Auction 11 Antique Hebrew Books | Manuscripts
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LOT 1:
Sefer Ma’aseh Choshev – The First Published Work of The Kabbalist R. Emanuel Chai Ricchi, Venice 1716. First Edition. A comprehensive work regarding the building of the Mishkan, authored by the Kabbalist R. Emanuel Chai Ricchi. He is perhaps most famously known for his Kabbalistic commentary on ...
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$950
LOT 2:
Sefer Shaarei Durah – First Edition With Maharshal's Commentary, Basel 1599 . The first edition of Shaarei Durah with the Maharshal’s commentary. Edited and prepared for print by R. Eliyah Luantz of Frankfurt, a known Kabbalist and noted scholar. The very same year, another edition was ...
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$320
LOT 3:
A Pocket-Sized Sefer HaChinuch, Amsterdam 1721 . A charming copy of a pocket-sized edition of Sefer HaChinuch, printed in Amsterdam in 1721. This edition was amongst the most popular editions of Sefer Hachinuch. In very good-excellent condition. Paper slightly browned, as in most copies. [2] ...
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$440
LOT 4:
Peirush HaRa’avad V’HaRosh, Prague 1725. First Edition . Sefer Peirush HaRa’avad V’HaRosh contains the commentaries of R. Avraham b. David (Ra’avad) and R. Asher b. Yechiel (Rosh) on various Tractates printed here for the first time from manuscript form. In his preface, the publisher relates ...
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$550
LOT 5:
Tikkun Sofrim With English Translation - Complete Set, London 1824. Set of Tikkun Sofrim Chumashim, London 1824. With English translation opposite the Hebrew on each page. A fine, complete set in 5 volumes, bound in full leather bindings. Housed in a matching slipcase. Each volume is complete ...
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500
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LOT 6:
Rare: Siddur Korban Mincha - With Sefer Tehillim, Sulzbach 1778. Bound In Original Binding. Siddur Korban Mincha, according to The Polish rite, Sulzbach 1778. A rare edition, not found in the National Library of Israel. Contains prayers for the entire year, including Sefer Tehillim and Techinos ...
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400
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$650
LOT 7:
A Miniature Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Amsterdam 1740. Miniature Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Amsterdam 1740. According to the Sephardic Rite. Measures just 8cm! Bound in a beautiful new binding, with gilt edges. 360 pp.
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400
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$1,600
LOT 8:
Sefer Eitz Shasul, Venice 1618. First Edition. With Important Approbations . Sefer Eitz Shasul, a classic commentary on Sefer HaIkarrim, Venice 1618. First Edition. With important approbations, including the Shela Hakadosh, the Klei Yakar and the Maharsha. On the title page is a signature ...
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LOT 9:
Sefer Kol Ben Levi, Constantinople 1727. First Edition. Personal Copy of R. Itzele Blazer . Sefer Kol Ben Levi, Constantinople 1727, First Edition. Authored by R. Refael Halevi of Turkey, who died when he was only 22 years old. Contains Chidushim and the Rambam and parts of Shas, and was brought ...
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400
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$850
LOT 10:
Sefer Chupas Chasanim, Livorno 1797. First Edition . Sefer Chupas Chasanim was written by R. Rafael Meldola who was a Rabbi in Portugal and eventually in London where he is buried. This Sefer deals with laws of marriage and Mikvah, and has been very popular ever since its release. In recent ...
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LOT 11:
Sefer Ha’Ibur, London 1851. First Edition . A comprehensive work authored by R. Avraham bar Chiyah HaNasi (c. 1070-1136), published for the first time from manuscript, held in The Bodleian Library at Oxford. According to some scholars, the author was a disciple of R. Avraham Ibn Ezra. The ...
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$50
LOT 12:
Sefer Noam Elimelech, Brooklyn 1962. A Pocket-sized copy . A small, pocket-sized copy of Sefer Noam Elimelech. Published by R. Asher Anshel Krausz of Ratzfert. Bound in an ornate full leather binding. 14.5cm
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$150
LOT 13:
Osiyos D’Rabbi Akiva, Amsterdam 1708 . Osiyos D’Rabbi Akiva is a Midrash attributed to Rabbi Akiva and is arranged according to the Hebrew alphabet. It was first printed in Constantinople in 1516, in Venice in 1546, and again in Cracow in 1576. The first two editions were printed based on one ...
