידושים על אורח חיים והלכות בתיקו‬.‫ תקפו כהן‬.‫ ש"ך‬.‫ שבתי‬,‫כ"ץ‬
$900 - $600 .‫תל"ז‬,‫ יוהן בקמן‬,‫פפד"א‬

238 K ATZ, SHABTHAI (SHA’CH). Gevuroth Anashim ["Strength of Men"].

FIRST EDITION. Includes responsa from the author’s father. Prepared for
publication by the author’s grandson. Title between wreathed architectural
columns with unusual pyramidal symbol at top. ff. (2), 38. Foxed. Modern
calf-backed marbled boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Dessau 14.]
Dessau, Moses ben Simcha Bunim, 1697. $600 - $900
❧ A halachic discussion based upon Shulchan Aruch Even Ha’Ezer 154
as to whether male impotence constitutes grounds for divorce.

[14 ‫ דסוי‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ כולל תשובות מאבי המחבר‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ גבורות אנשים‬.‫ ש"ך‬.‫ שבתי‬,‫כ"ץ‬
$900 - $600 .‫תנ"ז‬,‫ משה בן שמחה בונים‬,‫דסוי‬
.‫❧ דיון הלכתי על שו"ע אה"ע סימן קנ"ד‬

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239 K ATZ, TZVI HIRSCH BEN YOSEPH. Atereth Tzvi - Nachalath Tzvi [commentary
to Shulchan Aruch - Orach Chaim]. FIRST EDITION. An attractive copy. ff. 232.
Ex-library, stamp removed from title, lightly foxed in places. [Vinograd, Cracow 449.]
Cracow, Menachem Nachum Meisels, 1646. $4000 - $6000
❧ R. Tzvi Katz lived in Poland during the first half of the 17th century. He
studied in Cracow under R. Yoel Sirkes (the Ba”Ch) and was a colleague of the
Tosfoth Yom-Tov.
The work here is divided into two: Atereth Tzvi explains the words of the
Shulchan Aruch, while Nachalath Tzvi delves into solving difficulties in the
words of the Geonim and Rishonim.
The work swiftly gained popularity and is often cited by authorities such as
the Chida and the Pri Megadim.

[449 ‫ קראקא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לשו"ע או"ח‬.‫ צבי בן יוסף עטרת צבי ונחלת צבי‬,‫כ"ץ‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫ת"ו‬,‫ מנחם נחום מייזלש‬,‫קראקא‬
‫❧ עטרת צבי מבאר את הלשון של השולחן ערוך ונחלת צבי עוסק בקשיים בדברי הגאונים‬
‫ אך בסוף לא הצליח 'להתחרות' עם המגן‬,‫ החיבור היה פופולרי מאוד בתקופה שפורסם‬.‫והראשונים‬
.‫אברהם והט"ז‬

240 K AUFMANN, YA’AKOV OF METZ. Eiduth Ya’akov. FIRST EDITION. Title within
woodcut of various mythological figures. The Jews’ College London copy. ff.
18. Browned and stained, neat repair to final leaf. Contemporary vellum, worn. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Hanau 51.]
Hanau, [Hans Yakup Henne], 1628. $1000 - $1500
❧ Discusses how the 613 commandments are alluded to within the Ten
Commandments. Prepared as a mnemonic device.

[51 ‫ הנאו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ לונדון‬,'‫ עותק של ג'וס קולג‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ יעקב ממעץ עדות יעקב‬,‫קאופמן‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫ שפ"ח‬,‫הנאו‬
.‫❧ החיבור עוסק ברמזים לתרי"ג המצוות בעשרת הדיברות‬

241 KIMCHI, DAVID (RADA’K). Sepher Michlol [grammar]. Third edition

(the first two editions entirely unknown to Steinschneider). Title
within attractive four-part ornamental border. Printed in double
columns. A wide-margined copy. ff. (64). Ex-library, few stains. Later
blind-tooled calf with gilt embellishments, rubbed and rebacked. Sm. folio.
[Vinograd, Const. 149.]
Constantinople, Gershom Soncino, 1533. $7000 - $8000
❧ The Michlol was R. David Kimchi’s chief grammatical work. It is
divided into two parts; a grammar and a dictionary of the roots of
Biblical words. The Michlol treats verbs comprehensively, covering
the rules governing conjugation, changes of pronunciation and
accents. It also contains complete tables of conjugations and is
distinguished by the clarity of its style and its conciseness. Indeed,
these qualities resulted in the Michlol’s supremacy over previous
works and has been considered the leading grammatical work for
centuries.
On the title-page Soncino recounts his publishing exploits and
related travels, as well as his contention with the firm of Bomberg.
See A.M. Haberman, Perakim BeToldoth HaMadpissim HaIvrim
(1978) pp. 15-20.

[149 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שלישי‬.‫ ספר מכלול‬.‫ רד"ק‬.‫ דוד‬,‫קמחי‬

$8000 - $7000 .‫רצ"ג‬,‫ גרשם סונצינו‬,‫קושטא‬
.‫ סונצינו מזכיר את העימות בינו לבין דניאל בומברג‬,‫❧ בעמוד השער‬

117
 242 KO H E N , S H M U E L (M A H A R SH A’C H). K o s H aYe shu’ot h [ Ta l mud ic
n o v e l l a e ] . FIR ST EDITION. T i t l e w i t h i n a r c h i t e c t u r a l a r c h .
A FINE WIDE-MARGINED COPY. ff. (2), 159. Stamped, lightly foxed. Contemporary mottled
calf, scuffed. Folio. [Vinograd, Frankfurt a/M 268.]
Frankfurt a/Main, Johannes Kellner, 1711. $500 - $700
❧ R. Shmuel Schotten Kohen (1644-1719) was the head of the Yeshiva in
Frankfurt and served as rabbi of the Landgraviate of Hesse Darmstadt. He
is particularly known for his responsa, Shu”t Maharshach.
In the introduction, the author describes in great detail how copies of
this work were saved during from the printing press during the great fire
in Frankfurt in 1711. (The chief rabbi of Frankfurt, R. Naphtali Katz was
arrested for allegedly propagating the fire through mystical incantations).
Although the title page states that this work is only the first installment
of the Maharshach’s novellae, covering much of Seder Nezikin, his other
notes were indeed never published.

[268 ‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ שוליים רחבים [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חידושי תורה‬.‫ מהרש"ך כוס הישועות‬.‫ שמואל‬,‫כהן‬
$700 - $500 .‫תע"א‬,‫ יוהנס קלנר‬,‫פפד"מ‬
.‫דרשמטאט‬-‫❧ המחבר שימש כראש הישיבה בפפד"מ ורב רוזנות הסן‬

243 KOIDONOVER, AHARON SHMUEL (MaHaRaSH”K). Birchath

Shmuel [homilies]. FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural arch,
flanked by the Biblical Aaron and Samuel (alluding to the author’s
name). ff. 50, 62. [Vinograd, Frankfurt 53]. Frankfurt 1682. * BOUND
WITH: Rophe, Yehudah-Leib. Kol Yehudah [sermons to the Book of
Bereishith]. ff. 74. [Vinograd, Prague 352]. Prague, 1641. Together,
two works bound in once volume. Foxed. Title of first work repaired with
portion of border in facsimile. Modern calf, Folio.
$600 - $900

‫ כרוך יחד עם קול‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דרשות‬.‫ ברכת שמואל‬.‫ מהרש"ק‬.‫ אהרן שמואל‬,‫קידנבר‬
[352 ‫ פראג‬,53 ‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫יהודה מאת יהודה לייב רופא‬
$900 - $600 .‫ תמ"ב ות"א‬,‫פפד"מ ופראג‬

244 (LADINO). Karo, Yoseph. Shulchan Hapanim [Jewish Law].

Translated into Judeo-Spanish by Meir ben Jacob ibn Yair
Meiri. ff. 184. * BOUND WITH: Bachiah ben Joseph. Chovoth
Halevavoth [pietism]. Translated into Judeo-Spanish by Zadik
b. Joseph Forman. ff. 160. Together two works in one volume.
Titles within an historiated architectural border depicting
Moses and Aaron. Previous owner’s signature on title:
Mordecai Gomez Fonseca. Lightly browned with scattered staining.
Modern calf, edges gilt and gauffered. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 1616
and 1614; Yaari, Ladino 236 and 203.]
Venice, Bragadin, 1712-13. $1500 - $2000

‫ חובות‬,‫ כרוך יחד עם בחיי בן יוסף‬.)‫ שלחן הפנים (לאדינו‬.‫ יוסף‬,‫(לאדינו) קארו‬
[1614-‫ ו‬1616 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ לאדינו‬,‫הלבבות‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תע"ג‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬

118
245 (LADINO). Yitzchak Yeranein [liturgic poems and songs for children]. Edited
by Raphael Yitzchak Altaras. FIRST EDITION. Hebrew text with Ladino on ff. 12b-
15b. Contains a poem in honor of the Rothschild family (f. 57b). Signature in
Sephardic hand on title. Lightly stained, trace foxed, small paper repair to lower corner
of final few leaves. Modern calf. 12mo. [Vinograd, Jerusalem 83; Halevy, Jerusalem
54; Yari, Ladino 350; Sutton, Aleppo 51.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1855. $800 - $1200
❧ THE FIRST LADINO WORK PUBLISHED IN JERUSALEM.
In the introduction the Author records that the book was composed in
Aleppo and is now published for the benefit of children enrolled in the
Kahal Zion School of Jerusalem. The work is dedicated to the Author's wife.
The Kahal Zion synagogue described by the author in the introduction
is one of the four Sephardic synagogues that share a compound in the Old
City’s Jewish Quarter.

‫ טקסט בעברית עם לאדינו בעמוד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ נערך על ידי רפאל יצחק אלטראס‬.‫(לאדינו) יצחק ירנן‬
[83 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם חרוז לכבוד משפחת רוטשילד‬.‫ב‬:‫טו‬-‫ב‬:‫יב‬
$1200 - $800 .‫תרט"ו‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ ביה"כ 'קהל ציון' המוזכר בהקדמה של המחבר‬.‫❧ החיבור הראשון בלאדינו שנדפס בירושלים‬
‫נמצאת במתחם ארבעת בתי הכנסיות הספרדיות ברובע היהודי בירושלים‬

246 L A N DAU, I SR A E L BE N Y EC H E Z K E L . Chok LeY israel [on

Maimonides’ Sepher Hamitzvoth with an abridgment of Nachmanides’
notes thereon; Azharoth of Solomon ibn Gabirol; and correspondence
between Hasdai ibn Shaprut and Joseph King of Khazaria]. FIRST
EDITION. With Judeo-German translation in wayber-taytsch letters.
Additional engraved title encompassing Kings David and Solomon and
the appurtenances of the Temple. Two additional engraved vignettes.
With poetic inscription to Shimon Wagenaar. ff. (6), 48; 72. Foxed.
Contemporary boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 1037.]
Prague, Elsenwanger, 1798. $600 - $900

.‫גרמנית‬-‫ דפוס ראשון עם תרגום ליהודית‬.‫ בעל הנודע ביהודה חק לישראל‬.‫ יחזקאל‬,‫לנדאו‬
[1037 ‫ פראג‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$900 - $600 .‫תקנ"ח‬,‫ אייזנונגער‬,‫פראג‬

247 LANDAU, YA’AKOV. Sepher Agur [Halachic Code]. Third edition. Printer’s
device on title-page. WITH THE RARE FINAL FOUR LEAVES (Sepher Chazon) usually
lacking from all other copies. Title page with signatures and inscriptions, one
of which is dated 1595. ff. 132, (4). Stained, previous owner’s marks, outer corner
of title clipped, various paper repairs, especially final few leaves. Modern calf. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Venice 261.]
Venice, Cornelio Adelkind for Marco Antonio Giustiniani, 1546. $1200 - $1800
❧ The last rabbinic code written by a German scholar before the Shulchan
Aruch was compiled, the Sepher Agur follows the order of the Tur and
contains fourteen hundred and thirty nine sections, primarily focusing upon
ritual, the laws of the Sabbath and the Festivals. The author’s intention was
to add the decisions of the later German scholars, such as the Mahari’l and
R. Yisrael Isserlein, which has been been omitted by R. Ya’akov ben Asher’s
Tur.

[261 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שלישי‬.‫ יעקב ספר אגור‬,‫לנדאו‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫ש"ו‬,‫אדלקינד‬-‫ ג'וסטיניאני‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ הספר ההלכתי האחרון להיכתב לפני פרסום השולחן ערוך‬

119
248 LANDAU, YECHEZKEL (“NODA BEYEHUDAH.”) Tephilah [prayer for Queen Maria Theresa]. Two tall Hebrew leaves, each
printed on one side only. pp. 2. Modern calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 883.]
Prague, n.p., 1757. $3000 - $4000
❧ Daily prayer intoned for the success of the nation’s military services, as well as directions for the recitation of
particular chapters of Psalms in support of the Empress to be recited in all of the Synagogues of Prague.
The great Noda BeYehudah authorized particular prayers to be recited in honor of Maria Theresa and voiced
strong support of the Empress’s political and military policies concerning the city of Prague. He declares his
unbridled allegiance to her and casts dire warnings to any member of the Community seen to appear disloyal.
See A.D. Luria & S. Offman, The Support of the Noda Yehudah for Maria Theresa during the Seven Years War
[Hebrew] in: Kol Machzike Hadath (1979) Vol. V, pp. 67-71.
Despite such pledges of allegiance on behalf of the Jewish community, Maria Theresa harbored no warm feelings
in return. She expelled the Jews of Prague from that city between the years 1744-48 and would later write: “I know
of no greater plague than this race… the Jews are to be distanced and avoided as much as possible” (E. Crankshaw,
Maria Theresa (1970) p. 313). Such a one-sided relationship highlights the dependence of central European Jews on
the whims of their absolutist rulers during the emergence of the modern era.

[883 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שני עמודים‬.‫ עבור הקיסרית מריה טרזה‬.‫ בעל הנודע ביהודה תפילה‬.‫ יחזקאל‬,‫לנדאו‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫ תשי"ז‬,‫פראג‬
‫❧ תפילה יומית עבור הצלחת האימפריה והצבא האוסטרי‬

249 L A NDAU, Y ECHEZK EL . Noda BeYehudah - Mahadura K ama & Mahadura

Tinyana. Two volumes. FIRST EDITIONS of the complete Noda BeYehudah. Vol. I: ff.
[2], 86, [9], [1]; 157. * Vol. II: [6], 2-170, [1], 159, [1]. Stained in places, previous owner’s
marks. Boards (non-uniform). Folio. [Vinograd Prague 914 and Prague 1109.]
Prague, Moses Katz / Franz Zimmer, 1776 and 1811. $1000 - $1500
❧ R. Ezekiel Landau (1713-93), Chief Rabbi of Prague and head of its Yeshiva,
is best known through this monumental work of responsa, one of the most
authoritative sources in Halacha until today. Known after this work, the Noda
BeYehudah was a devoted Rosh Yeshiva, a compassionate Rabbi, a strong
community leader and a skillful negotiator with governments amidst the
many wars and threatened expulsions that plagued the Jewish community
of the time. Expressions of the novel challenges facing his community, such
as Sabbateanism, Haskalah and Chassidism can be found in these very
responsa.

.‫ דפוסים ראשונים‬.‫ שני כרכים‬.‫ מהדורה קמא ותנינא‬.‫ בעל הנודע ביהודה נודע ביהודה‬.‫ יחזקאל‬,‫לנדאו‬
[1109-‫ ו‬914 ‫ פראג‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תקל"ו ותקע"א‬,‫ זימר‬/ ‫ משה כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
)‫תקנ"ג‬-‫❧ החיבור המפורסם של רבי יחזקל לנדאו (תע"ג‬

120
250 LANDAU, YECHEZKEL (“NODA BEYEHUDAH.”) Tzion LeNephesh Chayah - TZLa”Ch
[novellae to Talmudic Tractate Pesachim]. FIRST EDITION. Title with SIGNATURE OF R.
YA’AKOV ETTLINGER. ff. (2), 123, (1). Lightly browned and dampstained in places, scattered
marginal worming, repaired in places. Modern boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 938.]
Prague, Joseph Emmanuel Diesbach, 1783. $700 - $1000
❧ R. Ya’akov Ettlinger (1798-1871) was one of the great rabbis in 19th century
Germany who led the Orthodox defense against the growing Reform movement.
It was Ettlinger who first formulated the well-known ‘Tinok Shenishba’ (captured
child) analogy which would define the Orthodox approach towards the non-
religious for the coming centuries (Binyan Tzion Chadashoth 2:23). His students,
rabbis Samson Raphael Hirsch and Azriel Hildesheimer would continue to blaze
unique German-Orthodox trails informed by Ettlinger’s teachings.
That this is R. Ettlinger’s copy of R. Yechezkel Landau’s work is doubly
significant. On the one hand, both rabbis dealt with the fallout from the
respective Haskalah and Reform movements. At the same time, the work in
question is not related to Halachic questions of the day, but contains timeless
Talmudic novellae, fortified from the ideological tempest of the times. It was
Talmud study such as this that both rabbis fought hard to preserve.

‫ דפוס‬.‫ עם חתימת רבי יעקב אטלינגר‬.‫ צל"ח על פסחים‬.‫ בעל הנודע ביהודה ציון לנפש חיה‬.‫ יחזקאל‬,‫לנדאו‬
[938 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ראשון‬
$1000 - $700 .‫תקמ"ג‬,‫ יוסף עמנואל דייסבך‬,‫פראג‬
.‫ מנהיג יהדות אורתודוקסית גרמנית נגד תנועת הרפורמה המוקדמת‬,‫❧ עותק של רבי יעקב אטלינגר‬

251 LANDAU, YECHEZKEL (“NODA BEYEHUDAH.”) Tzion LeNephesh Chayah - TZLa”Ch

[novellae to Talmudic Tractate Berachoth]. FIRST EDITION. Title in historiated border,
owner’s signature in top left corner. ff. (3), 82. Lightly foxed, trace stained. Modern
boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 994.]
Prague, Elsenwanger, 1791. $500 - $700
❧ The second installment of the Noda BeYehudah’s classic Chidushim to the
Talmud. A note on the title page states this copy was purchased directly from
the author’s son (and publisher), R. Yisroel ben Yechezkel Landau.

[994 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ צל"ח על ברכות‬.‫ בעל הנודע ביהודה ציון לנפש חיה‬.‫ יחזקאל‬,‫לנדאו‬
$700 - $500 .‫תקנ"א‬,‫ אייזנונגער‬,‫פראג‬

252 LANDAU, YECHEZKEL (“NODA BEYEHUDAH.”) Sepher Dagul Merevavah

[commentary to Shulchan Aruch]. FIRST EDITION. Signature on title:
Wolf Katz of Hamburg. ff. (8), 68. Foxed. Modern blind-tooled morocco. 4to.
[Vinograd, Prague 1014.]
Prague, 1794. $500 - $700

[1014 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ פירוש לשו"ע‬.‫ יחזקאל (בעל הנודע ביהודה) ספר דגול מרבבה‬,‫לנדאו‬
$700 - $500 .‫ תקנ"ד‬,‫פראג‬
‫תקנ"ג) הנהיג את‬-‫ רבי יחזקאל לנדאו (תע"ג‬,‫ שנים‬40-‫❧ הרב הראשי של פראג ל‬
‫העולם התורני במרכז אירופה בתקופה שראתה את תחילת ההשכלה והחילון‬
.‫בקהילות יהודיות‬

121
 253 L A NDAU, Y ECHEZK EL. Tikun Nefesh [prayers]. EDITED BY THE NODA
BEYEHUDAH. Stamps of historian Prof. S.H. Lieben. ff. 32. Modern boards.
12mo. [Vinograd, Prague 974.]
Prague, David Bak, 1786. $1000 - $1500
❧ A collection of Tehillim and prayers selected by the Grand Rabbi
of Prague, R. Yechezkel Landau, to be intoned upon sickness and
at one’s deathbed. Issued by Prague’s Gomlei Chessed Benevolent
Society.

[974 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ בעל הנודע ביהודה תיקון נפש‬.‫ יחזקאל‬,‫לנדאו‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫תקמ"ו‬,‫ דוד ב"ק‬,‫פראג‬
.‫ נערך על ידי בעל הנודע ביהודה‬.‫❧ אוסף פרקי תהילים ותחינות להיאמר על ידי שכיב מרע‬

254 L A N DAU, Y E C H E Z K E L . G eb et h, welche s au f

Anverlangen deren Aeltesten, und Gemeindaeltesten
der Prager Judenschaft von dem Ober-Rabiner Ezechiel
Lande. Text entirely in German. pp. (13), (1 blank). Trace
foxed. Modern boards with contemporary marbled wrappers
bound in. Sm. 4to.
(Prague), 1767. $1200 - $1800
❧ Prayers composed for synagogue recital for the
benefit of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa (1717-
80), composed by Ezekiel Landau, the Chief Rabbi of
Prague.

.‫ גרמנית‬.‫ יחזקאל) תפילה עבור מריה טריזה‬,‫(לנדאו‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫ תקכ"ז‬,‫פראג‬

122
255 LEON, JACOB JUDAH (TEMPLO). Templo Hierosolymitano. FIRST LATIN EDITION. Translation prepared by Johann
Saubert. Additional engraved title-page. ENGRAVED PORTRAITS BY SALOM D’ITALIA of the Author and Duke of Brunswick;
three folding leaves, the first two being ground-plans of the Temple and the third a view of the Temple; three additional
engraved plates of the furnishings and clothing of the Temple. Letter and poem by the Author in Hebrew. pp. 203, (i.e.
211). Browned, plates laid down. Modern calf. 4to. [A.K. Offenberg, Bibliography of Works by Templo, no. 6.]
Helmstadt, Jacob Muller, 1665. $5000 - $7000
❧ Jacob Judah Leon was a rabbi and Sephardic scholar in Middelburg in Zeeland and later in Amsterdam. He
became famous for his model of the Temple but he also made a model of its tented precursor, the Tabernacle of
Moses. The volume here is a Latin description with fine illustrations. Leon deals with the design and construction
of t he Tab er na cle a nd it s pr ie st ly
management, as well as the camp of the
Israelites in their wandering journey led
by Moses. The model of the Tabernacle
was an added attraction in the successful
commercial exhibition of Leon’s Temple.
Leon was so associated in the public
mind with his model of the Temple that
he was given the name ‘Templo’. The
model was displayed with great success in
Amsterdam, while his book was translated
and published in eight languages.
This edition is a Latin translation of
1665 by Johannes Saubertus, with fine
plates. It is an account of the Temple and
its contents, and of the nearby Palace of
Solomon and the Antonia Tower, and
could equally well serve as a description of
the model.
See J. Bennett & S. Mandelbrote,
Bodleian Library Catalogue, The Garden, The Ark, The Tower, The Temple: Biblical Metaphors of Knowledge in
Early Modern Europe (1998) www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/gatt/catalog.php? num=57.
See also A.K.Offenberg, Jacob Jehuda Leon (1602–1675) and his Model of the Temple, in: J. van den Berg & E.G.E.
van der Wall (eds.) Jewish-Christian Relations in the Seventeenth Century (1988) pp. 95–115.
For the original Dutch edition, see Kestenbaum Sale 58, lot 216.

.‫ דפוס ראשון בלטינית‬.‫ יעקב יהודוה טמפלו הירוסלמיטנו‬,‫ליאון‬

$7000 - $5000 .‫תכ"ה‬,‫ יעקב מולר‬,‫הלמשטאדט‬
.‫❧ תיאור בית המקדש וארמון שלמה הסמוך‬

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 256 LEVI BEN GERSHON (GERSONIDES / RALBA’G). Milchamoth Hashem [“Wars of the
Lord”: philosophy] FIRST EDITION. Title within ornamental border and featuring device
of Cardinal Madrucci, the patron of the printing enterprise (see Amram pp. 296-
97; Yaari, Hebrew Printers’ Marks, no. 28, facsimile of title in EJ, Vol. XI, col. 93).
Signatures of Abraham Cohen and Israel Ozer ben Jacob on title. ff. 75. Lightly worn
or stained in places, few neat marginal repairs. Mdoern boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Riva di
Trento 20.]
Riva di Trento, Jacob Marcaria, 1560. $1200 - $1800
❧ Levi ben Gershom (1288 -1344), a native of Languedoc in the south of
France, was a polymath, excelling in the fields of Biblical exegesis, philosophy,
mathematics and astronomy and was likely the last distinguished Aristotelian not
only in the Jewish world, but in all of Medieval Europe.
Milchamoth Hashem analyzes philosophical matters pertaining to the
immortality of the Soul, the nature of prophecy, Divine omniscience and
providence, the components of the heavenly spheres and the question of the
eternity of matter.
For an analysis of Gersonides’ inquires found in Milchamoth Hashem
alongside a critical comparison to Aristotle’s beliefs, see I. Zinberg, A History of
Jewish Literature, Vol. III, pp. 129-39; see also G. Freudenthal (Ed.) Studies on
Gersonides: A Fourteenth-Century Jewish Philosopher-Scientist (1992).

[20 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.'‫ מלחמות ה‬.‫ רלב"ג‬.‫לוי בן גרשם‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫ש"כ‬,‫ יעקב מרקריה הרופא‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬
‫ תכונות ה' ומהות השמיים‬,‫ מהות הנבואה‬,‫ כמו נצחיות הנשמה‬,‫❧ הספר עוסק בעניינים פילוסופיים‬
.‫העליונים‬

257 L E V I B E N G E R S HOM (GER SON I DE S/ R A L B A’G). P i r u sh a l H aTor a h

[commentary to the Chumash]. Second edition. Initial word of each Book
within ornamental frame. ff. 6, 9-248. Few marginal stains. Modern calf. Folio.
[Vinograd, Venice 327.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1547. $1500 - $2000
❧ Gersonides represents the Rationalist School within medieval Bible
exegesis: He provides important contributions in such diverse fields as
philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy. In this voluminous commentary
to the Pentateuch, the Author initially examines the literal meaning of the
text before expounding upon philosophical and moral maxims.

[327 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ פירוש על התורה‬.‫ רלב"ג‬.‫לוי בן גרשם‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫ש"ז‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ רובם לא‬,‫ למרות שרלב"ג השאיר הרבה כתבים הלכתיים‬.‫❧ פירוש חשוב מהרב הפרובנסאלי‬
.‫שרדו עד ימינו‬

258 LIPSCHUETZ, GEDALIAH. Etz Shathul [commentary to R. Yoseph Albo’s

philosophical Sepher Ha’ikrim]. FIRST EDITION of commentary. Text illustrations.
ff. 144. Portions heavily censored, browned. Later vellum. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice
1112.]
Venice, Caleoni for Bragadin, 1618. $1000 - $1500
❧ The present commentary is two-layered, containing: "Shorashim" an
exposition of the text of the Ikkarim; and "Anafim" in which he compares R.
Albo’s views with other philosophers.
Stemming originally from Poland, the author spent the latter part of his
life in Jerusalem.

[1112 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לספר העיקרים‬.‫ גדליה עץ שתול‬,‫ליפשיץ‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫שע"ח‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ ו'ענפים' משווה‬,‫ 'שורשים' מבאר את הטקסט של רבי יוסף אלבו‬.‫❧ פירוש עם שני חלקים‬
‫את העמדות של הספר להשקפות אחרות‬.

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259 (LITURGY). Selichoth [penitential prayers]. According
to Aschkenazi rite. Printed without a title page. Initial
text page enclosed within elaborate historiated woodcut
border. Censored in places with text often re-inserted in
manuscript. MANUSCRIPT table of contents in rear written
in a contemporary scribal hand in red and black. Several
early signatures. Marginalia throughout. ff. (121). Short
tears and few neat paper repairs, some wear from use, few stains.
Modern crushed morocco, gilt extra, in custom slipcase. Folio.
[Vinograd, Augsburg 9; M.N. Rosenfeld, Augsburg 45.]
Augsburg, Chaim Schwartz (Shachor), 1536. $30,000 - $50,000
❧ THE FIRST SELICHOTH PRINTED IN GERMAN Y. A HIGHLY
SCARCE VOLUME.
Relying on the Italian Selichoth issued by Gershom
Soncino (Fano, 1506), this edition includes for the
first time additional material for a specific Aschkenaz
readership, as well as texts corrected from previous
censorship.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ הודפס בלי שער‬.‫ תוכן העניינים בכתב יד בסוף‬.‫(תפילה) סליחות‬

[9 ‫אויגשפורג‬
$50,000 - $30,000 .‫רצ"ו‬,‫ חיים שחור‬,‫אויגשפורג‬
.‫❧ ספר הסליחות הראשון שנדפס בגרמניה‬

125
260 (LITURGY). Machzor. According to Roman rite. With Kimcha De’Avishona by Yochanan Treves and commentaries by
Ovadiah Sforno and Moses Maimonides. Two volumes (mixed set). Titles within elaborate frames, many initial letters
within cartouches. Marginal notes. Opening titles laid down, variously stained in places, paper repairs. Uniform modern full
vellum. Folio (one vol. shorter). [Vinograd, Bologna 16.]
Bologna, Menachem ben Abraham of Modena & Partners, 1540. $5000 - $7000
❧ Prayers for the entire year, including Passover Hagadah, Ethics of the Fathers; along with the Song of Songs, Ruth,
Lamentations, Jonah and Ecclesiastes and various laws relating to birth, family purity, marriage, burial, etc. Includes
the first appearance of Treves’s commentary elucidating the subject matter of the prayers and the meaning and
derivation of phrases.
For a thorough, scholarly discussion of this Roman rite, see Samuel David Luzzatto, Mavo LeMachzor Bnei Roma,
with notes and additional material by Daniel Goldschmidt and a bibliography by Y.Y. Cohen (Tel-Aviv, 1966).

[16 ‫ בולוניה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שני כרכים‬.‫ ופירושים של עובדיה ספורנו ורמב"ם‬,‫ עם קמחא דאבישונא מאת יוחנן טריוויש‬.‫ כפי מנהג רומא‬.‫)תפילה) מחזור‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫ש‬,'‫ מנחם בן אברהם ממודינה ושות‬,‫בולוניה‬
.‫ יונה וקהלת‬,‫ איכה‬,‫ רות‬,‫ שיה"ש‬,‫❧ תפילות לכל השנה עם פרקי אבות‬

126
261 (LITURGY). Seder Tefiloth mikol HaShanah KeMinhag Kehiloth Ashkenazim [Order of Prayers for the Entire Year].
According to the rite of German-speaking lands. A NEARLY IMMACULATE COPY, WITH REMARKABLY WIDE MARGINS. ff. 352 [1-448].
Some marginal dampstaining, otherwise in extraordinarily fine condition. Owner’s inscriptions on front free endpaper and f. 352v.
Later limp vellum, partial yapp edges, edge of lower cover with minimal loss, remnants of leather ties. (Incorrect) title in manuscript on
spine. 16mo. [Vinograd, Basle 138.]
Basle, Ambrosius Froben [and Israel Zifroni], 1579. $50,000 - $60,000
❧ THE FIRST HEBREW PRAYER-BOOK PRINTED IN SWITZERLAND.
It is exceedingly rare to find a prayer-book in this state. The pristine nature
of this copy may very likely be attributable to its having remained undisturbed
for centuries in the library of Perseigne Abbey, a Cistercian Monastery near
Neuchâtel, a mere fifty miles from where it came off the press in Basle.
The monks were clearly unaware of the small volume’s true identity, as they
mislabeled the binding to read “Biblia Hebraica.” The Siddur was later acquired
by the renowned Hebrew scholar Paul Humbert (1885-1972), professor and
librarian at the University of Neuchâtel.
Prijs records only two copies of this Siddur, located in the British Library and
at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Ambrosius Froben belonged to the third generation of his family’s Hebrew
printing operation in Basle. Concurrent to his printing of the present work, he
was also in the midst of preparing the Basle Talmud (1578-80), which was to be
heavily censored by Church operatives.
AN IMPECCABLE COPY OF A HIGHLY SCARCE VOLUME.

‫ עותק כמעט מושלם עם שוליים רחבים‬.‫(תפילה) סדר תפילות מכל השנה כמנהג קהילות האשכנזים‬
[138 ‫ באזל‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫במיוחד‬
$60,000 - $50,000 .‫של"ט‬,‫ אמברוסיוס פרובן‬,‫באזל‬
.‫ נדיר מאוד למצוא סידור במצב טוב כזה‬.‫❧ הסידור הראשון שנדפס בשווייץ‬

127
262 (LITURGY). Machzor KeMinhag Aschkenazim [Festival prayers]. Edited by Isaac ben Jacob Levi. Two volumes.
Prepared by the Cantor Isaac ben Jacob Levi of Herlisheim. Printer’s device on Vols. I, f. 340 and II, f. 306 and final
blank (Yaari no.18). Zodiac signs illustrated Vol.I ff. 171-3 (Prayer for Dew). With commentary and instructions in Judeo-
German. With Judeo-German translation to Ethics of the Fathers. Marginalia. Vol. I: ff. 340. * Vol. II: ff. 315, (1). Worn and
stained in few places, marginal paper repairs. Modern uniform calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 878.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1599-1600. $4000 - $6000

[878 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שני כרכים‬.‫ נערך על ידי יצחק בן יעקב לוי‬.‫)תפילה) מחזור כפי מנהג אשכנזים‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫ש"ס‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬

128
263 (LITURGY). A RARE six-part set, according to Polish Minhag. Six parts bound in four volumes:
* Vol. 1: Tefiloth mikol HaShanah. ff. 235 (of 238), lacking ff. 168, 179-180.
* Vol. 2: Yotseroth and Kinoth. ff. 162.
* Vol. 3: Seder Tehilim and Seder Ma‘amadoth. ff. 107.
* Vol. 4: Minhagim. ff. 72.
Six title pages featuring elaborate architectural borders. Scattered staining, closely trimmed, few tape
repairs. Modern uniform vellum. Housed in matching slipcase. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 1088, 1091-1092,
1094, 1096-1097.]
Venice, Giovanni Cajon for Bragadin, 1616. $18,000 - $22,000
❧ PROVENANCE: Salman Schocken (his stamp).

[1096-7 ,1094 ,1091-2 ,1088 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ששה חלקים בארבעה כרכים‬.‫ מעמדות‬.‫ תהילים‬.‫ מנהגים‬.‫)תפילה) תפילות‬
$22000 - $18000 .‫שט"ז‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫ עם החותמת שלו‬,‫❧ עותקו של שלמה זלמן שוקן‬

129
 264 (LITURGY). Korban Todah [confessional and penitential prayers]. FIRST
EDITION. Title within decorative typographical border. ff. 16. Dampstained, trace
marginal repairs. Modern blind-tooled mahogany calf. Sm. 8vo. [Vinograd, Mantua
212.]
Mantua, Judah Samuel of Perugia, 1623. $1500 - $2000
❧ Prepared by Gerson ben Judah Kazegen, Cantor of the Aschkenazi
Synagogue in Modena, especially for the particular and the pious who
observe penitential fast-days.

[212 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)תפילה) קרבן תודה‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫שפ"ג‬,‫ יהודה שמואל‬,‫מנטובה‬
.‫❧ וידוי ותחינות‬

265 (LITURGY). Selichoth [penitential prayers for the month of Ellul and
through the year]. According to the rite of Frankfurt and related German
communities and States. ff. 112. Lightly stained, title laid down, opening and
closing few leaves with expert marginal repairs. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Hanau
44.]
Hanau, n.p., 1625. $2500 - $3000
❧ An early edition of Selichoth - Minhag Aschkenaz. Title-page boasts
that this edition contains Selichoth never before printed.

[44 ‫ הנאו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) סליחות כפי מנהג פרנקפורט ואשכנז‬

$3000 - $2500 .‫ שפ"ה‬,‫הנאו‬
.‫❧ השער טוען שיש במהדורה הזאת מספר סליחות שמודפסות לפעם הראשונה‬

266 (LITURGY). AARON BERACHIAH OF MODENA. Ma’avar Yabok [prayers for the sick and the
dead]. FIRST EDITION. Few marginal notations. ff. 172. Stained in places, few paper repairs,
trace wormed, previous owner’s marks. Modern morocco. 4to. [Vinograd, Mantua 220.]
Mantua, Judah Samuel, 1626. $1000 - $1500
❧ Includes the laws of visiting the sick and the correct modes of behavior toward
the deceased and toward mourners.
The author (d. 1639), studied along with some of the most storied figures
of Italian Jewry. He was tutored in ‘Revealed’ Torah by R. Menachem Azariah
of Fano and received rabbinical ordination from R. Yom Tov Zahalon.
Furthermore, R. Aaron Berachiah was a close confidant of R. Israel Sarug,
the fascinating figure who was singularly responsible for the transmission of
Lurianic Kabbalah to the rabbinic scholars of Italy.
In the introduction to the work, it is explained that the title of the book is
an acrostic for the words “Unity, Blessing and Holiness” (Yichud, Berachah,
Kedushah), through which one may cleave to God. Furthermore, the Yabok
crossing was the site at which the Biblical Jacob entered the Land of Israel.
Furthermore, there contain 112 chapters in the volume, the numerical
equivalent to the Hebrew word “Yabok.”

[220 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ תפילות עבור חולים ונפטרים‬.‫ מעבר יבק‬.‫)תפילה) אהרן ברכיה ממודנה‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫שפ"ו‬,‫ יהודה שמואל‬,‫מנטובה‬
‫טוב צהלון‬-‫המחבר (נפטר בשצ"ט) היה תלמידו של רמ"ע מפאנו וקיבל סמיכה לרבנות מרבי יום‬. ❧
‫ שהעביר את הקבלה הלוריאנית לאיטליה‬,‫היה מקורבו של רבי ישראל שרוג‬.

130
267 (LITURGY). Tikunei Shabbath [Sabbath prayers according to mystic Lurianic
rite]. Title within architectural arch. ff. 26. Corners curled. Contemporary wrappers,
worn. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 1285.]
Venice, J. Martinelli for Vendramin, 1648. $800 - $1200
❧ Includes prayers for the Kabbalath Shabbath of the Ar’i, as well as prayer-
songs for the Sabbath meals, and all-night study sessions. The anonymous
compiler writes: “As these customs have spread across our lands - Germany,
Bohemia, Poland and Moravia - I have seen fit to issue this volume.” It was
indeed immensely popular, with Vinograd citing over 100 editions.

[1285 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ תפילות שבת לפי נוסח האר"י ז"ל‬.‫)תפילה) תיקוני שבת‬
$1200 - $800 .‫ת"ח‬,‫ מרטינלי עבור ונדרמין‬,‫ויניציאה‬

268 (LITURGY). Seder Meah Berachoth [select prayers,

readings and poems]. According to Italian - Sephardic
custom. Five manuscript leaves at end containing
Psalms and additional prayers written in an attractive,
ca l l ig r aphic Hebrew ha nd. W it h 18t h- cent u r y
signatures by members of the Mendes Guimarains
family. ff. 151, (2). Stained in places, printer’s devices inked
over. Contemporary vellum, light wear. 16mo. [Vinograd,
Livorno 5.]
Livorno, Jedidiah Gabbai, 1649. $4000 - $5000

[5 ‫ ליוורנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) סדר מאה ברכות‬

$5000 - $4000 .‫ת"ט‬,‫ ידידיה גבאי‬,‫ליוורנו‬

269 (LITURGY). Davar Be’ito [prayers and songs for life-cycle events].
FIRST EDITION. Additional blank leaves inserted, 6 pages of which
contain Hebrew manuscript prayers written in a contemporary Italian
hand. ff. 53. Trace stained. Contemporary roan, worn, upper cover detached.
16mo. [Vinograd, Livorno 7.]
Livorno, Jedidiah Gabbai, 1653. $1200 - $1800
❧ Includes rituals for circumcisions, weddings, redemption of the
firstborn, visiting the sick, and more.

[7 ‫ ליוורנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)תפילה) דבר בעתו‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫תי"ג‬,‫ ידידיה גבאי‬,‫ליוורנו‬
.‫ ביקור חולים ועוד‬,‫ פדיון הבן‬,‫ חתונות‬,‫❧ כולל פיוטים ומנהגים עבור ברית מילה‬

131
 270 (LITURGY). Seder Chamesh Ta’aniyoth [prayers for the five fast days]. Edited by
Joshua Sarphati. (Third part of Seder Tephiloth KeMinhag Sepharad). Title within
woodcut architectural columns. ff. (1), 442-546. Few light stains. Contemporary gilt-
ruled morocco, scuffed. 16mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 252.]
Amsterdam, Joseph Athias, 1659. $800 - $1200
❧ The first Hebrew book issued by Joseph Athias.
Aged 23 years when his press began operation, it is unclear whether Joseph
Athias learned the printer’s craft prior to settling in Amsterdam. Although no
mention is made in the book itself, it is clear from other books produced by
Athias in 1659, that Gimpel Mordecai, son of the printer Judah Leib of Posen,
was one of Athias’ first assistants and no doubt brought the skills he had leaned
at his father’s house to Athias.
Athias utilized an innovative printing technique, the “stereotype method,”
whereby each sheet was composed and fixed in iron frames, thus allowing for a
larger print run in a relatively short time.
See L. Fuks, Hebrew Typography in the Northern Netherlands 1585-1815,
Part II (1987) pp. 286-307; A. M. Habermann, Perakim BeToldoth HaMadpisim
Ha’Ivri’im (1978) pp. 293-310.

[252 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ נערך על ידי יהושע צרפתי‬.‫)תפילה) סדר חמש תעניות‬
$1200 - $800 .‫תי"ט‬,‫ יוסף עטיה‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ הספר הראשון שהודפס על ידי יוסף עטיה‬

271 (LITURGY ). Seder Meah Berachoth [select prayers,

readings and poems]. According to Italian - Sephardic
custom. With instructions in Hebrew and Ladino plus
Kavanoth by R. Moshe Zacuto based upon the Ari za’l.
THE R. ABRAHAM JOSEPH SHLOMO GRAZIANO (ISH GER) COPY (see
below). ff. 78, (2). Lightly stained. Contemporary boards rubbed
and chipped. 32mo. [Vinograd Venice 1340 (erroneously
recording a later date).]
Venice, Antonio Riccini-Vendramin, 1663. $4000 - $6000
❧ With signature, index and note in the hand of the
previous owner, R. Avraham Yoseph Shlomo Graziano
with his pseudonym “Ish Ger.” His note on f. 2 stating
that he purchased this volume in 1660, proves that the
earlier date of publication is correct.
Graziano (d. 1684) was born in Pesaro where he
studied under Isaac Raphael Ventura. He lived for some
time in Rome, proceeding from there to Modena where
he studied under his grandfather, Nathaniel Trabot,
who ordained him in 1647, therafter he served as a
member of the Beth Din of Modena. His characteristic
signature, Ish Ger ("a strange man") is a play on the
first letters of his name and on his being a "stranger" in
Modena. His leniency with regard to some local customs
aroused the opposition of his contemporaries. He is
known as the first collector of books and manuscripts
among Italian Jews.
See Abraham J. K arp, From the Ends of the
Earth: Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress
(Washington, 1991) pp. 155-156 (includes facsimile of
“Ish Ger” signature and marginalia to Zohar).

[1340 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ספרדי‬-‫ לפי מנהג איטלקי‬.‫)תפילה) סדר מאה ברכות‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫תכ"ג‬,‫ ונדרמן‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ אי"ש גר‬,‫❧ עם חתימתו של רבי אברהם יוסף שלמה גרציונו‬

132
 272 (LITURGY). Selichoth [penitential prayers for the month
of Ellul and through the year]. Edited by Aaron ben David
Witmund. According to the rite of Frankfurt and related
German communities and States. Title within architectural
arch, flanked by t wo cher ubs pour ing water into the
outstretched hands of Moses and Aaron. Signature on title
of Avraham ben Zadok of Witzenhausen. ff. 110, (2). Trimmed
and stained, title laid down, opening few leaves with marginal
repairs. Later vellum-backed marbled boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 317.]
Amsterdam, Uri Fayvish ben Aaron Halevi, 1664. $700 - $1000

‫ כפי סדר ומנהג דק"ק פרנקפורט ושאר קהילות ומדינות‬...‫(תפילה) סליחות‬

[317 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ נערך ע"י אהרן בן דוד ויטמונד‬.‫האשכנזים‬
$1000 - $700 .‫תכ"ד‬,‫ אורי פייבוש בן אהרן הלוי‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

273 (LITURGY). Selichoth [penitential prayers for the month of

Ellul and through the year]. According to the rite of Frankfurt
and related German communities and States. ff. 104. Closely
shaved, marginal repairs, candle-wax stains throughout. Contemporary
calf-backed marbled boards central hinge and clasp (detached), worn. 4to.
[Vinograd, Frankfurt 19.]
Frankfurt, n.p., 1665. $1000 - $1500

...‫(תפילה) סליחות כפי ספד ומנהג דק"ק פרנקפורט ושאר קהילות ומדינות האשכנזים‬
[‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫עם סליחות של יום הכיפורים‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫ תכ"ה‬,‫פפד"מ‬

274 (LITURGY). Sha’arei Yerushalayim [Tikkunim]. Edited by

Joseph ben Mordechai HaKohen. FIRST EDITION. With divisional
title: Keri’ei Moed. ff. 48. Several blank leaves inserted between the
two parts. Contemporary vellum, worn. 16mo. [Vinograd, Venice
1575.]
Venice, Bragadin, 1707. $800 - $1200

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מסודר על ידי יוסף בן מרדכי הכהן‬.‫(תפילה) שערי ירושלים‬
[175 ‫ויניציאה‬
$1200 - $800 .‫תס"ז‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬

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275 (LITURGY). Seder Tephiloth Mikol Hashanah. * WITH: Seder Tehilim. * Seder Ma’amadoth. * AND: Minhagim shel kol
HaShanah. According to Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Bohemian and Moravian Rite. ff. 188, 290; 32. Browned, stained in
places, opening and closing leaves with paper repairs. Contemporary calf over thick wooden boards, two hinges, later clasps. Thick lg.
8vo.
Amsterdam, Uri Phoebus ben Aaron Halevi, 1681. $6000 - $8000
❧ AN EXTENSIVE, IMPRESSIVE VOLUME.

[469-‫ ו‬475 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) סדר תפילות מכל השנה * כרוך יחד עם ספר מנהגים‬
$8000 - $6000 .‫תמ"א‬,‫ אורי פייבוש בן אהרן הלוי‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

134
 276 (LITURGY). SHIMON AKIVA BER BEN YOSEPH. Avodath Borei, Mahadura
Bathra [prayers for weekdays, Sabbath and Holidays]. With an
extensive Kabbalistic commentary. FIRST EDITION of full commentary.
ff. 4, 106. Ex-library, browned. Contemporary elaborately tooled calf over heavy
wooden boards, two metal hinges but lacking clasps, rubbed. 4to. [Vinograd,
Sulzbach 66.]
Sulzbach, Aaron ben Uri Lipman, 1707. $1200 - $1800
❧ The author was the son-in-law of R. Feitel Isserles of Vienna.
After the expulsion of the Jews from Vienna, he served as Rabbi
of Zeckendorf. At the time of this publication he served as Rabbi
of Gunzhausen. The leading Rabbis in their approbations entitle
the author as "Sar Ha-Torah" (Prince of the Torah). The first
edition of this work which was published in Wilhermsdorf, 1688,
contained only 52 leaves and covered only weekday prayers and the
Sabbath evening prayer, the present edition contains twice as much
material.
BOUND WITH: Chaim ben Moshe Lifschitz. SEPHER DERECH CHAIM
[Kabbalistic commentary to the prayers, with other novellae]. ff. 2,
98. [Vinograd, Sulzbach 61]. Sulzbach, 1703.

.‫ דפוס ראשון עם פירוש שלם‬.‫ מהדורה בתרא‬,‫ עבודת בורא‬.‫(תפילה) עקיבא בער בן יוסף‬
[66 ‫ זולצבך‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫תס"ז‬,‫ אהרן בן אורי ליפמן‬,‫זולצבך‬
‫ ולאחר מכן‬,‫ המחבר שימש כרב העיירה זקנדורף‬,‫❧ לאחר גירוש היהודים מוינה‬
.‫בגונזהואסן‬

277 ( L I T U RGY ) . Sepher Me’ah Berachoth.

Edited by Shalom Shachnna Koidanover. 221
4. Ex-library, few stains, title neatly repaired on
verso. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards.
12mo. Matching slip-case. [Vinograd, Frankfurt
a/Main 287.]
Frankfurt a/Main, n.p, 1712. $4000 - $6000
❧ R A R E. A compendium of selected
prayers through the year. The printer is
unknown, yet the type-face utilized here
is striking.

[287 ‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) מאה ברכות‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫ תע"ב‬,‫פפד"מ‬
.‫❧ נדיר‬

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278 (LITURGY). Machzor [Festival prayers]. According to the rite of the Jews of Rome. Two
volumes bound in one. Titles within architectural arch. ff. (2), 117, 93. Worn, light stains, few tears
with some loss. Contemporary calf, rubbed. Folio. [Vinograd, Mantua 300.]
Mantua, Isaac Yareh - Jacob Haver Tov, 1712-19. $800 - $1200

[300 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שני חלקים בכריכה אחת‬.‫)תפילה) מחזור כפי מנהג רומה‬
$1200 - $800 .‫ט‬-‫תע"ב‬,‫ יעקב חבר טוב‬-‫ יצחק ירה‬,‫מנטובה‬

279 (LITURGY). Seder Tephiloth [daily, Sabbath and festival

prayers, with other selections]. According to Aschkenazi
rite. BOUND WITH: Seder Tehilim. * Seder Ma’amadoth.*
Minhagim shel kol HaShanah. Four parts bound together in
one volume. Opening title within architectural arch. Three
further titles within typographic borders. A HANDSOME COPY.
ff. (1) 232, 38, 35, 36-56. Lightly discolored, few taped repairs.
Later calf, upper cover gilt-tooled: “Joseph Moses, 3rd Tishry 5575.”
Rubbed, backstrip defective. Thick 4to. [Vinograd, Amsterdam
1010, 1006.]
Amsterdam, Solomon Proops, 1713. $4000 - $6000
❧ A FINE LARGE PAPER COPY.
Concludes w ith Isaac Tyrnau’s Customs for the
Seasons. Includes a manuscript leaf calculating the
Calendrical cycle for the years 1807-1876.

.‫ מנהגים של כל השנה‬.‫ * עם סדר מעמדות‬.‫(תפילה) סדר תפילות כפי מנהג אשכנז‬

[1006-‫ ו‬1010 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ארבעה חלקים באחת‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫תע"ג‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫❧ מהדורה גדולה נדירה‬

280 (LITURGY). Ma’aneh Lashon [prayers and readings for the dying and the dead]. With
occasional Yiddish translation printed in Wayber-taytsch type. With various signatures
including owners living in Metz and in Casale Monferrato. ff. 84. Opening few leaves
remargined, worn from use, couple letters provided in manuscript. Contemporary vellum, worn. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Amsterdam 1055.]
Amsterdam, Proops, 1715. $400 - $600

[1055 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ תפילות עבור שכיב מרע‬.‫)תפילה) מענה לשון‬

$600 - $400 .‫תע"ה‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

281 (LITURGY). Machzor mikol HaShanah [Festival prayers]. According to Aschkenazi rite.
Rabbinic signature on title-page. ff. 211 (mispaginated). Browned and stained. Contemporary calf,
scuffed. 8vo. [Vinograd, Frankfurt 368.]
(Frankfurt, n.p., 1720). $1000 - $1500
❧ Introduction states that this is the first Machzor to print the Yom Kippur Vidui in its
proper order.

[368 ‫ [וינוגרד פפד"מ‬.‫)תפילה) מחזור מכל השנה‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫ ת"פ‬,‫פפד"מ‬

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282 (LITURGY). Aryeh Yehudah Leib ben Yitzchak of Amsterdam. Tikun HaShulchan [Tikkunim].
FIRST EDITION. Few marginal notes. ff. 72. Browned. Contemporary mottled calf, worn. 16mo.
[Vinograd, Amsterdam, 1267.]
Amsterdam, Yosef Dayan, 1725. $500 - $700
❧ Occasional meditative and penitential prayers, along with supplement of study, all
designed for occasional use through the day so as not to “waste time.”

[1267 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ תיקון השולחן‬.‫)תפילה) אריה יהודה לייב בן יצחק מאמשטרדם‬
$700 - $500 .‫תפ"ה‬,‫ יוסף דיין‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

283 (LITURGY). Seder Tephiloth. * Seder Tephiloth

LeMo’adim. * Machzor. * Seder Chamishah Ta’anith
[liturgical texts for the entire year]. According to
Sephardic rite. Three (of 4, as issued) volumes, Each
with fine additional engraved titles. Contemporary
gilt-ruled mottled calf, vol. I shaken. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 1320, 1323, 1339-40.]
Amsterdam, Abraham Atias, 1728. $2500 - $3000
❧ Uncommon to find all four volumes present.
All in attractive contemporary bindings.

‫)תפילה) סדר תפילות *סדר תפילות למועדים *מחזור *סדר חמישה‬

‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ לפי מנהג הספרדים‬.‫ שלושה כרכים מארבעה‬.‫תענית‬
[1339 -1340 ,1323 ,1320 ‫אמשטרדם‬
$3000 - $2500 .‫תפ"ח‬,‫ אברהם עטיה‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ כל ספר עם‬.‫❧ נדיר מאוד למצוא את כל ארבעת הכרכים ביחד‬
.‫כריכה מהודרת‬

284 (LITURGY). Seder HaMizmorim. ff. 31 (complete?). Stained in places. Modern calf with lavish gilt
embellishment. 12mo. [Vinograd, Florence 1.]
Florence, Francesco Mouecke, 1734. $500 - $700
❧ THE FIRST HEBREW BOOK PRINTED IN FLORENCE. Selected prayers and and Psalms recited
upon the termination of the Sabbath, in accordance with the custom of the Sephardic
congregations of Levanto, Livorno and Florence.

[1 ‫ פירנצה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫)תפילה) סדר המזמורים‬

$700 - $500 .‫ תצ"ד‬,‫פירנצה‬
.‫❧ הספר העברי הראשון שנדפס בפירנצה‬

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285 (LITURGY). Korban Minchah [prayers for the entire year]. With Tehilim
and Ma’amadoth (divisional title-page) and Techinos. With translation and
instructions in Judeo- German. Opening title within historiated woodcut
architectural border incorporating a hart, the Hippocratic snake and the
Levite ritual (Yaari nos.101-2). With inscription to “Galchi, the wife of Chaim
Meliksheim,” presented to her on the Fast of Esther, 1840. Additional manuscript
family inscriptions at end. ff. (2), 375; (1), 121, 15. Few light stains, thumbed
in places. Later calf, gauffered edges, rubbed. Thick 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam
1477.]
Amsterdam, Naphtali Herz Levi Rophe, 1737. $1200 - $1800

[1477 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ מנהג אשכנז‬.‫)תפילה) קרבן מנחה‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫תצ"ז‬,‫ הירץ לוי רופא‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

286 (LITURGY). Seder Tephiloth Mikol Hashanah. * WITH: Seder Tehilim. *

Seder Ma’amadoth. * AND: Minhagim shel kol HaShanah. According to
Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Bohemian, Moravian and German Rite. ff.
233, 38, 56. Worn from use, few leaves with taped margins. Modern calf-backed
boards. Lg. 4to. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1486 (incomplete).]
Amsterdam, Proops Orphans, 1738. $1500 - $2000

[1486 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ לפי מנהג אשכנז‬.‫)תפילה) סדר תפילות מכל השנה‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תצ"ח‬,‫ יתומי שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

287 ( L I T U RGY ). Tephilath Yesharim. ff. (4), 112, 213 -277, 142.
Mispaginated but entirely complete. Few light stains, edges frayed. Modern calf.
8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1538; Yaari, Ladino, 166.]
Amsterdam, Naftali Hertz Levi Rofé, 1740. $2000 - $3000
❧ An early Kabbalistic prayer book with Lurianic Kavanoth based
upon the writings of R. Moshe Zacuto. Although a Siddur with
such kavanoth was previously published in 1712 under the title
Beth Tephilah, the present edition contains many additions in a
host of areas: Halacha, Kavanoth, Minhagei Chassidim, etc. The
importance of these additions are highlighted in the approbation
of Meldola’s father, the Chief Rabbi of Bayonne, France.
Interestingly, a portion for Tisha B’Av (ff. 122b-125) contains a
Ladino translation and commentary. Astronomical tables with a
commentary by the editor R. David Meldola appear on ff. 130-142.

[1538 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ שלם [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם הקדשה בשפה אירופאית‬.‫)תפילה) תפילת ישרים‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫ת"ק‬,‫ נפתלי הירץ לוי הרופא‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ למרות שסידור עם‬.‫❧ עבודה חשובה מוקדמת המבוססת על כתבי רבי משה זכות‬
‫ המהדורה הזאת כוללת הרבה‬,‫כוונות דומות הודפס בשנת תע"ב בשם בית תפילה‬
‫ על חשיבות‬.‫ מנהגים חסידיים ועוד‬,‫ כוונות‬,‫הוספות חשובות בתחומי ההלכה‬
.‫ ראה את ההסכמות לספר‬,‫ההוספות‬

138
 288 (LITURGY). Sha’arei Rachamim [selected prayers, with mystical
meditations]. Edited by Benjamin Kimchi. ff. (7), 146.
* BOUND W ITH: Sha’arei R atzon [Passover Hagadah]. With
K abbalistic commentar y by Chaim ben Abraham HaKohen of
Aleppo. ff. 56.
Two important Kabbalistic works bound in one volume. Both
FIRST EDITIONS. Titles within architectural arch. Wide margins. With
marginal notations. Variously worn and stained, few taped repairs, opening
two leaves remargined, Modern morocco. 4to. [Vinograd, Salonika 243 and
244.]
Salonika, 1741. $5000 - $7000
❧ THE VERY FIRST SIDUR ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOM OF R. YITZCHAK LURIA
(NUSACH ARI).Bound with: THE VERY FIRST KABBALISTIC HAGADAH.
The rise of the Kabbalah of the Ar’i led many in Kabbalistic circles
to compile prayer-books containing specialized Lurianic meditations
and esoteric rites. These texts circulated in manuscript among
differing regional circles of Kabbalists. The very first printed Lurianic
prayer-book was this Sha’arei Rachamim which accords to Sephardic
rite.
The Ar’i himself did not leave behind any prescribed prayer-
book, leaving his followers to compile their own works based on his
teachings. This took place in the Ashkenazic and Sephardic spheres
alike. Thus for example, Chabad’s ‘Siddur Tehilath Hashem’ and the
prayer-book issued by R. Sar Shalom Sharabi of Jerusalem, are both
heralded as Nusach Ari.

‫ תפילות וכוונות לקוחים מכתבי המקובלים רבי חיים בן אברהם הכהן‬.‫(תפילה) שערי רחמים‬
[243 ‫ שאלוניקי‬,‫ דפוס ראשון [וינוגרד‬.‫ נערך על ידי בנימין קמחי‬.‫מחלב ורבי שלמה עבאדי‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫ תק"א‬,‫שאלוניקי‬
‫ למרות שהאר"י עצמו לא השאיר סידור‬.‫❧ הדפוס הראשון של הסידור בנוסח האר"י ז"ל‬
‫ תלמידיו כתבו חיבורים משלהם מבוססים על תורתו‬,‫רשמי‬

289 ( L I T U RGY ) . Machzor [fest ival prayers].

According to Ashkenazic rite. Complete in
four volumes. PRINTED ON THICK PAPER AND WITH
EXTR A-WIDE MARGINS. Inscriptions on blanks,
many by an early 19th-century Jacob Emden (of
Hamburg). Few occasional stains. Uniform modern
morocco-backed red boards. Large 4to. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 1630.]
Amsterdam, Hertz Levi Rofé & son-in-law, 1750.
$3000 - $5000
❧ A SPECIAL, BIBLIOPHILIC COPY.

.‫(תפילה) מחזור כמנהג האשכנזים ושאר קהילות קדושות‬

[1630 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ארבעה כרכים‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫תק"י‬,‫ הירץ לוי רופא‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

139
 290 (LITURGY). Tephilah mikol HaShanah [prayers for the entire year].
According to the rite of Aschkenaz and Poland. ff. (12), 415. * BOUND
WITH: Sepher Tehilim. ff. 56. * AND: Sepher Ma’amadoth. ff. 47. With
laws and instructions edited by Shlomo Zalman London. Divisional
titles. ATTRACTIVELY BOUND in gilt-ruled hunter-green morocco, spine in
compartments and gilt-tooled with title (in Hebrew) and owner’s name
“B. Cohen” (in English). Slip-case. Thick 16mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam
1720.]
Amsterdam, Proops, 1755. $700 - $900
❧ The title-pages for Tehillim and Ma’amadoth are dated 1769 and
1767.

‫ עם הלכות מאת שלמה‬.‫ כרוך יחד עם ספר תהילים וספר מעמדות‬.‫(תפילה) תפילה מכל השנה‬
[1720 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫זלמן לונדון‬
$900 - $700 .‫תקט"ו‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

291 (LITURGY). Chessed L’Avraham. With Kabbalistic

commentary to the prayers. Edited by Abraham ben
Shalom Tubianah of Algiers. FIRST EDITION. Marginalia.
ff. (4), 2-108, 60. Stained, lower corner of title repaired.
Contemporary calf-backed boards, worn. 4to. [Vinograd,
Izmir 85.]
Izmir, Ya’akov Valancy, 1764. $4000 - $6000
❧ Commentary on weekday, Sabbath and Rosh
Chodesh prayers in accordance with the meditative
thought of the Ar’i z’l. THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE
KAVANOTH OF THE ARI ON THE SIDDUR.

‫ נערך על ידי אברהם בן‬.‫ עם פירוש קבלי לתפילה‬.‫(תפילה) חסד לאברהם‬

[85 ‫ איזמיר‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫שלום טוביאנה‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫תקכ"ד‬,‫ יעקב ואלאנצי‬,‫איזמיר‬
‫❧ הופעה ראשונה של כוונות האר"י ז"ל לסידור התפילה‬

140
292 (LITURGY). RAPHAEL IMMANUEL HAI RICCHI. Mishnath Chassidim [prayers through the year]. Complete full edition
combining all the corrections and additions of previous editions. ff. (4), 230. Blank leaves with manuscript Kabbalistic
prayers. Ex-library, foxed with few stains, corners repaired on couple leaves
affecting few words on f. 94.Modern crushed morocco. 8vo. Housed in custom
slipcase. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1847.]
Amsterdam, Leib Sussmans, 1764. $10,000 - $12,000
❧ IMPORTANT KABBALISTIC SIDDUR.
C ont a i n s t he order of pr ayer s for t he ent i re yea r
(including the Passover Haggadah) w ith the K avanoth of the
Ar’i z’l alongside commentary by the author.
R. Raphael Immanuel Hai Ricchi (1688-1743) was one of the great
Italian Rabbis, who emigrated to Safed in 1737 where he became deeply
immersed in Kabbalah.
He was murdered by robbers when he returned for a visit to his
home country. Of note, he had earlier recounted a dream in which he
envisioned he was a reincarnation of the Tana R. Yehudah ben Baba
- who was killed by the Romans and was one of the “Asarah Harugei
Malchuth.”

[1847 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שלם‬.‫ משנת חסידים‬.‫ רפאל עמנואל חי‬,‫)תפילה) רוקי‬
$12,000 - $10,000 .‫תקכ"ד‬,‫ לייב זוסמן‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫ כולל תפילות לכל השנה עם כוונות האר"י ז"ל עם פירוש של המחבר‬.‫❧ סידור קבלי נדיר‬

141
293 (LITURGY). Seder HaTephilah al Derech
HaSod [prayers through the year, including
Passover Hagadah]. According to the mystical
elements of R. Chaim Vital and the meditations
of the Ar’i z’l. Marginalia. 4-page manuscript
at end written in a contemporary hand of
additional meditative prayers. ff. (7), 192, (2).
Lightly worn from use, stained in places, few neat
repairs. Modern calf. Lg. 4to. [Vinograd, Zolkiew
415.]
Zolkiew, n.p., 1781. $5000 - $7000
❧ THE FIRST COMPLETE ASCHK ENAZIC SIDUR
WITH KAVANOTH OF THE ARI ZAL. (See printer’s
introduction).
According to a st ipulat ion in t he
approbation of R. Mordechai Ze’ev of Lvov,
permission was granted to this esoteric
Sidur only if it was produced w ithout
Nekudoth, in order to make it inaccessible
to the common man. It was felt that these
mystical Lurianic K avanoth should be
reserved only for the spiritual elite.
See also R. Avraham Dovid Lavut in his
introduction to Sha’ar HaKollel (printed
as an appendix to Torah Ohr, the Siddur of
the Lubavitch Chasidim).

[415 ‫ זולקווא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) סדר התפילה על דרך הסוד‬

$7000 - $5000 .‫ תקמ"א‬,‫זולקווא‬
‫❧ הסידור האשכנזי בנוסח האר"י ז"ל השלם הראשון‬
‫ האישור‬,‫לפי ההסכמה של רבי מרדכי זאב מלבוב‬
‫ניתנה להדפסת הספר בתנאי שלא יידפס עם נקודות‬
.‫שלא יהיה נגיש לכל יהודי פשוט‬

294 (LITURGY). Sepher Avodath HaTamid. FIRST EDITION. With extensive mystical
commentary by the Venetian Kabbalist ELISHA HABILLO. ff. (12), 268. Title laid down,
marginal wear, fore-edges stained. Modern morocco, gilt. 8vo. [Vinograd, Livorno 375.]
Livorno, Jacob Nunes Vias & Raphael Meldola, 1794. $600 - $900
❧ Habillo utilized much of the philosophy of the controversial Nechemiah
Hayon, possibly unaware of his Sabbatean inclinations. At the conclusion of
the book, as well as on p.219, the author apologizes for the usage of Hayon’s
work, referring to places he cites him and exhorting the reader to ignore these
passages. The work utilized by Habillo, “HaTzad HaTzvi” was an attack on R.
Zevi Hirsch Ashkenazi, the Hakham Zevi, who had publicly exposed Hayon’s
Sabbatianism.

‫ המקובל‬,‫ עם פירוש מאת רבי אלישע חביליו‬.‫ לפי מנהג הספרדים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫(תפילה) ספר עבודת התמיד‬
[375 ‫ ליוורנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫הונציאני‬
$900 - $600 .‫תקנ"ד‬,‫ יעקב נוניס ויאס‬,‫ליוורנו‬
‫ הוא‬,‫ בסוף החיבור‬.‫ בלי לדעת שהיה שבתאי‬,‫❧ המחבר הכניס את הפילוסופיה של נחמיה חיון לספרו‬
‫מתנצל על זה ומבקש מהקורא להתעלם מהקטעים שחיון מצוטט בהם‬

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 295 (LITURGY). Seder Tikun Chatzoth [post-midnight lament, with penitential
devotions]. With additional prayers as set out by R. Shalom Sharabi. ff. 55.
Contemporary limp patterned boards. 12mo. [Vinograd, Venice 2087.]
Venice, Gad Foa, 1794. $300 - $400

[2087 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) סדר תיקון חצות‬

$400 - $300 .‫תקנ"ד‬,‫ גד פואה‬,‫ויניציאה‬

296 (LITURGY). Zemiroth shel Shabbath. With commentary Mateh Yehudah and with Yiddish
translation. Title set within architectural arch framed by expressions of endearment for the
Sabbath. Printed on tinted paper. ff. 30. Marginal repairs, lightly stained. Modern calf-backed
boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Lemberg 227- JNUL copy incomplete].]
Lemberg, 1804. $800 - $1200

[227 ‫ למבורג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם פירוש מטה יהודה ובתרגום ליידיש‬.‫)תפילה) זמירות של שבת‬
$1200 - $800 .‫ תקס"ד‬,‫למבורג‬

297 (L IT U RGY ). Sidur Saphah Berurah. FIRST EDITION. Prepared by

Wolf Heidenheim. ff. (8), 188. Worn from use, stained in places. Loose in
contemporary calf, very worn. 8vo. Housed in custom solander-box. [Vinograd,
Roedelheim 43 (erroneous collation).]
Rödelheim, Heidenheim, 1806. $2000 - $3000
❧ THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF HEIDENHEIM’S FAMED ROEDELHEIM SIDDUR.
A grammarian and printer, Wolf Heidenheim (1757-1832) turned
the Rödelheim district of Frankfurt into a major center of Hebrew
printing in the first half of the 19th century.

[43 ‫ רודלהיים‬,‫ נערך על ידי וולף היידנהיים [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)תפילה) שפה ברורה‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫ תקס"ו‬,‫רודלהיים‬

298 (LITURGY). Seder Tephiloth [prayers through the year]. According to Sephardic
rite. French inscription at front, dated 1887. ff. 167, 17, 168-226. Touch stained, fore-
edges painted red. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, expertly repaired. 16mo. Housed in custom
solander-box. [Unrecorded by Vinograd.]
Paris, Chez Levi, 1808. $4000 - $6000
❧ The earliest recorded Hebrew prayer-book to be issued in Paris is dated 1826.
This beautifully printed, unrecorded little Siddur was printed in Paris a full
eighteen years earlier.

[‫ הקדשה בצרפתית בשער משנת תרמ"ז [לא נמצא בוינוגרד‬.‫ לפי מנהג הספרדים‬.‫)תפילה) סדר תפילות‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫תקס"ח‬,‫ חז לוי‬,‫פריס‬
18 ‫ הסידור הזה נדפס‬.‫❧ הסידור התפילה הראשון שנדפס בפריס לפי וינוגרד נדפסה בשנת תקפ"ו‬
.‫שנים קודם‬

143
 299 (LITURGY). Sephirath Ha’Omer [counting of the days of the Omer, etc.]
Additional engraved title with decorative floral border. Woodcut plates featuring:
A school classroom scene, a Barber Shop on Lag BaOmer, the binding of the
Omer offering, the splitting of the Sea of Reeds, and the bringing of the First
Fruits to Jerusalem. Blank pages with signatures by members of the Buttenheim
Family. ff. 92. Worn from use with some loss at corners, few stains. Modern calf. 16mo.
[Vinograd, Offenbach 187.]
Offenbach, n.p., 1816. $600 - $900
❧ Includes afternoon, evening and other select prayers.

[187 ‫ אופנבך‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) ספירת העומר‬

$900 - $600 .‫ תקע"ו‬,‫אופנבך‬

300 (LITURGY). Sidur Saphah Berurah [prayers through the year].

With: Kerovoth; Yotzroth. Bound With: Sepher Tehilim, concluding
with Techinos. With translation and commentary in Judeo-German.
Divisional title-page. Manuscript family register on blanks. Light wear.
Contemporary calf-backed boards, worn. Thick 8vo. Housed in contemporary
slipcase. [Vinograd, Roedelheim 99.]
Rödelheim, Wolf Heidenheim, 1823. $300 - $500

[99 ‫ רודלהיים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ עם תרגום ליידיש‬.‫)תפילה) סידור שפה ברורה‬
$500 - $300 .‫תקפ"ג‬,‫ דפוס הידנהיים‬,‫רודלהיים‬

301 (LITURGY). Seder Selichoth [penitential prayers for Ellul and Yomim
Nora'im]. According to the rite of Lithuania, Belorussia (Belarus) and
Lower Lithuania (Courland, Zamut). Title in red and black. Polish
statement of legality. ff. 46. Stained, marginal repairs. Modern morocco. 4to.
[Not listed by Vinograd.]
Slavita, Shmuel Avraham Shapira, 1824. $1000 - $1500

[.‫ [לא רשום בוינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) סדר סליחות כמנהג ליטא ורייסן וזמוט‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תקפ"ד‬,‫ שמואל אברהם שפירא‬,‫סלאוויטא‬

302 (LITURGY). Compendium Orationum - Minhag Sephardim. Vignette

of the Verona Arena on title. Opening and closing blank pages with a
record of family death anniversaries written in Italian in a mid-19th
century hand. ff. 104. Lightly worn from use. Contemporary boards, scuffed,
taped at spine and corners. 8vo. [Vinograd, Verona 65.]
Verona, Grandsons of Salomon Aaron Hakohen for Paolo Libanti, 1827.
$400 - $600

[65 ‫ ורונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) קומפנדיום אראטיונם מנהג ספרדים‬

$600 - $400 .‫תקפ"ז‬,‫ נכדים של שלמה אהרן הכהן‬,‫ורונה‬

144
303 (LITURGY). Tephiloth Nehora HaSholem [prayers throughout the year].
According to Aschkenazi rite. With commentary by Yechiel Mechel Segel.
Two parts bound in one volume. Divisional title. Illustration of Lamnatze’ach
Menorah on f. 99v. ff. (2), 5-191 (i.e. 187); (1), 189-318. Previous owner’s marks,
expert paper repairs, some wear (see below), ff. 189-90 repaired with loss of few words.
Modern calf with gilt embellishments. Thick 8vo. [Vinograd, Sluvuta 241.]
Slavita, Moshe Shapira, 1827. $15,000 - $20,000
❧ AN IMPORTANT CHASSIDIC SIDDUR issued by R. Moshe Shapira, the founder
of the famed Shapira Press. R. Moshe was the son of the renowned
Chassidic Rebbe, R. Pinchas of Koretz (1726-91).
Although many Chassidim davened according to Minhag Sephard,
this is a rare Minhag Aschkenaz Shapira Siddur for those distinct few who
preferred that particular orientation.
This copy bears all the marks of having been deeply, fervently and
lovingly used. Pages are worn at the lower corners where they were
turned, it has remnants of candle-wax on the pages of Kiddush Levana
and wine-stains on the pages of the Hagadah for Pesach.

[241 ‫ סלאוויטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם פירוש של יחיאל מיכל סגל‬.‫)תפילה) תפילות נהורא השלם‬
$20,000 - $15,000 .‫תקפ"ז‬,‫ משה שפירא‬,‫סלאוויטא‬

145
304 (LITURGY). Sepher Sephath Emeth [prayers through the year]. According to Sephardic rite, and with Kavanoth of the
Ar’i z’l. Four-year calendar at end. ff. 20, 208. Trimmed, lightly stained in places, few leaves supplied from another copy, few expert
paper repairs. Modern blind-tooled calf. 12mo. [Vinograd, Safed 7.]
Safed, Israel ben Abraham Bak, 1832. $20,000 - $30,000
❧ THE FIRST HEBREW PRAYER-BOOK PRINTED IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL.
The Siddur contains the endorsements of several rabbis, most notably R. Nissim Zerachyah Azulai (1780-1837)
grandson of R. Chaim Joseph David Azulai (Chid’a); Chassidic Rabbi Gershon Margoliouth, grandson of R. Issachar
Dov Baer of Zlotchov and Safed and Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov, on behalf of the community of Perushim, the disciples
of the Vilna Gaon.
As R. Nissim Azulai explains in his introduction, he was invited by Israel Bak to include in the work several
excerpts from the works of his grandfather which he incorporated in a commentary here entitled “Emeth Yehegeh.”
The title notes that all those who labored at Bak’s press were pious Jews and therefore prayers recited from this
particular prayer-book will most assuredly be heard on High.
BAK’S EARLIEST PRINTING EFFORT UPON ARRIVAL TO SAFED FROM BERDITCHEV. THE FIRST HEBREW BOOK PRINTED IN SAFED AFTER AN
INTERVAL OF ALMOST TWO AND A HALF CENTURIES.

[7 ‫ צפת‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ לוח שנה בסוף‬.‫ עם כוונות האר"י ז"ל‬.‫ לפי מנהג הספרדים‬.‫)תפילה) ספר שפת אמת‬
$30,000 - $20,000 .‫תקצ"ב‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫צפת‬
‫ בשער‬.‫ רבי גרשון מרגליות ורבי ישראל משקלוב‬,‫ נכדו של החיד"א‬,‫ עם הסכמות מרבי ניסים זרחיה אזולאי‬.‫❧ הסידור הראשון שנדפס בארץ ישראל‬
.‫ ולכן בטוח שהתפילות מנאמרות מהסידור יישמעו‬,‫צוין כי כל העובדים בבית הדפוס יראי שמיים הם‬

146
305 (LITURGY). Tephilath Yisrael [prayers through the year]. According to Sephardic rite. Includes piyutim. Final leaf
with calendar for the years 1843-46. ff. 152. Lightly stained. Contemporary boards, worn. 12mo. Housed in custom solander box.
[Vinograd, Jerusalem 13.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1842. $6000 - $8000
❧ THE FIRST HEBREW PRAYER-BOOK PRINTED IN JERUSALEM.
The publisher records here the hardships he endured in Safed (earthquake, famine, etc) and his relief having now
settled in the Holy City of Jerusalem. Furthermore, he states: “No accuser will, heaven forbid, prevent” anyone who
prays from this Siddur from approaching his Maker, given that IT WAS PRINTED “IN A HOLY PLACE AND BY HOLY JEWS.”

[13 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ לפי מנהג הספרדים‬.‫)תפילה) תפילת ישראל‬

$8000 - $6000 .‫תר"ב‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫❧ הספר העברי הראשון שנדפס בירושלים‬

147
306 (LITURGY). Sepher Mo’adei Hashem Ukeri’ei Mo’ed [prayers for three Festivals with Hagadah for Passover]. According
to Sephardic rite. Two volumes. Both with large woodcut vignettes of Jerusalem on titles. Vol. I with additional letterpress
title. Contains the Haskamoth (approbations) of the Rishon LeTzion, Hayim Abraham Gaguine and the Chief Rabbi
of Damascus, R. Jacob Antebi. A MINT SET. ff. 185; 179. Original calf-backed boards, gilt Hebrew titles on spine. Handsome custom
solander box. Lg. 4to. [Vinograd, Jerusalem 22, 33; Halevy 19, 20.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1843. $8000 - $10000
❧ THE FIRST MACHZOR PRINTED IN JERUSALEM. This two-volume first edition in UNUSUALLY FINE CONDITION, WITH WIDE MARGINS.
For nearly two millennia, Jews around the world could only dream of one day making the pilgrimage to Jerusalem
for one of the three Regel festivals: Pesach, Shavu’oth and Sukoth. The present work nods towards how the Jewish
position in the Land of Israel was shifting, increasingly becoming more firmly established and materially productive.
With a lengthy introduction by R. Ya’akov Antebi recounting his
involvement in the Damascus Blood Libel Affair of 1840. Includes a special
prayer for Queen Victoria, with English translation, likely in thanks for her
Government’s positive involvement in the affair.
The title proclaims the book was executed upon the printing-press
of Moses and Judith. Sir Moses and his wife Lady Judith Montefiore of
Ramsgate, England donated the press and so established a publishing
industry in Eretz Israel.
On ff. 51b. and 52a of Vol. I and f. 42b of Vol. II the blessing and
prayer for the Monarch is dedicated in Hebrew and English to: “Our most
Gracious Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria; Adelaide, the Queen Dowager;
Albert Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family.”
This variant issue of the Machzor, w ith the English prayer is
exceptionally rare, apparently Bak produced only a small handful of such
copies for the personal use of Sir Moses Montefiore and his entourage.
Most other copies contain the blessing for the Turkish Sultan.

[23-‫ ו‬22 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) מעודי ה' וקרואי מועד‬

$10000 - $8000 .‫תר"ג‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ עם הקדמה ארוכה על עלילת הדם‬.‫❧ המחזור הראשון לשלושת הרגלים שנדפס בירושלים‬
.‫בדמשק של שנת ת"ר‬

148
307 ( L I T U RGY ). Sha’arei Dimah VeYeshuah [prayers for
recitation at the Holy Sites in Eretz Israel]. Selected and
annotated by Shmuel ben Yehoshua Zelig of Dahlinov and
Ilya. FIRST EDITION. ff. (1), 31 (i.e. 27). Mispaginated. Touch
stained. Contemporary half-calf, rubbed. Sm. 8vo. Handsome custom
solander box. [Vinograd, Jerusalem 77.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1849. $2000 - $3000
❧ Interestingly, the author records the prevailing custom
of Jerusalem: “When approaching the Western Wall, one
must remove one's shoes before kissing the stones of the
Kothel, thereafter, bow deeply and say…”
In the introduction, the editor, more readily known
for his Halachic writings (especially Minchath Shmuel
on Tractate Berachoth, Vilna, 1842), explains his
circumstances, whereby recent illness resulted in his
inability to focus upon more legalistic scholarly pursuits,
thus the appearance of the present volume of prayers.

[77 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)תפילה) שערי דמעה וישועה‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫תר"ט‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ מזכיר‬.‫❧ תפילות ותחינות להיאמר במקומות הקדושות של ארץ ישראל‬
‫את המנהג להוריד את הנעלים ולנשק את אבני הכותל המערבי‬

308 (LITURGY). Sha’arei Dimah VeYeshuah [prayers for recitation at the holy sites
in Eretz Israel]. Second edition. Title with woodcut printer’s image of Western
Wall and Temple Mount. ff. 20, 24. Wormed. Contemporary marbled boards, worn.
12mo. [Vinograd, Jerusalem 92.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1861. $400 - $600
❧ “This is the gate through which the righteous shall enter in order to pray
to God at the Western Wall, by the [tombs of] the holy forefathers and the
other sages who dwell in the Lands of the Living. May we merit to see them
with the swift coming of the Redeemer” (title-page).

[92 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫)תפילה) שערי דמעה וישועה‬

$600 - $400 .‫תרכ"א‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫❧ ספר של תפילות להיאמר במקומות הקדושות של ארץ ישראל‬

309 (LITURGY). Sepher HaChaim / Vollständiges Andachtsbuch. Text

in Hebrew, German and Judeo-German. Stamp on title-page of Julius
Hirsch (Frankfurt). pp. xlviii, 703, (1). Touch foxed. Modern calf. Thick 8vo.
[Vinograd, Frankfurt 571.]
Frankfurt am Main, 1834. $500 - $700
❧ Deathbed prayers and funeral rites.

[571 ‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) ספר החיים‬

$700 - $500 .‫ תקצ"ד‬,‫פפד"מ‬
‫❧ תפילות לשכיב מרע ואבלים‬

149
 310 (LITU RGY ). Seder Tephiloth Yom K ippur K atan
[penitential prayers for the eve of Rosh Chodesh].
Edited by Eliyakim Farshar. ff. (4), 60. Browned. Later
boards. 8vo.
Amsterdam, Israel Levisohn, 1856. $200 - $300

.‫(תפילה) סדר תפילות יום כיפור קטן‬

$300 - $200 .‫תרט"ז‬,‫ ישראל לוינסון‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

311 (LITURGY). (Loewenstein, Lipmann Hirsch).

Seder Gemiluth Chasadim [prayers for the sick,
the cemetery and the house of mourning]. FIRST
EDITION. Hebrew with Judeo-German translation
on facing pages. Family records on blank pages
written in German and Hebrew. pp. 96. Browned.
Contemporary boards, scuffed. 12mo. [Vinograd,
Roedelheim 340.]
Rödelheim, Lehrberger & Comp., 1859. $300 - $500

‫ דפוס‬.‫ סדר גמילות חסדים‬.‫ ליפמן הירש‬,‫(תפילה) לוונשטיין‬

[340 ‫ רודלהיים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ראשון‬
$500 - $300 .‫תרי"ט‬,'‫ לערברגר ושות‬,‫רודלהיים‬

312 (LITURGY). Mishmereth HaChodesh [prayers for the new

month]. First edition to include prayers against drought. ff. (3),
52. Few light stains. Contemporary patterned wrappers, light wear.
12mo. [Vinograd, Safed 15; Yaari, Safed 14.]
Tzfath (Safed), Dov Ber ben Shmuel Kara, 1863. $600 - $900
❧ The bulk of the prayers here were composed by R. Chaim
Vital, chief disciple of the Ari z’l in Safed, who later moved
to Damascus. This edition contains additional prayers by R.
Mordechai Galant, the rabbi of Damascus.
While the work was popular in Europe and printed many
times, this particular edition appears to have been prepared
by and for the community of Damascus. It contains the
Haskamot of multiple Damascene rabbis, including R. Haim
Romano and R. Isaac Abulafia. As Damascus had no Hebrew
press (only one Hebrew book was ever printed there in
1605), the press in Safed, a mere 60 miles away, was the best
- and local - option.

.‫ דפוס ראשון עם תפילות נגד בצורת‬.‫ תפילות לראש חודש‬.‫(תפילה) משמרת החודש‬
[15 ‫ צפת‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$900 - $600 .‫תרכ"ג‬,‫ דובער בן שמואל קרא‬,‫צפת‬
‫ מהדורה זאת כוללת תפילות‬.‫❧ רוב התפילות נכתבו על ידי רבי חיים ויטאל‬
.‫ רבה של דמשק‬,‫נוספות מאת רבי מרדכי גלנט‬

150
 313 (LITURGY). Machzor [prayers for the Yomim Noraim and Festivals].
According to the rite of Poland, etc. ff. (4), 266. Few stains, worn towards end.
Modern boards. 8vo.
Zhitomir, Chanania Lipa & Yehoshua Heschel Shapira, 1865.
$800 - $1000

.‫ לפי מנהג פולין‬.‫(תפילה) מחזור‬

$1000 - $800 .‫תרכ"ה‬,‫ חנינה ליפא ושפירא‬,‫זיטומיר‬

314 (LITURGY). Selichoth U’Tephiloth Le’ShoVaVi’M Ta’T [penitential prayers].