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150
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$320
LOT 14:
Talmud Yerushalmi – Seder Nashim, Zhitomir 1867 . Seder Nashim of Talmud Yerushalmi, printed by the Shaprio Brothers, Zhitomir 1867. In very good condition. Bound in original (?) leather binding.
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200
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$4,000
LOT 15:
Rare: Sefer Tehillim – Psalterium Hebraeum – Menasseh ben Yisrael Press, Amsterdam 1634 . A complete copy of a miniature edition of Sefer Tehillim, Amsterdam 1634. Printed at the famed printing house of Menasseh ben Yisrael, who was particularly well-known for his exacting printing standards ...
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3,200
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$3,600
LOT 16:
Miniature Tanach - Complete In Two Volumes, Leiden 1610. Miniature Hebrew Bible (Torah, Nevi'im, Kesuvim) in two volumes, Leiden 1610. The first known complete Hebrew Bible printed in the Northern Netherlands. With a separate title page for each part. Finely bound in late 18th century ...
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2,500
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$1,700
LOT 17:
Teshuvos HaRosh, Venice 1552. A Magnificent Copy . Teshuvos HaRosh, Venice 1552 (second edition). A magnificent copy, printed on crisp, white paper. In like-new condition. 158 pp.
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1,000
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$2,400
LOT 17-1:
Sefer Chovas Halevavos, Mantua 1559. A fine copy of one of the most fundamental Sifrei Mussar: Sefer Chovas Halevavos, Mantua 1559. This Mantua edition is highly sought after and is known for its accuracy, as the publishers used various manuscripts when preparing it for print. As such, it serves ...
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1,500
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$480
LOT 18:
Rare: Shulchan Aruch - Yoreh De'ah, Venice 1574. Pocket-Sized Edition. Printed In the Lifetime Of the Author. Shulchan Aruch – Yoreh De'ah, pocket-sized edition. Printed in the lifetime of the author in 1574, a mere nine years after the first edition. It should be noted that this edition does ...
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400
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LOT 19:
Koheleth David – Collectio Davidis, The Catalog of the Oppenheim Collection, Hamburg 1826 . Collectio Davidis was published in 1826 in Hamburg, Germany, and was the final catalog of a collection that had been inventoried every few decades since it was initiated in the 1670s. Behind a registry ...
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600
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$1,200
LOT 20:
Sefer Pesikta Zutrasa, Venice 1546. First Edition . Pesikta Zutrasa, also referred to as Midrash Lekach Tov, is a commentary on the Torah and Megillos incorporating literal explanations and elaborative stories, written in the late 11th and early 12th centuries. The title of the work alludes to ...
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1,200
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$700
LOT 21:
Rare Hebrew Classic: Sefer Lechem Abirim, Venice 1605. First Edition . Lechem Abirim is a classic commentary on Nashim and Nezikin. In moderate condition. Several leaves repaired with old paper, with loss to text. Title page partly damaged and rebacked for support. 114 pp.
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500
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$1,500
LOT 22:
Midrash Hamechilta – Bomberg Edition, Venice 1545. The Eiger Family Copy . The Mechilta is the Halachic Midrash on Seder Shemos, and first appeared in print in Constantinople, 1515. A pedigreed copy, which had belonged to members of the Eiger family, and quite possibly R. Akiva Eiger himself. ...
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1,500
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$500
LOT 23:
Rare: Seder L’Arbah Tzomos – According To The Carpentras Rite, Amsterdam 1761. First Edition . Prayers and supplications, arranged for the various fast days throughout the year, according the Carpentras rite. Carpentras is undoubtedly one of the oldest Jewish communities in France. The ...
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500
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$440
LOT 24:
Siddur Safah Berurah, Rödelheim 1822. An Early Edition of The Famed Rödelheim Siddur . Siddur Safah Berurah, printed and edited by R. Wolf Heidenheim, Rödelheim 1822. This Siddur, as well as the Machzorim, were met with high acclaim in Western Europe, and were likely the most popular prayer ...
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250
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$750
LOT 25:
The Famed Rödelheim Machzor – A Near Complete Set, First Edition. First edition of the famed Rödelheim Machzor, according to the Ashkenazic Rite. Edited and printed by R. Wolf Heidenheim himself. The Machzorim were met with high acclaim in Western Europe, and were likely the most popular prayer ...