According to the custom of the Holy City of Jerusalem. * BOUND WITH: Takanath
HaShavim. Printed overslip on f. 9v. Couple marginal notes. ff. (5), 19; (5). Contemporary
marbled boards, worn. 4to. [Halevi 220 and 741.]
Jerusalem, Jacob David Solatki, 1874. $400 - $600
❧ The period of Shovavim, the six weeks commencing with the reading of the Torah
portion of Shemoth, is traditionally a time conducive for repentance, especially for
sins of lasciviousness. The collected rite of prayers, Psalms and liturgical hymns for
this period of penance was instituted by R. Moshe Zacut and includes an additional
prayer by R. Judah Matzliach of Padua.

[220 ‫ [הלוי‬.‫ לפי מנהג ירושלים‬.‫)תפילה) סליחות ותפילות לשובבם ת"ת‬

$600 - $400 .‫תרל"ד‬,‫ יעקב דוד סלוטקי‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ וכולל‬,‫ פרקי תהילים ופיוטים עבור תקופת השובבים הותקן על ידי רבי משה זכות‬,‫❧ האוסף של תפילות‬
.‫תפילה נוסף מאת רבי יהודה מצליח מפדובה‬

315 (LITURGY). Sidur HaGra BeNiglah UbeNistar. With super-commentaries Sha’ar Naphtali
and Imrei Shepher by Naphtali Hertz HaLevi of Jaffa. Two parts bound in one volume.
Additional opening title in red and blue. ff. 6, 164, (1), 160. Stained in places. Modern boards.
4to. [Vinograd, Gr’a 480.]
Jerusalem, Hari’n Levy, 1895-98. $300 - $500
❧ Followers of the Gaon were counted among the relatively few Ashkenazic immigrants to
Eretz Israel in the late 18th and 19th centuries. This would cement the outsize influence
the Gaon’s prayer rites has on Ashkenazic practice in Israel today.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ עם פירושים שער נפתלי ואמרי שפר מאת נפתלי הירץ הלוי מיפו‬.‫(תפילה) סידור הגר"א בנגלה ובנסתר‬
[480 ‫ אוצר ספרי הגר"א‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$500 - $300 .‫תרנ"ה‬,‫ הרי"ן לוי‬,‫ירושלים‬

316 (LITURGY). Sidur Parshath Parah. According to the custom of the Chevrath
Gomlei Chassadim of Frankfurt, with an anthology of rabbinic sources. Calligraphic
ownership inscription: HeChover Benjamin Wolf Posen. pp. (4), xxiv, 136. Modern
boards. 8vo.
Roedelheim, M. Lehrberger, 1897. $200 - $300
❧ Issued by Moses Frenkel (1840-1909) on the occasion of his being elected
Gabbai of Frankfurt’s Chevrath Gomlei Chassadim. Frenkel’s father, Meir, was a
student of R. Jacob Ettlinger and a member of Frankfurt’s separatist Israelitische
Religionsgesellschaft (IRG).

.‫ לפי מנהג חברת גומלי חסדים דפפד"מ‬.‫(תפילה) סידור פרשת פרה‬

$300 - $200 .‫תרנ"ז‬,‫ משה פרנקל‬,‫פפד"מ‬

151
 317 LOE W E , J U DA H (M A H A R A’L OF PR AGUE). Gev uroth Hashem
[commentary to the Exodus and to the Passover Haggadah]. FIRST
EDITION. ff. 93, (2), (1). Title laid to size, marginal repairs. Modern blind-
tooled calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Cracow 77.]
Cracow, Isaac Prostitz, 1582. $5000 - $7000
❧ A celebrated work in which the author prov ides his
innovative commentary to the Passover narrative. Fusing
mystical teachings with his novel world view, Maharal’s
conception of Jewish thought would have an outsize impact on
later Jewish thinkers, among them R. Shnuer Zalman of Liadi
and R. Abraham Isaac Kook.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לסיפור יציאת מצרים וההגדה‬.'‫מהר"ל מפראג גבורות ה‬
[77 ‫קראקא‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫שמ"ב‬,‫ יצחק פרוסטיץ‬,‫קראקא‬
‫❧ הספר השני שהמהר"ל הדפיס‬

318 LOEWE, JUDAH (MAHARA’L OF PRAGUE). Derush Na’eh [sermon

for Sabbath HaGadol]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (30). Closely shaved with
a few words supplied in facsimile, stained. Modern blind-tooled calf.
4to. [Vinograd, Prague 58.]
Prague, Mordechai ben Gershom Katz, 1589. $6000 - $7000
❧ Sermons of the Maharal were published two other times
in his lifetime, in 1584 and 1593. This sermon, given in
honor of the approaching Passover holiday, deals with
themes of repentance, redemption and personal piety.
The author weaves together sources from across the Sea of
Talmud, posing questions - only to answer them himself in
a most creative fashion.

[58 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דרשה לשבת הגדול‬.‫מהר"ל מפראג דרוש נאה‬
$7000 - $6000 .‫שמ"ט‬,‫ מרדכי בן גרשם כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
‫ גאולה והתנהגות מוסרית‬,‫❧ הדרשה הזאת עוסקת בענייני תשובה‬

152
319 L O E W E , J U DA H (M A H A R A’L OF PR AGU E). D er e c h C h a i m
[commentary to Ethics of the Fathers, with text]. FIRST EDITION.
The Mayer Sulzberger copy. ff. 117, (1). Ex-library, final errata leaf
laid down, margins of final 4 leaves minimally wormed, lightly discolored.
Modern blind-tooled calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Cracow 118.]
Cracow, Isaac Prostitz, 1589. $4000 - $6000
❧ ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND ANALYTICAL COMMENTARIES TO PIRKEI
AVOTH.
Tipped to the lower portion of the tit le page is a
contemporary censor’s notification stating that any reference
in this work to ‘Aku”m, Goyim, Kuthim, Nochrim or Idolators
applies only to the nations extant during the times of the
Temple… “As for the nation under whom we dwell, Heaven
forbid that we think of them the same… Rather, our religion
cautions us to pray for the welfare of the government and its
ministers.”

[118 ‫ קראקא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫מהר"ל מפראג דרך חיים‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫שמ"ט‬,‫ יצחק פרוסטיץ‬,‫קראקא‬
‫ אחד הפירושים העמוקים ביותר למסכת אבות‬.‫❧ פירוש למסכת אבות‬

320 L OE W E , J U DA H (M A H A R A’L OF PR AGU E). C h ibu r

Nethivoth Olam [ethical thought]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 131
(i.e. 132). Ex-library, foxed and browned. Modern blind-tooled
calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 81.]
Prague, Gershom ben Bezalel Katz, 1595. $4000 - $6000
❧ The most concentrated treatment of the Maharal’s
perspective to matters of ethical morality.
For a detailed analysis of the ethical thought
found in Nethivoth Olam, see M. Fox, The Moral
Philosophy of MaHaRa’L, in: Jewish Thought in the
Sixteenth Century (1983) pp. 167-85.

[81 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫מהר"ל מפראג חיבור נתיבות עולם‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫שנ"ה‬,‫ גרשם בן בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
‫❧ ההצגה המרוכז ביותר של מחשבת המהר"ל על עניינים אתיים‬

153
321 LOE W E , J U DA H (M A H A R A’L OF PR AGUE). Chibur Be’er
Ha’Golah [commentary to selected Aggadoth]. FIRST EDITION.
Title within historiated woodcut border. ff. 46. Foxed, few
marginal repairs, f. 22 taped, lower corner of margin clipped on f.
23. Modern blind-tooled calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 91.]
Prague, n.p., 1598. $4000 - $6000
❧ Maharal’s Be’er Hagolah ext rapolates hidden
messages and meaning from the Aggadic portions of the
Talmud, with the intention of displaying the depth of
Chazal’s understanding of the Torah and the world. The
work is comprised of seven sections described as ‘wells.’
The deeper one digs, the purer the water - Torah - one
finds.

[91 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫מהר"ל מפראג חיבור באר הגולה‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫ שנ"ח‬,‫פראג‬
‫❧ באר הגולה מוציא מסרים נסתרים מתוך דברי חז"ל ואגדות התלמוד‬

322 LOE W E , J U DA H (M A H A R A’L OF PR AGUE). Net zach Y israel

[homilies and elucidations on the Final Redemption and
Messianic times]. FIRST EDITION. Signatures on title. ff. 63.
Browned and stained. Modern blind-tooled calf. Folio. [Vinograd,
Prague 100.]
Prague, Moses ben Bezalel Katz, 1599. $3000 - $5000
❧ Net zach Y israel cont ains profound explanat ions
pertaining to Exile, Redemption and the concept of
Repentance. The work is appropriately studied by many
during the Three Weeks of Mourning, for the lengthy
treatise concerning the Aggadic tale of Kamtza and Bar
Kamtza and the resulting destruction of the Temple.

[100 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫מהר"ל מפראג נצח ישראל‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫ שנ"ט‬,‫ משה בן בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
‫ גם כולל ביאור ארוך על אגדת קמצא‬.‫❧ ספר על הגאולה ועידן המשיחי‬
.‫ובר קמצא‬

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 323 LOEWE, JUDAH (MAHARA’L OF PRAGUE). Tiphereth Yisrael
[on the significance of the Torah and Shavu’oth]. FIRST
EDITION. ff. 65. Marginal stains, previous owner’s marks. Modern
blind-tooled calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 884.]
Venice, Daniel Zanetti, 1599. $3000 - $5000
❧ The Maharal of Prague devoted a series of theological
works to the cycle of the Jewish year. While couching
his works in the philosophical jargon of the day, the
Maharal developed a highly original system of thought,
which though informed to a degree by the Kabbalah of
the Zohar, can in no way be reduced to trends within
Jewish mysticism. Rather, Maharal, utilizing as his
building blocks the Agadah, or non-legal portions of
the Talmud, created his own symbology and constructs.
Here, in Tiphereth Yisrael, Maharal sets out to establish
the uniqueness of Torah among disciplines, and of Israel
among nations.

[884 ‫ [וינוגרד ויניציאה‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫מהר"ל מפראג תפארת ישראל‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫שנ"ט‬,‫ דניאל זאניטי‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫❧ חיבור על חג השבועות וחשיבות התורה‬

324 LOEWE, JUDAH (MAHARA’L OF PRAGUE). Chibur Ohr Chadash

[commentary to Megilath Esther]. FIRST EDITION. Signature of
Shlomo Dubno on title-page. ff. 60. Browned, first four leaves
supplied from another copy, taped inner marginal repair to f.5, final
two leaves remargined with trace worming. Recent vellum. Folio.
[Vinograd, Prague 101.]
Prague, Joseph Bezalel Katz, 1600. $3000 - $5000

‫ חתימת‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫מהר"ל מפראג חיבור אור חדשץ פירוש למגילת אסתר‬
[101 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫שלמה דובנו בשער‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫ ש"ס‬,‫ יוסף בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬

155
325 LURIA, SOLOMON (THE MAHARSHA’L). Chochmath Shlomo [corrections and comments on text of the Babylonian
Talmud and commentaries of Rashi and Tosafoth]. FIRST EDITION. 19 parts in one. Many textual diagrams. The Chief
Rabbi Moses Gaster copy. Collation available upon request. Trimmed, trace wormed, opening few leaves worn. Modern vellum.
Thick 4to. [Vinograd, Cracow 78; Mehlman 751; St. Cat. Bodl. 6951, 1 (Ed. Rarissima).]
Cracow, Isaac Prostitz,-1582. $8000 - $12,000
❧ R. Shlomo Luria (1510-74) was one of the greatest Polish rabbi of his day - alongside his younger contemporary and
relative, R. Moshe Isserles (of whom he was critical). The Maharshal is appreciated for his precise critical corrections
of text, and the clarity and order his brings to the erudite presentation of his novellae.
The Chochmath Shlomo records the Maharshal’s comments as noted in the margins of his personal copy of the
Talmud, wherein he critically analyzed Bomberg's text against various Talmudic manuscripts in his possession. These
corrections and comments are now a part of all standard Talmud editions, however later publishers greatly abridged
and emended the Chochmath Shlomo removing the publisher's foreword, introductions by the Maharshal's sons Wolf
and Yechiel, approbations and other matter.
Regarding some controversy concerning the approbations to this work, see R.N.N. Rabinowitz, Mamar al
Hadfasath HaTalmud, pp. 62-3.

[78 ‫ קראקא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ הגהות ותיקונים לש"ס ופירושי רש"י ותוספות‬.‫ מהרש"ל חכמת שלמה‬.‫ שלמה‬,‫לוריא‬
$12,000 - $8000 .‫שמ"ב‬,‫ יצחק פרוסטיץ‬,‫קראקא‬
‫ התפלמס רבות עם בן דודו הרמ"א‬.‫של"ד) היה אחד מגדולי החכמים בפולין בדורו‬-‫❧ רבי שלמה לוריא (ע"ר‬

156
326 LURIA, SOLOMON (THE MAHARSHA’L). Atereth Shlomo [novellae to Isaac Dueren’s Sha’arei Dura]. * BOUND WITH: Amudei
Shlomo [commentary to Moses of Coucy’s Rabbinic Code, Sepher Mitzvath Gadol]. Both works edited by Elijah Loanz.
FIRST EDITIONS. Text illustrations. Two parts bound in one. f. 99; ff. 115, (2), 49. First two leaves supplied from another copy.
Browned, stained in places. Later blind-tooled calf over thick wooden boards, spine in compartments with gilt-tooled embellishments and
Hebrew lettering, remnants of clasps and hinges, spine rubbed. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Basle
194 and 201.]
Basle, Konrad Waldkirch, 1599, 1600. $1000 - $1500
❧ The compendium by R. Moshe of Coucy (13th century), Sepher Mitzvoth
Gadol (Semag), divided into two parts - negative and positive commandments
- is probably the most important classification of the 613 precepts following
Maimonides' Sepher HaMitzvoth. One of the primary differences between
the two Codes is that the Semag includes much Aggadic material, whereas
Maimonides restricted himself to purely halachic matters.
The editor, R. Elijah Loanz, a disciple of the Maharal of Prague, was an
outstanding kabbalist of Germany. A grandson of R. Joselmann of Rosheim, he
was popularly known as R. Elijah Ba’al Shem, in respect of his abilities to treat
the sick.

‫ פירוש על‬-‫ כרוך יחד עם עמודי שלמה‬,‫ חידושים לשערי דורא‬-‫ מהרש"ל עטרת שלמה‬.‫ שלמה‬,‫לוריא‬
[201-‫ ו‬194 ‫ באזל‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוסים ראשונים‬.‫הסמ"ג‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תרנ"ט ותר"ס‬,‫ קונראד וואלדקירך‬,‫באזל‬
❧ .‫ תודות להישגים שלו בקבלה‬,‫ היה ידוע בשם אליה' בעל שם‬,‫ רבי אליה' לואנץ‬,‫עורך הספרים‬
‫הכין גם את הדרכי משה של הרמ"א לדפוס‬

327 LUR I A , SOLOMON (THE MAHARSHA’L). Yerioth Shlomo [notes on Rashi’s

commentary to the Chumash]. FIRST EDITION. Title within historiated architectural
border including Priestly hands flanked by rampant lions (Yaari, Printers Marks
no. 38). ff. 38. Ex-library, browned, trimmed, marginal repairs with few letters supplied in
facsimile. Modern blind-tooled calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 169.]
Prague, Moses ben Bezalel Katz, 1609. $2000 - $3000
❧ Yerioth Shlomo is a cross between a commentary to R. Elijah Mizrahi’s
examination of Rashi on the Pentateuch and a direct commentary on Rashi
himself. The same sharp eye Maharshal uses in his Talmudic novellae is
applied here. Attention is given to grammatical accuracy as well as spelling
and contextual significance.

[169 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ הערות על פירוש רש"י לחומש‬.‫ מהרש"ל יריעות שלמה‬.‫ שלמה‬,‫לוריא‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫שס"ט‬,‫ משה בן בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
❧ ‫ וחלקו מפרש את רש"י עצמו‬,‫חלקו של הספר מבאר את פירוש המזרחי לרש"י‬.

328 LURIA, SOLOMON (THE MAHARSHA’L). Yam shel Shlomo [novellae to the Talmud
Tractate Bava Kama]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 166. Stained and trimmed, previous owner’s marks.
Modern morocco-backed marbled boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 259.]
Prague, Abraham ben Simon of Heida, 1616. $1500 - $2000
❧ Opposed to the codification efforts of his cousin, the Rem’a, the Maharshal
championed his own work, which sought to determine the appropriate Halachah
only after the reader charged through an in-depth analysis of all the relevant
sources and ways to interpret them. From this approach, the name of this work is
derived: ‘Solomon’s Sea,’ a reference to both the washbasin in the Temple, as well
as the never-ending depths of Talmudic study.

[259 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ על מסכת בבא קמא‬.‫ מהרש"ל ים של שלמה‬.‫ שלמה‬,‫לוריא‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫שע"ו‬,‫ אברהם בן שמעון מהיידא‬,‫פראג‬
‫ המהרש"ל כתב את הים של שלמה כדי להיכנס‬,‫ הרמ"א‬,‫❧ מתנגד לפרויקט הקודיפיקציה של בן דודו‬
.‫לעומקו של התלמוד ולברר את פסק ההלכה רק לאחר דיון נרחב של כל המקורות‬

157
329 LUZZATTO, MOSHE CHAIM (RAMCHA’L). LaYesharim Tehillah [morality play]. FIRST EDITION. Half-title in red. Title
in red and black. Wide-margined, leaves uncut. ONE OF ONLY FIFTY COPIES PRINTED. pp. (42). Trace stained, new endpapers.
Recased retaining original limp speckled boards. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1570; Mehlman 1306; Gans, Memorbook
p.155.]
Amsterdam, The Proops Orphans, 1743. $20,000 - $25,000
❧ EVIDENTLY, THE FIRST WORK OF A MODERN HEBREW LITERATURE.
An ethical allegorical drama, penned by Luzzatto in honor of the marriage of his student Jacob de Haves to
Rachel de Vega Henriques. With a masterly use of language, the work exercised strong influence in the development
of the writings of the Early Haskalah. Numerous works of neo-Hebrew poetry were produced using Luzzatto’s
LaYesharim Tehillah as a model.
In the narrative here, Hamon (Excess) and Emeth (Truth) agree to have their respective children marry each
other, promising Tehillah (Praise) to Yasher (Righteousness) (hence the title of the work). However, the match is put
in doubt when Mevuchah (Bewilderment) captures the city and Yasher accidentally marries Rahav (Arrogance).
A two-word marginal edit appears on f. 29b - LIKELY IN THE HAND OF THE AUTHOR. This correction was subsequently
incorporated into later editions.
The Ramchal (1707-46) emigrated from Padua to Amsterdam in order to take advantage of its more tolerant
religious establishment. The rabbis in Italy had threatened him to cease his mystical revelations under penalty of
excommunication. After eight years in Amsterdam during which time he wrote some of his most well-known works,
he left for the Holy Land, arriving in Acre in 1743.

[1570 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם שוליים רחבים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ לישרים תהילה‬.‫ רמח"ל‬.‫ משה חיים‬,‫לוצאטו‬
$25,000 - $20,000 .‫תק"ג‬,‫ יתומי שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ 'המון' ו'אמת' מסכימים‬.‫ בצורת דרמה משלית‬,‫ העבודה הראשונה של ספרות עברית מודרנית‬,‫ כנראה‬.‫❧ אחד מרק חמישים עותקים שנדפסו‬
‫ השידוך נתלית בספק כש'מבוכה' לוכד את העיר ו'ישר' מתחתן עם 'רהב' בטעות‬,‫ אולם‬.'‫ 'תהילה' ל'ישר‬,‫להתחתן את ילדיהם‬

158
330 LUZZ ATTO, MOSHE CH A IM (R AMCHA’L). Leshon Limudim [rules of poetry, with
Kabbalistic influence]. FIRST EDITION. Hebrew text with Latin and Italian sidebars. Wide
margins. The Van Biema copy. ff. 56, (1). Contemporary calf-backed boards, light wear. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Mantua 340.]
Mantua, Raphael Chaim d’Italia, 1727. $1200 - $1800
❧ Leshon Limudim was the Ramchal’s first appearance in print, composed when he
was just twenty years old. The work is dedicated to his mentor, R. Isaiah Bassani and
includes a poem in honor of the author by R. David Finzi, who would eventually become
Luzzatto’s father-in-law.
This is the first part of three to this work. Parts two and three of Leshon Limudim
were published from manuscript by A.M. Haberman more than two centuries later in
Jerusalem in 1945.

[340 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שוליים רחבים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ לשון למודים‬.‫ רמח"ל‬.‫ משה חיים‬,‫לוצאטו‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫תפ"ז‬,‫ רפאל חיים דאיטליה‬,‫מנטובה‬
‫ שאר‬.‫ הספר הזה הוא החלק הראשון של שלושה חלקים‬.‫❧ רמח"ל חיבר את הספר כשהיה רק בן עשרים‬
‫החלקים הודפסו על ידי מוסד הרב קוק בשנת תש"ה‬

331 LUZZATTO, MOSHE CHAIM (RAMCHA’L). Derech Chochmah, Ma’amar al HaHagadoth,

Ma’amar Ha’Ikarim, Ma’amar HaChochmah. FIRST EDITION. Four parts in one. Four divisional
titles. ff. (5), 5, (1), 3, (1), 7, (1), 10. Lightly browned. Modern calf. 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam
2129.]
Amsterdam, Proops Widow and Orphans, 1783. $1500 - $2000
❧ Four celebrated texts by this fascinating Italian mystic and thinker. The first part is a
dialogue between a young person and a sage, with the latter suggesting a lifetime course
of Torah study culminating in Kabbalah. 2) Discusses differing Agadoth. 3) Discourse
on prophecy, Heaven and Hell. 4) An analysis of various liturgical passages, as well as
particular Kabbalistic themes.

‫ ארבעה‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מאמר החכמה‬,‫ מאמר העיקרים‬,‫ מאמר על ההגדות‬.‫ דרך חכמה‬.‫ רמח"ל‬.‫ משה חיים‬,‫לוצאטו‬
[2129 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫חלקים באחד [וינוגרד‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תקמ"ג‬,‫ יתומי שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫ הרמח"ל‬,‫❧ ארבע עבודות מאת המקובל האיטלקי‬

332 M A N OA C H H E N D E L B E N S H E M A R Y A H U .
Mano’ach HaLevavoth [commentar y to Chovoth
HaLevavoth]. FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural
arch. ff. 45, (1). Opening and closing leaf laid down, few
marginal repairs, lightly browned. Modern gilt-ruled morocco.
Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Lublin 57.]
Lublin, Klonimus ben Mordechai Jaffe, 1596. $4000 - $5000
❧ A RARE AND IMPORTANT COMMENTARY. R. Manoach
(1540-1611) was a student of the Rem’a and served
as rabbi in Vienna where, along with R. Yehoshua
Falk Katz, he was a signatory to the Vienna Get - a
matter that became a rabbinic cause célèbre.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לחובות הלבבות‬.‫מנוח הנדל בן שמריה' מנוח הלבבות‬

[57 ‫ לובלין‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫ שנ"ו‬,‫ קלונימוס בן מרדכי יפה‬,‫לובלין‬
‫שע"א) היה תלמידו של הרמ"א‬-‫ רבי מנוח (ש‬.‫❧ פירוש נדיר וחשוב‬
.‫ושימש כרב בוינה‬

159
333 MARGOLIOTH, CHAIM MORDECHAI. Sha’arei Teshuvah - Yad Ephraim [on
Orach Chaim]. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. Titles in red and black. Marginalia
throughout vol. 2. ff. (1), 371, (2). * 325, (1). Previous owner’s marks, stained in places,
second volume browned. Modern calf-backed boards. Thick 8vo. [Vinograd, Dubno 37.]
Dubno, n.p., 1820. $1000 - $1500
❧ The author regarded his Sha’arei Teshuvah as an update to the previous
work Be’er Heitev on Shulchan Aruch, adding rabbis whose positions had not
been included in the former work. Also included here are the glosses of R.
Margalioth’s brother, R. Ephrayim Zalman.
Apparently, a fire broke out in the press while this work was being printed,
consuming many completed copies of the work. R. Chaim Mordechai
Margalioth was left broken-hearted and deeply in debt. He would not live to
see the immense success of his work, now published in almost all editions of
Shulchan Aruch and Mishnah Berurah.

[.37 ‫ דובנא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שערי תשובה ויד אפרים על ארח חיים‬.‫ חיים מרדכי‬,‫מרגליות‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫ תק"פ‬,‫דובנא‬

334 (MEDICINE). Aufruf an die Verehrlichen Mitglieder der Israeliten

Gemeinde in Prag einer zu errichtenden Krankenwarter Anstalt fuer
cholera Falle beizutreten. Text entirely in German. pp. 4. Modern boards.
4to.
Prague, M.L. Landau, 1831. $1200 - $1800
❧ Calling upon members of the Jewish community in Prague to assist
in setting up a medical and respite facility for those suffering from the
outbreak of cholera.
A cholera pandemic was spreading throughout Europe at this time,
and three leaders of Prague set about directing this appeal: Samuel
Dormitzer, Moses Landau and Ernst Wehli.

.‫ טקסט בגרמנית‬...‫(רפואה) אויפרוף‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫תקצ"א‬,‫ לנדאו‬.‫ל‬.‫ מ‬,‫פראג‬
.‫❧ קריאה לקהילה היהודית להקים מרכז טיפול והחלמה עבור נפגעי נגיף החולרה בעיר‬

335 (MEDICINE ). REUV EN BEN AV R AHAM. Sepher HaSeguloth [selected charms and
remedies]. * BOUND WITH: Hai Gaon. Sepher Hapirkus [medicinal remedies]. FIRST
EDITION. Two title pages. Pages uncut. ff. 24. Lightly stained. Modern boards. Sm. 8vo.
[Halevy, 113; Friedberg, Samech 13.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1865. $400 - $600
❧ Reuven ben Avraham was a Jerusalem-based Kabbalist who spent all his time
studying in the famed Bet El Yeshiva. This work is a collection of dozens of Seguloth,
mystical charms and folk knowledge, ranging from how to discern the nature of a
newly born child, to how to improve the the quality of a nursing mother’s milk and
much more.

[113 ‫ [הלוי‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ כרוך יחד עם ספר הפירקוס מאת רב האי גאון‬.‫ ספר הסגולות‬.‫)רפואה) ראובן בן אברהם‬
$600 - $400 .‫תרכ"ה‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ הספר שלו הוא ליקוט של עשרות‬.‫❧ ראובן בן אברהם היה מקובל ירושלמי שלמד בישיבה הקבלית בית אל‬
‫ מתהליך לוודא את מין העובר לאופן לשפר את חלב של יונקת‬,‫סגולות ורפואות‬

160
 336 MEIR BEN BARUCH (MAHARA’M OF ROTHENBURG). Birkoth MaHaRa’M [on
the laws of blessings]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 18. Trace stained. Modern maroon calf.
12mo. [Vinograd, Riva di Trento 5.]
Riva di Trento, Jacob Marcaria the Physician, 1558. $5000 - $7000
❧ Rare petite volume, widely quoted by later Codifiers.
The author, Meir of Rothenburg (c. 1215-1293), was one of the
noteworthy Tosafists of Rashi's commentary to the Talmud and one
of the great rabbis of the Middle Ages. Born in Worms, he studied in
Germany and France, where he wrote a eulogy after witnessing the
burning of 24 cart-loads of Talmudic manuscripts in Paris. R. Meir
taught in several German communities, but is primarily associated
with Rothenburg (ob der Tauber) where he opened his own Yeshiva.
Tradition has it that R. Meir was kidnapped in Alsace and although
the Jewish Community raised a large ransom to release him, the rabbi
forbade such a maneuver for fear of encouraging the kidnapping
of others. Thus R. Meir remained incarcerated until his death.
Ultimately a ransom was paid for release of his body, which was
received for burial 14 years later.

[5 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ הלכות ברכות‬.‫ ברכות מהר"ם‬.‫ מהר"ם מרוטנבורג‬.‫מאיר בן ברוך‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫שי"ח‬,‫ יעקב מרקריה הרופא‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬
.‫ מצוטט הרבה על ידי פוסקים מאוחרים יותר‬,‫❧ חיבור נדיר וקצר‬

337 MEIR BEN BA RUCH (MAHAR A’M OF ROTHENBURG). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth

[responsa]. FIRST EDITION. Title within four-part historiated border. ff. 108,
(15). Stained in places, previous owner’s marks. Recent mottled calf, rubbed. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Cremona 15.]
Cremona, Vicenzo Conti, 1557. $1200 - $1800
❧ For an exhaustive treatment of the Mahara’m and his influence from
the 13th-century and on, see I. A. Agus, Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg
(1947).

[15 ‫ קרימונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שאלות ותשובות‬.‫ מהר"ם מרוטנבורג‬.‫מאיר בן ברוך‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫שי"ז‬,‫ דפוס קונטי‬,‫קרימונה‬

338 MEIR BEN BARUCH (MAHARA’M OF ROTHENBURG). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth

[responsa]. FIRST COMPLETE EDITION. Including the Enactments of Rabbeinu
Gershom. Title within historiated woodcut border incorporating printer’s
device (Yaari, Printer’s Marks no. 37). The London Beth Din copy. ff. 2,
5-114. Leaves 3 and 4 were destroyed during printing and are missing in all copies.
Foxed, trace wormed. Modern calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 161.]
Prague, 1608. $1500 - $2000
❧ First complete edition containing 1,020 responsa by this supreme
arbiter of Halachic authority in Germany.

[161 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון שלם‬.‫ שאלות ותשובות‬.‫ מהר"ם מרוטנבורג‬.‫מאיר בן ברוך‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫ שס"ח‬,‫פראג‬
.‫ תשובות‬1020 ‫❧ עם‬

161
339 MEIR BEN GEDA LI A H OF LUBLIN. Shailoth U’Teshuvoth…Manhir Einei
Chachamim. FIRST EDITION. ff. 114. Browned, trace wormed, small blank portion of title
clipped. Modern boards. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Venice 1108.]
Venice, Pietro & Lorenzo Bragadin, 1618. $800 - $1000
❧ These responsa by the Mahara’m of Lublin (1558-1616) offer the earliest source
of information on the Council of Four Lands, and are most significant in regard
to Polish Jewry.

[1108 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מנהיר עיני חכמים‬...‫מאיר בן גדליה מלובלין שאלות ותשובות‬
$1000 - $800 .‫שע"ח‬,‫ פייטרו ולורנזו ברגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ השו"ת של מהר"ם לובלין נותנת מקור מידע מוקדם על ועד ארבע הארצות ויהדות פולין‬

340 MEIR IBN GABBAI. Avodath HaKodesh [Kabbalah]. Second edition. Title letters
within decorative woodcut vignettes. Printer’s device on title. (cf. Yaari’s Printer’s Marks
nos. 39 and note on p. 138). ff. 139. Dampwrinkled, marginal staining, Title repaired. Recent
boards rubbed. Folio. [Vinograd, Cracow 45.]
Cracow, Yitzchak ben Aaron of Prostitz, 1577. $2000 - $2500
❧ Meir ibn Gabbai (c. 1480-1540) was a Spanish-born Kabbalist. This work, his
magnum opus, provides a comprehensive presentation of the Kabbalistic system
and is divided into four sections. The first deals with the unity of God, the second
addresses man’s obligation in worshipping God and the third section discusses
the purpose behind man’s existence. The final part of the book is the most
consequential, in which the author delves into the secrets of the Torah.
“Avodath Hakodesh was perhaps the finest account of kabbalistic speculation
before the resurgence of the kabbalah in Safed." G. Scholem, Kabbalah in EJ, Vol. X,
col. 542.

[45 ‫ קראקא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ קבלה‬.‫ מאיר עבודת הקודש‬,‫אבן גבאי‬
$2500 - $2000 .‫של"ז‬,‫ יצחק פרוסטיץ‬,‫קראקא‬
.‫ מקובל ספרדי‬,)‫ש‬-‫❧ החיבור הגדול של רבי מאיר אבן גבאי (ר"מ‬

341 M E I R L E’ BE I T H M E I R . Hilchot h Ha Re’i’a h

[laws of Kashruth processing especially pertaining
to checking the lung]. FIRST EDITION. Title within
architectural arch. Wide-margined copy. Scattered
marginalia in an early Sephardic hand, final leaf with
Italian inscription. ff. (8). Vellum-backed marbled boards.
12mo. [Vinograd Ferrara 8.]
Ferrara, Samuel Gallus (Zarfati), 1552. $1500 - $2000
❧ The final leaves contain a poem praising the
Shechitah customs of “the great city” of Salonika,
as well as poetry in praise of the author and
his work. Salonika was known for its leniency
regarding Sirchot, growths on the lung, which
m a ny ot her Me d it er r a ne a n com mu n it ie s
forbade.

.‫ עם שוליים רחבים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫מאיר לבית מאיר הלכות הריאה‬

[8 ‫ פיררה‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫שי"ב‬,‫ שמואל צרפתי‬,‫פיררה‬
.‫ במיוחד על בדיקת הריאות‬,‫❧ ספר על הלכות כשרות‬

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342 MELDOLA, DAVID. Moed Dovid. First separate edition (also issued within a Machzor, published the same year). ff. 68.
Lightly browned. Modern gilt-ruled calf. 16mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1516.]
Amsterdam, Avraham Atthias, 1710. $300 - $500
❧ Astronomical and mathematical work for use in understanding the calendar.

[1516 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון נפרד‬.‫ מועד דוד‬.‫ דוד‬,‫מלדולה‬

$500 - $300 .‫ת"ע‬,‫ אברהם עטיה‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

343 MELLI, YECHIEL. Tapuchei Zahav [“Golden Apples” - abridgment of Elijah de Vidas’ Reishith Chochmah]. FIRST
EDITION. Marginalia throughout. ff. (4), 132. Trimmed, lightly stained. Contemporary calf, rubbed, upper cover loose. 8vo.
[Vinograd, Mantua 214.]
Mantua, Judah Samuel, 1623. $1200 - $1800
❧ The author was from a family of rabbinic scholars, whose name derives from the village of Melli in the province
of Mantua. R. Yechiel Melli served as rabbi of Mantua in the seventeenth century. Besides the present work, he also
authored a commentary to the Pentateuch entitled Sepher HaNimukim (Hirschfeld, Cat. Montefiore, no. 479/11). It
is believed that in addition to his rabbinic and literary activities, he was also engaged in banking.
Tapuchei Zahav enjoyed wide popularity in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, going through several
editions. This first edition was published by the author's son-in-law David ben Moshe Portaleone.
See S. Simonsohn, History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua, pp. 30, 619, 629, 720; JE, Vol. VIII, p. 455.

[214 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ קיצור ראשית חכמה‬.‫ יחיאל תפוחי זהב‬,‫מילי‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫שפ"ג‬,‫ יהודה שמואל‬,‫מנטובה‬
.‫ גם חיבר פירוש לתורה הנקרא ספר הנימוקים‬,‫ בנוסף עבודה הזאת‬.17-‫❧ רבי יחיאל מילי שימש כרבה של מנטובה במאה ה‬

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344 M ENACH EM BEN MOSH E H A BAV L I. Ta’amei Mitz voth [on
the categories and reasons for the Mitzvoth]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (52).
Trimmed, browned. Modern calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Lublin 16.]
Lublin, Eliezer ben Isaac, 1571. $1500 - $2000
❧ The author ser ved as a Dayan in Trikala, Greece and
corresponded with R. Yoseph Karo before migrating to Safed in
1527, from where he renewed the Jewish settlement of Hebron,
eventually settling there in 1546.
In the introduction here, the author states that all royalties
received will be put toward rebuilding the ruins of Hebron so that
its inhabitants may “rest from the robbers and plunderers of the
night, and in the merit of the Patriarchs (buried in Hebron) those
who study day and night will not be disturbed”.
The Chassidic Masters were very fond of this work, later editions
contain commentaries by R. Tzvi of Rimanov and others. Some
editions have been confused by publishers with a work bearing the
same title by Menachem Recanti.
For details concerning Menachem ben Moses’ origins see M.
Benayahu, From Where Did R. Menachem Ha’Bavli Come to
Hebron? in: Kiryath Sepher Vol. 29 (1953-54) pp. 174-94; E. Roth,
in Kiryath Sepher Vol. 31 (1955-56) p. 399 and Benayahu’s reply
pp. 399-400. See also H. Z. Dimitrovsky, in Sefunoth Vol. 7 (1963)
p. 67.

[16 ‫ לובלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫מנחם בן משה הבבלי טעמי המצוות‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫של"א‬,‫ אליעזר בן יצחק‬,‫לובלין‬
‫ והתכתב עם רבי יוסף קארו לפני שעלה לצפת‬,‫ יוון‬,‫❧ המחבר שימש כדיין בטריקלא‬
.‫ ולבסוף התיישב בחברון בש"ו‬,‫ברפ"ז‬

345 MENACHEM IBN ZER ACH. Tzaidah LaDerech [code of laws].

Second edition. Printer’s device on title (Yaari no. 26). TWO FOLDING
CALENDARS at end. ff. 261, (1). Trimmed and lightly stained, previous owner’s
marks. Later boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Sabbioneta 55.]
Sabbioneta, Vicenzo Conti, 1567. $1200 - $1800
❧ Rabbi-physician Menachem ibn Zerach was born in Estella in the
northern province of Navarre, Spain to a family that fled France
at the time of the Expulsion of the Jews in 1306. With the death
of Charles IV, the French king who ruled over Navarre in 1328,
anti-Jewish riots erupted. The author’s parents and four younger
brothers were murdered although ibn Zerach himself escaped,
eventually settling in Toledo, where he studied under Rabbi Judah,
son of Rabbi Asher (RO”SH).
Tzeidah LaDerech carries an important introduction with
valuable historical material concerning the Jews of France, Spain
and Germany and the author presents much information relating
to variations of customs between communities. Additional topics
covered include medicine, astrology, pedagogy and eschatology.
See EJ, XI cols. 1303-4.

[55 ‫ סביוניטה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם לוחות בסוף‬,‫ דפוס שני‬.‫מנחם אבן זרח צידה לדרך‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫שכ"ז‬,‫ דפוס קונטי‬,‫סביוניטה‬
.‫ גרמניה ואשכנז‬,‫❧ עם הקדמה חשובה עם מידע היסטורי יקר על יהודי צרפת‬

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 346 MENASHEH BEN JOSEPH BEN POR ATH OF ILYA. Binath Mikra. FIRST EDITION.
Censors notes on verso of title-page. ff. (20). Slight staining, previous owners' marks, natural
paper fault on two leaves. Modern boards. 12mo. [Vinograd, Grodno 119; Vinograd, Gr'a
1570.]
Horodna (Grodno), Simcha Zimel ben Yechezkel, 1818. $4000 - $5000
❧ RARE. A work on the cantillation notes, as factors in the syntax and meaning to the
Bible.
Closely linked to the Vilna Gaon, the author records (f. 3b): “Shamati Mipeh
Kadosh HaGaon HaChasid Nishmatho Eden Moreinu Harav R. Elyah MiVilna…” (“I
heard from the holy mouth of the Gaon the importance of the simple philological
method of Peshat with the Gaon's interpretation of a sample verse.”).
For an important discussion of the life and works of R. Menasheh of Ilya see D.
Kaminetsky, HaGaon R. Menasheh Me'Ilya, in: Yeshurun Vol. XX, pp. 729-81, where
he takes issue with M. Plungian in his work Ben Porath (Vilna, 1859) asserting
that Plungian deliberately painted an inaccurate portrait of the personality of R.
Menasheh.
See also A. Kosman, Pesher Davar LeRabbi Menasheh Me'Ilya, Talmid HaGra
in Yeshurun, Vol. V, pp. 191-203; and I. Barzilai’s, Manasseh of Ilya: Precursor of
Modernity Among the Jews of Eastern Europe (Jerusalem, 1999).

[119 ‫ הרודנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫פורת מאיליה בינת מקרא‬-‫מנשה בן יוסף בן‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫תקע"ח‬,‫ שמחה זימל בן יצחק‬,‫גרודנה‬
.‫ היה עילוי ומקורב להגר"א‬,‫ רבי מנשה מאליה‬,‫ המחבר‬.‫ חיבור על טעמי המקרא‬.‫❧ נדיר‬

347 MENASHEH BEN JOSEPH BEN PORATH OF ILYA. Alphei Menashe [philosophy and
novellae on the Talmud]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (2), 92. Soiled in places, lower portion of f. 19 worn
affecting a few letters. Modern boards. Sm. 8vo. [Vinograd, Vilna 162.]
Vilna, The Partners, 1822. $2500 - $3000
❧ R. Menashe of Ilya (1767-1831) one of the great original thinkers of his period, had
an enigmatic personality. He formed a close relationship with the Vilna Gaon who
held him in the highest esteem.
In this work R. Menasheh cites the Vilna Gaon a number of times. See especially
f. 38b: “I heard from the holy mouth of the Gaon… if not for him, Torah would
have been long forgotten from Israel… Even with his great sharpness and erudition
he [the Gaon] paid attention to even the simplest of matters, seeking to provide
explanations of the greatest clarity.”

[162 ‫ וילנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חידושי תורה‬.‫פורת מאיליה אלפי מנשה‬-‫מנשה בן יוסף בן‬
$3000 - $2500 .‫תקפ"ב‬,‫ השותפים‬,‫וילנה‬
.‫❧ המחבר מצטט את הגר"א מוילנה כמה פעמים במשך הספר‬

348 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL. Mikveh Israel [“Hope of Israel.”] Translated from
Dutch to Hebrew by Elyakim ben Jacob Schatz. ff. 66.
* B O U N D W I T H : B e n j a m i n o f Tu d e l a . M a s a’o t h s h e l R a b i
B e n y a m i n [ “ T r a v e l s o f B e n j a m i n o f Tu d e l a . ” ] f f . 2 7 .
Two works in one volume. Browned and stained. Modern calf, spine tilted in gilt.
16mo. [Vinograd, Amst. 660 and 659.]
Amsterdam, Asher Anshel & Partners, and Caspar Steen, 1698. $700 - $1000
❧ FIRST HEBREW EDITION of Esperança de Israel, Menasseh ben Israel’s treatise
on the Ten Lost Tribes and the related revelations of Antonio Montezinos
(Aaron Levi), a Marrano interloper in New Spain (today Ecuador). An
important work that laid the groundwork for the Re-admission of the Jews to
England in 1656.

.‫ שני חיבורים בכריכה אחת‬.‫ כרוך יחד עם מסעות של רבי בנימין‬.)‫מנשה בן ישראל מקוה ישראל (עברית‬
[659-‫ ו‬660 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$1000 - $700 .‫תנ"ח‬,‫ שטיין‬,'‫ אשר אנשיל ושות‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ דפוס ראשון של 'אספרנצה די ישראל' בעברית‬

165
349 (MIDRASH). Sepher Mechilta [Halachic Midrash to the Book of Exodus]. Anonymous (Attributed to the Mishnaic
Sage, Rabbi Yishmael). FIRST EDITION. Printed in two columns in rabbinic type. ff. (42). Lightly discolored, trace worming taped,
few expert paper repairs. Modern elegant blind-tooled auburn morocco (Valmadonna binding). Housed in custom slip-case. Sm. folio.
[Vinograd, Const. 60.]
Constantinople, Astruc de Toulon, 1515. $8000 - $10,000
❧ RARE AND IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION. Although it was commonly accepted that the opposing schools of Rabbi Yishmael
and Rabbi Akiva composed different sets of Halachic Midrashim, this present collection is the only one known to
exist until the discoveries of additional texts in the 19th century.
R. Nissim ben Jacob, R. Samuel HaNagid and Maimonides have all identified R. Yishmael as the author of this
Sepher Mechilta. Such authorship is indeed recognized by many in the scholarly community as plausible, but
contingent upon the acknowledgment that the work underwent a subsequent process of revision following its initial
composition.
Over the past century-and-a-half, fragments of a variant Mechilta texts were
discovered in the Cairo Genizah and were studied, first by Rabbi David Tzvi Hoffman
of Berlin and later by Professors J.N. Epstein and E.Z. Melamed of Jerusalem. It was
initially believed that these fragments simply represented a variant text to Rabbi
Yishmael’s Mechilta, but have by now been positively identified as belonging to the
lost Mechilta d’Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai, a student of Rabbi Akiva. The Genizah
fragments were joined with various citations preserved by the Yemenite Midrash
HaGadol in order to artificially reconstruct and restore the original Mechilta
d’RaShB”I - an extraordinary scholarly accomplishment. Still debated today is
whether additional discovered fragments prove the existence of a third Mechilta - the
Mechilta d’Rebbi Yishmael on the Book of Devarim.
In any event, the present work is the Mechilta anthology that did indeed survive
the travails of history, AND THIS CONSTANTINOPLE TEXT, THE FIRST PRINTED APPEARANCE OF
THE MECHILTA, IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN ITS PRESERVATION.

[60 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מיוחס לרבי ישמעאל‬.‫)מדרש) ספר מכילתא‬
$10,000 - $8000 .‫תרע"ה‬,‫ אסטרוק די טולון‬,‫קושטא‬
.‫ רבי שמואל הנגיד והרמב"ם ייחסו החיבור לתנא רבי ישמעאל‬,‫❧ הר"ן‬

166
350 (MIDRASH). Midrash Tehilim [Psalms chaps. 119-150].
* WITH: Mattatthias HaYitzhari. Peirush Ha’Alpha Beta [commentary to Psalm chap. 119]. FIRST EDITION. Printed
without title. Double columns. The Moses Gaster copy. ff. (24). Minimally stained. Recent boards. Slim folio. [Vinograd,
Salonica 5; Mehlman 174; St. Cat. Bodl. col. 595 no. 3789.]
(Salonika), n.p.,-1515. $20,000 - $25,000
❧ EXEPTIONALLY RARE. A supplement to the Constantinople 1512 edition of Midrash Tehilim which concludes at Psalm
chapter 118 (see Kestenbaum Sale 80, lot 63).
Mehlman expresses doubt whether the actual printing here was done in Salonika and not in Fez, Morocco. He
writes that the letters resemble those of R. Eliezer Toledano as used in the printing of Abudraham in Fez in 1517.
The Midrash Tehilim was most likely composed towards the end of the 10th-century, probably in Southern Italy.
It is chiefly a compilation of sayings relating to the verses of the Psalms scattered throughout the Agadah, but also
contains some original material.
The text of the Midrash is followed by R. Mattathias HaYitzhari’s commentary to the 119th Psalm, Peirush
Ha’Alpha Beta. The Author, (Spain, 14th-15th century), was descended from the Narbonne family who emigrated to
Aragon after the expulsion from France in 1306. This is the only work of this Spanish philosopher to be published.

[5 ‫ שאלוניקי‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ביתא‬-‫ פירוש האלף‬.'‫ מתתיה‬,‫ עם היצהרי‬.‫ק"ן‬-‫)מדרש) מדרש תהילים פרקים קי"ט‬
$25,000 - $20,000 .‫ רה"ע‬,‫שאלוניקי‬
.‫ רע"ב שנגמר עם פרק קי"ח‬,‫❧ משלים את מהדורת מדרש תהילים של קושטא‬

167
351 (MIDRASH). Midrash Tehilim Rabatha [Midrashic commentary to the Book
of Psalms]. Including Peirush Ha’Alpha Beta [on Psalms 119]. ff. 66.
* WITH: Midrash Shmuel. ff. 13 (i.e. ff. 50-62, mispaginated).
* AND: Midrash Mishlei [Book of Proverbs]. ff. 10, (i.e. ff. 65-76, i.e.
74, mispaginated). Three parts bound in one volume. Divisional titles.
Ex-library, title remargined, previous owner’s marks, light stains. Recent boards.
Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 273.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1546. $1200 - $1800
❧ Midrash Tehilim was previously published in Constantinople in 1512
(until Psalm 119) and Chaps. 119-150 in Salonika in 1515 (see previous lot).
This Bomberg edition is therefore the FIRST COMPLETE EDITION OF MIDRASH
TEHILIM.

[273 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)מדרש) מדרש תהילים רבתי *עם מדרש שמואל *ומדרש משלי‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫ש"ו‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫❧ דפוס ראשון שלם של מדרש תהילים‬

352 (MIDR ASH). Midrash Tanchuma hanikra Yelamdeinu [homilies to the

Chumash]. Attributed to Tanchuma bar Abba. Second edition. Learned
marginalia throughout. ff. 98 (final leaf mispaginated “73” as in all copies).
Previous owner’s marks, margins of few leaves frayed and occasionally repaired. Modern
boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 243.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1545. $1500 - $1800
❧ The Midrashim known as Tanchuma have their roots in the late
Byzantine period (c. 400-600 CE). This edition of Tanchuma contains a
number of textual differences from the third edition, printed in Mantua
1563, which later became the standard-bearer for all later editions.

[243 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ מיוחס לתנחומא בר אבא‬.‫)מדרש) מדרש תנחומא הנקרא ילמדנו‬
$1800 - $1500 .‫ש"ה‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ מדרשי התנחומא מתוארכים לתקופה של האמוראים‬

353 (MIDR ASH). Sifra - Torath Kohanim [Halachic Midrash to the

Book of Vayikra]. (Attributed to Rabbi Judah). Edited by Yochanan
Treves. Second edition. With final blank leaf. ff. 59, (1). Expert paper
repairs. Modern vellum-backed marbled boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice
251.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1545. $1000 - $1200

[251 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ נערך על ידי יוחנן טרייביש‬.‫ תורת כהנים‬.‫)מדרש) ספרא‬
$1200 - $1000 .‫ש"ה‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬

168
354 (MIDRASH). Tana Devei Eliyahu. FIRST EDITION. The Mayer Sulzberger
copy (Halberstamm Collection). Title within oval frame. ff. 69. Ex-library,
some worming. Modern crushed morocco. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 865.]
Venice, Daniel Zanetti, 1598. $600 - $900
❧ A popular Midrashic work divided into two parts; Rabbah (Greater)
and Zuta (Lesser). The Talmud (Kethuboth f.106a) relates that the
Prophet Elijah would teach R. Anan secrets of the Torah. However,
after emitting an erroneous ruling, Elijah HaNavi ceased to appear to
R. Anan. Only after an extensive period of penitence, and with Anan
hiding his gaze from him did Elijah resume his teaching. Accordingly,
the lessons taught before this incident are recorded in the Rabbah
section, while the lessons taught afterwards are found in Zuta.

[865 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.'‫)מדרש) תנא דבי אליה‬

$900 - $600 .‫שנ"ח‬,‫ דניאל זאניטי‬,‫ויניציאה‬

355 (MINIATURE BOOK). ELIJAH DE VIDAS. Totza’oth Chaim [abridged version

of Reishith Chochmah]. ff. 125. Browned, few stains. Original vellum, worn.
16mo. [Vinograd, Dyhernfurth 44.]
Dyhernfurth, Shabtai Bass, 1693. $800 - $1200
❧ A pocket edition of this most popular ethical work. Issued in this size
for ease of use in order to have as a constant companion.

[44‫ דירנפורט‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ קיצור ראשית חכמה‬.‫ אליה' תוצאות חיים‬,‫די וידאש‬
$1200 - $800 .‫תנ"ג‬,‫ שבתי בס‬,‫דירנפורט‬
.‫❧ מהדורת כיס לחיבור פופולרי‬

356 (MINIATURE BOOK). DAVID BEN ABRAHAM OF MODENA(?) Sepher Ohr Tov [text
for children]. Second edition. With supplement by Selomoh d’Oliveyra on the
Principles of Faith. ff. 30, (2). Stamps, touch browned. Contemporary gilt-ruled mottled
calf, spine worn, upper cover detached. 24mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1271.]
Amsterdam, Herz Levi Rofé, 1726. $1800 - $2200
❧ A Hebrew-Portuguese / Spanish glossary for children, along with a
subject index in Hebrew and Portuguese / Spanish (appears to be a mix of
the two languages). Having first appeared in 1675, it has been suggested the
work was authored by Leone de Modena.

[1271 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫דוד בן אברהם ממודנה ספר אור טוב‬
$2200 - $1800 .‫תפ"ו‬,‫ הירץ לוי רופא‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ ספרון העוסק בחינוך ילדים‬

169
357 (MINIATURE BOOK). Seder Tephiloth LeChodashim U’LeMo’adim [prayers
for the entire year]. According to the Sephardi rite (incomplete). FINE WOMEN’S
BINDING. The name ‘Lunah bath Ephraim ibn Giath’ gilt-tooled in Hebrew on
upper cover. Spine gilt-tooled in Latin characters: ‘L. Binguiat.’ ff. 318, lacking
opening 57 leaves. Stained. Contemporary lavishly gilt-tooled morocco, rubbed. 32mo.
Housed in complimentary slip-case. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1505.]
(Amsterdam, Naphtali Hertz Levi Rophé, 1739). $4000 - $6000

.‫ השם לונה בת אפרים אבן גיאת מופיע בכריכה‬.‫ עם כריכה מהודרת‬.‫(תפילה) סדר תפילה‬
$6000 - $4000 ,‫אמשטרדם‬

358 (MINIATURE BOOK). Machzor Sephardim LeYamim Nora’im

[prayers for the Days of Awe]. According to Sephardic rite. ff.
360. Lightly foxed, few leaves slightly shorter. Modern morocco with spine
in compartments in the antique style. 24mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam
1519.]
Amsterdam, Abraham Athias, 1740. $1500 - $2500

[1519 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) מחזור ספרדים לימים נוראים‬

$2500 - $1500 .‫ת"ק‬,‫ אברהם עטיה‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

359 (MINIATURE BOOK). Seder Tephiloth [prayers through

the year]. In accordance with German-Polish rite. Includes
laws for one’s daily routine. Instructions in wayber-taytsch.
FINELY BOUND. ff. 248. Inscription in English on opening blank,
lightly stained, very short marginal tears at end. Contemporary
gilt-tooled calf with central silver clasp and hinge. 24mo.
[Vinograd, Amsterdam 1915.]
Amsterdam, Proops Brothers, 1766. $3000 - $5000

[1917 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ספרון [וינוגרד‬. .‫)תפילה) סדר תפילות כמנהג אשכנז ופולין‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫תקכ"ו‬,‫ יעקב ואברהם פרופס‬,‫ יוסף‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ כולל הלכות לסדר היום‬

360 (MINIATURE BOOK). Seder Tikunei Shabbath [prayers rites and hymns for the
Sabbath]. According to the meditative rite of R. Isaac Luria z’l. ff. 158, misnumbered.
Browned and closely shaved. Contemporary roan, rebacked and recased. 24mo. [Vinograd,
Venice 2032.]
Venice, Bragadin, 1782. $1000 - $1500

[2032 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תפילה) סדר תיקוני שבת‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫תקמ"ב‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬

170
 361 (MINIATURE BOOK). Beith Tephilah [prayers for the whole year].
According to the Italian rite. FINELY BOUND. ff. 224. Lightly foxed,
inscriptions on blanks. Contemporary red calf with gilt extra, title in Hebrew on
spine, rubbed and chipped at extremities, upper cover loose. 24mo. [Vinograd,
Pisa 78.]
Pisa, Samuel Molcho, 1816. $1500 - $2000

[78 ‫ פיסא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ לפי מנהג איטלקי‬,‫ תפילות לכל השנה‬.‫)תפילה) בית תפילה‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תקע"ו‬,‫ שמואל מולכו‬,‫פיסא‬

362 MINTZ, MOSHE BEN YITZCHAK. Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. FIRST EDITION.
Title within decorative woodcut border with floral and bird motifs. ff. 156, (12). Lightly
browned and stained, institutional stamps on title and last leaf, several leaves laid to size, expert
repair on f.114. Modern blind-tooled calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Cracow 330.]
Cracow, Isaac Prostitz, 1617. $2000 - $2500
❧ R. Moshe Mintz was one of the greatest German Halachic scholars of the
15th-century. As Rabbi in Wuerzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg and Posen, he
featured prominently in communal life in Germany and beyond - especially Italy,
where his cousin, R. Isaac Mintz, served as Rabbi of Padua. His responsa are
important for the delineation of Ashkenazi custom, including the Takanoth of
Rabbenu Gershom and Takanoth ShU”M (Speyer, Worms and Mainz). See EJ, Vol.
XII, cols. 65-66.

[330 ‫ קראקא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ משה בן יצחק שאלות ותשובות‬,‫מינץ‬

$2500 - $2000 .‫שע"ז‬,‫ יצחק פרוסטיץ‬,‫קראקא‬
.15-‫❧ רבי משה מינץ היה אחד מגדולי הפוסקים באשכנז במאה ה‬

363 (MISHNAH). Mishnayoth. With commentaries of Maimonides and Obadiah Bertinoro. Prepared by Joseph Ottolenghi.
Second edition of Bertinoro's commentary. On title, letters of word "Mishnayoth" white within individual vignettes.
Six Orders of Mishnah bound in single volume. Numerous Hebrew marginalia and diagrams. On blank tipped in
between ff. 74-75, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF YEDIDYAH BEN MOSHE OF RECANATI, wherein the
Author disagrees with Maimonides' commentary to Tractate Eruvin 2:5; manuscript
mathematical computations and geometric diagrams at end. ff. (6), 9-398. Title repaired
with portion supplied in facsimile, initial several leaves marginally repaired with some loss, few
leaves tipped in from a shorter copy, variously stained and wormed. Modern calf with clasps and
hinges. Folio. [Vinograd, Riva 10; Mehlman 105.]
Riva di Trento, (Antoni Bruin), 1559. $3000 - $5000
❧ Italian by birth, R. Ovadiah Bertinoro was a student of the great Italian halachist
R. Yoseph Colon (MaHaRIK) and died in Jerusalem about 1500. His commentary
first appeared in Venice in 1548-9 and due to its immense popularity, hardly an
edition of the Mishnah appears without it.
Amadeo (Yedidyah) Recanati is famed for his translation of Maimonides' Guide
of the Perplexed into Judeo-Italian under the title Erudizione dei Confusi (c. 1580).
See EJ, Vol. X, col. 428; Vol. XIII, col. 1607.

[10 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני של פירוש רע"ב‬.‫ עם פירושי הרמב"ם ורע"ב‬.‫)משנה) משניות‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫ שי"ט‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬
‫ עלה לירושלים ונפטר שם סביבות‬.‫ רבי עובדיה מברטנורא היה תלמידו של המהרי"ק‬,‫❧ נולד באיטליה‬
.‫השנה ר"ס‬

171
364 (MISHNA H). Pirkei Avoth [Ethics of the Fathers]. With commentar y
“Minchah Chadashah” by Jechiel Michel Maraptchik, compiled from
commentaries including Rashi, Maimonides, Ovadiah Bartenura, Don Isaac
Abrabanel, Moses Almosnino, Beith Lechem Yehudah, Lev Avoth, et al. FIRST
EDITION. Title within woodcut garlanded architectural arch. Marginalia in an
early hand throughout. With an interesting discussion as to why the city of
Safed is more spiritually elevated than the other holy cities of Eretz Israel. ff.
84. Light stains in places, trimmed. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Cracow 40.]
Cracow, (Isaac Prostitz), 1576. $2500 - $3000
❧ The first commentary on Ethics of the Fathers by a European Rabbinic
scholar. See Y. Y. Cohen who also attests to the scarcity of this work in his
bibliography of commentaries and translations of Ethics of the Fathers. See
Y. Y. Cohen, Masecheth Avoth-Perusheiha Ve’Tagomotheiha Be’aspaklarith
Hadoroth, in Kiryath Sepher Vol. 40 (1964-5), pp. 104-117, no. 14.

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ עם פירוש מנחה חדשה מאת יחיאל מיכל מראפטשיק‬.‫(משנה) פרקי אבות‬
[40 ‫קראקא‬
$3000 - $2500 .‫של"ו‬,‫ יצחק פרוסטיץ‬,‫קראקא‬
.‫❧ הפירוש הראשון על פירקי אבות מאת רב אירופאי‬

365 (MISHNAH). Pirkei Avoth [Ethics of the Fathers]. With commentaries of the
Bertinoro, Alsheich and Chid’a. Title-page with illustration of Mt. Meron and the
graves of the Rashb’i and sons. List of subscribers at end. ff. 43. Lightly wormed and
stained. Contemporary boards, worn. 4to.
Safed, DovBer ben Shmuel Kara, 1864. $500 - $700

.‫ אלשיך וחיד"א‬,‫ עם פירושים של ברטינורו‬.‫(משנה) פרקי אבות‬

$700 - $500 .‫תרכ"ד‬,‫ דובער בן שמואל קרא‬,‫צפת‬

366 MIZRACHI, ELIYAHU. Eliyah Mizrachi [super-commentary to

Rashi on the Chumash]. Second edition. Title within woodcut
architectural border. First word of each Book of Pentateuch within
ornate surround. MAP OF ERETZ ISRAEL on f. 280v. ff. 320. Previous
owner’s marks, lightly stained in places. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum
over thick wooden boards, later clasps. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 235.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1545. $2000 - $3000
❧ Possibly the most well-known Romaniote rabbi, R. Elijah
Mizrachi (c. 1450-1526) was well-versed in Torah and secular
fields of knowledge. He served as the rabbi of newly Ottoman
Constantinople, and essentialy served as the leading Rabbinic
authority throughout the Ottoman Empire.
R. Elijah Mizrachi’s map of the Holy Land first appeared in
the Venice 1523 edition of his super-commentary. Although
primitively drawn, it correctly notes the borders of Eretz
Israel and the places mentioned in Deuteronomy. See E. & G.
Wajntraub, Hebrew Maps of the Holy Land (1992) pp. 19-21,
and no. W8.

.‫ עם מפת ארץ ישראל‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ פירוש לרש"י על התורה‬.‫ אליה' אליה מזרחי‬,‫מזרחי‬
[235 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫ש"ה‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ אולי הרב הרומניוטי המוכר בתולדות‬,)‫רפ"ו בקירוב‬-‫❧ רבי אליה' מזרחי (ר"י‬
‫ ואולי החכם באשי של כל האימפריה‬,‫ היה רבה של קושטא האות'מנית‬,‫ישראל‬
.‫כולה‬

172
367 MODENA, JUDAH ARYEH (LEONE) DA Tzemach Tzadik [fables] FIRST EDITION. Title within decorative typographical
border. NUMEROUS WOODCUT TEXT ILLUSTRATION. ff. 40. Closely shaved, few neat corner repairs. Modern vellum. 12mo. [Vinograd,
Venice 910.]
Venice, Daniel Zanetti, 1600. $12,000 - $18,000
❧ A RARE HEBREW ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF FABLES.
Although the Tzemach Tzadik is based upon the Italian ethical work “Fior di Virtu,” the author here broadened
and molded the text into a distinctive, Jewish ethical treatise. He quotes liberally from the Bible, Talmud and later
sources, which often serves to bolster the thoughts of Diogenes, Aristotle and other secular scholars presented.
The illustrations in this work deserve particular study. Each image illuminates the particular concept discussed
in the text adjacent. For example: The author discusses the nature of foolishness (“Kesiluth”) by depicting a bull
whose rage resulted in its’ horns imbedded in a tree and thus easy prey for the hunter alongside. The section on
faintheartedness or cowardice (“Morech”) shows two “scared rabbits” fleeing from a wind-blown leaf.
Although published anonymously, Steinschneider (Cat. Bodl. col. 1354, no.34) detected the work was by Leone
da Modena, noting the initials letters beginning chapter 1 (p. 4) form the acrostic “Yehuda Aryeh Me’Modena.”
Steinschneider designates the work “opusculum inter omnia rarissimum.”
ONE OF A MERE HANDFUL OF HEBREW BOOKS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS PRINTED IN THE FIRST CENTURY-AND-A-HALF OF HEBREW
PRINTING.

[910 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ צמח צדיק‬.‫ יהודה אריה‬,‫מודנה‬

$18,000 - $12,000 .‫ש"ס‬,‫ דניאל זאניטי‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ מבוסס על החיבור האיטלקי‬.‫' ספר מאויר נדיר של אגדות ומשלים‬Fior di Virtu', ‫ עם ציטוטים‬,‫❧ המחבר עבד את החומר להתאים לקהל יהודי‬
‫ שנים הראשונים של דפוס עברי‬150-‫ אחד מהספרים המעטים שנדפס עם איורים ב‬.‫ ספרות חז"ל ועוד‬,‫מתנ"ך‬

173
 368 MIZR ACHI, ELI YA HU. Teshuvoth Shailoth [responsa]. FIRST EDITION. Wide-
Margined Copy. Previous owner’s stamps including R. Chaim Berlin and R. Elia
Yehuda Alter of Biala. ff. 158. Wanting, as all copies, the canceled leaves 109 and 110 (see
below). Stained in places, title remargined, last leaf and f.2 with taped repairs. Modern calf.
Folio. [Vinograd, Const. 217.]
Constantinople, Solomon ben Isaac Ya’abetz, 1560. $3000 - $5000
❧ R. Elijah Mizrachi’s responsa, written amidst the turbulence of the Spanish
Inquisition, are of great historic interest as they concern the Jewish exiles who
found sanctuary in Constantinople.
The canceled leaves 109-10 (responsum 66) are extant in only two copies
worldwide. They contain the author’s protestations concerning his son’s alleged
conversion to Islam.

[217 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שוליים רחבים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אליה' תשובות שאלות‬,‫מזרחי‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫ש"כ‬,‫ שלמה יעבץ‬,‫קושטא‬
‫ עם הגעת גלים של מגורשי ספרד‬,‫יציבות רבה‬-‫❧ ותשובות של רבי אליה' מדרחי נכתבו בתקופה של אי‬
.‫למזרח‬

369 MOELLIN, YA’AKOV. Sepher MaHaRI”L [customs for the entire year according
to Aschkenazi rite]. The Rabbi Josef Tzvi Halevi Dunner copy with his stamp at
end, along with other earlier signatures. Trimmed, lightly stained and dampwrinkled.
Modern maroon calf housed in fitted slip-case. 4to. [Vinograd, Lublin 47.]
Lublin, Klonimus ben Mordechai Jaffe, 1590. $4000 - $6000
❧ RARE. THIS LUBLIN EDITION IS FAR MORE SCARCE THAN THE FIRST EDITION (SABBIONETA
1556).
The most important source for ritual customs (minhagim), both within
and without the synagogue, as accords to Aschkenazi rite. The work paints
a most faithful picture of the religious and social life of German Jews in the
14th- and 15th-centuries.
Born in Cologne, Rabbi Josef Hirsch Dunner (1913-2007) found safety in
England following the rise of German Nazism. He grew to become head of
the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, the umbrella organisation of
Anglo-Chareidi Jewry, a position he occupied for decades.

[47 ‫ לובלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם חותמת שלו‬,‫ עותק רבי יוסף צבי הלוי דינר‬.‫ ספר מהרי"ל‬.‫ יעקב‬,‫מולין‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫ש"נ‬,‫ קלונימוס בן מרדכי יפה‬,‫לובלין‬
.‫ מהדורת לובלין הרבה יותר נדיר מאשר הדפוס הראשון של סביוניטה שט"ז‬.‫❧ נדיר‬

370 MOSHE BEN MAIMON (MAIMONIDES / RAMBA’M). Igroth LehaMe’or HaGadol [letters
and responsa]. Second edition. ff. 95. One small stain on final leaf. Modern calf. 12mo.
[Vinograd, Venice 211.]
Venice, Cornelio Adelkind, 1545. $4000 - $5000
❧ Includes the Ethical Will of Maimonides written to his son Abraham. Much of
the material in this volume concerns the controversy surrounding the Guide for the
Perplexed.

[211 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ מכתבים ושו"ת‬.‫ אגרות להמאור הגדול‬.‫ רמב"ם‬.‫משה בן מיימון‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫ש"ה‬,‫ קורניליו אדלקינד‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ הרבה חומר בספר עוסק בפולמוס סביב המורה נבוכים‬.‫❧ כולל את הצוואה של הרמב"ם לבנו אברהם‬

174
 371 MO SH E BE N M A I MON (M A IMON IDES / R A M BA’M). M i lot h Ha H ig ayon
[introduction to Logic]. With two anonymous commentaries. Second edition.
Letters of initial word floriated within woodcut surround. ILLUSTRATED DIAGRAM
on last page displaying differing logical categories: Vegetable, animal, and
human, as well as "non-vegetable, non-animal and non-human." ff. 18. Trace
stained. Modern calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 388.]
Venice, Daniel Adelkind for Giustiniani, 1550. $1500 - $2000
❧ It has been long believed that Maimonides composed this book on Logic
at the tender age of fifteen. This feat would be all the more impressive
considering that at the time his family was constantly on the move in
southern Spain having been uprooted from Cordoba by the Almohads. For
further discussion regarding the authorship of the text, see H. Davidson:
The Authenticity of Works Attributed to Maimonides, in: Me'ah She'arim:
Studies in Medieval Jewish Spiritual Life in Memory of Isadore Twersky
(2001) pp. 118-125.

[388 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ מילות ההגיון‬.‫ רמב"ם‬.‫משה בן מיימון‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫ש"י‬,‫אדלקינד‬-‫ ג'וסטיניאני‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.15 ‫❧ מסופר שהרמב"ם חיבר את העבודה הזאת בגיל‬

372 MOSHE BEN MAIMON (MAIMONIDES / RAMBA’M). Moreh Nevuchim [“Guide for the Perplexed”]. * WITH: Moses Provencal.
Biur Inyan Shnei Kavim [dissertation on the Theorem of Apollonius]. Third edition. With commentaries by Shem Tov,
Ephodi and Crescas. Title within garlanded architectural columns with printer’s device (Yaari, Hebrew Printers' Marks
20). Censors marks, notations and signatures. Half-page manuscript gloss on the verso of the title page comments on the
polemic between Jewish philosophers and anti-Maimonideans. The author cites from the Sepher Ha'Emunoth of Shem
Tov ibn Shem Tov, a noted opponent of philosophy.
Ironically, Shem Tov's own grandson of the same
name authored a commentary to Moreh Nevuchim
which appears in this very volume. ff. (14), (4), 3-174.
Few leaves supplied from another copy. Light wear, corners
rounded, title laid down, opening and closing few leaves
remargined. Modern calf-backed boards. Folio. [Vinograd,
Sabbioneta 8.]
Sabbioneta, Cornelio Adelkind for Tobias Foa, 1553.
$3000 - $5000
❧ Undoubtedly the most celebrated philosophical
text in all of Jewish literature. A work that earned
Maimonides his worldwide rabbinic acclaim and the
affectionate moniker HaNesher HaGadol (’The Great
Eagle’).
The Guide to the Perplexed, the final work by
Maimonides, was completed in 1185 or 1190. It had a
troubled history, sparking centuries of Maimonidean
controversies. Heavily influenced as it was by Greek
- specifically Aristotelian philosophy - the work was
thought by some to conflict with Judaic tradition.
Tragically - and obviously due to other motivations -
the work was publicly burned by the Dominicans in
Paris in 1232.
Provencal’s dissertation and commentary on the
Theorem of Apollonius concerning two straight lines
that never meet was translated into Italian in 1550
and from Italian into Latin in 1586. See C. Roth, Jews
in the Renaissance (1959) pp. 28-9, 236, 266.

‫ * עם ביאור עניין שני קווים של‬.‫ מורה נבוכים‬.‫ רמב"ם‬.‫משה בן מיימון‬

[8 ‫ סביוניטה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שלישי‬.‫משה פרובינצאלו‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫שי"ג‬,‫ דפוס פואה‬,‫סביוניטה‬
.‫❧ ללא ספק הספר הפילוסופי המוכר בכל ספרות יהודית‬

175
373 MOSHE BEN MAIMON (MAIMONIDES / RAMBA’M). Mishnah Torah [Rabbinic Code]. FIRST EDITION with commentary by R.
Yoseph Karo. With glosses including Abraham ben David of Posquieres (RAVa”D) and Levi ibn Chabib. Fourteen parts
in four volumes. Four title pages, each with Bragadin’s device of Three Crowns, Meir Parenzo’s device of Venice and the
Dragon on verso, and following the Table of Contents (the late) Asher Parenzo’s device of a Mountain rising from the
Sea. Text illustrations. Final volume with first edition of the alphabetical subject index compiled by the School of Baruch
Uziel. Final leaf with a poem in honor of one of Karo’ disciples, Abraham Hayug. Collation available upon request. Repaired
worming, trimmed, stamps. Later uniform full vellum. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Venice 600.]
Venice, Meir Parenzo for Alvise Bragadin, 1574. $8000 - $10,000
❧ A SIGNIFICANT EDITION. Contains the first appearance of the Hasagoth HaRava’d as an independent commentary
(previously it was incorporated as part of the Maggid Mishnah). Also the first edition of the Rambam with the
Keseph Mishnah. It contains a foreword and afterword relating that R. Yoseph Karo had to be urged by R. Moshe
Provencal of Mantua “whose net is spread until Safed” to complete the work for publication. Rabbi Provencal’s
encouragement was not in vain, as the afterword notes that R. Yoseph Karo died shortly after completing the work.
The great scholar and Kabbalist R. Menachem Azaria of Fano was on task to ensure the perfection of the work; it is
suggested that he personally examined each volume upon publication. This edition also presents the first publication
of a comprehensive alphabetical subject index based upon writings from the school of R. Baruch Uziel.

[600 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ גם הדפוס ראשון שמפריד בין השגות הראב"ד והמגיד משנה‬.‫ דפוס ראשון של הכסף משנה‬.‫ משנה תורה‬.‫ רמב"ם‬.‫משה בן מיימון‬
$10,000 - $8000 .‫של"ד‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ מסופר‬.‫ רבי מנחם עזריה (רמ"ע) מפאנו ערך את העבודה‬.‫ כסף משנה‬,‫❧ רבי יוסף קארו הלך לעולמו זמן מועט לאחר שהשלים את החיבור שלו‬
.‫שבדק כל כרך כשנדפס‬

176
374 MOSHE BEN NACHMAN (NACHMANIDES / RAMBA’N). Torath Ha’Adam. FIRST EDITION. With laudatory poems by Joseph b.
Joel (Bibas). Wide margins. ff. 64. Many leaves with marginal repairs or laid to size, repaired worming, lightly stained. Modern
morocco. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Const. 117; Mehlman, 765; Yaari, Const. 64 (see Hacker’s corrections in Areshet vol. V, p.
479 who notes this was published earlier than Yaari indicates).]
Constantinople, Israel Sarafti and Moses Chalimi, 1519. $10,000 - $12,000
❧ EXCEPTIONALLY RARE.
Torath Ha’Adam [“The Law of Man”] serves as the basis for all subsequent halachic discussions on the subjects of
sickness, death, and mourning. The final chapter is the Ramban’s famous “Sha’ar HaGemul” on the Messianic Era
and the Afterlife.

[117 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ תורת האדם‬.‫ רמב"ן‬,‫משה בן נחמן‬

$12,000 - $10,000 .‫רע"ט‬,‫ ישראל צרפתי ומשה חלימי‬,‫קושטא‬
‫ עוסק בימות המשיח וחיי העולם הבא‬,‫ שער הגמול‬,‫ הפרק האחרון‬.‫ מוות ואבילות‬,‫ תורת האדם משמש כבסיס לדיונים הלכתיים על חולי‬.‫❧ נדיר מאוד‬

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375 MOSHE BEN NACHMAN (NACHMANIDES / RAMBA’N). Chidushei Baba
Bathra [novellae to Talmud Tractate]. * APPENDED: Dina DeGarmei by
Ramba’n. FIRST EDITION. Divisional title. An attractive, wide-margined
copy. ff. 116. Light marginal dampstaining. Modern calf. Sm. folio.
[Vinograd, Venice 74.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1523. $5000 - $6000
❧ Dina DeGarmei, a small work that generated many super-
commentaries, is an exposition of laws pertaining to personal
injuries and property damage. In the poem which serves as the
preface to Dina DeGarmei (f.110), Nachmanides praises his
predecessors, the “Sages of France” (i.e. The Tosaphist s).
R. Solomon Luria (Yam shel Shelomo, Tractate Bava K ama,
introduction) would cite this poem as evidence of the great
esteem in which Nachmanides held the rabbis of France, whereas
Maimonides had a certain disdain for the French rabbis. See C.B.
Chavel, Kithvei Ramban, Vol. I (1968) p. 417; EJ, Vol. XII, col. 780;
Vol. VII, cols. 430-431.
Israel Ta- Shema established that w ith the exception of
Nachmanides’ 1523 commentary to Bava Kama and the appended
Dina DeGarmei, there did not appear in print any other work of
Nachmanides’ Talmudic interpretations for a further two centuries.
The ramifications of this are significant as Aschkenazic decisors
such as R. Shabthai Cohen, (Sha”Ch) were bereft of the major
portion of Nachmanides’ scholarship.
See I. M. Ta-Shema, Kiryath Sepher, Vol. L (1975) p. 327; and H.
Soloveitchik, Printing and the History of Halakha, a Case Study, in:
Bar-Ilan Annual, Vol. XXX-XXXI (2006) p. 319.

[74 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חידושי בבא בתרא עם דינא דגרמי‬.‫ רמב"ן‬,‫משה בן נחמן‬
$6000 - $5000 .‫רפ"ג‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ מבאר את דיני נזקים לגוף‬,‫ חיבור קצר שזכה להרבה פירושים עליו‬,‫❧ דינא דגרמי‬
.‫ולנכסים‬

376 MOSHE BEN NACHMAN (NACHMANIDES / RAMBA’N). Bi’ur al

HaTorah [commentary to the Chumash]. Title set within
typographical border. Opening word of each of the Five Books
within an elaborate woodcut vignette. A FINE WIDE-MARGINED COPY.
ff. 157. Trace stained, signed by censors. Modern crushed morocco.
Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 252.]
Venice, Giustiniani-Adelkind, 1545. $3000 - $4000
❧ Born in Girona, Spain, the Ramban (1194 -1270) is
particularly renowned for his masterful commentary to
the Torah, which until today remains one of the primary
sources of Jewish philosophical thought.

[252 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שוליים רחבים‬.‫ ביאור על התורה‬.‫ רמב"ן‬,‫משה בן נחמן‬

$4000 - $3000 .‫ ש"ה‬,‫אדלקינד‬-‫ ג'וסטיניאני‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ שעד היום נחשב לאחד‬,‫❧ הרמב"ן התפרסם בעקבות הפירוש לתורה שלו‬
.‫הפירושים הקלאסיים בספרות היהודית‬

178
 377 MOSHE BEN NACHMAN (NACHMANIDES / RAMBA’N). Sha’ar
HaGemul [on eschatology]. Title within architectural arch,
with printer’s device of an armillary sphere resting on a
scroll containing a verse from Psalm 130:5; repeated on last
page. ff. 26. Some light staining, expert paper repairs. Modern
calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Ferrara 45.]
Ferrara, Abraham ibn Usque, 1556. $3000 - $5000
❧ Part of a larger work entitled Torath Ha’Adam dealing
with the laws of mourning, Sha’ar HaGemul, “The
Gate of Retribution,” tackles the concept of the After-
Life in which Nachmanides differs from Maimonides’
eschatological vision. Whereas for Maimonides the final
state of man is a disembodied soul, in Nachmanides’
view it is precisely the rejoining of soul and body that is
the ultimate state.
The final leaf of this work contains the famed
historical letter penned by Nachmanides in Jerusalem
to his son Nachman, describing the fearful living
conditions in the Land of Israel following the invasion
of the Tatar hordes in 1260. Nachmanides sums up the
situation by saying: “The sum of the matter is, the holier
the place, the more desolate… thus Jerusalem is most
desolate of all.”

[45 ‫ פיררה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ על עולם הבא‬.‫ שער הגמול‬.‫ רמב"ן‬,‫משה בן נחמן‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫שט"ו‬,‫ אברהם אבן אושקי‬,‫פיררה‬
.‫❧ חלק של חיבור יותר רחב הנקרא 'תורת האדם' על הלכות אבילות‬

378 MOSHE IBN MACHIR. Seder HaYom. Second improved edition. ff. 120. Few leaves
with repaired worming, stained in places. later vellum-backed boards, worn. 4to. [Vinograd,
Venice 993.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1605. $500 - $700
❧ Seder HaYom is a halachic-kabbalistic work which describes, according to its
introduction, “the order one should follow in his days and nights, on Shabbats
and holidays, the order of the entire year when sitting at home and walking on
the way, when retiring and rising”. It is the source of many currently practiced
customs, including the Modeh Ani prayer.
Moshe ben Machir headed, in Ein Zeitun, a traditional Yeshivah - in contrast to
the many Kabbalistic societies operating during this time. After being threatened
by a band of Muslims in 1601, he moved the Yeshivah to nearby Safed.

[993 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני מתוקן‬.‫ סדר היום‬.‫ משה‬,‫אבן מכיר‬
$700 - $500 .‫שס"ה‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ העביר את הישיבה לצפת‬.‫ קרוב לצפת‬,‫ המחבר היה ראש ישיבה בעין זיתון‬.‫קבלית‬-‫❧ עבודה הלכתית‬
.‫לאחר שאויים על ידי ליסטים מוסלמים‬

179
379 MOSHE OF PREMESHYL. Mateh Moshe [novellae to Shulchan Aruch]. FIRST EDITION. Title within historiated woodcut
border. ff. 213 (mispaginated). Title and few additional leaves with neat marginal repairs, stained in places. Modern calf. thick 4to.
[Vinograd, Cracow 140.]
Cracow, Isaac Prostitz, 1591. $10,000 - $12,000
❧ RARE FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT COMMENTARY TO ORACH CHAIM.
The work provides reasons for the laws, supplying a broad collection of relevant rabbinic opinions. Additionally,
customs of the author’s teacher, R. Solomon Luria are recorded, with particular emphasis on the approaches taken
by Polish Jewry.
Mateh Moshe was an immensely popular work and is cited countless times in later Halachic texts, such as Magen
Avraham and Mishnah Berurah.
The author, R. Moshe ben Avraham (c. 1550-1606), was rabbi in Belz, Przemysl and Opatow.

[140 ‫ קראקא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חידושים על או"ח‬.‫משה מפשמישל מטה משה‬
$12,000 - $10,000 .‫שנ"א‬,‫ יצחק פרוסטיץ‬,‫קראקא‬
.‫ פשמישל ואפטא‬,‫שס"ו בקירוב) היה רב בבעלז‬-‫ רבי משה בן אברהם מפשמישל (ש"י‬.‫❧ מהדורה נדירה‬

180
 380 MÜNSTER, SEBASTIAN (Ed.) Shelosh Esrei Ikrim. Divrei
HaBayith HaSheini. Eser Gilyoth Yisrael - Tredecim Articuli
Fidei Judaeorum (etc). FIRST LATIN EDITION. Hebrew and Latin on
facing pages. Translated by Sebastian Münster. Printer’s device
at end. Latin marginalia in an early hand. ff. (182). Trace foxed,
small marginal tear on f.159, otherwise a good copy. Later vellum.
12mo. [Vinograd, Worms 1-2.]
Worms, Petrus Schoeffer, 1529. $4000 - $6000
❧ THE FIRST - AND ONLY - HEBR EW BOOK PRINTED IN WORMS
(Rhineland-Palatinate), the famed hometown of Rashi.
Includes an early edition of Maimonides’ Principles of
Jewish Faith, here provided with a translation into Latin by
Münster one of the foremost Christian Hebraist scholars of
his time.

.‫ עשר גליות ישראל‬.‫ דברי הבית השני‬.‫ שלושה עשרה עיקרים‬.‫ עורך‬.‫ סבסטין‬,‫מונסטר‬
[1-2 ‫ וורמייזא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫דפוס ראשון בלטינית‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫רפ"ט‬,‫ פיטר שופר‬,‫וורמייזא‬
.‫❧ הספר העברי היחידי שנדפס בוורמייזא‬

381 NAC H M A N SH LOMO H A L E V I OF Z A MOC Z . Ateret h Shlomo

[concerning the judicial concept of “Shikul HaDath”]. FIRST EDITION.
Illustrated vignette of Jerusalem on title. The Mehlman copy with his
penciled notes. ff. (2) 8, 80. Modern boards. 4to. [Halevy 44.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1847. $500 - $700
❧ Much of the work is dedicated to explaining a challenging piece of
the Sha’ch (R. Shabthai HaKohen) to Choshen Mishpat 25.
The author was the first official Av Beth Din of the Ashkenazi
Community of Jerusalem. See A. L. Frumkin & E. Rivlin, Toldoth
Chachmei Yerushulayim Vol. III, pp. 221-2, esp. no. 1.

‫ עותק מהלמן עם הערות שלו‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ על שיקול הדעת‬.‫נחמן שלמה הלוי מזמושץ עטרת שלמה‬
[44 ‫ [הלוי‬.‫בעפרון‬
$700 - $500 .‫ תר"ז‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ המחבר היה האב"ד האשכנזי הרשמי הראשון‬.‫❧ רוב הספר מסביר ש"ך קשה בחו"מ כ"ה‬
.‫של ירושלים‬

181
382 NAJARA, ISRAEL. Zemiroth Yisra’el [religious poetry]. Second edition. Three
parts subtitled Olath Tamid, Olath Shabbath, Olath Hodesh. Includes separate
title page for each part. Hebrew text with instructions in Judeo-Italian.
Appended another work Meimei Israel, collected letters by same author, again
with separate title page. The latter work ends with brief moral exhortation
entitled Mesaheketh BaTevel. ff. 171. Few stains and marginal repairs, stamps,
signed by censor at end. Modern boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 872.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1599. $2000 - $3000
❧ FIRST APPEARANCE OF YA-H RIBON OLAM (f. 7r), one of the most popular
Sabbath Zemiroth.
A rabbi of Gaza, Najara was the first poet to compose and organize
his piyutim according to the Near Eastern “maqam” style of musical
composition. Born in Damascus c.1555, his compositions are distinguished
by their deep religiosity, references to Jewish suffering and yearning for
redemption. Although Najara learned much from the great Jewish poets
of the Spanish-Arabic period, he frequently employed original forms and
themes.
This is the second, expanded edition. The first edition (Safed, 1586) is
overwhelmingly rare.