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400
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$50
LOT 26:
Machzor for Yom Kippur, Rödelheim 1828 . Machzor for Yom Kippur (night service), Rödelheim 1828. Printed and edited by Wolf Heidenheim. With Rabbinical approbations.
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$420
LOT 27:
Sefer Neveh Shalom, Venice 1575 . A compilation of homilies and elucidations on the Aggadic passages found in the Talmud. Authored by R. Avraham Shalom ben R. Yitzchak, who was active in Catalonia in the late 15th century. In addition to being a scholar of great stature, R. Avraham was ...
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380
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$2,600
LOT 28:
Rare: Sefer Ohr Einayim, Cremona 1557. First Edition . A rare philosophical work, with a primary focus on exile, the days of redemption and Moshiach. Authored by R. Shlomo ben Avraham Paniel. This work is rare, and has appeared at auction only a handful of times in the last several decades. In ...
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LOT 29:
Hebrew Classic: Sefer Manos HaLevi, Venice 1585. First Edition. Variant Copy . Sefer Manos Halevi is the classic commentary on Megillas Esther, authored by the famed R. Shlomo Alkabetz. He authored this commentary in 1529 in honor of his father-in-law, during his engagement period. However, it ...
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2,500
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$800
LOT 30:
Sefer Evronos, Offenbach 1722. With Various Striking Woodcuts . A beautiful, complete copy of Sefer Evronos, printed at Offenbach in 1722. Sefer Evronos was written by R. Eliezer Beilin Ashkenazi, and first published in the 16th century. It contains many calculations and details on the subject ...
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$
800
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$300
LOT 31:
Rare: Seder Tikkun HaShulchan - Compiled by The Grandson of The Taz, Amsterdam 1725 . Seder Tikkun HaShulchan was compiled and published by R. Leib of Yanov (Janów, Poland), a grandson of the famed R. David Segal, author of Turei Zahav. His father, R. Yitzchak Segal, was a son-in-law of the Taz. ...
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300
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$4,600
LOT 32:
The Amsterdam Passover Haggadah – A Deluxe Wide-Margined Copy, Amsterdam 1712 . A luxurious wide-margin copy of one of the most popular Haggadot ever printed. This edition was printed in Amsterdam in 1712, based on the previous 1695 Amsterdam Haggadah. Although strikingly similar to the previous ...
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LOT 33:
Rare: Machzor for Shalosh Regalim, Sulzbach 1782 - With Additional Prayer In Manuscript - Only Known Extant Copy. Presented here is the Sulzbach edition of the Machzor for Shalosh Regalim (i.e. Sukkot, Pesach, Shavuot), printed in 1782. Although this edition is fairly common, this copy however ...
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1,600
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$480
LOT 34:
Sefer Maharil – The Primary Source of Minhagei Ashkenaz, Cremona 1558 . Sefer Maharil – The Primary Source of Minhagei Ashkenaz, Cremona 1558. An early (second) edition of the famed Sefer Maharil, which quickly became a primary source for Minhagei Ashkenaz, often quoted by the Rema. It was ...
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400
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$800
LOT 35:
Teshuvos R. Betzalel Ashkenazi - With Long Handwritten Gloss, Venice 1590. First Edition. Teshuvos R. Betzalel Ashkenazi, author of Shitah Mikubetzes. Venice 1590. First Edition. Lights stains. Minor damage to border of title page. A very long marginal gloss in Ashkenazic handwriting from the ...
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LOT 36:
Sefer Tehillim With Zimras Kah Commentary, Zhitomir 1873. A Variant Copy . A complete copy of Sefer Tehillim printed with the Zimras Kah commentary. It was authored by Shmuel Zanviel Sternberg of Vinnytsia, Ukraine, and aims to serve as a clear and comprehensive commentary on Tehillim. A ...
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200
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$650
LOT 37:
Sefer Avkas Rochel - Responsa of R. Yosef Karo, Salonica 1791. First Edition. First edition of the responsa of Maran R. Yosef Karo, author of Beis Yosef and Shulchan Aruch, printed from his manuscript. Although a portion of his response was first published by his son R. Yehuda in 1598, this is ...