[872 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ ישראל זמירות ישראל‬,‫נג'ארה‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫שנ"ט‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫ אחת הזמירות האהובות ברחבי העולם היהודי‬,‫ה ריבון‬-‫❧ הופעה ראשונה של הפיוט י‬

383 N AT H A N B E N Y E C H I E L OF ROM E .
Sepher Ha’A r uch [Talmudic dict ionar y,
including etymologies from Latin, Greek,
Arabic and Persian]. Second edition. Title
within decorative Soncino border. Wider
margins. Marginalia. ff. 196. Many previous
owner’s inscriptions. Complete but mispaginated (as
in all copies). Opening few leaves worn generally
not affecting text, corners repaired. Modern blind-
tooled crushed morocco, spine in compartments
and titled in gilt. Folio. [Vinograd, Pesaro 44;
Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. no. 2041 (editio
rarissima).]
Pesaro, Gershom Soncino, 1517. $10,000 - $15,000
❧ Nathan’s Aruch is “a manifestation not
only of its author’s brilliance and deep
acquaintance with sources, but also of
his encyclopaedic knowledge.” See S. B.
Linderman, Sefer Sarid Ba’Arachin (1972)
Introduction.
“The work is important for its many
citations of Gaonic sources, descriptions
of Jewish customs, and citations of long-
lost Midrashim.” See Heller, The Sixteenth
Century Hebrew Book (2004) pp. 104-105.

[44 ‫ [וינוגרד פיזרו‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫נתן בן יחיאל מרומה ספר הערוך‬

$15,000 - $10,000 .‫רע"ז‬,‫ גרשם סונצינו‬,‫פיזרו‬
‫ תיאורים‬,‫❧ רבי נתן מצטט הרבה מקורות מהגאונים‬
.‫של מנהגים ומדרשים אבודים‬

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384 NIETO, DAVID. Mateh Dan-Cuzari Chelek Sheni. FIRST EDITION. Hebrew and Spanish text in parallel columns. Title
page incorporating portrait-roundel of Judah the Prince flanked by armor-suited angels. ff. (11), 254. Browned with few
stains and marginal repairs. Modern calf. Large 4to. [Vinograd, London 24.]
London, Thomas Ilive, 1714. $1500 - $2000
❧ Haham of the Spanish & Portuguese
Synagogue in London, David Nieto
(1654 -1728) composed t he Mateh
Dan as a defense of rabbinic Judaism,
especially the Oral Law, from the scorn
of free-thinking former Marranos who
had made London their home. Indeed,
out sp oken object ion a g a i n st t he
authority of the rabbinic tradition was a
growing problem throughout Sephardic
Western Europe. Nieto is noteworthy
for his singular response, demanding
a new approach toward Jewish thought
in order to retrench the stability of
tradition.
Nieto considered his work as a
continuation in the tradition of Judah
Halevi’s Cuzari (1506) a philosophical
exposition of Judaism, opposing the
attacks of Karaites, heretics and other
creeds.
The trend of ‘adding to’ the Cuzari was continued by R. Isaac Breuer with his 1934 ‘Neue Cuzari’ which
addressed Jewish ideologies in vogue at the time.
For more on Nieto’s work, see D. Ruderman, Jewish Thought in Newtonian England: The Career and Writings
of David Nieto in: Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research Vol. 58 (1992) pp. 193-219 and Sh.
Rosenberg, Emunat Hakhamim in: Twersky & Septimus (eds.) Jewish Thought in the Seventeenth Century (1997)
pp. 285-341.

[24 ‫ לונדון‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ טקסט בעברית וספרדית‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ כוזרי חלק שני‬-‫ דוד מטה דן‬,‫נייטו‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תע"ד‬,‫ תומאס אלייב‬,‫לונדון‬
.‫❧ מטה דן מגן על יהדות רבנית בתקופה של ריפוי באמונת חכמים‬

385 (OPPENHEIM, DAVID). Koheleth David - Collectio Davidis. Prepared by Isaac Metz and Eleazar Emden. FIRST EDITION.
Hebrew and Latin on facing pages. pp. xvi, 742, (2). Few light stains. Later boards, backstrip detached. Thick 8vo. [Vinograd,
Altona 228; Shunami, Bibliography no. 351.]
Hamburg [Altona], S. & Y. Bonn, 1826. $800 - $1200
❧ Catalogue of the celebrated Chief Rabbi David
O ppen hei m C ol lect ion of P r a g ue. Event u a l ly
purchased by the Bodleian Library, Oxford in 1829, it
has remained singularly celebrated ever since.
See S. Brisman, A History and Guide to Judaic
Bibliography (1977) pp. 38 - 44. A lso see Joshua
Teplitsky, Prince of the Press: How One Collector
Built History’s Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish
Library (2019).

[228 ‫ אלטונה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)ביבליוגרפיה) קהלת דוד‬

$1200 - $800 .‫תקפ"ו‬,‫ בון‬.‫ וי‬.‫ ש‬,‫אלטונה‬
.‫❧ קטלוג האוסף של רבי דוד אופנהים‬

183
 386 ORCHOTH TZADIKIM [ethics, according to the teachings of
the Chassidei Aschkenaz]. Anonymous. FIRST EDITION under this
title. Title within historiated woodcut architectural arch form
border piece. Printer’s device on verso of final leaf. (Yaari’s
Printer’s Marks no. 40). ff. (58). Browned and stained, various paper
repairs, previous owner’s marks. Modern boards. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Prague 41.]
Prague, Mordechai ben Gershom Katz, 1581. $3000 - $4000
❧ Cherished ethical work are seeking to instruct man how
to train the forces of the soul in such a way that one's actions
tend toward the good and inculcated with the awe of God.
The work is divided into twenty-eight She’arim (portals or
sections) elaborating on various specific moral qualities, e.g.
anger, envy, truth and falsehood, modesty, repentance, etc.
For an insight into the origin of the Orchoth Tzadikim
and its link with the Zitn-Buch (Sepher Hamidoth) - the
oldest morality book to appear in Yiddish, see I. Zinberg, A
History of Jewish Literature (1975) Vol. VII, p. 148-53.

[41 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫אורחות צדיקים ספר מוסר בסגנון חסידי אשכנז‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫שמ"א‬,‫ מרדכי בן גרשם כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
❧ ‫עבודה קלאסית המחולקת לכ"ח שערים המפרטים תכונות שונות שאדם‬
‫ נכתב בעילום שם‬.‫צריך לזכך כדי לטהר את הנשמה שלו‬

387 ORCHOTH TZADIKIM [ethics, according to the teachings of the Chassidei

Aschkenaz]. Anonymous. Another edition. With Yiddish translation. ff. (2),
108. Ex-library, touch wormed and stained in places. Modern boards. 4to. [Vinograd,
Amsterdam 1437.]
Amsterdam, Hertz Levi Harofeh, 1735. $400 - $600

[1437 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫אורחות צדיקים עם תרגום ליידיש‬

$600 - $400 .‫תצ"ה‬,‫ הירץ לוי רופא‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

388 PARDO, JOSEPH. Shulchan Tahor [anthology of Halachic rules from the Shulchan
Aruch]. Postumously edited by the Author’s son, David Pardo. FIRST EDITION. Title within
woodcut architectural arch incorporating printers device (cf. Ya’ari’s Printers Marks no.
66). Five page dedication in Spanish to Officers of Maamad of Kaal Kados of London.
Approbations by members of the Rabbinate of Amsterdam. ff. (10), 96. Lightly stained.
Contemporary blind-tooled paneled calf, spine rubbed. 16mo.16mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam
534.]
Amsterdam, Uri Phoebus ben Aaron Halevi, 1686. $600 - $900
❧ Joseph Pardo served as Hazzan of the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation,
London, a post to which his son succeeded him. “The two Pardos were the most
scholarly occupants of the office until the time of David de Sola.” See A. Hyamson,
The Sephardim of England (1951) p. 78.

[534 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ הלכות משו"ע‬.‫ יוסף שולחן טהור‬,‫פרדו‬
$900 - $600 .‫תמ"ו‬,‫ אורי פייבוש בן אהרן הלוי‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫פורטוגזי בלונדון‬-‫❧ רבי יוסף פרדו שימש כחזן בביה"כ הספרדי‬

184
389 PARDO, JOSEPH. Shulchan HaTahor. Another edition. Title within attractive
historiated border depicting a deer in reference to the publisher's name Tzvi
Hirsch, adjacent to three gentlemen in period dress dinning at a “prepared table”
(alluding to the title of the book). ff. (8), 92. Lighly foxed. Contemporary mottled calf,
rubbed. 16mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1993; Memorbook p.186 (illustrated).]
Amsterdam, 1770. $800 - $1200

[1993 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עותק נוסף‬.‫ הלכות משו"ע‬.‫ יוסף שולחן טהור‬,‫פרדו‬
$1200 - $800 .‫ תק"ל‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

390 PERETZ BEN ISA AC HAKOHEN (Attributed to). Ma’arecheth Ha’Elo-huth [Kabbalah]. With commentary by the
Italian mystic Judah Chayat and another (see below). FIRST EDITION. Printer’s mark on title: An astrolabe and verse from
Isaiah 40:31 (Yaari, no. 22). A WIDE-MARGINED COPY. With stamps of R. AHARON SHLOMO MAHARIL (see below). ff. (6), 286. Touch
stained, previous owner’s inscriptions, occasional neat paper repairs,
closing leaves remargined. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Ferrara 49
(mispaginated).]
Ferrara, Abraham ibn Usque, 1558. $4000 - $5000
❧ One of the most significant works on the Kabbalah
due to its systematic treatment of all relevant themes
found in earlier literature. Its contribution to speculative
mystic theory in pre-Zoharite Kabbalistic literature is the
increased symbolism of the Sephiroth. The author quotes
a multitude of names by which each Sephirah is known,
each signifying a differing function. He also develops the
“Adam Kadmon” theory, whereby the likeness of the order
of the Divine Powers of the Sephiroth to the human body is
explored.
In the same year of 1558, two editions of Ma’arecheth
Ha’Elo-huth appeared, one in Ferrara, the other in Mantua.
In the present Ferrara edition, the anonymous commentary
is designated simply “Peirush,” whereas in the Mantua
edition it bears the initials Pa”Z, for “Peirush Zulath”
(Another Commentary). According to Scholem, the Ferrara
version of the commentary has several important passages
lacking in the Mantua edition; see Studies in Kabbalah I
(Tel Aviv, 1998) p. 176.
Rosh Yeshivah of Shaar HaShamayim, Rabbi Aharon
Shlomo Maharil was a prominent Kabbalist in Lithuania.
Following his death after decades in Jerusalem, he was
buried right alongside his master, the extraordinar y
Kabbalist, R. Shlomo Elyashiv (The Leshem).

.‫ עם פירוש רבי יהודה חייט‬.‫ מיוחס מערכת האלוקות‬.‫פרץ בן יצחק הכהן‬

[49 ‫ פיררה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שוליים רחבים‬.‫דפוס ראשון‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫שי"ח‬,‫ אברהם אבן אושקי‬,‫פיררה‬
‫ לאחר‬.‫ ראש ישיבת שער השמיים‬,‫❧ עם חותמות רבי אהרן שלמה מהריל‬
‫ הלש"ם‬,‫ נקבר ליד רבי רבי שלמה אלישיב‬,‫מותו‬

185
391 PESA RO, A A RON. Toldoth Aaron [Biblical concordance to the
Talmud]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (38) text complete. Stained, final leaves with
marginal repairs. Modern calf-backed boards. Tall folio. [Vinograd, Freiburg
5.]
Freiburg, Israel Ziphroni for Ambrosius Froben, 1583.
$2500 - $3000
❧ As announced in the publishers' foreword, the Toldoth Aaron
was prepared in order to serve as an addendum to Froben's 1581
edition of the Meir Nathiv. However the printing took longer than
expected and so the Toldoth Aaron was issued in Freiburg two
years later. See Ziphroni’s cryptic colophon on the final leaf: “I
will announce in the future the reason for the delay in printing:
Two Jews (one residing in Prague and one in Poland) should be
ashamed and disgraced for causing our failure, may God pay them
back for their actions.”

[5 ‫ פרייברג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אהרן תלדות אהרן‬,‫פיסארו‬

$3000 - $2500 .‫שמ"ג‬,‫ דפוס פרובן‬,‫פרייברג‬
.‫❧ קונקורדנציה לתלמוד‬

392 PORTO, AVRAHAM. Chibur Chavoth Yair [lexicon of abbreviations]. FIRST EDITION. With
approbation by Judah Aryeh Modena. Verso of title-page with book-plate of R. Yehudah-
Leib Maimon (Fishman). ff. 40. Ex-library, stained. Modern boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd,
Venice 1180.]
Venice, Bragadin, 1628. $600 - $900
❧ The work contains messages and numerological equivalencies (Gematria) found
within the verses of the Torah and words of the Sages.

[1180 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫אברהם פורטו חיבור חוות יאיר‬

$900 - $600 .‫שפ"ח‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬

393 (PR AGUE). Takanoth [communal prohibitions, proscribing modesty in

material pleasures]. Text in Judeo-German printed in wayber-taytsch font.
WITH RARE SUPPLEMENTARY LEAF. Endorsed by Chief Rabbi Yechezkel Landau
(The Noda BeYehuda). ff. (4), (1). Modern boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 902;
Mehlman 1663.]
(Prague), n.p, 1767. $2000 - $3000
❧ Both Vinograd (noting Freimann’s census of Prague imprints) and
Mehlman record only four leaves. The present copy has an additional leaf
listing some thirty names - commencing with the great R. Ezekiel Landau
- all leaders of the Community, attesting and affirming the contents of
these communal regulations.

[902 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם הסכמה מרבי יחזקאל לנדאו‬.‫גרמנית‬-‫ טקסט ביהודית‬.‫)פראג) תקנות‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫ תקכ"ז‬,‫פראג‬
‫ הדף הנוסף כולל שמות‬.‫ לעותק זה יש חמישה דפים‬.‫❧ וינוגרד מציין רק ארבעה דפים בלבד‬
‫של מנהיגי הקהילה‬

186
 394 (PR AGUE). Shvu’ah Mi’Kapital. Yiddish text. Previously in the Mehlman
Collection, with his penciled notes. pp.2. Central tear, taped. Modern boards. Folio.
Prague, Late 18th century. $3000 - $4000
❧ UNRECORDED. Oath to be administered by both husband and wife, declaring
ownership of all personal possessions and capital, as well as loans. Apparently
utilized to determine financial profile for internal, communal tax purposes.
The oath was declared before the open Synagogue Ark. The couple were
to state the financial document given to the “Commisaria” of the community,
delineating all their possessions and financial worth was true and provided
without trickery or consultation with a “Lamdan” (expert) residing “here
in Prague” or elsewhere. They affirm, that should they swear falsely, all the
curses written in the Bible will fall upon them and they will have no part in
the “community of Israel” in this world or the hereafter.
HIGHLY INTERESTING FOR THE SOCIAL-ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE JEWS AT THAT TIME
AND IN THAT PLACE.

.‫ טקסט ביידיש‬.‫(פראג) שבועה מקפיטל‬

$4000 - $3000 .18-‫ סוף המאה ה‬,‫פראג‬
‫ כנראה‬,‫ המצהיר בעלות על כל רכוש ונכס שלהם‬,‫ שבועה להישבע על ידי בעל ואשתו‬.‫❧ לא רשום‬
‫עבור סיבות מס קהילתי‬

395 RAPOPORT (SCHRENZEL), AVRAHAM . Eithan Ha’Ezrachi [responsa and homilies to the
Chumash]. FIRST EDITION. Two parts in one. ff. (2), 100, mispaginated. Ex-library, variously stained,
final two leaves remargined. Recent boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Ostrog 16.]
Ostrog, Abraham Isaac and Elijah Koretz, 1796. $600 - $900
❧ A student of R. Yehoshua Falk, R. Abraham Rapoport (1584-1651) was the head of the
Yeshiva in Lvov (Lemberg) and president of the Va’ad Arba Aratzot. His responsa here
contain a number of testimonies regarding the Chmielnicki massacres.

[16 ‫ אוטרהא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דרושים לחומש‬.‫ אברהם איתן האזרחי‬,‫רפפורט‬
$900 - $600 .‫תקנ"ו‬,‫ אברהם יצחק ואליה' קורעץ‬,‫אוסטרהא‬
‫❧ המחבר שימש כראש הישיבה בלמבורג ונשיא ועד הארבע ארצות‬

396 RECANATI, MENACHEM. Peirush al HaTorah al Derach Ha’emeth -

Sepher Recanati [commentary to the Chumash]. FIRST EDITION. Initial
words of Leviticus and Numbers within woodcut borders. Signatures
on title. ff. (156) Complete with blanks. Slight staining in places, previous
owner’s signatures on title, scattered marginalia, title neatly repaired. Modern
calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 85.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1523. $3000 - $5000
❧ Recanati’s commentary to the Pentateuch is the very first of
its kind, permeated as it is with the conceptions of the early
Kabbalists. It is the first to refer to the Zohar and the Bahir, from
which a large number of citations, along with their interpretations,
are provided.
The author was one of the foremost Italian Kabbalists and
Halachic authorities of the 13th-century. For a full appreciation
of his significance, see M. Idel, R. Menahem Recanati, HaMekubal
(1998).

,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ ספר רקנאטי‬.‫ פירוש על התורה על דרך האמת‬.‫ מנחם‬,‫רקנאטי‬
[85 ‫ויניציאה‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫רפ"ג‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫ ומזכיר את הזוהר וגם את הבהיר‬,‫❧ הפירוש הזה לתורה מלא מושגים קבליים‬

187
 Lot 397 Lot 398

397 RECANATI, MENACHEM. Piskei Halachoth [rabbinic law]. FIRST EDITION. First word within floriated surround. Wide
margins. Signed by censors at end, censorship erasures often replaced in an early hand. ff. (12), 62. Trace wormed, few
stains. Few scattered stains. Modern morocco-backed boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Bologna 12.]
Bologna, The (Silk) Partners, 1538. $2000 - $2500
❧ First edition of the Piskei Halachoth, an important repository of Franco-German Halachic tradition. Later editions
have been heavily censored, indeed lacking entire chapters. The majority of the censored material pertains to
Gentiles, or to Jews who converted to Christianity. See Y. Lipschitz, Piskei Hilchot Recanti in: Moriah, Vol. VIII nos.
6-7 (1979) pp. 2-9.

[12 ‫ בולוניה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פסקי הלכות‬.‫ מנחם‬,‫רקנאטי‬

$2500 - $2000 .‫רח"צ‬,‫ דפוס אורגי המשי‬,‫בולוניה‬
.13-‫❧ המחבר היה אחד מהמקובלים האיטלקים ופוסקי ההלכה החשובים במאה ה‬

398 RUNK EL, SHLOMO ZALMAN. Sepher Chathan Damim [Kabbalistic discourses on Brith Milah and Marriage
following the Parshioth of the Chümash]. FIRST EDITION. ff. (28). Browned, censored. Modern boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd,
Prague 138.]
Prague, Moses ben Bezalel Katz, 1605. $3000 - $5000
❧ RARE. R. Solomon Zalman Runkel (died c. 1426) was the teacher of R. Jacob Moellin (the MaHaRI”L). R. Runkel
left his work unfinished, to be completed and brought to print by R. Isaac HaKohen, the son-in-law of the MaHaRa”L
of Prague.
See M. J. Heller, The Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book, Vol. I, pp. 150-51.

[138 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מאמרים קבליים על ברית מילה ונישואין על סדר פרשיות התורה‬.‫ שלמה זלמן ספר חתן דמים‬,‫רונקיל‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫שס"ה‬,‫ משה בן בצלאל כ"ץ‬,‫פראג‬
.‫ רבי שלמה זלמן רונקיל היה רבו של המהרי"ל‬.‫❧ נדיר‬

188
 399 SA A DI A H GAON. Ha’Emunoth VehaDe’oth [philosophy].
Translated into Hebrew by Judah ibn Tibon. FIRST EDITION. Wide
margins. ff. 87, (1). Title remargined, final leaf laid down with loss of
a few letters, previous owner’s inscriptions, marginal repairs, generally a
clean copy. Modern morocco. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Const. 222.]
Constantinople, Solomon Ya’avetz, 1562. $6000 - $8000
❧ FIRST EDITION OF A FUNDAMENTAL WORK OF JEWISH PHILOSOPHY.
Originally written in Arabic, Ha’emunoth Vehade’oth was
the first systematic treatise of religious Jewish philosophic
l iter at u re. S a ad ia h G aon’s pu r pose is t wo - fold : To
demonstrate the principles of Judaism are compatible with
Reason and to interpret these principles in a manner that
their rationality be evident. The book is divided into ten
sections each of which is subdivided into chapters. The first
nine sections philosophically establish the ten fundamental
principles of faith and the tenth, is devoted to ethics. For a
brief overview of Saadiah’s philosophic arguments, see M.
Waxman, Literature, Vol. I pp. 322-7.

[222 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שוליים רחבים‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫סעדיה גאון האמונות והדעות‬
$8000 - $6000 .‫שכ"ב‬,‫ שלמה יעבץ‬,‫קושטא‬
.‫❧ דפוס ראשון של חיבור יסודי במחשבת ישראל‬

400 SABA, AVR AHAM. Tzeror HaMor [Kabbalistic commentary

to the Chumash]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 171. Lightly stained, opening
and closing page discolored. Modern morocco. Tops of leaves cropped,
some headnotes affected lost, several leaves with tape repaired, stained.
Modern boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Venice 86.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1523. $6000 - $9000
❧ Exiled from his native Castile, no sooner did Saba take
refuge in Oporto, Portugal, than King Emanuel ordered
(24th December, 1496) all Jews converted and all Hebrew
books burned.
Saba’s sons were forcibly baptized and his extensive
library plundered. He managed to save his own works in
manuscript, and buried them outside Lisbon. However, in
time, he was forced out of Portugal altogether and settled
in Fez, Morocco, where he attempted to recommit from
memory the works he was made to abandon in Portugal.
After residing in Fex for ten years, Saba traveled to
Italy. In the midst of a storm, the captain of the vessel
requested that the rabbi pray for the sa fet y of the
passengers. Evidently, Saba struck a deal with the captain
that in exchange for his prayers, the captain would not
- if it became necessary - bury him at sea, as was the sea-
faring custom. Sure enough Saba died while at sea, and the
captain, kept his word, and brought him for burial to the
Jewish community of Verona.
See N.S. Libowitz, R. Avraham Saba U’Sepharav (1936).

[86 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש קבלי לחומש‬.‫ אברהם צרור המור‬,‫סבע‬
$9000 - $6000 .‫רפ"ג‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ כשהאינקוויזיציה הגיעה גם‬.‫❧ רבי סבע גורש מספרד והיגר לפורטוגל‬
‫ נאלץ לעזוב את כתביו הרבים בליסבון‬,‫ אולם‬.‫ ברח למרוקו‬,‫לפורטוגל‬
.‫ רבי סבע שיחזר את העבודות שלו מזיכרון‬,‫ לכן‬.)‫)חלקם הושמדו‬

189
401 SCHOR, AVRAHAM CHAIM. Torath Chaim [novellae to Talmud Tractates
Baba Kama, Baba Metzia and Baba Bathra]. FIRST EDITION. Title within
historiated woodcut architectural border incorporating printer’s device.
ff. 46, 45, 52. Opening six leaves remargined, previous owners' signatures and
inscriptions on final leaf, paper repair on ff. 25-27 (Baba Metzia) affecting some text,
small hole on ff. 15-16 (Baba Metzia) affecting a few letters, lower corner of final leaf
repaired affecting some text, some staining. Modern calf. Folio. [Vinograd, Lublin
154.]
Lublin, Tzvi Jaffe, 1624. $3000 - $4000
❧ R. Abraham Chaim Shorr (d.1632) was one of the eminent rabbis
in Galicia and served as the rabbi of Belz and Sataniv. His Talmudic
Chidushim are appreciated for their original interpretations - boldly
disagreeing with both Rashi and Tosphoth and generally following the
school of thought propounded by Maimonides.
The Torath Chaim commentary to Tractates Eiruvin, Sanhedrin,
Shavuoth, Avodah Zara, Chulin and Pesachim appeared in Cracow in
1634.

[154 ‫ לובלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חידושים על הבבות‬.‫ אברהם חיים תורת חיים‬,‫שור‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫שפ"ד‬,‫ צבי יפה‬,‫לובלין‬
.‫❧ רבי אברהם שור (נפטר בשצ"ב) היה אחד מגדולי גליציה ושימש כרב בבעלז ובסטנוב‬

402 (SCIENCES). PORTALEONE, ABRAHAM. Shiltei HaGiborim [“Shields

of the Mighty”]. FIRST EDITION. Four parts in one. Divisional titles all
within a decorative typographical border. ff. (12), 186. Misbound, but
all complete. Final leaf supplied from another copy. Dampsoiled. Modern
morocco. Folio. [Vinograd, Mantua 196.]
Mantua, Vincenzo Gonzaga, 1612. $2000 - $2500
❧ An encyclopedic work on music, numismatics, weaponry,
architecture - all analyzed in order to elucidate the make-up of
the Temple in Jerusalem. “Portaleone’s treatment is so discursive
as to make the work a compendium of all branches of science
known in his day, in which all of the ten languages he knew were
amply used.” EJ, Vol. XIII, cols. 908-9.
Abraham Portaleone (1542-1612), a successful medical
practitioner, wrote Shiltei HaGiborim toward the end of his
life. In the introduction addressed to his sons, he explains his
motivation for writing a scientific work with such a specific
religious bent (f. 2v): “The Lord has seen fit to oppress me. I have
been ill-disposed for two years now… I reviewed my deeds, and I
saw upon reflection that in addition to my sins, which are more
numerous than the hairs of my head, I have greatly neglected
the study of the Lord’s Torah, for I imbibed the Greek scholars. I
aspired to pursue philosophy and medicine and …I did not study
the inheritance of Jacob as is proper. For this reason, the Lord
was wroth with me.”
Seeking to repent, Portaleone channeled his impressive
sec u l a r k nowledge i n order to f u r t her f ac i l it at e t he
understanding of Torah. This is implied in the very name of
his work, which suggests that secular wisdom is a “shield to the
mighty.”

[196 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שלטי הגיבורים‬.‫)מדע) אברהם פורטליונה‬

$2500 - $2000 .‫שע"ב‬,‫ גונזגה‬,‫מנטובה‬
‫ כדי להבהיר את עבודת‬,‫ אדריכלות ועוד‬,‫❧ עבודה אנציקלופדית על מוזיקה‬
.‫המקדש‬

190
403 (SCIENCES). ALDABI, MEIR. Shevilei Emunah [astronomical, medical, ethical and
kabbalistic encyclopedia]. Second edition. WITH ASTRONOMICAL DIAGRAMS. ff. 118.
Couple leaves neatly remargined, few stains, stamps. Later sheep, recased and rebacked. 4to.
[Vinograd, Amsterdam 17.]
Amsterdam, Daniel de Fonseca, 1627. $1500 - $2000
❧ Meir Aldabi, who lived in the 14th century, was a grandson of the Ro”sh (Asher
ben Yechiel). This popular work combines the author’s predilection for Kabbalah
together with a knowledge of philosophy, medicine and science. It contains
ten sections entitled “Nethivim” (roads), subdivided into
chapters, “Shevilim” (paths). The work was reprinted many
times and served as a source of scientific information for
generations.
De Fonseca’s Hebrew press at Amsterdam was operative
for only one year, during which time he printed just two
Hebrew books.

[.17 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ שבילי אמונה‬.‫ מאיר‬,‫)מדע) אלדבי‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫שפ"ז‬,‫ דניאל דה פונסקה‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
‫ העבודה שלו משלב את הקבלה עם‬.‫❧ רבי מאיר אלדבי היה נכדו של הרא"ש‬
‫ רפואה ומדע‬,‫ידע נרחב על פילוסופיה‬

404 (SCIENCES). ISRAELI, ISAAC BEN JOSEPH. Yesod Olam [astronomy and
cosmography]. Edited by Baruch of Schklov. FIRST EDITION. Two
folding engraved plates with ASTRONOMICAL CHARTS between ff. 61-2
and at end. ff. (1), 93, (7). Browned, ex-library. Modern crushed morocco.
4to. [Vinograd, Berlin 289.]
Berlin, n.p., 1777. $500 - $700
❧ R. Baruch Schik of Shklov (1744-1808) was a student of R.
Elijah, the Ga’on of Vilna and translated numerous scientific and
humanistic works into Hebrew on his behalf. He also printed and
elaborated upon older Jewish texts of secular knowledge, such
as the present work. Although a traditionalist, Schik’s work was
greatly valued by the Berlin Maskilim.
See D. Fishman, A Polish Rabbi Meets the Berlin Haskalah:
The Case of R. Baruch Schik of Shklov, in: AJS Review 12:1
(1987) pp. 95-121.

‫ נערך על ידי ברוך‬.‫ אסטרונומיה וקוסמוגרפיה‬.‫ יסוד עולם‬.‫ יצחק בן יוסף‬,‫(מדע) ישראלי‬
[289 ‫ ברלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫משקלוב‬
$700 - $500 .‫ תקל"ז‬,‫ברלין‬
‫❧ רבי ברוך שיק משקלוב היה תלמיד של הגר"א ותרגם מספר עבודות מדעיות‬
‫עבורו‬

191
405 (SCIENCES). BEILIN, ELIEZER. Sepher Ha’Ibronoth [astronomy and calculations
of intercalation and the Jewish calendar]. Second edition. ff. 27. Lacking folding
chart at end. Stained, upper margin of final two leaves repaired. Modern calf. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Riva di Trento 33.]
Riva di Trento, Jacob Marcaria, 1561. $1500 - $2000
❧ Maimonides devotes an entire section of his Mishneh Torah to what he
regards as a positive commandment “to know how to determine which is
the first day of each month of the year.” Sepher Ibronoth was prepared by
Beilin as a manual “to assist an individual fulfill these commandments.”
The text actually incorporates several small works: Igul DeRabbi
Nachshon (f. 8v.); Tekuphoth DeRabbi Yitzchak VeRabbi Shmuel (f. 20v.);
and Sepher Ra'amim (ff. 26v.-27r).
See A. J. Karp, From the Ends of the Earth: Judaic Treasures of the
Library of Congress (1991)pp. 197-8.

.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ קידוש החודש והלוח הירחי‬,‫ על עיבור השנה‬.‫ ספר העברונות‬.‫ אליעזר‬,‫(אסטרונומיה) ביילין‬
[33 ‫ ריוו‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫שכ"א‬,‫ יעקב מרקריה הרופא‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬

406 SEGAL, DAVID HALEVI (THE TA”Z). Turei Zahav [an indispensable commentary
to Shulchan Aruch - Even Ha’Ezer]. FIRST EDITION. With approbation by the Noda
BeYehudah. ff. 15, (110) mispaginated. Ex-library, few marginal repairs, browned and stained
in places. Modern calf-backed boards. Foloo. [Vinograd, Zolkiew 195.]
Zolkiew, Gershon ben Chaim David Segal et al, 1754. $700 - $1000
❧ Although Turei Zahav on Orach Chaim is the author’s most celebrated work,
he was one of very few to write a thorough commentary on all four sections of the
Shulchan Aruch. This portion on Even Ha’Ezer was the last to be brought to the
press.
David HaLevi Segal (1586 -1667), known as the Turei Zahav (abbreviated
to TaZ) after the title of this significant halachic commentary, came to be
recognized as one of the great rabbinic authorities of his time.

[195 ‫ זולקווא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם הסכמה של הנודע ביהודה‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ טורי זהב לאבן העזר‬.‫ הט"ז‬.‫ דוד הלוי‬,‫סגל‬
$1000 - $700 .‫תקי"ד‬,‫ גרשון בן חיים דוד סגל ואחרים‬,‫זולקווא‬
‫❧ החלק האחרון של הטורי זהב שנדפס‬

407 SEGAL, MOSHE GIMPEL. Sepher Ben Levi [collection of ethical teachings].
FIRST EDITION. ff. 28. Stained, closely shaved, marginal repairs. Modern marbled
boards. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Jerusalem 78.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1850. $400 - $600
❧ The author writes in his pietistic introduction: “This composition is
not intended for those [constantly] sitting among books and delving into
Torah, but rather for those who are harried by earning a sustenance and
income - for them this work is intended [that they may] read it on the holy
Sabbath and during the day when available.”

[78 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ליקוטים מוסריים מחז"ל‬.‫ משה גימפל ספר בן לוי‬,‫סגל‬
$600 - $400 .‫תר"י‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ כדי לקרוא בו‬,‫❧ המחבר כותב בפתיחה שהספר שלו מיועד לאלו שטרודים לפרנסתם כל שבוע‬
‫בזמן הפנאי‬

192
 408 SEPHER HAYASHAR. [“The Book of the Righteous” - ethics]. Anonymous.
ff. 68. Lightly stained, stamps of the Jüdisch-Theologisches Seminar Breslau. Modern
vellum. 12mo. [Vinograd, Venice 221.]
Venice, Cornelio Adelkind for J. de Farri, 1544. $1500 - $2500
❧ Sepher HaYashar, probably written in the 13th century, was one
of the most popular ethical works of the Middle Ages. It is often
ascribed to the Tosaphist Jacob (Rabbeinu) Tam, as he authored an
Halachic work under the same title. The style and language conform
to the contemporary philosophies of the time with references to
Aristotelian terms and concepts, yet some of the main ideas conflict
with conventional philosophy to the extent that some scholars attributed
the authorship to a kabbalist not wishing to reveal the full scope of
his mystical beliefs. Others find similarities between the work and the
ethical concepts of the Aschkenazic Hasidic (pietist) movement which
peaked in the 13th century. As of yet, no critical edition of this work has
been published and until the correct text is ascertained, the questions
regarding it's authorship and underlying philosophical thought are still
in doubt.
For a brief survey of the structure and contents of Sepher HaYashar,
see M. Waxman, Literature, Vol. II, pp. 276-8.

[221 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ספר הישר‬

$2500 - $1500 .‫ש"ד‬,‫ קורניליו אדלקינד‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ שכתב ספר אחר עם אותו‬,‫ מיוחס בטעות לרבינו תם‬.‫❧ עבודה קלאסית הנכתבה בעילום שם‬
.‫השם‬

409 SFORNO, OVADIAH. Ohr Amim. [“Light of the Nations”

- philosophy]. FIRST EDITION. Initial word within decorative
frame. WIDE-MARGINED COPY. ff. 64. Opening and closing leaf laid
to size, last page stained, f. 63 with few words lacking supplied in
facsimile. Modern calf. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Bologna 8.]
Bologna, The Company of Silk Weavers, 1537. $3000 - $5000
❧ Ovadiah Sforno of Bologna (known in Latin as
Salvadeus, ca. 1470 - ca. 1550) wa s a physician by
profession. Primarily known for his commentaries to
the Torah and other parts of the Bible, Sforno wrote the
present volume to refute the views of Aristotle which he
held to be in contradiction with many of the fundamental
principles of Judaism.
Sforno quotes abundantly from Muslim philosophers
Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and al-Ghazali. A Latin translation
of this work appeared under the title Lumen Gentium
(Bologna, 1548).
See R. Bonfil, Eshel, Be’er Sheva, Vol. I, pp. 208-211; EJ,
Vol. XIV, cols. 1209-10.
The first of only nine books printed by the Jewish Silk
Weaver’s Guild of Bologna. See D. Amram, The Makers of
Hebrew Books in Italy, pp. 232-35.

[8 ‫ בולוניה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אור עמים‬.‫ עובדיה‬,‫ספורנו‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫רצ"ז‬,‫ דפוס אורגי המשי‬,‫בולוניה‬
‫ בחיבור הזאת‬.‫❧ רבי עובדיה ספורנו מבולוניה היה תלמיד חכם ורופא‬
‫רבי ספורנו מכחיש את העמדות של אריסטו שלפפי דעתו מתנגדות‬
.‫לתורה‬

193
 410 SFORNO, OVADIAH. Biur al HaTorah [commentary to the Chumash].
FIRST EDITION. Large printer’s device on title. Initial word of each of the Five
Books historiated. A clean, wide-margined copy. ff. 92. Touch stained. Modern
blind-tooled morocco. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 538.]
Venice, Giovanni Griffio, 1567. $1500 - $2000
❧ Though written in a deceivingly simple style, Sforno’s commentary
here contains great depth and offers original rationales for the various
commandments (ta’amei hamitzvoth).
True to the humanistic Italian-Jewish tradition, Obadiah Sforno
excelled in several diverse fields: Philosophy, mathematics, and particularly
medicine. It was he who taught the Hebrew language to the German philo-
Semite Johannes Reuchlin (for which Sforno had been criticized by some).

[538 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ ביאור על התורה‬.‫ עובדיה‬,‫ספורנו‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫שכ"ז‬,‫ דפוס גריפיו‬,‫ויניציאה‬

411 SHAPIRA, ISA AC BEN NOAH COHEN. Sepher Zikaron [Yoseph Karo’s Code, abridged, versified in rhyme and
arranged mnemotechnically]. FIRST EDITION. Four parts in one. Titles within typographic borders, with further ornaments
and woodcut tail-pieces. * Bound with another work (see below). ff. (76). Evenly browned, few stains. Schocken grey boards
(with his stamp at end). 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 339.]
(Prague / Cracow?), (The Katz Press?),circa 1632-33. $2000 - $2500
❧ The author, Rabbi of Mehzeritch, was entitled HaGaon, an honorific sparingly used at the time. He was mentor
to R. Yoel Sirkes (The Ba”CH), one of Poland’s most outstanding Talmudists. This work is variously assigned to
Cracow or Prague, but the watermarks (according to Felix de Marez Oyens) strongly point to the latter. For another
(incomplete) copy of this work offered at auction, see Christie’s, Hebrew Printed Books, Duplicates from the Library
of the Jewish Theological Seminary, 22nd May 1986, Lot 66.
Although Y. Yudlov in Ginzei Yisrael (no. 877) conjectures the date to be circa 1640 (following Zedner and Roest),
the present cataloguer has determined an earlier date, based upon the
following two considerations: 1. The first approbation is by R. Nathan
Shapiro, author of Megaleh Amukoth, Rabbi of Cracow who passed
away in the summer of 1633; (See Kestenbaum, Sale 25, Lot 48; and the
comprehensive monograph by Eliezer Katzman, Toldoth HaMegaleh
Amukoth (2003), republished with additions and revisions in Yeshurun,
Vol. 13, pp. 617-700; and Vol. 14, pp. 935-964). 2. Yudlov himself cites M.
Nadav (former chief librarian of JNUL), who states that the tenure of the
Rabbi of Pinsk R. Joseph, was from 1628-1631; thus his approbation was
written in that time period. The printer states that the approbation is by
the Rabbi who had been in Pinsk (in the past tense). This would seem to
indicate that the book was published right after he left Pinsk in 1631 and
before the death of R. Nathan Shapiro on Shabbath Va’ethchanan, 1633.
* BOUND WITH: SH A PIR A, ISA AC BEN NOAH COHEN. Pethichath Halev
[abridgement of the Author’s (unpublished) Harchavath Halev -
Kabbalistic discourses]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 38 (of 40), lacking final two
leaves. Vinograd, Prague 347; Mehlman 941. (Prague?, 1632?)

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ קיצור שו"ע בחרוז ולפי סימנים מנמוניקים‬.‫ יצחק בן נח כהן ספר זיכרון‬,‫שפירא‬
[339 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.)‫ כרוך ביחד עם עוד ספר (ראה למטה‬.‫ארבעה חלקים בכרך אחד‬
$2500 - $2000 .‫ שכ"ג בקירוב‬,?‫ קראקא‬/ ‫פראג‬
‫ עיין בתיאור האנגלית לדיון‬.)‫ לימד את רבי יואל סירקיש (הב"ח‬,‫ הרב של מזריטש‬,‫המחבר‬
‫ שיחות‬.‫ מאותו מחבר‬,'‫ כרוך ביחד עם דפוס ראשון של 'פתיחת הלב‬.‫על תיארוך הפריט‬
.347 ‫ פראג‬,‫ וינוגרד‬,‫קבליות‬

194
 412 SHAUL BEN DAVID. Tal Oroth [novellae and discourses to the laws of the
Sabbath in Orach Chaim in poetic form with an extensive commentary].
FIRST EDITION. Text diagrams relating to Sabbath boundaries. Jews’ College
copy. ff. 3,73, (1). Browned and stained in places, final leaf re-hinged. Half-calf.
Folio. [Vinograd, Prague 240.]
Prague, Abraham Heida, 1615. $1500 - $2000
❧ R. Saul ben David (d. 1623) was a talented poet, evident both from
this and his other published work, Chanukath HaBayith. His teachings
are referred to by the Magen Avraham and other decisors. Interestingly,
on the final leaf, the author discusses incidents of Sabbath desecration
in his community, especially in the outer villages. He attributes such
desecration to the constant fear of pogrom and similar brutalities
suffered by the Jewish communities of Russia.

[240 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חידושים על הלכות שבת באורח חיים‬.‫שאול בן דוד טל אורות‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫שע"ה‬,‫ אברהם היידא‬,‫פראג‬
❧ ‫ עם פירוש ארוך‬,‫רבי שאול בן דוד סידר את החיבור שלו בחרוז‬.

413 SHEM TOV IBN SHEM TOV. Sepher Ha’Emunoth [“The

Book of Beliefs.”] FIRST EDITION. Title set within woodcut
architectural arch with the printer’s device of an armillary
sphere resting on a scroll a verse from Psalm 130:5 (Yaari
no. 22). Device repeated at end. ff. 116. Trace stained, opening
and closing few leaves remargined, previous owner’s stamps. Modern
morocco. 4to. [Vinograd, Ferrara 37.]
Ferrara, Abraham ibn Usque, 1556. $2000 - $3000
❧ A work that opposes the philosophy of Jew ish
rationalists such as Abraham ibn Ezra, Levi b. Gershom
(RaLBa’G) and Isaac Albalag - but especially that of
Ma imonides. A w it nes s to t he per secut ions a nd
conversions of late 14th- and early 15th-century Spain,
the author believed that the philosophical approach was
fundamentally incompatible with religious tradition. He
viewed Maimonidean intellectualism to be responsible
for facilitating apostasy. This anti-Maimonidean polemic
was vehemently attacked by Moses Alashkar in his work
Hassagoth (1557, see lot 12).
Sepher Ha’Emunoth is important for the study of
early Kabbalah and Zohar. It contains explanations of
many Kabbalistic concepts including the inner world
of the Sephiroth. R. Shem Tov restores the phenomena
of demons (Sheidim) after Maimonides denied their
existence (Part V); he also puts forth (Part VII) the
argument for reincarnation (Gilgul).

[37 ‫ פיררה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫שם טוב אבן שם טוב ספר האמונות‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫שט"ז‬,‫ אברהם אבן אושקי‬,‫פיררה‬
‫ רלב"ג‬,‫❧ ספר שמתנגד את הפילוסופיה הרציונליסטית של ראב"ע‬
‫ המחבר טוען שהגישה הפילוסופית הייתה אחראית‬.‫ובמיוחד הרמב"ם‬
.‫ והובילה להמרת הדת‬,‫להחלשת היהדות בספרד‬

195
414 SHIMON B”R YOCHAI. (Traditionally attributed to). Tikunei HaZohar
[Kabbalah]. FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural arch. Opening word
of each chapter within decorative frame. ff. (4), 146, (2). Ex-library, touch
stained. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Mantua 59.]
Mantua, Meir b. Ephraim of Padua & Jakob b. Naphtali Hakohen of Gazolo,
1558. $4000 - $6000
❧ AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT KABBALISTIC TEXTS.
The Tikunei HaZohar is divided into seventy chapters, or “Tikunim”
(plus an additional eleven tikunim from a different manuscript, ff.
136-46). Each tikun expounds upon an interpretation of the word
“Bereishith,” conforming to the “Seventy Aspects of the Torah.” The
expositions in the book digress widely, and often focus upon matters
not included in the main body of the Zohar, such as, esoterica of the
vowel point and accents, wisdom underlying prayer and Halachah,
etc. Two widely divergent textual arrangements are found among
manuscripts, which are reflected in turn in the present edition, and
that of the later, Orta-Koj edition.

[59 ‫ מנטובה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מיוחס תיקוני הזהר‬.‫רשב"י‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫תי"ח‬,‫ מאיר בן אפרים ויעקב בן נפתלי הכהן‬,‫מנטובה‬
❧ ‫אחד מהספרים הקבליים החשובים‬.

415 SHIMON B”R YOCH A I. (Traditionally attributed to). Tikunei

HaZohar. Another edition. Two titles, second with vignette of
Jerusalem. ff. (3), 164, (1). Ex-library. Lightly stained, trace wormed.
Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, light wear. 8vo. [Halev y
26.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1844. $500 - $700

[40 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם שני עמודי שער‬.‫ עותק נוסף‬.‫ מיוחס תיקוני הזהר‬.‫רשב"י‬
$700 - $500 .‫תר"ד‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬

416 SHMUEL BEN JOSEPH JOSKE OF LUBLIN. Lechem Rav [novellae and
commentary to Shulchan Aruch]. ONLY EDITION. With approbation of the
MAHARA’L OF PRAGUE. ff. 66. Heavily browned, final three leaves remargined closely
affecting headnote. Modern morocco. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Prague 175.]
Prague, Judah Leib and Azriel sons of Moshe Sidel, 1608. $2000 - $3000
❧ Samuel ben Joseph of Lublin served as the rabbi of Jung Bunzlau
(Mlada Boleslav) just north of Prague. This was the only work of his
to be published, and reflects the increasing Ashkenazic acceptance
of R. Yoseph Karo’s and R. Moshe Isserles’ codification of Halachah.
Notably, the Maharal’s own brother was a fierce critic of this process.
See M. Heller, The Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book, pp. 212-13.

.‫ עם הסכמה מהמהר"ל‬.‫ דפוס יחידי‬.‫ חידושים על שו"ע‬.‫שמואל בן יוסף יוסקה מלובלין לחם רב‬
[175 ‫ פראג‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫שס"ח‬,‫ יהודה לייב ועזריאל בני משה‬,‫פראג‬
‫ זה החיבור היחידי שלו לצאת‬.‫❧ רבי שמואל בן יוסף שימש כרב בעיירה צפונית מפראג‬
.‫ ומשקף את קבלת סמכותם של השו"ע והמפה על ידי העולם האשכנזי‬,‫לאור‬

196
417 SHMUEL BEN URI SHR AGA FEIVISH. Beith Shmuel [commentary
to Shulchan Aruch - Even Ha’ezer]. FIRST EDITION. The copy of Dayan
Avraham Leib Silberman of Safed. ff. (1), 160. Title laid down, browned and
stained. Modern marbled boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Dhyenfurth 1.]
Dyhernfurth, Shabtai Bass, 1689. $1200 - $1800
❧ The very first book printed at Bass’ press in Dyhrenfurth (today,
Brzeg Dolny, Poland), Beth Shmuel would swiftly rise in popularity.
Almost all editions of Shulchan Aruch - Even Ha’ezer issued today now
contain this commentary.
The author (1645-1706) served as rabbi in Szydlow and Furth. His
daughter married Chief Rabbi Aaron Hart of England.

‫ עותק של דיין‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לשו"ע אה"ע‬.‫שמואל בן אורי שרגא פייבוש בית שמואל‬
[1 ‫ דירנפורט‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫אברהם לייב סילברמן מצפת‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫תמ"ט‬,‫ שבתי בס‬,‫דירנפורט‬
.‫❧ הספר הראשון שנדפס בדפוס בס בדירנפורט‬

418 SIRKES, YOEL (BA”CH). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth Bayith Chadash. FIRST

EDITION. Title with central cartouche surmounted by cherubs. ff. (6),
106, (2). Evenly foxed, final leaf starting, previous owners' signatures. Finely
bound in contemporary blind-tooled calf over thick wooden boards, light wear,
rebacked. Folio. [Vinograd, Frankfurt 135.]
Frankfurt a/Main, J. Voust, 1697. $800 - $1000
❧ The Ba’Ch (1561-1640) was one of the greatest Halachists of
his time. He served as rabbi in Belz, Brisk and Cracow and is best
remembered for this fundamental work on the Tur.
Responsa no. 127 of this work, on the permissibility of using
Christian tunes for Jewish prayer, was removed from later editions.
Indeed this was not the only lenient position the author took; for
example he permitted the reading of all subject matter on Sabbath
and was instrumental in establishing the now universally accepted
norm of Mechirath Chametz.

[135 ‫ פפד"מ‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ יואל שו"ת בית חדש‬,‫סירקיש‬

$1000 - $800 .‫ תנ"ז‬,‫פפד"מ‬
.‫ הוצא מדפוסים מאוחרים‬,‫ על נגינות בתפילה‬,‫❧ תשובה קכ"ז מהשו"ת‬

197
419 SOLOMON BEN ABRAHAM HAKOHEN (MAHARASHA”CH).
Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. Complete in four volumes.
FIRST EDITIONS. Parts I and III printed without a title page.
Collation and condition report available upon request. Modern
uniform calf. Folio and 4to. [Vinograd, Salonika 116, 121A,
132, 230 and Venice 775.]
Salonika, Venice, D. Azubib, G. di Gara, M. Bath-Sheva and
Falcon & Angel, 1586, 1592, 1594 and 1730. $3000 - $5000
❧ In his Shem HaGedolim, the Chid’a cites R. Ya’akov
Alfandari: “For us…the MaHaRaSHa”CH is considered
as the…RO”SH.”
Having printed the first volume of this work of
responsa with the short-lived Printing House of David
Azubib in his home town of Salonika, the author sent the
second volume to be printed in Venice. When Matathias
Bath-Sheva and Sons established a printing operation
in Salonika in 1592, R. Solomon, as he states in his
introduction to the addenda of Volume II, saw no reason
to continue the Venetian commission and thus the third
volume of the work was printed in Salonika.
See I. Mehlman, Gnuzot Sepharim (1973) pp. 73-5.

‫ דפוסים‬.‫ ארבעה כרכים‬.‫ שו"ת מהרש"ך‬.‫ מהרש"ך‬.‫שלמה בן אברהם הכהן‬

[112A, 775 ‫ וויניציאה‬230 ,132 ,116 ‫ שאלוניקי‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ראשונים‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫ ת"צ‬,‫שנ"ד‬-‫שמ"ו‬,‫ אנג'ל‬,‫שבע‬-‫ בת‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ אזוביב‬,‫ויניציאה‬
...‫ עבורינו‬:‫❧ החיד"א בשם הגדולים מצטט את רבי יעקב אלפנדרי‬
.‫המהרש"ך נחשב כהרא"ש‬

420 SOLOMON IBN ADRET (RASHB”A). Chidushei Masecheth Chulin

[novellae to Talmud Tractate]. FIRST EDITION. Title remargined, few
light stains, trimmed. Modern morocco. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 77.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1523. $3000 - $5000
❧ “El Rab d`España” R. Solomon ibn Adret (c.1235-c.1310)
of Barcelona, Catalonia, was a disciple of the cousins
Nachmanides and R. Jonah of Gerona. Follow ing the
departure of Nachmanides for the Land of Israel in the year
1267, ibn Adret became the undisputed leader of Spanish
Jewry.
Soon after printing his extensive Babylonian Talmud,
Daniel Bomberg turned his attention to the Talmudic
commentaries. He printed the Chidushim, or novellae of
RaShB’A to Tractates Berachoth, Gitin and Chulin, along with
his teacher Nachmanides’ novellae to Bava Bathra in the same
year (see lot 375). These would remain the only Chidushim
from the school of Nachmanides to be published for the next
two centuries.

[77 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ רשב"א חידושי מסכת חולין‬.‫שלמה אבן אדרת‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫רפ"ג‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ הרשב"א הפך להיות המנהיג של‬,‫❧ לאחר פרידתו של הרמב"ן לארץ ישראל‬
‫ בומברג החליט להדפיס את חידושי הרשב"א אחרי ההצלחה של‬.‫יהדות ספרד‬
‫ גיטין‬,‫ הספיק להדפיס את הרשב"א למסכתות ברכות‬.‫מהדורת הש"ס שלו‬
‫וחולין‬

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421 SOLOMON IBN ADRET (RASHB”A). Chidushei Gittin [novellae to
Talmud Tractate]. FIRST EDITION. Extensive marginalia throughout.
ff. 133. Few stains, final few leaves remargined, title repaired at lower blank.
Modern calf. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Venice 76.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1523. $3000 - $5000

[76 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ רשב"א חידושי גיטין‬.‫שלמה אבן אדרת‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫רפ"ג‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ היה הרב‬.‫❧ רבי שלמה אבן אדרת היה תלמידם של בני הדודים רבינו יונה ורמב"ן‬
‫המנהיג של יהדות ספרד‬

422 SOLOMON IBN ADRET (RASHB”A). Teshuvoth Shailoth

LeRabbeinu Moshe bar Nachman [responsa]. FIRST
EDITION. ff. (95). Ex-library, dampstained, final few leaves
loose. recent boards, light wear. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 14.]
Venice, Daniel Bomberg, 1519. $2000 - $3000
❧ Although this collection of responsa is ascribed to
the Ramba’n, careful perusal has determined that
with the exception of five or six responsa, the entire
collection is indeed by the Rashb’a.
As a respondent, he answers inquiries directly,
without unnecessary, lengthy scholastic discussion.
The number of his responsa, including this pseudo-
Nachmanides collection, reaches well over three
thousand, with inquiries addressed from all parts
of the world, and touching upon all phases of law
- religious, family and civil, as well as theological
concerns.

‫ דפוס‬.‫ רשב"א תשובות שאלות לרבינו משה בר נחמן‬.‫שלמה אבן אדרת‬

[14 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ראשון‬
$3000 - $2000 .‫רע"ט‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ כמעט וכל התשובות נכתבות‬,‫❧ למרות שהשו"ת מיוחס לרמב"ן‬
.‫על ידי הרשב"א‬

199
423 SOLOMON IBN ADRET (RASHB’A). Torath HaBayith He’Aruch [Rabbinic code of
dietary laws and laws of ritual purity]. With critical commentary “Bedek HaBayith”
by R. Aaron HaLevi (ReAH) and the Author’s response “Mishmereth HaBayith”.
FIRST EDITION. ff. 191, (1). Marginal stain toward end. Modern morocco. Folio. [Vinograd,
Venice 1047.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1608. $500 - $700

‫ ותגובת המחבר במשמרת‬,‫ עם בדק הבית של רבי אהרון הלוי‬.‫ רשב"א תורת הבית הערוך‬.‫שלמה אבן אדרת‬
[1047 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫הבית‬
$700 - $500 .‫שס"ח‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬

424 SOLOMON IBN ADRET (RASHB’A). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. COMPLETE in four volumes:
* I: ff. 216, (2). Bologna, 1539. * II: ff. 8, 104. Livorno, 1657. * III: ff. 2, 94. Livorno, 1778. * IV-VI: ff. 3, 59; 4, 64, 8; 2, 41.
Vilna, 1868, 1881-83. The Dayan Kasriel Dovid Kaplan set (purchased by him when a student in Yeshivas Chevron,
1953-4). Uniform roan-backed boards. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Bologna 14, Livorno 18 and Livorno 152.]
v.p, v.d. $4000 - $5000
❧ The author led Barcelona’s main synagogue for half a century, yet he was also a figure of international renown
and fielded queries far beyond the Iberian Peninsula. He corresponded with Ashkenazim in France and Germany as
well as Eastern Jews in northern Africa and Asia Minor. Not all of Rashba’s responsa were published; over 3,000 are
known to have been written.
For provenance, see www.chareidi.org/archives5766/BMD66arkaplan.htm.

[152-‫ ו‬18 ‫ ליוורנו‬,14 ‫ בולוניה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ארבעה כרכים‬.‫ בולוניה רצ"ט * ליוורנו תי"ז * ליוורנו תקל"ח * וילנה תרמ"א‬-‫ רשב"א שאלות ותשובות‬.‫שלמה אבן אדרת‬
$4000 - $5000
.‫ צפון אפריקה ואגן הים התיכוני‬,‫ גרמניה‬,‫ איגרות הגיעו מצרפת‬.‫ לא רק מיהודי ספרד‬,‫❧ הרשב"א קיבל שאלות מרחבי העולם היהודי‬

200
425 SPIRA (SHAPIRO), NATHAN NOTA BEN SHLOMO OF CRACOW. Megaleh Amukoth [252 Kabbalistic explanations
to Moses’ prayer in the Biblical portion of “Va’ethchanan.”] FIRST EDITION. ff. (5),166, 24. Few margins neatly repaired,
discolored, previous owners’ marks. Modern calf-backed marbleboards. 4to.
Cracow, (Menachem Nachum Meisels), 1637. $7000 - $10,000
❧ FIRST EDITION OF A FUNDAMENTAL MYSTICAL TEXT BY THE MOST IMPORTANT POLISH KABBALIST OF THE 17TH-CENTURY.
When traditional scholars wish to celebrate the infinite breadth of the Torah, the present text may be cited
as a perfect example. The Chid”a cites R. Yechiel Heilperin – author of Seder HaDoroth – who studied 1,000
interpretations of the Megaleh Amukoth on the diminutive letter Aleph of the word “Vayikra.” His son, R.
Shlomo, writes in his introduction that his father had actually composed 1,000 interpretations of Moses’s prayer in
Va’ethchanan (Deut. 3:26), but felt “Rav Lach” [enough = 252] - he was not permitted to reveal more.
Although the style of the book is eclectic, it is especially renowned for its dazzling “gematriyoth” - kabbalistic
calculations which sometimes run into the hundreds of millions. See the comprehensive monograph by Rabbi Eliezer
Katzman, Toldoth HaMegaleh Amukoth (New York, 2003) pp. 49-50 for a sample explanation of “Ophan 167” (the
167th interpretation), where the intricate calculation and explanation of various concepts add up to 576,000,000.
(Republished with additions and revisions in Yeshurun, Vol. XIII, pp. 617-700 and Vol. XIV, pp. 935-64).
While yet a young man, the author’s wide erudition and phenomenal memory caught the eye of the community
leaders of Cracow who appointed him the city’s Rosh Yeshivah and Dayan. An aura of mystery and holiness
surrounded R. Nathan Nata’s life (1585-1633). Indeed, the inscription on his tombstone states that he was reputed to
have communed with the Prophet Elijah.
TO THIS DAY, THE MEGALEH AMUKOTH IS REGULARLY CITED AND UNIVERSALLY ACCLAIMED WITHIN BOTH LITHUANIAN AND
CHASSIDIC CIRCLES.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ רנ"ב הסברים קבליים לתפילת משה רבינו בפרשת ואתחנן‬.‫ נתן נטע בן שלמה מקראקא מגלה עמוקות‬,‫שפירא‬
$10,000 - $7000 .‫ שצ"ז‬,‫קראקא‬
‫ שלפעמים נכנסות‬,‫ סגנון הספר אקלקטי ומוכר לגימטריות מטורפות‬.17-‫❧ דפוס ראשון של ספר עקרוני מאת המקובל הפולני החשוב במאה ה‬
.‫לחשבון של מאות מליונים‬

201
426 SPIR A (SH A PIRO), NATH A N NOTA. Imrei Shefer [supra-
commentary to Rashi on the Chumash, focusing especially on the
Mizrachi]. FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural arch. Several
signatures on opening two leaves (17th-19th centuries). ff. (1), 260.
Lightly stained in places. Later full vellum. Folio. [Vinograd, Lublin
60.]
Cracow 1591 - Lublin, n.1597. $4000 - $6000
❧ The author (c. 1490-1577), grandfather of the author of
Sepher Megaleh Amukoth (see previous lot), was an important
halachic authority and head of the rabbinic court in Grodno.
The present work was brought to press by R. Shapiro’s son,
R. Yitzchak, who writes in the introduction here he began
printing the work in Cracow but was then called to serve as a
Dayan in Lublin, forcing him to suspend printing until finally
it was finished in 1597 in his newly-adopted hometown. The
younger Shapiro also warns that a similar work published
in Venice in 1593 and attributed to his father was in fact
a forgery and did not at all represent his father’s level of
scholarship.

[60 ‫ לובלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ נתן נטע אמרי שפר‬,‫שפירא‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫ שנ"ז‬,‫לובלין‬
‫ חיבר את‬,‫ עם אותו שם‬,‫ נכדו‬.‫ של"ז) כיהן כאב"ד בגרודנה‬-‫ המחבר (ר"נ‬.‫❧ נדיר‬
.‫ספר מגלה עמוקות‬

427 (SWEDEN). Sepher Tehilim B’Lashon HaKodesh [Psalms].

Hebrew and Latin on facing pages. Final page in Swedish. pp.
317, (3). Misbound, lacking one leaf. Trimmed, lightly foxed. Modern
morocco-backed marbled boards. 16mo. [Vinograd, Gothenburg
1.]
Gothenburg (Göteborg), S. Nurberg, 1802. $500 - $700
❧ The first of only three Hebrew books printed in this city
situated along the west coast of Sweden.
Following the Swedish Parliament bill in 1779 granting
Jews the right to settle in Sweden, Göthenburg was one
of just three locations (the others being Stockholm and
Norrköping) where Jews were de facto granted residential
rights.

[1 ‫ גוטברג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)שוודיה) ספר תהילים בלשון הקודש‬

$700 - $500 .‫תקס"ב‬,‫ נורברג‬.‫ ש‬,‫גוטברג‬

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428 (TA LMUD, JERUSA LEM). Talmud Yerushalmi.
Second edition, First Edition with a Commentary.
Four parts in one volume. Three divisional titles.
Printed in two columns with commentary occupying
third column in rabbinic characters. Titles within
architectural arch. ff. 65, 83, 66, 51. Lightly stained,
few neat paper repairs, previous owner’s marks. Modern
morocco. Folio. [Vinograd, Cracow 289.]
Cracow, Isaac Prostitz, 1609. $7000 - $9000
❧ “This second edition of the Jerusalem Talmud
became the standard for subsequent printings of
the Yerushalmi.” See Yeshiva University Museum
Catalogue, Printing the Talmud (2005) number
34.
R. David Darshan was the author of the Perush
Katzar to this edition, citing his name in the
commentary to Tractate Nazir. Born in Cracow
c. 1527 he was a disciple of Moses Isserles (the
ReM”A), Solomon Luria (the MaHaRSHa”L),
Isaac b. Bezalel, the brother of the MaHaRa”L of
Prague, and others. See H. R. Perelmuter, Shir
Ha’Ma’aloth Le’David (1984); and S. Lieberman,
Ha’Yerushalmi Ki’Peshuto (1935) introduction.

‫ ארבעה חלקים‬.‫ ראשון עם פירוש‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫(תלמוד) תלמוד ירושלמי‬

[289 ‫ קראקא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫בכריכה אחת‬
$9000 - $7000 .‫שס"ט‬,‫ יצחק פרוסטיץ‬,‫קראקא‬
‫ תלמידם של הרמ"א‬,‫❧ עם פירוש קצר מאת רבי דוד דרשן‬
.‫ אחין של המהר"ל‬,‫המהרש"ל ויצחק בן בצלאל‬

429 (TALMUD). Masecheth Derech Eretz U’Pirkei Ben Azzai.

FIRST EDITION. Introduction by the editor, Jacob Marcaria.
Elegant title within ornamental border. Opening word
within decorative woodcut border piece. ff. 11. Marginal
repairs. Remnants of previous owners stamp on final leaf. Later
vellum. 12mo. [Vinograd, Riva di Trento 32.]
Riva di Trento, n.p., 1561. $4000 - $6000
❧ One of the minor Tractates of the Talmud, dealing
with morals and customs.

[32 ‫ ריוו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)תלמוד) מסכת דרך ארץ ופרקי בן עזאי‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫ שכ"א‬,‫ריוו דטרינטו‬
.‫❧ אחת המסכתות הקטנות‬

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 Lot 430 Lot 431

430 TAMACH, AVRAHAM. Megilath Shir Hashirim [commentary to the Song of Songs, with text]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 63 (of
64), text complete, but lacking final leaf with printer’s device. Marginal repairs, scattered worming. Modern calf. 16mo. [Vinograd,
Sabbioneta 48.]
Sabbioneta, Tobias Foa, 1558. $3000 - $4000
❧ The author (d. 1393) was a student of R. Nissim ben Reuven Gerondi (the Ra’N) and a contemporary of
R. Yitzchak ben Sheshet Perfet (RiVa”Sh). A leader of the Geronese Yeshiva, he was greatly influenced by the
rationalistic teachings of Maimonides.
A critical edition of this commentary to Shir Hashirim was issued by L.A. Feldman in 1970, which includes a short
biography of Tamach himsefl.

[48 ‫ סביוניטה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ אברהם פירוש לשיר השירים‬,‫תמך‬

$4000 - $3000 .‫שי"ח‬,‫ דפוס פואה‬,‫סביוניטה‬
.‫ הושפע מאוד מהשקפת הרמב"ם‬.‫❧ המחבר היה תלמיד של הר"ן ובן דורו של הריב"ש‬

431 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With commentary by the RADA’K (R. David Kimchi). Complete with the RARE 2-PAGE
ANTI-CHRISTIAN ADDENDUM: Teshuvoth HaRaDaK LeNotzrim. Marginalia. ff. 108, (2). Lightly foxed, few leaves remargined.
Modern elegant tooled morocco. Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Isny 18.]
Isny, P. Fagius, 1541. $3000 - $4000
❧ A surprisingly clean and uncensored copy.
The grammarian and Biblical exegete R. David Kimchi (1160? -1235?), known in Latin as Maistre Petit, was
a native of Narbonne. Kimchi, as his father Joseph before him, excelled as a polemicist and his commentary to
Psalms devotes several passages to Christian-Jewish polemics. The Teshuvoth HaRaDa”K LeNotzrim (“Responses
to the Christians”), published as an addendum in very few copies copies, is an extract of these passages from the
commentary to Psalms.
See Frank Talmage, Apples of Gold in Settings of Silver (Toronto, 1999), p. 213; see also D. Berger, The Jewish-
Christian Debate in the High Middle Ages (1979).

[18 ‫ איזני‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שלם עם ההוספה הנדירה בסוף נגד הנצרות‬.‫ תהילים‬.‫ רד"ק‬.‫ דוד‬,‫קמחי‬
$4000 - $3000 .‫ש"א‬,‫ פגיוס‬,‫איזני‬

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 432 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With commentar y by
Solomon ben Shem Tov Atthia. FIRST EDITION of commentary. ff.
42, 41-65. Trimmed, some staining, few marginal repairs, final leaf laid
down, scattered worming. Modern vellum-backed marbled boards. Sm. folio.
[Vinograd Vence 381.]
Venice, Cornelio Adelkind for Marco Antonio Giustiniani, 1547.
$3000 - $5000
❧ The commentary combines a variety of approaches including
Peshat - with an emphasis explaining how each verse logically
follows the previous verse, as well as kabbalistic interpretations “as
certain chapters cannot be interpreted in any other fashion.”
The Introduction is of great historic interest: Enumerated
are two generations of some 70 scholars and rabbinic leaders
that Solomon Athia consulted with, including personages from
cities in Greece (Saloniki, Patras); Turkey (Adrianpole, Bursa,
Constantinople); Italy (Rome, Venice, Padua, Mantua, Ancona,
Verona) etc. Atthia also includes here a lengthy account of
members of the illustrious Taitatzak Family as well as concise
biographical descriptions of many others.

.‫(תורה) תהילים‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫ ש"ז‬,‫ויניציאה‬

433 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With commentary by RADA’K

(R. David Kimchi). Title within architectural arch. Printer’s device
on last page. Signature of Isaac Capuano on title. 254, (2). Gutter split,
some wear, stamps. Loose in old Latin manuscript leaf. 12mo. [Vinograd,
Venice 826 (lacking final two leaves); and see his note between
numbers 534 and 535.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1566 (i.e. 1596). $4000 - $6000

[826 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם פירוש רד"ק‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫שנ"ו‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬

434 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. Issued without Nikud. pp.

86, 7. Later calf, scuffed, rear cover detached. 24mo. [Vinograd, Antwerp
22.]
Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1574. $3000 - $4000
❧ SCARCE MINIATURE EDITION.

)22[‫ אנטורפן‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תורה) ספר תהילים‬

$4000 - $3000 .‫של"ד‬,‫ דפוס פלנטין‬,‫אנטורפן‬

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435 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. Text in Hebrew
with Latin supplement. Edited by M. Hieronymus Opitius.
Vignette on title displays the Prophet Samuel anointing
a young K ing David. ff. (160). Marginali. Lightly foxed.
Contemporary blind-tooled vellum, rubbed. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Wittenberg 16.]
Wittenberg, Johannes Crato, 1576. $4000 - $5000
❧ A RARE CRATO EDITION OF THIS PSALTER.

.‫ טקסט בעברית ובלטינית‬.‫ נערך על ידי ג'ירונימוס אפטיוס ג'ר‬.‫(תורה) תהילים‬

[16 ‫ ויטנברג‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫של"ו‬,‫ דפוס בון קרפטהיים‬,‫ויטנברג‬

436 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim / Liber Psalmorum. Prepared by ELIAS

HUTTER. Title in Hebrew and Latin, with Latin introduction. Marginal
notes. ff. (134). Lightly foxed, some wear. Contemporary vellum, worn. Sm. folio.
[Vinograd, Hamburg 3.]
Hamburg, Iohannem Saxonem, 1586. $1500 - $2000
❧ Hebrew text in Hutter’s UNIQUE FONT whereby the root letters appear
in thick type and the inflectional letters in hollow type.

[3 ‫ המברג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם הקדמה בלטינית‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫שמ"ו‬,‫ יוחנן סקסון‬,‫המברג‬
.‫❧ שורשי מילים מודגשים ביחס לשאר המילה‬

437 (TEHILIM). Bi'ur al Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With commentary by

OVADIAH SFORNO. The Mayer Sulzberger copy. FIRST EDITION of commentary.
ff. 92. Closely shaved, upper corner of f.4 torn with loss. Modern crushed morocco.
Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 687.]
Venice, Giovanni di Gara, 1586. $1200 - $1800
❧ The commentaries of the Italian physician Obadiah Sforno (c. 1470
- c. 1550) are distinguished by their lucidity, terseness and adherence
to Peshat ("plain meaning"), while still highlighting the philosophical
and ethical implications found within the text.

[687 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ ביאור על ספר תהילים‬.‫ עובדיה‬,‫ספורנו‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫שמ"ו‬,‫ די גארה‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.)‫ש"י בקירוב‬-‫❧ הפירוש לתהילים הפשטני וחסכוני של רבי עובדיה ספורנו (ר"ל‬

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 438 (TEHILIM). Seder Tehilim [Psalms]. Title within architectural arch. ff.
55. Trimmed, marginal repairs, few light stains. Modern boards. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Venice 1097.]
Venice, Pietro and Lorenzo Bragadin, 1616. $1000 - $1500
❧ Organized into daily sections to facilitate completion of the Book each
and every week.

[1097 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫שע"ו‬,‫ פייטרו ולורנזו ברגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ מסודר לפי קטעים יומיים כדי לסיים את הספר כל שבוע‬

439 (TEHILIM). Tehilim - Psalterium Hebraeum. Edited by MENASSEH

BEN ISRAEL. Title within architectural arch. With Nikud. Verses
numbered in a contemporary hand. ff. (132). Trimmed, lightly
stained. Contemporary vellum, light wear, remnants of wax ownership seal
on pastedown of rear cover. 16mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 32.]
Amsterdam, Menasseh ben Israel, 1634. $4000 - $6000
❧ THE FIRST INDEPENDENT HEBREW PSALTER PRINTED IN AMSTERDAM.
First of the three editions of the Book of Psalms printed by
Menasseh ben Israel. This copy with the Latin imprint.

[32 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ נערך על ידי מנשה בן ישראל‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$6000 - $4000 .‫שצ"ד‬,‫ מנשה בן ישראל‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫ מהדורה הראשונה מהשלושה שהודפסו על ידי העורך‬.‫❧ נדיר מאוד‬

440 (TEHILIM). Seder Tehilim. Followed by Ma’amadoth, Vidui and

Techinos. Organized into sections to be completed each week. Impressive
title-page depicting Biblical scenes of the forefathers and other Biblical
heroes, interestingly along with Baruch ben Neriyah. ff. 49. Browned and
stained. Modern boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 791.]
Amsterdam, Moses Mendes Coutinho, 1705. $700 - $900

[791 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$900 - $700 .‫תס"ה‬,‫ משה מנדס קוטיניו‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

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 441 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With commentary by the RADA’K (R.
David Kimchi). Divisional title for Ma’amadoth, followed by Kinoth for the
9th Av. Printer’s device on title. Printed on thicker paper. With stamps of
the Polish industrialist Joachim Silberstein of Lodz (d. 1885). ff. 151. Worn
from use, candle-wax stains, previous owner’s marks, old paper repairs at end with
few words supplied in a contemporary hand. Modern boards. Lg. 4to. [Vinograd,
Dyhernfurth 120.]
Dyhernfurth, Shabtai Bass, 1714. $600 - $900

[120 ‫ דירנפורט‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם חותמת של יהויקים סילברשטיין‬.‫ עם פירוש הרד"ק‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$900 - $600 .‫תע"ד‬,‫ שבתי בס‬,‫דירנפורט‬

442 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. A rranged for daily

recitation. With second section: Ma’amadoth. Some wear from use,
few stains. Modern boards. Sm. 4to. [Unrecorded by Vinograd.]
Prague, Grandsons of Judah Bak, 1723. $600 - $900

[.‫ [לא רשום בוינוגרד‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$900 - $600 .‫תפ"ג‬,‫ נכדים של יהודה בק‬,‫פראג‬

443 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim - Liber Psalmorum. With translation into Latin
prepared by JOHANNES LEUSDEN. Hebrew and Latin on facing pages. Marginalia.
ff. (3), 240, 3. Light wear, few leaves loose. later calf-backed boards, spine worn. 12mo.
[Vinograd, London 33.]
London, J. Bonwicke, et al, 1726. $400 - $600

[33 ‫ לונדון‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עברית ולטינית‬.‫)תורה) ספר תהילים‬

$600 - $400 .‫תפ"ו‬,‫ בלארד ובטלי‬,‫ ברקר‬,‫ בונוויק‬,‫לונדון‬

444 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. Supplement at end “Shimush

Tehilim.” ff. 120. Foxed. Contemporary sharkskin with central silver clasp and
hings, later calf rebacked. 12mo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1420.]
Amsterdam, Proops, 1733. $400 - $600

[1420 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שימוש תהילים‬,‫ הוספה בסוף‬.‫)תהילים) ספר תהילים‬

$600 - $400 .‫תצ"ג‬,‫ שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

208
445 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim - Psalterium. Introduction in
Latin by G. A. Franks. Entirely interleaved with EXTENSIVE
MARGINAL NOTES THROUGHOUT in Hebrew and German.
Lightly foxed. Contemporary straight-grain morocco, scuffed.
12mo. [Vinograd, Halle 35.]
Halle - Magdeburg, I.H. Grunert, 1738. $700 - $1000

[35 ‫ האלה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תורה) ספר תהילים‬

$1000 - $700 .‫תצ"ח‬,‫ גרונרט‬,‫האלה‬

446 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With commentaries. Title within

woodcut architectural border depicting King David playing the harp, with
printer’s mark of priests’ hands (see Yaari’s Printers’ Marks, 116,. ff. 152. Modern
morocco. 8vo. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1536.]
Amsterdam, Orphans of Solomon Proops, 1740. $700 - $900
❧ Published in a small format to “lighten the load for the traveler” (title-
page).

[1535 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$900 - $700 .‫ת"ק‬,‫ יתומי שלמה פרופס‬,‫אמשטרדם‬
.‫❧ הודפס בצורה קטנה עבור הנוסע הקורא‬

447 (TEHILIM). R APHAEL IMMANUEL HAI RICCHI. Chazah Tzion [K abbalistic

commentary to the Book of Psalms, with text]. FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device
on title (Yaari no. 115). ff. (2), 138. Outer corner of title repaired. Modern marbled
boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Livorno 34.]
Livorno, Abraham Ricchi for Abraham Meldola, 1742. $600 - $900
❧ The author’s son, Abraham Samuel Ricchi, includes a biography of his
father’s life as an appendix to this work.

[34 ‫ ליוורנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש קבלי לספר תהילים‬.‫ רפאל עמנואל חי חזה ציון‬,‫ריקי‬
$900 - $600 .‫תק"ב‬,‫ אברהם ריקי עבור אברהם מלדולה‬,‫ליוורנו‬

448 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With additional prayers and

supplications. Title in red and black. ff. (2), 58. Stained, title loose, ff. 10-15
frayed at margins affecting a few letters. Contemporary marbled boards, gutter
split. 8vo. [Vinograd, Venice 1852.]
Venice, Gad ben Samuel Foa for Bragadin, 1742. $400 - $600

[1852 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם תחינות נוספות‬.‫)תורה) ספר תהילים‬

$600 - $400 .‫תק"ב‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬

209
449 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With commentary by RADA”K
(R. David Kimchi). Signature on title of Ya’akov Levi ben Israel,
Carmagnola (Italy). ff. (3), 72. Foxed, worn from use. Modern boards.
Sm. folio. [Vinograd, Amsterdam 1881.]
Amsterdam, Israel Mondway, 1765. $300 - $500

‫ קרמנולה‬,‫ חתימה של יעקב לוי בן ישראל בשער‬.‫(איטליה) ספר תהילים עם פירוש רד"ק‬
[1881 ‫ אמשטרדם‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫תר"כ‬
$500 - $300 .‫תכ"ה‬,‫ מונדויי‬,‫אמשטרדם‬

450 (TEHILIM). Shevet MeYisrael. Commentary to Tehilim by Ya’akov Yisroel ben

Tzvi Hirsch. FIRST EDITION of commentary. Title flanked by Moses holding the
Decalogue and Aaron waving Ketoreth incense. Worn, opening and closing few leaves
frayed at edges, occasionally neatly taped. Modern boards. Folio. [Vinograd, Zolkiew
341.]
Zolkiew, David Mann and Aaron Segal, 1772. $600 - $900
❧ The author was the Maggid of Kremnetz, Volhynia.

[341 ‫ זולקווא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ פירוש לתהילים מאת יעקב ישראל בן צבי הירש‬.‫)תורה) שבט מישראל‬
$900 - $600 .‫תקל"ב‬,‫ דוד מן ואשר סגל‬,‫זולקווא‬
‫❧ המחבר שימש כמגיד בקרעמניץ‬

451 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With R. David Lida’s ASARAH HILULIM
and an anthology of major commentaries. ff. (267). Marginal worming, stained
and worn in places, opening few leaves with neat paper repairs. Modern calf-backed
marbled boards. 8vo. [Not in Vinograd.]
Russia / Poland ?, n.p., 1786. $1200 - $1800
❧ UNRECORDED TEHILIM. Vinograd first notes a Tehilim edition with this
commentary not until 1818 (Ostrog, no. 97).

[.‫ [לא רשום בוינוגרד‬.‫ עם עשרה הלולים מאת דוד לידא‬.‫)תורה) ספר תהילים‬
$1800 - $1200 .‫תקמ"ו‬
.‫תנ"ז) היה הרב של הקהילה האשכנזית באמשטרדם‬-‫❧ רבי דוד לידא (שצ"ב‬

210
452 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With commentaries Metzudath
Dovid and Metzudath Tzion. With: Sepher Ma’amadoth (separate title-
page). Printed on green tinted paper. ff. (2), 184, 44. Worn through use,
stained in places, opening few leaves remargined. Later boards. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Vilna 209.]
Vilna and Grodno, Partners Mann & Zimmel, 1824. $600 - $900

[.209 ‫ וילנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם פירושים מצודת דוד ומצודת ציון‬.‫)תורה) ספר תהילים‬
$900 - $600 .‫תקפ"ד‬,‫ שות' מן וזימל‬,‫וילנה‬

453 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With Metzadath David and

Metzudath Tzion commentaries. ff. (2), 137, (2). variously stained.
Loose in contemporary boards. 8vo. [Unlisted by Vinograd.]
Jozefow, David Saadiah Wax, 1827. $500 - $700
❧ BOUND W ITH: Seder Ma’amadoth. ff. 40. Czernow itz,
1843.

[.‫ [לא רשום בוינוגרד‬.‫ עם מצודת דוד ומצודת ציון‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$700 - $500 .‫תקפ"ז‬,‫ דוד ווקס‬,‫יוזפוב‬

454 (TEHILIM). Ayin Ro’ai [Psalms]. With extensive commentary by DAVID

PIAZZA. FIRST EDITION. ff. (5), 169. Contemporary calf-backed patterned boards,
worn. 4to. [Vinograd, Livorno 778.]
Livorno, Eliezer Menachem Ottolenghi, 1829. $400 - $600

[778 ‫ ליוורנו‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דוד עין רועי‬,‫פיאצה‬

$600 - $400 .‫תקפ"ט‬,‫ אליעזר מנחם אוטולינגי‬,‫ליוורנו‬

211
455 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With commentary Bi’urei HaZohar and Metzudath Zion. ff. (4), 152. Stained,
expert paper repairs. Modern calf. 12mo. Housed in custom solander-box. [Vinograd Safed 10.]
Tzfath (Safed), Israel Bak, 1833. $6000 - $8000
❧ THE FIRST TEHILLIM TO BE PRINTED IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL.
Israel Bak began his printing enterprise in Safed, before transferring it to Jerusalem in 1841. This Book of Psalms
is the second book to be printed by Bak in Safed.
With introduction by R. Gershon Margoliouth of Skalit and later, Chassidic Rabbi of Safed. He states Bi’urei
HaZohar was originally published under the title Tamim Yachdav (Lublin, 1592) and that R. Levi Yitzchak of
Berditchev held the commentary in great esteem. The vocalization, grammar, proper pronounciation and Mesorah
were prepared by Shlomo Zalman Naphtali Hertz of Safed, grandson of R. Shlomo Zalman of Mir, (author of
Shulchan Shlomo).

[10 ‫ צפת‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ עם פירוש ביאורי הזהר ומצודת ציון‬.‫)תורה) תהילים‬

$8000 - $6000 .‫תקצ"ג‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫צפת‬
.‫ עם הקדמה מרבי גרשון מרגליות‬.‫❧ ספר התהילים הראשון שנדפס בארץ ישראל‬

212
 456 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. Two columns, Hebrew alongside
a FULL TRANSLATION INTO LADINO. ff. 98. Stained. Modern boards. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Const. 693; Yaari, Const 516.]
Constantinople, n.p., 1836. $600 - $900

[693 ‫ קושטא‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תורה) ספר תהילים בעברית ולאדינו‬

$900 - $600 .‫ תקצ"ו‬,‫קושטא‬

457 (TEHILIM). Amaroth Tehoroth…al Sepher Tehilim [Psalms].

With commentary by R. ELIEZER HALEVI HOROWITZ OF TARNOGRAD.
Printed on tinted paper. FIRST EDITION of commentary. Signed
by R. Yisroel Halevi Weintraub of Warsaw. ff. (2), 67, 59. Stained
in places, occasional marginal wormholes. Modern calf. Lg. 4to.
[Vinograd, Warsaw 167.]
Warsaw, D.L. Sklower, 1838. $3000 - $5000
❧ THE FIRST CHASSIDIC COMMENTARY TO THE TEHILIM.
A disciple of R. Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov and R.
Elimelech of Lizhensk, R. Eliezer Halevi Horowitz of
Tarnogrod (1740-1806) is renowned for his Chassidic work
No’am Megadim.
See S.H. Porush, Entziklopedia LeChasiduth, Vol. I
(1980) cols. 309-315; Tz.M. Rabinowicz, The Encyclopedia
of Hasidism (1996) p.219.

‫ עם פירוש מאת רבי אליעזר הלוי‬.‫ על ספר תהילים‬...‫(חסידות) אמרות טהורות‬

[167 ‫ ורשה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫איש הורוביץ מטרנוגרוד‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫תקצ"ח‬,‫ שקלובער‬.‫ל‬.‫ ד‬,‫ורשה‬
‫תקס"ו) ידוע על חיבורו נועם‬-‫❧ רבי אליעזר הלוי הורוביץ מטרנוגרוד (ת"ק‬
‫ היה תלמידם של רבי יחאל מיכל מזלוטשוב ורבי אלימלך‬.‫מגדים‬
.‫מליז'נסק‬

458 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. Divided into weekly and monthly
portions. pp. (4), 164. Stained. Modern calf. 8vo. [Vinograd, Koenigsburg
72.]
Koenigsberg, Sumter - Ratke, 1845. $400 - $600

[72 ‫ קניגסבורג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תורה) ספר תהילים‬

$600 - $400 .‫תר"ה‬,‫ ראטקא‬-‫ סומטר‬,‫קניגסבורג‬

213
 459 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. With NA’AVAH
TEHILLAH commentary by Ya’acov ben Yoseph Harophe.
FIRST EDITION of commentary. ff. (4), 166, (2). Stained in
places. Modern calf. Sm. 8vo. [Vinograd, Jerusalem 48;
Halevy 32.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1845. $3000 - $5000
❧ THE FIRST HEBREW PSALMS PRINTED IN JERUSALEM.
Endorsements of the Rishon le-Zion (Sephardic
Chief Rabbi) R. Chaim Gaguine and of R. Jacob
Anteby, Chief Rabbi of Damascus. The commentary
contains novellae of many of the contemporar y
Sephardic scholars, including R. Jacob Anteby (ff.
145v.-146v).
R. Jacob ben Joseph Harophe (c. 1780-1851) was a
Baghdadi scholar and rabbinic court judge. He was
the mentor of R. Ovadiah Somekh who in turn taught
R. Yoseph Chaim (Ben Ish Chai) and R. Jacob Chaim
Sopher (Kaph HaChaim) - two of the greatest Iraqi
sages in modern times.