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$1,700
LOT 38:
Hebrew Classic: Tur Yoreh De'ah With Drisha and Prisha, Lublin 1635. First Edition. Pedigreed Copy. Tur Yoreh De'ah With Drisha and Prisha, Lublin 1635. First Edition. A Pedigreed Copy, with the autograph of "Hakatan Yisroel Chaim Friedman" on the flyleaf and page 5. Quite possibly the ancestor ...
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1,500
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LOT 39:
Shulchan Aruch Even Haezer - Small Format, Venice 1594. Small edition of Shulchan Aruch - Even Haezer, Venice 1594. Measures only 17cm! Complete with the final rare leaf, which is often lacking. Contains an abridged index, as well as a poem in honor of the Shulchan Aruch. [1], 116, [1] pp.
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600
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$600
LOT 40:
Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat - Small Format, Venice 1594. Small edition of Shulchan Aruch - Choshen Mishpat, Venice 1594. Measures only 18cm! Very rare! Complete with the final two rare leaves, which are lacking in many copies. They contain an abridged index, as well as a poem in honor of ...
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$240
LOT 41:
Sefer Devar Shmuel, Venice 1596. Only Edition. Rare. Sefer Devar Shmuel, Venice 1596. A comprehensive commentary on the Aggadic passages of Midrash Devarim. Authored by R. Shmuel Chagiz of Fez, Morocco. 54 pp. In moderate condition. Worming throughout, affecting text.
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200
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$380
LOT 42:
Sefer Poras Yosef, Venice 1590. First Edition. Sefer Poras Yosef, Chidushim on Kesubos, Chulin and other topics. Authored by R. Yosef Samigah, a respected Torah scholar who lived during the 16th century. Venice 1590. First Edition. A clean tear seen on title page. Open tear to pp. 2, with loss ...
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LOT 43:
Sefer Sha'arei Durah, Venice 1548. An important edition, as it was published from a manuscript that had belonged to R. Shachne of Lublin, with his annotations. R. Shachne was the father-in-law of the Rema, and one of his primary teachers. Likewise, many additions, including Hilchos Niddah, are ...
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$800
LOT 44:
Sefer Mareh Hatzovos - Alshich on Nevi'im Rishonim, Venice 1603. First Edition. First Edition of the Alshich's commentary on Nevi'im Rishonim, Venice 1603. Printed after his death by his son, R. Chaim Alshich. A made-up copy. Pages 1-68 are from one copy, whereas pp. 69-144 are from a second ...
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LOT 45:
Sefer Yossifon – Shearis Yisroel, Furth 1771. With Illustrated Woodcuts . Sefer Yossifon, Furth 1771. With Illustrated, depicting various characters and scenes. Printed in Judeo-German. Two parts in one. The second part contains a work entitled "Shearis Yisroel", authored by R. Menachem Mann of ...
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$2,800
LOT 46:
Rare: Mishnayos - Seder Kodshim, With Commentary of the Tosafos Yom Tov, Cracow 1644. Printed During The Author's Lifetime. An exceedingly rare complete copy of Mishnayos Seder Kodshim, with the commentary of the Tosafos Yom Tov, authored by R. Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, after which he is known. ...
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1,200
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$900
LOT 47:
Sefer Lechem Shlomo, Venice 1597. Copy of R. Nachum Dov Friedman of Sadigura . Sefer Lechem Shlomo, authored by R. Shlomo Halevi (1532-1600). He authored other works, such as Lev Avos, which is one of the earliest commentaries on Pirkei Avos. This copy originates from the prestigious library ...
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$
700
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$340
LOT 48:
Sefer Chareidim, Brunn 1795. Printed at the Request of R. Mordechai Benet of Nikolsburg. Sefer Chareidim, Brunn 1795. Printed at the behest of R. Mordechai Benet of Nikolsburg, as detailed on the title page. A scarce, charming edition. Handwritten manuscript prayer seen on flyleaf. 16.5cm ...
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$140
LOT 49:
Sefer Amtachas Binyamin - Segulos and Refuos, Wilhermsdorf, 1716. Only Edition. Sefer Amtachas Binyamin, Wilhermsdorf 1716. Only Edition. A work of Kabbalistic nature which contains various Segulos and remedies for the sick. Also bound with Sefer Shem Tov Katan, another Kabbalistic work by the ...
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