‫ דפוס‬.‫(תורה) ספר תהילים עם פירוש נוה תהילה מאת יעקב בן יוסף הרופא‬
[48 ‫ ירושלים‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ראשון‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫תר"ה‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ רבי יעקב בן יוסף הרופא‬.‫❧ ספר התהילים הראשון שנדפס בירושלים‬
‫ רבי עובדיה סומך‬,‫ תלמידו‬.‫תרי"א) היה רב בגדדי ואב בית דין‬-‫(תק"מ‬
‫ ואת רבי יעקב חיים סופר‬,‫ בעל הבן איש חי‬,‫לימד את רבי יוסף חיים‬,
.‫בעל כף החיים‬

460 (T E H I L I M ). Sepher Tehilim. With comment aries

Metzudath Dovid, Metzudath Zion. Title in red and
black. Separate title for section of Ma’amadoth. pp. 288,
62, (1) (last leaf provided from another edition). Stained.
Contemporary boards, worn. 8vo. [Vinograd, Zhitomir 56.]
Zhitomir, Shapira Brothers, 1848. $6000 - $8000
❧ THE SEPHER TEHILIM PRINTED BY THE REVERED SHAPIRA
FAMILY OF PRINTERS IS ESPECIALLY ESTEEMED BY CHASSIDIM.
Books printed by the Shapira press are especially
sought after as the printers were descendents of
the Grand Rabbi R. Pinchos of Koretz. It is widely
believed that an aura of holiness pervades those
books produced by members of this printing family.
This is the first Tehilim printed in Zhitomir with
these commentaries.

[56 ‫ זיטומיר‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫)תורה) ספר תהילים‬

$8000 - $6000 .‫תר"ח‬,‫ אחים שפירא‬,‫זיטומיר‬

214
 461 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim. With commentary by Rashi and “Zimrath Y-ah” by R.
SHMUEL ZANVIL BEN YOSEPH STERNBERG. pp. 452. Modern boards. 4to.

Zhitomir, Isaac Moshe Bakst, 1873. $300 - $500

❧ The author (d.1869) was a grandson of R. Yisrael Isser ben Ze’ev Wolf who
composed Sha’ar Mishpat on Choshen Mishpat (Mohilev, 1810).

.‫ שער בעברית ורוסית‬.‫ה מאת שמואל זנויל בן יוסף שטרנברג מויניציאה‬-‫ עם פירוש י‬.‫(תורה) תהילים‬
$500 - $300 .‫תרל"ג‬,‫ יצחק משה בקסט‬,‫זיטומיר‬

462 (TEHILIM). Sepher Tehilim (Psalms). With commentaries by Yehudah

ben Chaim, DIGLEI HODAYAH VEHAMITZVAH AND MAMTAKEI YEHUDAH. Bound
with: Seder Ma’amadoth. As arranged by the APTER ROV. Additional title-
pages, one in red and black. pp. 466. Previous owner’s marks and enclosures.
Contemporary boards, worn. 4to. [Friedberg, Th-867 p. 466.]
Jerusalem (i.e., Jozefow), Solomon and Baruch Setzer, 1875. $600 - $900
❧ With the Haskamoth of the luminaries of the Land of Israel,
including R. Meir Auerbach of Jerusalem, as well as those of the great
Chassidic masters of Russia, including R. Avraham, Maggid of Trisk, R.
Yitzchak of Skvira and R. Yochanan of Rachmestrivka.

.‫ וממתקי יהודה‬,‫ דגלי הודיה והמצוה‬.‫ עם פירושים מאת יהודה בן חיים‬.‫(חסידות) ספר תהילים‬
$900 - $600 .‫תרל"ה‬,‫ שלמה וברוך סצער‬,‫ירושלים שהיא יוזפוב‬

463 TEOMIM, YOSEPH. Peri Megadim. FIRST EDITION. ff. (1), 149. Ex-library, few
paper repairs. Later sheep-backed boards. Tall folio. [Vinograd, Berlin 276.]
Berlin, n.p., 1772. $1000 - $1500
❧ Super-commentary to the Shulchan Aruch-Yoreh De’ah Simanim
1-122, here in two parts: Mishbetzoth Zahav on the Taz [Turei Zahav]
and Sifthei Da’ath on the Shach [Sifthei Kohen]. Although R. Teomim’s
work on Orach Chaim was ultimately far more popular, in part thanks to
its broad usage by the Mishnah Berurah, this commentary was printed
first perhaps implying greater pride on the part of its author.
The title page notes that the work was supported by the Berlin Court
Jew, Daniel Itzig.

[276 ‫ ברלין‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ יוסף פרי מגדים‬,‫תאומים‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫ תקל"ב‬,‫ברלין‬
‫ הראשון נקרא משבצות זהב‬.‫ שני חלקים‬,‫קכ"ב‬-‫❧ פירוש על פירושים ליורה דעה סימנים א‬
.‫ והשני שפתי דעת על הש"ך‬,‫על הט"ז‬

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 464 T R E V E S , AV R A H A M . Birchat h Av raham [ser mons, w it h
commentary to Orach Chaim]. FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device on
title (Yaari no. 18). The Jews’ College copy. ff. 361. Dampstained in
places otherwise a crisp copy. Recent blind-tooled brown morocco, gilt-tooled
corner embellishments. 4to. [Vinograd, Venice 435.]
Venice, Alvise Bragadin, 1552. $4000 - $5000
❧ A member of an ancient family who originated in Troyes,
France and subsequently spread throughout Italy and Germany,
the author (c. 1470–1552) migrated to Turkey, where he served
as rabbi in Adrianople. He corresponded with the leading
Sephardic rabbis, such as R. Elijah Mizrachi and R. Joseph Karo
(see Avkath Rochel 34).

.‫ עותק של ג'וס קול'ג‬.‫ עם פירוש לאורח חיים‬,‫ דרשות‬.‫ אברהם ברכת אברהם‬,‫טרייביש‬
[435 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫סימן מדפיס בשער‬
$5000 - $4000 .‫שי"ב‬,‫ בראגדין‬,‫ויניציאה‬
‫ צרפת ואחר כך נתפזרה ברחבי‬,‫❧ ממשפחה עתיקת יומין שמקורה בטרואה‬
.‫שי"ב) היגר לטורקיה ושימש כרב באדריאנופול‬-‫ המחבר (ר"ל‬,‫אשכנז ואיטליה‬
‫ כגון רבי אליה' מזרחי ורבי יוסף‬,‫התכתב עם גדולי העולם הספרדי המזרחי‬
.)‫קארו (עיין אבקת רוכל ל"ד‬

465 TREVES, NAPHTALI HERTZ. Naphtulei Elo-him Niphtalti [Kabbalistic super-

commentary to Bachaya ben Asher’s commentary to the Chumash]. Second edition.
Text illustrations. Printer’s mark on final leaf. Few marginal notes. ff. 39, (1). Trimmed,
stamps. Modern morocco. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Ferrara 43.]
Ferrara, Abraham ibn Usque, 1556. $1000 - $1500
❧ Naphtali Hirsch ben Eliezer Treves was a Kabbalist and scholar of the 16th
century who also officiated as Hazzan in Frankfurt a/Main.
Final page with manuscript in an early hand discussing the measurements of
the Divine Throne and relating the number 70 to the nations and languages of
the world.

[43 ‫ פיררה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ נפתלי הירץ נפתולי אלוקים‬,‫טרייביש‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫שט"ז‬,‫ אברהם אבן אושקי‬,‫פיררה‬
‫❧ פירוש קבלי לרבנו בחיי בן אשר על החומש‬

466 TZVI HIRSCH OF WILHERMSDORF. Sepher Likutei Tzvi [collected ethical prayers
and readings]. A striking edition, in an attractive contemporary binding. With stamps
of Mordechai Schornstein, Chief Rabbi of Copenhagen. ff. 78. Closely shaved, stained
in places, ff. 9-10 supplied from another copy and expertly inserted. Contemporary blind-tooled
mottled calf with central clasp and hinge. Tall 16mo. [Vinograd, Prague 946.]
Prague, Bak-Katz, 1784. $1500 - $2000
❧ NOTEWORTHY EDITION, PUBLISHED IN A TALL, THIN FORMAT.
This work remained immensely popular well into the 19th century. From its
first appearance in 1738, a new edition would be issued almost every year until the
1860’s. However, not all versions were of comparable quality; the title page here
boasts of its large, readable letters and quality layout.

‫ רבה של‬,‫ עם חתימות רשמיות של רבי מרדכי שורנשטיין‬.‫ מוסר‬.‫צבי הירש מוילהמסדורף ספר ליקוטי צבי‬
[946 ‫ פראג‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫קופנהגן‬
$2000 - $1500 .‫תקמ"ד‬,‫כ"ץ‬-‫ בק‬,‫פראג‬
.‫❧ מהדורה ייחודית‬

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 467 URI YITZCHAK ISAK OF BRISK. Me’orei Beth Yitzchak [novellae to Masechta
Brachoth]. FIRST EDITION. ff. 12, 68. Light wear. Contemporary marbled boards. 8vo.
[Halevy 124 (variant).]
Jerusalem, Yisroel Beck, 1866. $400 - $600
❧ The Author (d. 1867) was a Dayan in Jerusalem and a former student of
R. Ya’akov Meir Padua in Brisk (Brest-Litovsk), whose approbation appears
in the work. Also contains an Haskomah from R. Yitzchak Isak Chaver. With
information relating to the Vilna Gaon.

[‫ וריאנט‬124- ‫ [הלוי‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חידושי מסכת ברכות‬.‫אורי יצחק אייזק מבריסק מאורי בית יצחק‬
$600 - $400 .‫תרכ"ו‬,‫ ישראל ב"ק‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫ ההסכמה‬.‫❧ המחבר (נפטר בתרכ"ז) היה דיין בירושלים ותלמידו של רבי יעקב מאיר פדובה בבריסק‬
‫של הרב שלו נמצאת בספר‬

468 (UZIEL , YOSEF R A FA EL). A haron A zriel. K aphei

Aharon [responsa]. Vol. II. ff. (2), 171. BOUND WITH (as
issued): Bnei Yoseph. ff. 20. A SPECIAL, BIBLIOPHILIC COPY
printed with extra wide margins. Specially bound for
DAYAN YOSEF R APHAEL UZIEL (see below). Original green
calf tooled in gilt, including Hebrew name: “R. Yoseph
Raphael Uziel.” Ex-library. Tall folio. Slip-case. [Halevy
553.]
Jerusalem, 1886. $800 - $1200
❧ R. Yoseph Raphael Uziel (1821-94) was Av Beth Din
of the Sephardi community of Jerusalem. His son, Rav
Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (1880-1953), rose to become
Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Mandatory Palestine, and
after 1948, occupied the same position in the newly-
formed State of Israel.

[553 ‫ [הלוי‬.‫ חלק ב‬.‫ מאת אהרון עזריאל‬,‫ יוסף רפאל) כפי אהרן‬,‫עוזיאל‬
$1200 - $800 .‫ תרי"א‬,‫ירושלים‬
‫תרנ"א) היה אב"ד של הקהילה‬-‫❧ רבי יוסף רפאל עוזיאל (תקפ"א‬
.‫ציון חי עוזיאל‬-‫ היה אביו של רבי בן‬.‫הספרדית בירושלים‬

217
469 VOLOZHINER, CHAIM. Nephesh HaChaim. FIRST EDITION. Marginalia.
ff. (63), mispaginated. Lightly stained. Loose in gilt-titled green boards. 4to.
[Vinograd, Vilna 183.]
Vilna & Grodno, Partners Mann & Zimmel, 1824. $1000 - $1500
❧ THE KEYSTONE TEXT OF CONTEMPORARY LITHUANIAN (‘YESHIVISH’) JEWRY.
The principle disciple of the Vilna Gaon, R. Chaim Volozhin was the
widely acknowledged leader of the Mithnagdic Movement following the
establishment of his Yeshiva in 1802. His writings were highly influential
within the elite, scholarly, Lithuanian Yeshiva circles.
Based on complex interpretations of the Zohar and related
Kabbalistic texts, the Nephesh HaChaim is the most fundamental tract
to outline the weltanschauung of Lithuanian Jewry: An in-depth study of
man and his purpose in this world alongside his relationship with God
and Torah. It was composed in part as a response to the philosophical
approach taken by R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi in his Sepher Tanya.
While the Hassidic movement advocated prayer and emotional worship
as partners to Torah scholarship in the service of God, R. Chaim
Volozhin lays out a system wherein Torah learning reigns supreme over
all other forms of service, with no other act coming even close to its level
of importance.
For an exposition of the author’s thought pertaining to the selfless
study of Torah, see N. Lamm, Torah Lishmah (1989).

[183 ‫ וילנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חיים נפש החיים‬,‫מוולוז'ין‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫תקפ"ד‬,‫ שות' מן וזימל‬,‫וילנה וגרודנה‬
.‫❧ הטקסט היסודי של עולם הישיבות הליטאי‬

470 VOLOZHINER, CHAIM. Nephesh HaChaim. FIRST EDITION. ff. (63),

mispaginated. Ex-library, cigarette burn through five leaves with missing words
supplied in manuscript. Later boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Vilna 183.]
Vilna & Grodno, Partners Mann & Zimmel, 1824. $1000 - $1500
❧ Another copy.

[183 ‫ וילנה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ נפש החיים‬.‫ חיים‬,‫וולוז'ינער‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫תקפ"ד‬,‫ שות' מן וזימל‬,‫וילנה וגרודנה‬
.‫❧ עותק נוסף‬

471 WEIL, YA’AKOV (MAHAR”Y WEIL). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa].

With glosses and laws by R. Menachem of Mirzburg. Second edition.
Opening words within elaborate frame. Marginalia. ff. 115. Lightly
wormed and stained in places, repair to title. Modern boards. Sm. 4to.
[Vinograd, Venice 379.]
Venice, Cornelius Adelkind for Daniel Bomberg, 1549. $1000 - $1500
❧ One of the last books printed by the Press of Bomberg during
its final year of operation. See D. Amram, The Makers of Hebrew
Books in Italy, p. 214.

.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ עם הגהות של רבי מנחם מרצברג‬.‫ מהר"י וייל שאלות ותשובות‬.‫ יעקב‬,‫וייל‬
[379 ‫ ויניציאה‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫ש"ט‬,‫ דניאל בומברג‬,‫ויניציאה‬
.‫❧ אחד הספרים האחרונים הנדפסים מאת דפוס בומברג‬

218
472 WERTMAN, MOSHE. Kedushath Ha’aretz [on the sanctity of Eretz Israel]. FIRST
EDITION. Title with signature of Chief Rabbi David ben Shimon (DeVa”SH) of
Jerusalem. ff. 40. Later boards. 8vo. [Halevy 157.]
Jerusalem, Israel Bak, 1870. $300 - $500
❧ BOUND WITH: Meir Leibush Malbim. Artzoth HaShalom. [Vinograd, Warsaw
754]. Warsaw, 1860.

[754 ‫ ורשה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫ מאיר לייבוש ארצות השלום‬,‫מלבים‬

$500 - $300 .‫תר"כ‬,‫ בומברג‬.‫ א‬,‫ורשה‬
.‫ של חייו‬20-‫❧ אוסף של תשע דרשות שנכתבו על ידי המחבר שנות ה‬

473 YA AVETZ, YOSEPH. Ohr HaChaim [“The Light of Life” - philosophical polemic]. FIRST EDITION. Title set within
architectural arch with the printer’s device of a spherical astrolabe resting on a scroll with a verse from Psalm 130:5
(illustrated EJ, Vol. XIII col. 1094 no. 7). ff.(28). Previous owners inscriptions, trimmed, light stains in places. Modern half-
vellum. Sm. 4to. [Vinograd, Ferrara 23.]
Ferrara, Abraham ibn Usque, 1554. $3000 - $4000
❧ The author (d. 1507), respectfully referred to as
HeChassid Ya’avetz, lived through the Spanish Expulsion
of 1492. The tragic events and the pitiful state of the
remnants of Spanish Jewry, left Ya’avetz traumatized and
he spent his remaining years attempting to understand
why such a tragedy occurred.
From his newfound home in Mantua, Ya’avetz penned
this fiercely anti-philosophical treatise in which he
argues that rationalism, a byproduct of a distorted view
of Maimonidean intellectualism, is what led so many
Spanish Jews choose to embrace the Church rather than
face a life of exile. Ya’avetz posited that the weakening
of religious observance and the avoidance of personal
religious sacrifice had destroyed Spanish Jewry long before
the expulsion physically dispersed them.
Hundreds of years later, w ith the spread of the
Haskalah in Central Europe, Ohr HaChaim enjoyed a
resurgence in popularity as its anti-rationalist doctrine
resonated with conservative groups determined to stem
the tide of modern ways of thought. The Chassidic master
R. Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov wrote a commentary
to the Ohr HaChaim, explaining how Ya’avetz’s words
encouraging simple faith stood in contrast to the
machinations of the Maskilim of the day (Ma’ayan Ganim,
Lublin 1912).

[23 ‫ פיררה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ יוסף אור החיים‬,‫יעבץ‬

$4000 - $3000 .‫שי"ד‬,‫ אברהם אבן אושקי‬,‫פיררה‬
‫ המחבר (נפטר ברס"ז) גורש מספרד ועבר למנטובה‬,‫❧ מכונה החסיד יעבץ‬
‫ תוצאה מגישתו‬-‫ שתוקף את הרציונליסם‬,‫שם כתב את החיבור החריף הזה‬
.‫ ומאשים אותו לסיבה שמספר משמעותי של יהודים בחרו להמיר את דתם כדי להישאר בספרד‬-‫של הרמב"ם‬

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 474 ZACUTO, ABRAHAM. Sepher Yuchasin [“Book of Genealogies” - onomasticon and history].
FIRST EDITION OF A HIGHLY RARE, HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT WORK. ff. (176). Few light stains, marginal
repair to title, otherwise in surprisingly good condition. Modern calf. 4to. [Vinograd, Const. 228;
Yaari, Const. 169; Mehlman 1318; Y. Rivkind, Dikdukei Seforim in A. Marx Jubilee Volume
pp. 420-21 on typographical variances.]
Constantinople, Solomon Ya’avetz, 1566. $25,000 - $30,000
❧ FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS OF JEWISH HISTORY.
The Sepher Yuchasin outlines the historical development of the Oral Law and
establishes the chronology of the Sages who transmitted it. It also chronicles the history
of various nations along with the state of scientific research and general scholarship. The
narrative reaches the author’s day (the Spanish Expulsion).
Abraham Zacuto (1452-1515) was the court astronomer and historiographer of King
Juan II of Portugal. Famously, Vasco da Gama used Zacuto’s astrolabe and instructions
for his voyage to India. For an historical appreciation of Zacuto, see A. Neumann,
Abraham Zacuto-Historiographer in: H. A. Wolfson Jubilee Volume (1965) vol. II, pp.
597-629.
A. H. Freimann, in his introduction to the scholarly “complete” edition of the Sepher
Yuchasin, states the first Constantinople edition is extremely rare and that “[only a few
copies]… are to be found today in the entire world.” See Sepher Yuchasin Hashalem
(1963) Introduction, p. xxi.
Freimann cites Steinschneider’s belief that this 1566 edition was banned or hidden
because of Zacuto’s defiant statement that the Zohar was not composed by R. Shimon bar
Yochai. The second edition of the Yuchasin, (Cracow 1580-81) omits the whole section
on the authorship of the Zohar as well as another chapter pertaining to Jesus (see M.
Steinschneider, Die Geschichsliteratur der Juden (1905) p.89). Roest (Yodea Sepher
no. 686), also states that the rabbis who approved the publication of the second edition,
omitted “large important parts because of their fear of the Nations and the people of the
Kabbalah.”
The scarcity of the present 1566 edition is further attested to by the great desire of
R. Jacob Emden to obtain a copy. Roest (Yodea Sepher no. 685) cites R. Emden: “I did
not rest until I obtained it from a distant land at great expense. My messenger sought
to appropriate it for himself…since he saw my great hunt and pursuit of it…he wanted
to keep it and brag to the men of wealth… With great strength I rescued it…it was a
miracle” (see Mitpachath Sepharim, f. 5a).
For more on the significance of this marvelous work within its historical context, see
H. Yerushalmi, Zakhor: Jewish History and Memory (2011) pp. 57-75.

‫ עותק מאוסף ולמדונה‬.‫ בעל חשיבות היסטורית רבה‬,‫ דפוס ראשון של חיבור נדיר מאוד‬.‫ אברהם ספר יוחסין‬,‫זכות‬
[228 ‫ קושטא‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$30,000 - $25,000 .‫שכ"ו‬,‫ שלמה יעבץ‬,‫קושטא‬
❧ ‫ ספר יוחסין מתאר‬.‫ נדיר מאד‬.‫דפוס ראשון של אחד מהחיבורים החשובים של היסטוריה יהודית קלאסית‬
‫ המהדורה‬.‫את הפיתוח ההיסטורית של התורה שבעל פה ומייסד את הקרונולוגיה של חז"ל שהעבירו אותה‬
.)685 ‫ אלא אפילו רבי יעקב עמדין כתב על החשק שלו להשיג עותק (ראה יודע ספר‬,‫הזאת נדיר לא רק בימינו‬
32 ‫ פריט‬,‫ תשס"א‬,‫ נובמבר‬28-‫העותק האישי של רבי עמדין נמכר על ידי בית מכירות קסטנבאום ב‬

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475 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). JOSEPH BEN JOSHUA HAKOHEN. Divrei HaYamim LeMalchei Tzarfath
U’Malchei Beith Othoman HaTogar [“History of the Kings of France and the Ottoman
Turks”]. FIRST EDITION. THE SALMAN SCHOCKEN COPY. Some marginalia. ff. 328. Stained in places,
few expert marginal repairs. Modern blind-tooled calf in antique style; slip-case. 12mo. [Vinograd,
Sabionneta 12.]
Sabbioneta, Tobias Foa-Cornelius Adelkind, 1554. $20,000 - $30,000
❧ THE FIRST HEBREW BOOK TO USE THE WORD “AMERICA” IN DESCRIBING THE NEW WORLD (see ff. 154-
55).
An important and rare work of historiography with much material relating to the
discovery of the New World. Despite a title that limits itself to the Royalty of France and
the Ottomans, HaKohen’s work is in fact a universal history of more than a millennia
- from the foundation of the Frankish kingdom by Clovis at the end of the 5th-century
to the year 1550. This broad chronological account of Euro-Asian history is the most
important text composed by the Genoese-Jewish scholar Joseph HaKohen (1496-1575), a
native of Provence, who wrote in Voltaggio, a small village above Genoa.
HaKohen was one of the few Jewish historians of the Renaissance (and later) who also
focused upon non-Jewish themes. The author presents here his text on the basis of the
struggle between East and West - the outcome of which depended upon the treatment
of Jews by each civilization: Christian and Muslim. France represented to HaKohen the
leading Western power and the Ottoman Empire the Eastern power, each battling for
supremacy.
The work is divided into two parts. The first covers the period from the decline of the
Roman Empire to the deaths of Maximilian I (in 1519) and Selim I (in 1520). The larger
second part focuses upon the 33 years between 1520 to the year of the book’s publication.
Clearly the author felt that the era in which he was living was a new, significant
epoch that had broken away from the past. The book includes a LENGTHY ACCOUNT OF
THE DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD recording recent explorations and discoveries, which
in turn shone a perspective on the often negative relationship between Europe’s Jews
and Christians. HaKohen envisioned the settlement of newly discovered territories in
the Americas as a harbinger of a new age in which social injustice and discrimination
would cease to exist. Tinges of messianism are also evident in the author’s description,
doubtlessly influenced by the trauma of the Spanish Expulsion.
See N.J. Efron, “Knowledge of Newly Discovered Lands among the Jewish Communities
of Europe” in: P. Bernadini and N. Fiering (eds.) The Jews and the Expansion of Europe
to the West 1450-1800 (2001) pp. 54-7; R. J. H. Gottheil, Columbus in Jewish Literature in:
AJHSP, Vol. II (1894); M.J. Heller, The Sixteenth-Century Hebrew Book, Vol. 1 (2004) p.
387. For more on the historiographical nature of the work within its historical context, see
Y.H. Yerushalmi, Zakhor, (1982) pp. 54-75.

‫ עותק שלמה זלמן‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ דברי הימים למלכי צרפת ומלכי בית אוטומאן התוגר‬.‫)אמריקנה) יוסף בן יהושע הכהן‬
[12 ‫ סביוניטה‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫שוקן‬
$30,000 - $20,000 .‫שי"ד‬,‫ דפוס פואה‬,‫סביוניטה‬
‫ עבודה חשובה ונדירה של‬.‫❧ הספר העברי הראשון להשתמש במילה 'אמריקה' לתאר את העולם החדש‬
.‫היסטוריוגרפיה יהודית עם הרבה תוכן על העולם החדש‬

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476 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). STEDMAN, JOHN GABRIEL. Narrative of a Five Years’ Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of
Surinam…on the Wild Coast of South America…Elucidating the History of that Country. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes.
Two engraved titles, 76 engraved plates (including frontispiece portrait and folding aquatint view of Paramaribo), five
engraved maps and plans (three folding). Vol. I: pp. xviii, 407 (i.e. 415), (8). * Vol II: pp. iv, 404, (7). Complete with plate lists
and errata leaves. Small abrasion in blank portion of title of vol. II, some foxing and browning. Contemporary tree-calf, attractively
rebacked, spines richly gilt. 4to. [Abbey, Travel 719; Sabin 91075.]
London, for J. Johnson, 1796. $5000 - $7000
❧ A VIVID ACCOUNT OF THE SLAVE REBELLION IN DUTCH GUIANA WITH AN EARLY DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE
AMERICAS.
“Here the Jews have a beautiful synagogue, and keep their solemn fasts and festivals; here they also have their
capital schools and seminaries, for at this village reside some very respectable Jewish families. These people possess
particular rights and privileges in this colony…and such are these privileges I never knew Jews to possess in any other
part of the world whatever.” (Vol. II p.292).
The Jewish Community of Surinam in the Dutch West Indies, represents the oldest Jewish settlement in the
Western Hemisphere. The historic Sephardic Congregation was situated some ten miles from Paramaribo in a
settlement up the river known as the “Savannah of the Jews” (Joden Savanne). The
Jews possessed high socio-economic status and enjoyed a remarkable degree of
autonomy. The Community in Surinam felt itself closely bound to both Amsterdam
(the mother of the earliest synagogues in the Americas) and New York’s Shearith
Israel. This was due to both tradition and family ties, as well as the bonds of
commerce.
In 1832 the synagogue at Joden Savanne was destroyed by fire, soon after,
civil revolt against the slave-trade, as well as the inroads of the climate, led to
the abandonment of the Jewish colony of which nothing but the jungle-ruin now
remains. See M.A. Cohen, Sephardim in the Americas, American Jewish Archives
vol. XLIV (1992) pp.142-3.
Stedman’s narrative is “a model of what such a book should be…The field
of [Stedman’s] curiosity embraced not only all branches of natural history, but
also economic and social conditions.” (DNB). The work is profusely illustrated,
including sixteen engravings by William Blake.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ וחופי דרום אמריקה‬...‫ מסע של חמש שנים נגד השחורים‬.‫ יונתן‬,‫(סורינאם) סטדמן‬
$7000 - $5000 .‫תקנ"ו‬,‫ עביר ג' ג'ונסון‬,‫לונדון‬
.‫ יודנסבן‬,‫❧ עם תיאור הקהילה היהודית הראשונה בעולם החדש‬

224
 477 (A M E R IC A N J U DA IC A) . (C A MPE, JOH A NN HEINR ICH).
Metzi’ath Ha'Aretz HaChadasha [on the discovery of
America by Columbus]. FIRST HEBREW EDITION. Translated
by Moses Frankfurt-Mendelsohn. With Hebrew-Yiddish
glossary. HAND-COLORED navigational illustration on p.
(20). pp. (20), 175, (1). Signature on title, few light stains.
Contemporary marbled boards, spine worn. 8vo. [Vinograd,
Altona 192.]
Altona, Samuel & Judah Bonn, 1807. $1000 - $1500

.‫ דפוס ראשון בעברית‬.‫ על גילוי אמריקה‬.‫(אמריקנה) מציאת הארץ החדשה‬

[192 ‫ אלטונה‬,‫[וינוגרד‬
$1500 - $1000 .‫תקס"ז‬,‫ שמואל ויהודה בון‬,‫אלטונה‬

478 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). [HOROWITZ, JONATHAN]. Mock and Absurd

Philosophy, or A Word to the Reasonable. By One Who Salutes All.
FIRST EDITION. pp. 96. Modern gilt-ruled calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo.
[Singerman 211; Shaw & Shoemaker 23408.]
Boston, T.B. Wait and Company, 1811. $2000 - $3000
❧ This unusual work by an American Jew is a thoughtful
argument against atheism and calls on members of different
religious faiths to unite in their humanity. ‘If a religion is a
bond which binds the individuals of each nation in particular,
humanity goes farther, by tying and uniting together the
individuals of us all’ (p. 89). Not only this, but the founders of
religion preached ‘the same truth’ (p. 92).
The author, Jonathan Horwitz (1783 -1852), was a Jewish
immigrant to Philadelphia who prepared the text for the first
Hebrew Bible in America in 1814, and later taught Oriental
languages.
APPARENTLY THE FIRST APPEAL BY AN AMERICAN JEW CALLING FOR
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מילה למתון‬.‫ יונתן‬,‫(אמריקנה) הורוביץ‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫תקע"א‬,‫ ווייט‬.‫ב‬.‫ ט‬,‫בוסטון‬
.‫❧ כנראה הקריאה הראשונה מיהודי אמריקאי עבור סובלנות דתית‬

225
479 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). Sepher Tehilim. Liber Psalmorum Hebraïce cum Notis Selectis ex Editione Frances Hare
S.T.P. Episcopi Cicestrensis: et cum Selecta Lectionum Varietate Ex Ed. Vet. Test. Heb. Benj. Kennicott S.T.P. FIRST
EDITION. Title in Hebrew and Latin. Hebrew and Latin translation with Latin footnotes interspersed with Hebrew.
Marginalia. ff. (2), pp. 495. Lightly foxed in places, 19th-century inscriptions. Modern gilt-ruled crushed morocco. 12mo. Housed
in custom solander-box. [Goldman, Hebrew Printing in America no. 1; Rosenbach 152 (locating only one copy - his own);
Shaw & Shoemaker 17004; Sabin 66455.]
Cambridge, New England, Hilliard and Metcalf, 1809. $7000 - $9000
❧ THE FIRST PRINTING OF ANY PART OF THE BIBLE IN HEBREW IN AMERICA.
This Psalter represents the first printing in America of any portion of the Bible in Hebrew. Its appearance sparked
a desire to print the complete Hebrew Bible in the New World, that reached fruition in 1814 (see Rosenbach 171).
Concerning this scarce and important American Hebrew Psalter, see J. Wright, Early Bibles in America (1894) p.
122.

[1 ‫ [גולדמן‬.‫ בעברית ולטינית‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)אמריקנה) ספר תהילים‬

$9000 - $7000 .‫תקס"ט‬,‫ הילארד ומטקף‬,'‫קיימברידג‬
‫ חפץ אמריקנה בעל משמעות רבה‬.‫❧ הדפוס הראשון של כל חלק מהתנ"ך בעברית בארצות הברית‬

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480 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). Form of Service at the Dedication of the New Synagogue of the Kahal Kadosh Shearith Israel.
Additional title-page in Hebrew. Printed in unvocalized Hebrew with English translation on facing pages. Original
owner's note and signature on recto of second leaf. ff. 22. Lightly browned. Modern morocco, early marbled wrappers bound in.
8vo. [Vinograd New York 3; Singerman 289; Rosenbach 187; Unknown to Goldman; Abraham Karp, The Hebrew Book in
the New World: From Bibliography To History, Rosaline and Myer Feinstein Lecture Series (2000) pp. 6-7.]
New York, J. Seymor, 1818. $15,000 - $20,000
❧ This liturgical text comprises Psalms to be recited during the procession of the Torah Scrolls at the dedicatory
service held to inaugurate the new worship space of New York’s celebrated Congregation Shearith Israel.
With the exception of the title pages, where Hebrew and English text appear on two sides of the same leaf,
the Hebrew text in this volume appears with English translation on identically numbered, facing pages. The late
Professor Abraham Karp, doyen of American Judaica bibliography, maintained that it was “THE FIRST HEBREW BOOK
COMPOSED AND PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES.”
There are two lengthy acrostic poems composed for the occasion by Rabbi Dov Pique. The first spells out the words
Kahal Adat Yeshurun, a euphemistic reference to the congregation; the second poem—a mirror acrostic—identifies
the author, first in regular order, then in reverse order: Ani Dov Pique. Rabbi Pique’s tenure at the congregation was
extremely short-lived. Brought from Bordeaux, France in 1817 to serve the congregation as the teacher of its religious
school, Pique was respected for his Hebrew learning. Parents, however, proved unwilling
to entrust their children to him because of his propensity for strong drink. The present
volume remains as his only legacy.
It should also be noted that the latter poem contains the first printing of the name of an
American chief executive in Hebrew transliteration. Somewhat surprisingly, Pique refers to
the sitting President as “Jimmy Monroe,” making use of a colloquialism that, while clearly
popular at the time, is almost virtually unrecorded in contemporary American sources.
PROVENANCE:
This copy was owned by E. S. Lazarus, grandfather of EMMA LAZARUS and one-time
President of Congregation Shearith Israel. He is listed on the title page as a member of the
Committee of Arrangement. He signed his name and the date of the dedication on f. [2r].
Sotheby’s New York, Property from the Estate of Shlomo Moussaieff, 15th December,
2016; Lot 220.

[3 ‫ ניו יורק‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ שערים בעברית ואנגלית‬.‫ חנוכת ביה"כ החדש שארית ישראל‬...‫)אמריקנה) אלה השירים והפסוקים‬
$20,000 - $15,000 .‫תקע"ח‬,.‫ סימור‬.'‫ ג‬,‫ניו יורק‬
‫ הקהילה עברה בניינים כמה‬.‫ הוקמה בשנת תי"ד בניו יורק‬,‫ שארית ישראל‬,‫❧ הקהילה העתיקה של ארצות הברית‬
.‫ כשמספר חבריה גדלה‬,‫פעמים במשך המאות‬

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 481 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). NOAH, MORDECHAI M. Travels
in England, France, Spain, and the Barbary States in
the Years 1813-14 and 1815. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece
portrait of the Author. Four plates (one folding). pp.
vi, [1], 431, xlvii. Ex-library, some foxing. Calf-backed
marbled boards. 8vo. [Singerman 304; Rosenbach
205.]
New York, 1819. $3000 - $5000
❧ Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785-1851) was one
of the most important figures of his time. He
was a person of many accomplishments: lawyer,
newspaper editor, playwright, diplomat, politician,
judge and major activist for Jewish causes.
Noah earned the respect of four Presidents:
Adams, Madison, Jefferson and Jackson. It has
been said that to the Jews of his day, he was the
quintessential American, and to Americans, he
was the representative Jew.
T he present work w a s well received by
contemporary critics. The book abounds with
colorful details concerning the daily life, social
customs and political intrigues of both Moslems
and Jews.
See J. Sarna, Jacksonian Jew: The Two Worlds
of Mordecai Noah (1981).

.‫ מסעות‬.‫ מרדכי‬,‫(אמריקנה) נוח‬

$5000 - $3000 .‫תקע"ט‬,‫ קירק ומרסיין‬,‫ניו יורק‬
‫אמריקאים החשובים‬-‫❧ מרדכי מנואל נח היה אחד היהודים‬
.‫בזמנו‬

482 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). GOMEZ, ISAAC. Selections of a Father for the Use of His Children. FIRST EDITION. pp. viii, 9-408.
Foxed. Contemporary calf, finely rebacked. 8vo. [Singerman 322; Rosenbach 209.]
New York, Southwick and Peluse, 1820. $1500 - $2000
❧ THE EARLIEST CHILDREN’S BOOK BY AN AMERICAN JEW.
Isaac Gomez (1768-1831), whose great-grandfather fled from Portugal to New
York in 1703, was active in New York’s Jewish community. The few early literary
contributions by American Jews “was anything but impressive, but Gomez’s book
is worth remembering as one of American Jewry’s earliest literary efforts …
Gomez, both a devotee of the humanities and a committed Jew, lived comfortably
ensconced in the two worlds of the Jew and the cultured American” J. R. Marcus,
United States Jewry, Vol. 3, p. 455. See also Blau and Baron, The Jews of the
United States, 1790-1840, Vol. 2, pp. 440-2.
Gomez’s Jewish affiliations are felt with his decision to include here a selection
from The History of Pope Pius V, which is the source for the “pound of flesh”
incident in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. As opposed to Shakespeare’s
telling, in the History of Pope Pius V, it is the Jew who is the victim and the
Christian who threatens him. Gomez prefaced the selection by writing: “The
following subject shows that Shakespeare altered the character of Shylock,
making him to be of the Jewish nation, when in reality he was not.” As Louis
Harap notes (The Image of the Jew in American Literature, p. 260), “Gomez was
obviously trying to combat the effects of the Shylock stereotype.”
In a review, PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS judged this book “worthy to be presented by
every Father to every Child, and deserves a place in every family”.

.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ קטעים נבחרים מאבא עבור בניו‬.‫ יצחק‬,‫(אמריקנה) גומס‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫תק"פ‬,‫ סוט'וויק ופלוס‬,‫ניו יורק‬
.‫❧ הספר עבור ילדום המוקדם מאת יהודי אמריקאי‬

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483 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). Tehilim - Liber Psalmorum. Text in
square Hebrew characters with vowel points and cantillation
notes. pp. 184. Lightly foxed. Contemporary boards, spine gilt. 12mo.
Housed in custom solander-box.
Andover (Mass.), Allen, Morrill and Wardwell, 1845. $3000 - $5000
❧ R A R E A M E R IC A N H E BR EW PS A L M S . Not fou nd i n a ny
bibliographic sources consulted.
It is possible that the famous Andover Theological
Seminary played some part in issuing this Hebrew Psalter, but
no trace of such linkage is found in the book itself.

.‫(אמריקנה) תהילים‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫תר"ה‬,‫ מוריל וורדוול‬,‫ אלן‬,‫ מסצ'וסטס‬,‫אנדובר‬
‫ לא רשום במקורות הביבליוגרפיים‬,‫ נדיר‬.‫❧ ספר תהילים בעברית‬

484 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). AARONSOHN, MOSHE. Mata'ei Moshe [sermons, responsa and commentary to Song of Songs]. FIRST
EDITION. Woodcuts of the Holy Places in the Land of Israel. Approbation of the Sephardic Chief Rabbi and of the former
Rabbi of Brisk. ff. (4), 54; 52. Lightly foxed. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, worn. 4to. [Halevy, Jerusalem 308.]
Jerusalem, Yoel Moshe Salomon, 1878. $500 - $700
❧ Born in Salant, Lithuania in 1805, Moshe Aaronsohn migrated to New York in 1860, where he served as Rabbi of
the Adath Yeshurun synagogue on Allen Street. He died in Chicago in 1875. Aaronsohn’s intention of settling in the
Land of Israel was fulfilled by his widow and sons. It was they who brought
the manuscript of Mata'ei Moshe to Jerusalem, where it was published.
Following a biographical sketch of the Author, the work contains several
responsa reflective of the turbulence of Jewish life on New York's Lower
East Side.
Of American interest here: Responsum 8 (ff. 19v-21r) is addressed to the
Jewish community of Baltimore concerning the fall of a Torah scroll from
the Holy Ark. * On f. 25r the Author notes the founding of the Allen Street
Synagogue. * Responsa 12-13 (ff. 26v-38r) records an exchange with the
renowned Polish halachist (and Chassidic Rebbe) R. Avraham Landau of
Tchechanow, as to how to draft a bill of divorce (Get) in New York. * On f.
34r there is discussed the proper Hebrew orthography of “New York.” This
is likely the earliest communication from a Chassidic Rebbe to the United
States.
See I. H. Sharfman, The First Rabbi - Origins of Conflict between
Orthodox & Reform: Jewish Polemic Warfare in pre-Civil War America
(1988) pp. 463 (facs. of title page) and 596-7.

‫ עם‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ שו"ת ופירוש לשיר השירים‬,‫ דרשות‬.‫ מטה משה‬.‫ משה‬,‫(אמריקנה) אהרונסון‬
[308 ‫ [הלוי ירושלים‬.‫הסכמות הראשון לציון והרב לשעבר של בריסק‬
$700 - $500 .‫תרל"ח‬,‫ יואל משה סלומון‬,‫ירושלים‬
.‫ לאחר פטירתו משפחתו עלתה ארצה והדפיסו את כתביו‬.‫ משה אהרונסון היגר לניו יורק ושימש כרב ביה"כ עדת ישורון ברחוב אלן‬,‫❧ יליד סאלאנט‬

229
485 (AMERICAN JUDAICA). A.B. EHRLICH. Rashei Perakim. Being Selections from the Talmud and the Midrashim…
Arranged for the Use of Students. FIRST EDITION. Text in Hebrew. Additional title-page in English. pp. (4), 67, (1), 115.
Lightly stained. Modern calf-backed boards. 8vo. [Singerman 3136; Goldman 288.]
New York, J. Wiley’s Sons, 1883. $1000 - $1200
❧ FIRST TALMUD TEXTBOOK FOR JEWISH CHILDREN IN
AMERICA.
Vocalized selections from the Talmud and
Midrash. It represents the first attempt to
incorporate Talmud into elementary Jewish
education in America. The author writes in
his introduction: “My heart originally desired
to add a translation and commentary in the
language of this land in order to benefit our
youngsters, however the heart is dependent
on the pocket… therefore my work leaves the
print-shop without the translation” (p. 4).

‫ ליקוטי‬-‫ מחלוקת ראשונה‬.‫ ראשי פרקים‬.‫(אמריקנה) אהרליך‬

‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫אגדה‬.
$1200 - $1000 .‫תרמ"ג‬,‫ ווילי‬.'‫ בני ג‬,‫ניו יורק‬
‫ספר לימוד תלמוד הראשון עבור צעירים יהודים‬
.‫באמריקה‬

— ANGLO JUDAICA —

486 (ANGLO-JUDAICA). ADDISON, LANCELOT. The Present State of the Jews: (More Particularly Relating to those in Barbary).
Wherein is Contained an Exact Account of their Customs, Secular and Religious, to which is Annexed a Summary
Discourse of the Misna, Talmud, and Gemara. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece of Native American in native dress.
Dense marginal notations in places. pp. (10), 249, (7). Modern tan calf by Sungorski & Sutcliffe. 8vo. [Wing A-526; Roth B18,
22.]
London, J.C. for William Crooke, 1675. $500 - $700
❧ Lancelot Addison (1632-1703) educated
at Queen's College, Oxford, served (1662-
70) as chaplain of the garrison at Tangiers.
His sojourn there afforded him exceptional
opportunities for the study of alien customs
and habits. An inquiring and sympathetic
bent of mind induced Addison to became
sufficiently interested in the condition of the
Jews to produce the present work.
Despite the Readmission of the Jews
to England in 1656, there was a total lack
of pictorial evidence of them. Hence the
publisher borrowed the present frontispiece
from another work concerning an entirely
different subject. (See Rubens, Jew ish
Iconography no. 1893).

)‫ דפוס‬.‫ מצב הנוכחי של היהודים‬.‫אנגליה) לנצלוט אדיסון‬

‫ראשון‬.
$700 - $500 .‫תל"ה‬,‫ עבור ויליאם קרוק‬.'‫ס‬.'‫ ג‬,‫לונדון‬

230
487 (ANGLO-JUDAICA). NIETO, ISAAC. A Sermon Preached in the Jews
Synagogue on Friday, February 6, 1756; Being the Day Appointed
by Authority for a General Fast. FIRST EDITION. English text with
much use of Hebrew. pp. (6), 18. Contemporary calf-backed marbled
boards, worn. 4to. [Roth, B10, 17.]
London, Richard Reily, 1756. $4000 - $6000
❧ THE FIRST JEWISH SERMON PREACHED IN ENGLAND AND PUBLISHED
IN ENGLISH. See J. Karp & A. Sutcliffe (Eds.) The Cambridge
History of Judaism, Vol. 7, The Early Modern World, p. 430.
BOUND WITH: Four additional sermons (details provided
upon request), all concerning the shock and grief occasioned
by the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.
In combination with subsequent fires and tidal waves,
The Great Lisbon earthquake on the morning of Saturday, 1
November, 1755, almost totally destroyed Portugal’s capital.
Estimates place the death toll in Lisbon and surrounding
areas at between 30,000 and 50,000 people. The earthquake
accentuated political tensions in Portugal, greatly disrupted
the country's colonial ambitions and was widely discussed and
dwelt upon by European Enlightenment philosophers.
Isaac Nieto (1687-1773), succeeded his father David Nieto
as Haham of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in
London. See Hyamson, The Sephardim of England (1951)
p.183; EJ, Vol. XII, col. 1153.

.‫ יצחק דרשה‬,‫נייטו‬
$6000 - $4000 .‫ תקט"ז‬,‫לונדון‬

488 (ANGLO-JUDAICA). LEVI, DAVID. A Succinct Account of the Rites and Ceremonies of the Jews.
FIRST EDITION. English interspersed with Hebrew. pp. 312, 6, (1). Lightly discolored. Modern calf-
backed marbled boards. 8vo. [Roth, Magna B11 no. 17.]
London, J. Parsons,-1784. $400 - $600
❧ A comprehensive presentation of the quotidian laws and life-cycle celebrations of
Judaism, as well as a survey of the Mishnah or Oral Law. The Author was the first Jew to
present, in the English language, a defense of Jews and Jewish religious practices.
See J. Picciotto, Sketches of Anglo-Jewish History (1956) pp. 219-20.

‫ אנגלית עם עברית‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ חשבון מנהגי היהודים‬.‫(אנגליה) דוד לוי‬

$600 - $400 .‫תקמ"ד‬,‫ פרסונס‬,‫לונדון‬

489 (A NGLO-JUDA ICA). GAMALIEL BEN PEDAHZUR (i.e. Abraham Mears). The Book of
Religion, Ceremonies, and Prayers of the Jews. FIRST EDITION. Two parts in one. Sidebars
provide Hebrew transliteration with a distinctly Cockney intonation. pp. xiv, 96, 291, (6).
Lightly browned, some worming toward end, bookplate removed. Contemporary calf, rubbed. 8vo.
[Cecil Roth, Magna Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica, p. 302, no. 6.]
London, for J. Wilcox, 1738. $2000 - $2500
❧ THE FIRST TRANSLATION OF THE PRAYER-BOOK INTO ENGLISH.
Provides an important source of information on Anglo-Jewish social and
religious life. See C. Roth, Gamaliel Ben Pedahzur and his Prayer Book, in: JHSE,
Miscellanies II (1935) pp. 1-8.

‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫ מנהגם ותפילה של היהודים‬,‫ ספר הדת‬.‫(אנגליה) גמליאל בן פדהצור‬

$2500 - $2000 .‫תצ"ח‬,‫ וילקוקס‬.'‫ עבור ג‬,‫לונדון‬
‫❧ התרגום הראשון של הסידור לאנגלית‬

231
 490 (ANGLO-JUDAICA). Seder HaTephilah. Containing the Forms of
Prayers Which are Publicly Read in the Synagogues, and Used in All
Families. Translated by B. Meyers and A. Alexander. FIRST EDITION.
Hebrew and English on facing pages. Two title pages. ff. (3), 3-191.
Ex-library, few light stains, early inscriptions effaced. Modern boards. 8vo.
[Vinograd, London 61.]
London, W. Tooke, 1770. $2000 - $3000
❧ THE FIRST TRANSLATION OF THE HEBREW DAILY PRAYER BOOK INTO THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

[60 ‫ לונדון‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ בעברית ואנגלית‬.‫ דפוס ראשון‬.‫)תפילה) סדר התפילה‬

$3000 - $2000 .‫תק"ל‬,‫ טוק‬.‫ ו‬,‫לונדון‬
‫❧ התרגום הראשון של הסידור היומי לשפה האנגלית‬

491 (ANGLO-JUDAICA). Seder Tephiloth [prayers through the year]. According to the
rite of Poland and Germany. Last page with Halachic laws in Yiddish. ff. 76. Foxed.
Modern calf. 8vo.
London, William Tooke, 1770. $1200 - $1800
❧ Unrecorded by Vinograd.

‫(תפילה) סדר תפילות‬

$1800 - $1200 .‫תק"ל‬,‫ ויליאם טוק‬,‫לונדון‬

492 (A NGLO -JUDA IC A). Seder Tephiloth mikol HaShanah Keminhag

Polin [prayers for the entire year]. According to Ashkenazi rite. With
commentary in Judeo-German. Tehilim and additional supplications
(Techinos) in Judeo- German appended. Four parts in one volume.
Divisional title-pages. ff. (1), 244; 106; 128; 16. Lightly browned in places,
marginal repairs to few leaves from use. Later mahogany blind-tooled morocco,
gently rubbed at edges, sympathetically rebacked. 8vo. [Vinograd, London 3.]
London, Moses ben Gerson, 1772. $3000 - $5000
❧ A SCARCE EDITION.

[3 ‫ לונדון‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ ארבעה חלקים באחד‬.‫ לפי מנהג אשכנז‬.‫)תפילה) סדר תפילות מכל השנה‬
$5000 - $3000 .‫תקל"ב‬,‫ משה בן גרשון‬,‫לונדון‬
‫❧ נדיר‬

493 (ANGLO-JUDAICA). Seder HaTephiloth / The Tephilloth, or Daily Prayers according to

the Order of the Polish and German Jews, in Hebrew and English. Translated from the
original Hebrew by A. Alexander. Second edition. Printer’s mark on Hebrew title. With a
prayer for King George III (ff. 84v.-85r). ff. (2), 227, (1). Lightly foxed, last few leaves stained,
small nick to fore-edges. Contemporary gilt-ruled mottled calf, rubbed, recased and rebacked. Tall
8vo. [Vinograd, London 120.]
London, L. Alexander, 1788. $600 - $900

[120 ‫ לונדון‬,‫ [וינוגרד‬.‫ באנגלית ועברית‬.‫ דפוס שני‬.‫)תפילה) סדר התפילות‬

$900 - $600 .‫תקמ"ח‬,‫ אלקסנדר‬.‫ ל‬,‫לונדון‬
.‫❧ כולל תפילה עבור המשפחה המלכותית‬

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 — I L L U S T R AT E D B O O K S —

494 RABAN, ZE’EV. Shir HaShirim - Song of Songs. ONE OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON JAPON
PAPER AND SPECIALLY BOUND. Decorative additional title page and 26 color plates comprising
illustrations, illuminations and calligraphic text by Raban. Decorative end-papers. FINELY
BOUND IN VELLUM by H. Sperling of Berlin, featuring gilt-tooled border with central titled
rondelle comprised of silver birds entwined with gilt-tooled scroll-work. Touch wear to head
and foot of spine. Folio.
Berlin, Hasefer Verlag, 1923. $1000 - $1500

. 500 ‫ אחד מ‬.‫ זאב שיר השירים‬,‫רבן‬

$1500 - $1000 .‫תרפ"ג‬,‫ הספר ורלג‬,‫ברלין‬

495 R ABAN, ZE’EV. Aleph-Beth. Delightful children’s book illustrated in color throughout
by Raban. Hebrew verse by Levin Kipniss. Stamps removed, German inscription on rear blank.
Original color pictorial boards, spine worn, shaken. Lg. 8vo.
Berlin, S.D. Saltzmann, 1923. $300 - $500

.‫בית‬-‫ זאב אלף‬,‫רבן‬

$500 - $300 .‫תרפ"ג‬,‫ סלצמן‬.‫ד‬.‫ ש‬,‫ברלין‬

496 R ABAN, ZE’EV. Chageinu [“Our Holidays” - children’s book]. Charming color
plates by Raban. Hebrew verses by Avi-Shai. Glassine sheets precede plates. Hebrew
inscription on half-title. Original color pictorial boards. 4to. [See Yeshiva University Museum
Catalogue, Raban Remembered, no. 78.]
New York, Miller-Lynn Publishing Co., 1928. $300 - $500

.‫ זאב חגינו‬,‫רבן‬
$500 - $300 .‫תרפ"ח‬,‫לין‬-‫ מילר‬,‫ניו יורק‬

497 SCHATZ, BORIS. Catalogue: Bezalel Exposition of Jewish Arts and Crafts
from Jerusalem. Photographic illustrations. Ads. pp. 12. Lower corner of
opening page crudely torn. Original pictorial wrappers. Rectangular large 4to.
Cincinnati, Samuels, 1914. $600 - $800
❧ With detailed listing of events held during the course of this exhibition
from March 5th-11th. Includes many names of honorees.
In 1914, Schatz left Jerusalem to tour the United States, bringing
with him a traveling exposition of works from the Bezalel School, which
were exhibited in New York and Cincinnati. The tour was a resounding
success. In Schatz’s words: “Not with the sword, nor with fire, but with
the spirit can we win out our rights; only by our spiritual creativeness
and with culture can we gain recognition of cultured people. Bezalel is
a part of our culture, it is the only Jewish art school in the world and it is
the property of the entire Jewish people. These are the things and many
more, which American Jews found in Bezalel…I take the privilege here
and now, to convey to all of them my deepest gratitude for the splendid
support they rendered to Bezalel.” See Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel,
p. 327.

.‫ בוריס קטלוג בצלאל‬,‫שץ‬

$800 - $600 .‫ תרע"ד‬,‫סינסינטי‬

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 498 SCHOR, ILYA Group of twelve woodcuts. Illustrations designed for Abraham
Joshua Heschel’s work: The Sabbath. Each numbered “12/50” and signed by the
artist in pencil below image. Upper edge of each neatly tipped to mat. Housed in black
portfolio (broken) designed by the artist.
(New York), n.d. $1000 - $1500

.‫ חיתוכי עץ‬12 .‫ אליה השבת‬,‫שור‬

$1500 - $1000 ,‫ניו יורק‬

499 SCHOR, ILYA Group of twelve woodcuts. Illustrations designed for Abraham
Joshua Heschel’s work: The Sabbath. ANOTHER SET. Each numbered “1/4” and
signed by the artist in pencil below image.
(New York), n.d. $1000 - $1500

.‫ סט נוסף‬.‫ חיתוכי עץ‬12 .‫ אליה השבת‬,‫שור‬

$1500 - $1000 ,‫ניו יורק‬

500 SZYK, ARTHUR. Le Livre Esther - Megilath Esther. DE-LUXE BINDING. Exquisite
color plates, calligraphy and many historiated initials and head- and tail-
pieces by Szyk. Text in Hebrew and French, printed in red and black. ONE OF 775
NUMBERED COPIES. Original three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt with
morocco and gilt inlays; and with original gray gilt wrappers bound in. 4to.
Paris, H. Piazza, 1926. $1500 - $2000
❧ Arthur Szyk's vibrant illustrations depict the story of Purim in an Assyrian
context, consistant with contemporary Parisan art forms which had been
inspired by the “exotica of Persia, the Near East and Russia.” See I. Ungar,
Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk (1998) p.74.
J. P. Ansell notes that as with so many of Szyk's works, Le Livre D'Esther
is a “political statement on anti-Semitism: In the story, the beautiful Queen
Esther saves her co-religionists from persecution by a government official;
for Szyk and his contemporaries, the story was an allegorical commentary on
the state of relgious freedom in Poland.” See Ansell, Arthur Szyk: Artist, Jew,
Pole (2004) pp. 33-37.

.‫ טקסט בעברית וצרפתית‬.‫ כריכה מהודרת‬.‫ ארתור מגילת אסתר‬,‫שיק‬

$2000 - $1500 .‫תרפ"ו‬,‫ פיאצה‬.‫ ה‬,‫פריז‬

501 SZYK, ARTHUR. Megilath Esther. Another edition. ONE OF 520 NUMBERED COPIES
issued for the United States (numbered in Hebrew). Beautiful color plates by
Szyk. Text in Hebrew. Original gilt-stamped gray wrappers. Sm. 4to.
Paris, H. Piazza, 1925. $400 - $600

.‫ טקסט בעברית וצרפתית‬.‫ עותק נוסף‬.‫ ארתור מגילת אסתר‬,‫שיק‬

$600 - $400 .‫תרפ"ו‬,‫ פיאצה‬.‫ ה‬,‫פריז‬

234
502 SZYK, ARTHUR. Flaubert, Gustave. La Tentation de Saint Antoine [“The Temptation of Saint Anthony.”] ONE OF 250
NUMBERED COPIES. With 20 pochoir illustrations by Szyk. Uncut and unopened. Original printed stiff wrappers encased in loose
marbled cover. 4to.
Paris, Societe d'Editions et de Librarie Henri Reynaud, 1926. $3000 - $4000
❧ The Temptation of St. Anthony, written by Gustave Flaubert, is a story originally inspired by a painting at the Balbi
Palace in Genoa.
Szyk's style of illustrations here, abstract, dreamy, and contemplative, relate beautifully to the subject of the work,
St. Anthony, who was considered to be the father of the Ascetic movement in early Christianity.
Szyk's illustrations for the book were produced through a painstaking process known as “pochoir,” a technique
which uses multiple stencils to add each color within the image. See J.P. Ansell, Arthur Szyk: Artist, Jew, Pole (2004)
p. 46.

.‫ עותקים‬250-‫ אחד מ‬.‫ לה טנטסיון די סנט אנטוין‬.‫ גוסטב‬,‫ ארתור פלובר‬,‫שיק‬

$4000 - $3000 .‫תרפ"ו‬,‫ סוסייטי ד'אדיסיונס את די ליברייר הנרי רינאוד‬,‫פריז‬
‫ איורים של שיק‬20 ‫❧ הסיפור של פלובר עם‬

— END OF SALE —

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‫‪ ‬‬
‫‪ ‬‬
‫‪ ‬מפתח ספרים‬
‫‪ ‬‬
‫‪ ‬‬
‫ארץ ישראל‪ 204-211 -‬‬ ‫אבודרהם‪ ,‬דוד יוסף‪ .‬ליסבון‪ ,‬רמ"ט‪ 7 -‬‬
‫אשת חיל‪ .‬יגל‪ ,‬אברהם‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬‬ ‫אברבנאל‪ ,‬יצחק‪ 5-6 -‬‬
‫שס"ו‪ 221 -‬‬ ‫אור ה'‪ .‬קרשקש‪ ,‬חסדאי‪ .‬פיררה‪ ,‬‬
‫ב"ח‪ .‬שו"ת‪ .‬פפד"מ‪ ,‬תנ"ז‪ 418 -‬‬ ‫שט"ו‪ 102 -‬‬
‫בודפשט‪ 35 -‬‬ ‫אור החיים‪ .‬יעבץ‪ ,‬יוסף‪ .‬פיררה‪ ,‬שי"ד‪ -‬‬
‫בחיי‪ ,‬אבן פקודה‪ 42-4 -‬‬ ‫‪ 473‬‬
‫בחינת עולם‪ .‬הפניני‪ ,‬ידעיה בדרשי‪ .‬‬ ‫אור הישר‪ .‬קופנהגן‪ ,‬אהרון שמעון‪ .‬‬
‫פיררה‪ ,‬שי"א‪ 222 -‬‬ ‫אמשטרדם‪ ,‬תקכ"ט‪ 3 -‬‬
‫ביאור על התורה‪ .‬בחיי‪ ,‬בן אשר‪ .‬ריוו‪ ,‬‬ ‫אור חדש‪ .‬בוכנר‪ ,‬חיים‪ .‬אמשטרדם‪ ,‬‬
‫שי"ט‪ 45 -‬‬ ‫תל"א‪ 73 -‬‬
‫בית שמואל‪ .‬שמואל בן אורי שרגא‪ ‬‬ ‫אורחות צדיקים‪ 386-7 -‬‬
‫פייבוש‪ .‬דירנפורט‪ ,‬תמ"ט‪ 417 -‬‬ ‫איגר‪ ,‬עקיבא‪ 112-3 -‬‬
‫בן איש חי על התורה‪ .‬ירושלים‪ ,‬‬ ‫איור‪ 494-502 -‬‬
‫תרנ"ח‪ 47 -‬‬ ‫אייבשיץ‪ ,‬יונתן‪ 146-7 -‬‬
‫ברויאר‪ ,‬שלמה‪ 71 -‬‬ ‫איסור והיתר‪ .‬אשכנזי‪ ,‬יונה‪ .‬פיררה‪ ,‬‬
‫ברכת אברהם‪ .‬קידנבר‪ ,‬אהרן שמואל‪ .‬‬ ‫שט"ו‪ 31 -‬‬
‫פפד"מ‪ ,‬ת"א‪ 243 -‬‬ ‫איסרליין‪ ,‬ישראל ‪ 213-4‬‬
‫גל של אגוזים‪ .‬אגוזי‪ ,‬מנחם‪ .‬קושטא‪ ,‬‬ ‫אלשיך‪ ,‬משה‪ 16-18 .‬‬
‫שנ"ה‪ 114 -‬‬ ‫אלשקר‪ ,‬משה‪ 11-2 .‬‬
‫גר"א‪ 145 ,119-132 -‬‬ ‫אמונות ודעות‪ .‬סעדיה גאון‪ .‬קושטא‪ ,‬‬
‫גרמניה‪ 164-7 -‬‬ ‫שכ"ב‪ 399 -‬‬
‫די וידאש‪ ,‬אליה'‪ 105-6 -‬‬ ‫אמריקנה‪ 475-485 -‬‬
‫דקדוקי רש"י‪ .‬ריוו‪ ,‬ש"כ‪ 107 -‬‬ ‫אמשטרדם‪ 19-22 ,186 -‬‬
‫דקדוקים‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬ש"ו‪ 48 -‬‬ ‫אמת ואמונה‪ .‬ארובאש‪ ,‬יצחק‪ .‬‬
‫דרך אמונה‪ .‬ביבאגו‪ ,‬אברהם בן שם‪ ‬‬ ‫ויניציאה‪ ,‬תל"ב ‪ 28‬‬
‫טוב‪ .‬קושטא‪ ,‬רכ"א‪ 50 -‬‬ ‫אנגליה‪ 486-493 -‬‬
‫הגדות של פסח‪ 176-185 -‬‬ ‫אריפול‪ ,‬שמואל‪ 25-7 -‬‬
‫יוחסין‪ .‬זכות‪ ,‬אברהם‪ .‬קושטא‪ ,‬שכ"ו‪ -‬‬ ‫הודו‪ 196-7 -‬‬
‫‪ 474‬‬ ‫הישר‪) .‬ספר(‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬ש"ד‪ 408 -‬‬
‫יון‪ 174 -‬‬ ‫הלכות הריאה‪ .‬מאיר לבית מאיר‪ .‬‬
‫יוסיפון‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬ש"ד‪ 223 -‬‬ ‫פיר'‪ ,‬שי"ב ‪ 341‬‬
‫יוסף אבן יחיא‪ 224-5 .‬‬ ‫הלר‪ ,‬יום‪-‬טוב ליפמן‪ 192-4 -‬‬
‫ילקוט חדש‪ .‬ישראל בן בנימין מבלז'ץ‪ .‬‬ ‫הלר‪ ,‬שמואל‪ 190-1 -‬‬
‫אמשטרדם‪ ,‬תי"ט‪ 227 -‬‬ ‫המנהיג‪ .‬ירחי‪ ,‬אברהם בן נתן‪ .‬‬
‫יש שכר‪ .‬קרעמניץ‪ ,‬יששכר בער‪ .‬פראג‪ ,‬‬ ‫קושטא‪ ,‬רע"ט‪ 36 -‬‬
‫שס"ד ‪ 212‬‬ ‫וורמייזא‪ 380 -‬‬
‫כהונת אברהם‪ .‬כהן‪ ,‬אברהם‪ .‬‬ ‫זוהר‪ 414-5 -‬‬
‫ויניציאה‪ ,‬תע"ט ‪ 100‬‬ ‫זיכרון‪ .‬שפירא‪ ,‬יצחק בן נח‪ .‬פראג‪ ,‬‬
‫כוס הישועות‪ .‬מהרש"ך‪ .‬פפד"מ‪ ,‬‬ ‫שכ"ג‪ 411 -‬‬
‫תע"א‪ 242 -‬‬ ‫זמירות ישראל‪ .‬נג'ארה‪ ,‬ישראל‪ .‬וינ'‪ ,‬‬
‫כפתור ופרח‪ .‬הפרחי‪ ,‬אשתור‪ .‬‬ ‫שנ"ט‪ 382 -‬‬
‫ויניציאה‪ ,‬ש"ט ‪ 188‬‬ ‫חיד"א‪ 37-41 -‬‬
‫כריכה‪ 62-9 -‬‬ ‫חיים מוולוז'ין‪ 469-470 -‬‬
‫לאדינו‪ 244-5 -‬‬ ‫חינוך‪ 1-2 -‬‬
‫לבוש‪ 219-220 -‬‬ ‫חכם צבי‪ ,‬שו"ת‪ .‬אמשטרדם‪ ,‬תע"ב‪ -‬‬
‫לבושי שרד‪ .‬אייבשיץ‪ ,‬דוד‪ .‬צפת‪ ,‬‬ ‫‪ 30‬‬
‫תרכ"ג ‪ 148‬‬ ‫חכמת אדם‪ .‬דנציג‪ ,‬אברהם‪ .‬וילנה‪ ,‬‬
‫לונטשיץ‪ ,‬אפרים שלמה‪ 140-2 -‬‬ ‫תקע"ה‪ 103 -‬‬
‫לחם משנה‪ .‬בוטון‪ ,‬אברהם די‪ .‬ויניצ'‪ ,‬‬ ‫חסידות‪ 90-3 -‬‬
‫שס"ד‪ 70 -‬‬ ‫חסידים‪ ,‬רבי יהודה החסיד‪ .‬בלוניה‪ ,‬‬
‫לחם רב‪ .‬שמואל מלובלין‪ .‬פראג‪ ,‬‬ ‫רח"צ‪ 226 -‬‬
‫שס"ח‪ 416 -‬‬ ‫חפץ חיים‪ 228-9 -‬‬
‫ליקוטי שכחה ופאה‪ .‬אלימלך‪ ,‬‬ ‫חתן דמים‪ .‬רונקיל‪ ,‬שלמה זלמן‪ .‬‬
‫אברהם בן יהודה‪ .‬פיררה‪ ,‬שט"ז‪ 133 -‬‬ ‫פראג‪ ,‬שס"ה‪ 398 -‬‬
‫מאור עיניים‪ .‬מן האדומים‪ ,‬עזריה‪ .‬‬ ‫טור‪ 217-8 -‬‬
‫מנטובה‪ ,‬של"ד‪ 104 -‬‬ ‫טעמי המצוות‪ .‬מנחם בן משה‪ ‬‬
‫מאיר נתיב‪ .‬יצחק נתן‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬‬ ‫הבבלי‪ .‬לובלין‪ ,‬של"א‪ 344 -‬‬
‫רפ"ד‪ 203 -‬‬ ‫טרייביש‪ 464-5 -‬‬
 ‫מפתח הזוהר‪ .‬גלנטה‪ ,‬משה‪ .‬‬ ‫מאיר תהילות‪ .‬עראמה‪ ,‬מאיר‪ .‬‬
‫ויניציאה‪ ,‬שכ"ו‪ 161 -‬‬ ‫ויניציאה‪ ,‬ש"נ‪ 24 -‬‬
‫מצרים‪ 115 -‬‬ ‫מדעים‪ 402-5 -‬‬
‫מקוה ישראל‪ .‬מנשה בן ישראל‪ .‬‬ ‫מדרש‪ 349-354 -‬‬
‫אמשטרדם‪ ,‬תנ"ח‪ 348 -‬‬ ‫מהר"ל‪ 317-324 -‬‬
‫משל הקדמוני‪ .‬סהולה‪ ,‬יצחק‪ .‬‬ ‫מהר"ם לובלין‪ .‬שו"ת‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬‬
‫פפד"א‪ ,‬תק"ס ‪ 202‬‬ ‫שע"ח‪ 339 -‬‬
‫משנה‪ 363-5 -‬‬ ‫מהר"ם מרוטנבורג‪ 336-8 -‬‬
‫נודע ביהודה‪ 248-254 -‬‬ ‫מהרי"ל‪ .‬מנהגים‪ .‬לובלין‪ ,‬שט"ז‪ 369 -‬‬
‫נשמת אדם‪ .‬קרעמניץ‪ ,‬אהרון שמואל‪ .‬‬ ‫מהרלב"ח‪ ,‬שו"ת‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬שכ"ה‪ 89 -‬‬
‫הנאו‪ ,‬שע"ז‪ 10 -‬‬ ‫מהרש"א‪ .‬ביצה ויבמות‪ .‬באזל‪ ,‬‬
‫סדר זמנים‪ .‬גבריאל‪ ,‬חייא‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ‬‬ ‫שט"ו‪-‬שצ"א ‪ 111‬‬
‫תמ"ה‪ 160 -‬‬ ‫מהרש"ך‪ .‬שו"ת‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬ת"צ‪ 419 -‬‬
‫סוריה‪ 13 -‬‬ ‫מהרש"ל‪ 325-8 -‬‬
‫סידורי תפילה‪ 259-316 -‬‬ ‫מזרחי‪ ,‬אליה'‪ 366, 368 .‬‬
‫ספורנו‪ ,‬עובדיה‪ 409-410 -‬‬ ‫מטה משה‪ .‬משה מפשמישל‪ .‬קראקא‪ ,‬‬
‫ספר אילם‪ .‬יש"ר מקנדיה‪ .‬אמשטרדם‪ ,‬‬ ‫שנ"א‪ 379 -‬‬
‫שפ"ח ‪ 108‬‬ ‫מילה ‪ 95-9‬‬
‫ספרון‪ 355-361 -‬‬ ‫מכלול‪ .‬רד"ק‪ .‬קושטא‪ ,‬רצ"ג‪ 241 -‬‬
‫עדות יעקב‪ .‬קאופמן‪ ,‬יעקב‪ .‬הנאו‪ ,‬‬ ‫מנהגים‪ 74-88 -‬‬
‫שפ"ח‪ 240 -‬‬ ‫מנוח הלבבות‪ .‬מנוח הנדל בן‪ ‬‬
‫עולת יצחק‪ .‬יצחק בן יהושע‪ .‬פראג‪ ,‬‬ ‫שמריה'‪ .‬לובלין‪ ,‬שנ"ו‪ 332 -‬‬
‫שס"ו‪ 198 -‬‬ ‫מנורת המאור‪ .‬אבוהב‪ ,‬יצחק‪ .‬‬
‫עמדין‪ ,‬יעקב‪ 134-8 -‬‬ ‫אמשטרדם‪ ,‬תפ"ב ‪ 4‬‬
‫עץ שתול‪ .‬ליפשיץ‪ ,‬גדליה‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬‬ ‫מנשה בן יוסף מאיליה‪ 346-7 -‬‬
‫שע"ח‪ 258 -‬‬ ‫מסעות‪ .‬מטודלה‪ ,‬בנימין‪ .‬ליידן‪ ,‬שצ"ג‪ -‬‬
‫ערוך‪ .‬נתן בן יחיאל‪ .‬פיזרו‪ ,‬רע"ז‪ 383 -‬‬ ‫‪ 49‬‬
‫פיינשטיין‪ ,‬משה‪ 154-5 -‬‬ ‫מערכת האלוקות‪ .‬פיררה‪ ,‬שי"ח‪ 390 -‬‬
‫פירוש למגילת אסתר‪ .‬גאליקו‪ ,‬‬ ‫מעשה תעתועים‪ .‬אדלר‪ ,‬נתן‪ .‬פפד"מ‪ ,‬‬
‫אלישע‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬שמ"ג‪ 162 -‬‬ ‫תקמ"ט‪ 9 -‬‬
‫מפות‪ 34 ,255 -‬‬
 ‫רמ"ע מפאנו‪ .‬שו"ת‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬ש"ס‪ -‬‬ ‫פירוש לשיר השירים‪ .‬תמך‪ ,‬אברהם‪ .‬‬
‫‪ 153‬‬ ‫סביוניטה‪ ,‬שי"ח‪ 430 -‬‬
‫רמב"ם‪ 370-3 -‬‬ ‫פירוש לתהילים פ"ג‪ .‬חנוך בן אברהם‪ .‬‬
‫רמב"ן‪ 374-7 -‬‬ ‫פראג‪ ,‬תי"ז‪ 139 -‬‬
‫רמח"ל‪ 329-331 -‬‬ ‫פירוש לתורה‪ .‬חזקוני‪ .‬קרימונה‪ ,‬‬
‫רפואה‪ 334-5 -‬‬ ‫שי"ט‪ 94 -‬‬
‫רקנאטי‪ ,‬מנחם‪ 396-7 -‬‬ ‫פיררה‪ ,‬אהרון רפאל‪ 156-7 -‬‬
‫רשב"א‪ 420-4 -‬‬ ‫פלק‪ ,‬יהושע כ"ץ‪ 150-2 -‬‬
‫ש"ך‪ 235-9 -‬‬ ‫פני יהושע‪ .‬פלק‪ ,‬יעקב יהושע‪ .‬פפד"מ‪ ‬‬
‫שאגת אריה‪ .‬גינצברג‪ ,‬אריה ליב‪ .‬‬ ‫תקי"ב ‪ 149‬‬
‫פפד"א‪ ,‬תקט"ז‪ 175 -‬‬ ‫פראג‪ 393-4 -‬‬
‫שומר אמונים‪ .‬וירגה‪ ,‬יוסף אבן‪ .‬‬ ‫פרדו‪ ,‬יוסף‪ 388-9 -‬‬
‫אמשטרדם‪ ,‬תצ"ו‪ 143 -‬‬ ‫צידה לדרך‪ .‬איילנבורג‪ ,‬יששכר בער‪ .‬‬
‫שומר ציון הנאמן‪ .‬אטלינגר‪ ,‬יעקב‪ .‬‬ ‫פראג‪ ,‬שפ"ג‪ 116 -‬‬
‫אלטונה‪ ,‬תר"ו‪-‬תר"ח‪ 144 -‬‬ ‫צמח צדיק‪ .‬מודנה‪ ,‬יהודה אריה‪ .‬‬
‫שורש ישי‪ .‬אלקבץ‪ ,‬שלמה‪ .‬קושטא‪ ,‬‬ ‫ויניצ'‪ ,‬ש"ס‪ 367 -‬‬
‫שכ"א‪ 15 -‬‬ ‫צרור המור‪ .‬סבע‪ ,‬אברהם‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬‬
‫שיטה מקובצת‪ .‬שו"ת של רבי בצלאל‪ ‬‬ ‫רפ"ג‪ 400 -‬‬
‫בן אברהם אשכנזי‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬שנ"ה‪ -‬‬ ‫קארו‪ ,‬יוסף‪ 231-3 -‬‬
‫‪ 29‬‬ ‫קיצור אזהרות‪ .‬פינצי‪ ,‬שמואל‪ .‬רג'יו‪ ,‬‬
‫של"ה‪ .‬אמשטרדם‪ ,‬ת"ט‪ 195 -‬‬ ‫תק"פ‪ 159 -‬‬
‫שער השמים‪ .‬גרשון בן שלמה מארל‪ .‬‬ ‫קיצור שו"ע‪ .‬גנצפרייד‪ ,‬שלמה‪ .‬‬
‫ויניציאה‪ ,‬ש"ז‪ 172 -‬‬ ‫אונגאר‪ ,‬תרכ"ד ‪ 163‬‬
‫שער נפתלי‪ .‬כ"ץ‪ ,‬נפתלי‪ .‬מינסק‪ ,‬‬ ‫ר"ן‪ 170-1 -‬‬
‫תק"ע‪ 234 -‬‬ ‫רא"ש‪ 32-3 -‬‬
‫שערי אורה‪ .‬ג'יקטילה‪ ,‬יוסף‪ .‬ריוו‪ ,‬‬ ‫ראב"ן‪ 117-8 -‬‬
‫שכ"א‪ 173 -‬‬ ‫רבינו יונה‪ 168-9 -‬‬
‫שערי דורא‪ .‬יצחק בן מאיר מדורא‪ .‬‬ ‫רד"ך‪ .‬שו"ת‪ .‬קושטא‪ ,‬רצ"ז‪ 187 -‬‬
‫‪ 199-201‬‬ ‫רי"ף‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬רפ"א‪ 14 -‬‬
‫שערי תשובה‪ .‬מרגליות‪ ,‬חיים מרדכי‪ .‬‬ ‫רלב"ג‪ 256-7 -‬‬
‫דובנא‪ ,‬תק"פ‪ 333 -‬‬ ‫רמ"א‪ 215-6 -‬‬
 ‫תלמוד‪ 428-9 -‬‬ ‫שפירא‪ ,‬נתן נטע‪ 425-6 -‬‬
‫תנ"ך‪ 51-61 -‬‬ ‫תהילים‪ 431-462 -‬‬
‫תניא‪ .‬מן הענבים‪ ,‬יחיאל או צדקיה‪ .‬‬ ‫תולדות אברהם‪ .‬ברודא‪ ,‬אברהם‪ .‬‬
‫מנטובה‪ ,‬רע"ד‪ 23 -‬‬ ‫פירט תקכ"ט ‪ 72‬‬
‫תפוחי זהב‪ .‬מילי‪ ,‬יחיאל‪ .‬מנטובה‪ ,‬‬ ‫תולדות אהרון‪ .‬פיסארו‪ ,‬אהרון‪ .‬‬
‫שפ"ג‪ 343 -‬‬ ‫פרייברג‪ ,‬שמ"ג‪ 391 -‬‬
‫תרומה‪ .‬ברוך בן יצחק‪ .‬ויניציאה‪ ,‬‬ ‫תולדות יצחק‪ .‬קארו‪ ,‬יצחק‪ .‬ריוו‪ ,‬‬
‫רפ"ג‪ 46 -‬‬ ‫שי"ח‪ 230 -‬‬
‫תשב"ץ‪ 109-110 -‬‬ ‫תומר דבורה‪ .‬קורדובירו‪ ,‬משה‪ .‬ויניצ'‪ ,‬‬
‫תשועת ישראל בידי יהודית‪ .‬‬ ‫שמ"ט ‪ 101‬‬
‫פרנקו‪-‬מנדס‪ ,‬דוד‪ .‬רודלהיים‪ ,‬תקס"ד‪ -‬‬ ‫תורת חיים‪ .‬שור‪ ,‬אברהם‪ .‬לובלין‪ ,‬‬
‫‪ 158‬‬ ‫שפ"ד‪ 401 -‬‬
‫תימן‪ 8 -‬‬
‫‪ ‬‬
 — ABSENTEE BID FORM —
KESTENBAUM & COMPANY
The Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Tel: 212 366-1197 • Fax: 212 366-1368

I desire to place the following bid(s) toward Kestenbaum & Company Auction Sale Number Ninety Four Fine Judaica, to be held June 17th, 2021. These
bids are made subject to the Conditions of Sale and Advice to Prospective Purchasers printed in the catalogue. I understand that if my bid is suc-
cessful a premium of 25% will be added to the hammer price.

Name:

Address:

Telephone Number:

Signature:

LOT NUMBER FIRST WORD $BID (EXCLUDING PREMIUM)

❧ IN ORDER TO AVOID DELAYS BUYERS ARE ADVISED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE THE SALE FOR PAYMENT. IF SUCH ARRANGEMENTS
ARE NOT MADE, CHECKS WILL BE CLEARED BEFORE PURCHASES ARE RELEASED.
❧ TRADE REFERENCE OR 25% DEPOSIT REQUIRED IF BIDDER IS NOT KNOWN TO KESTENBAUM & COMPANY.
241
 — CONDITIONS OF SALE —

Property is offered for sale by Kestenbaum & Company as agent for the Consignor.
By bidding at auction, the buyer agrees to be bound by these conditions of sale.
1. All property is sold “as is,” and any representation or statement in the auction catalogue or elsewhere as to authorship,
attribution, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. All
interested parties should exercise their own judgement as to such matters, Kestenbaum & Company shall not bear
responsibility for the correctness of such opinions.
2. Notwithstanding the previous condition, property may be returned by the purchaser should such property prove to be
defective, incomplete or not genuine (provided such defects are not indicated in the catalogue or at the sale). Written
notice of the cause for return must be received by Kestenbaum & Company within seven (7) days from the date of the
sale of the property, and the property must be returned to Kestenbaum & Company in the same condition as it was at
the time of sale. Any lot containing three or more items will be sold “as is” and is not subject to return.
3. The Auctioneer has the right to refuse admission to the premises and/or refuse the participation in the auction of any
person. The Auctioneer has the right to reject any bid and to advance the bidding at his absolute discretion and, in the
event of any dispute between bidders, to determine the successful bidder or to reoffer and resell the article in dispute.
Should there be any dispute after the sale, the Auctioneer’s record of final sale shall be conclusive.
4. The fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer marks the acceptance of the highest bid and the conclusion of a contract for sale
between the seller and the buyer. The buyer will then be required to sign confirmation of purchase, supply his/her legal
name and full address and pay the full purchase price.
5. The buyer is obliged to collect his purchased lot(s) and to fulfill his obligations to pay for the lot(s) no later than
seven days from the date of the sale of the item. The buyer will not acquire title to the lot until all amounts due to
Kestenbaum & Company from the buyer have been received by Kestenbaum & Company in good cleared funds even in
circumstances where the lot has been released to the buyer.
6. If the buyer fails to make payment in full in good cleared funds within the time required, Kestenbaum & Company
shall be entitled in our absolute discretion to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies (in addition to
asserting any other rights or remedies available to us by law): (a) cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all
payments made by the purchaser, (b) resell the property, either publicly or privately, for the account and risk of the
buyer, or (c) charge interest at such rate as we reasonably decide. In such event the defaulting buyer shall be liable
for the payment of all deficiencies plus all costs, including legal fees, warehousing, the expenses of both sales, and
Kestenbaum & Company’s commission at its regular rates and all other charges due hereunder.
7. Any right of the purchaser under this agreement or under the law shall not be assignable and shall be enforceable only
by the original purchaser and not by any subsequent owner or any person who shall subsequently acquire any interest.
No purchaser shall be entitled to any remedy, relief or damages beyond return of the property, rescission of the sale and
refund of the purchase price; and without limitation, no purchaser shall be entitled to damages of any kind.
8. Kestenbaum & Company reserves the absolute right to withdraw any property at any time before its actual final sale.
9. All lots in this catalogue are subject to a reserve, which is the conditional minimum price acceptable to the Consignor.
No reserve will exceed the low presale estimate stated in the catalogue.
10. The purchase price paid by the buyer shall be the sum of the final bid and a buyer’s premium of 25% of the first
$150,000 of the final bid on each lot, and 20% of the final bid price above $150,000, plus all applicable sales tax.
11. Any payment made via credit card is subject to a 3% convenience charge.
12. All property must be paid for and removed from our premises by the buyer at his expense not later than seven days
following its sale. If not so removed, storage charges may be charged of $5.00 per lot per day. In addition, a late charge of
1. 5% per month of the total purchase price may be imposed if payment is not made.
13. Kestenbaum & Company accepts no responsibility for errors relating to the execution of commission bids, either from
the floor, telephone or via the internet.
14. Kestenbaum & Company is not responsible for unsold lots left on our premises sixty (60) days from their date of sale.
15. The rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. All bidders and the purchaser
submit to the personal jurisdiction of the New York State courts and their rules and procedures in the event of any dispute.

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1. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to inspect property prior to the sale. We

would be pleased to answer all queries and describe items in greater detail.

2. Those unable to attend the sale, Kestenbaum Company will execute bids
on the buyer’s behalf with care and discretion at the lowest possible price as
allowed by other bids and any reserves. Commission bids must be received no
less than two hours before the auction commences. Successful bidder will be
notified and invoiced following the sale.

3. Bidding may also be placed via telephone or via the internet. All such
arrangements must be made 2 hours before the sale commences.

. In order to avoid delays, buyers are advised to make arrangements before the
sale for payment. If such arrangements are not made, checks will be cleared
before purchases are released. Invoice details cannot be changed once issued.

. We have made arrangements with an independent shipping company to

provide service which will be charged at cost.

. We are not responsible for purchases left on our premises 0 days from their date
of sale.

Kestenbaum Company undertakes Collection Appraisals for

insurance, estate tax, charitable and other purposes. Relevant fees will
be refunded should items be subsequently consigned for sale.

We are currently accepting consignments for future auctions.

Terms are highly attractive and payment timely.
To discuss a consignment, please contact:
Daniel E. Kestenbaum
Tel: 212 3 -11 Fax: 212-3 -13
 Forthcoming Auctions

K2 Judaica Sale
Summer, 2021
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Fine Judaica
Fall, 2021
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Fine Musical Instruments:

Winter, 2022

— Sale dates subject to change —

Detailed illustrated Catalogues are available
approximately 3 weeks prior to each sale and may be purchased
individually or at a special subscription rate.
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