Auction No. 102
Holy books, Chassidut, Manuscripts, Rabbinical & Admors' letters, Eretz Yisrael & Zionism, Americana, Judiaca & Prof. Albert Einstein
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Gedolim Ma'asei Hashem. Explanations of the Torah and issues of the exodus from Egypt, with the entire wording of the Haggadah and an extensive commentary on the Haggadah, by Rabbi Eliezer Ashkenazi. Venice, 1583.
Specifications: 6, 197 leaves, 28 cm. First edition. Not listed in Ya'ari. Otzar HaHaggadot 30.
Content: First edition of the important commentary, which was later printed in many editions. One of the first commentaries written on the Pesach Haggadah, and one of the first Haggadahs ever printed anywhere, and especially in Venice.
Unique Features: Ownership signature of Rabbi Chaim Volterra, and several handwritten comments.
Background: Rabbi Chaim Volterra was one of the prominent 18th century Italian rabbis. Served as rabbi of Ancona, Senigallia, Finale and later in Venice. Material about him is enclosed.
Condition: Fine. Professional margin restoration on the title page. Aging stains. Minimal worming holes. New semi-leather binding.
Haggadah Shel Pesach. Comments and Yiddish translation. With dozens of original woodcuts. Basel, 1816.
Specifications: [2], 54 pages. 22 cm. Otzar HaHaggadot 565.
Unique Features: An in-demand haggadah, with the original binding. The top part is in Hebrew and the bottom in Yiddish in Tzena U'Rena letters. The translation and comments are by Yoel Bril. Woodcut on the title page, 23 pleasant woodcuts throughout the Haggadah. The illustrations in this haggadah are original and were not copied from earlier haggadot, refer to Ya'ari in his foreword to the book Bibliographia Shel Haggadot Pesach, and Yitzchak Rivkind, Haggdat Pesach B'Aspeklaria Shel HaDorot pages 6-7.
Original cardboard binding, printed in a chess-board pattern.
Condition: Moderate-fine. Aging and use stains. Loose leaves. Original binding with damaged spine.
Pesach Haggada, published by Ferdinger Ostertag, 1923. Otzar HaHaggadot 2888.
Specifications: [25] leaves, paper. 18x26 cm.
Unique Specifications: The letters are handwritten by Franziska Baruch, the pictures - original wooden engraving handiwork of Jacob Steinhardt. Reduced copy of Berlin publication 1921. .
Background: Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968), Jewish artist from Germany. Became famous as one of the prominent Jewish artists in Israel and the world. Immigrated to Israel when the Nazis rose to power in 1933 and put down roots in Jerusalem. Principal of the 'Bezalel' school from 1953-1955.
Condition: Excellent, quality paper. Except a small stain which runs through 4-5 leaves.
Ma'aleh Beit Chorin. Order of the Pesach Haggadah with commentaries and illustrations. Vienna, 1813.
Specifications: 52 leaves, 25.5 cm. Otzar HaHaggadot 543.
Background: Pesach Haggadah with the commentaries of the Alshich, the Maharal of Prague, Olelot Efraim and more. The piyutim at the end of the Haggadah are with a Yiddish translation.
Unique Features: Many copper engravings. The illustrations are large, the size of about half a page.
Condition: Moderate-fine. Aging and use stains. Small hole in the title page without damage to text. Simple binding.
Kovetz Tefillot, Seder Tikkun Leil Hoshana Rabba. Amsterdam, at the printing press of Avraham Attias, 1733. Special copy.
Specifications: 36 leaves, 15 cm.
Background: The Tikkun was published by the 'Chonen Dal' society in the Hague. They write on the title page and in the introduction that this is the first time the Tikkun was printed. Despite there already being a few places in Amsterdam who had the custom of reciting the Tikkun, the seder had not been printed. They hoped that as a result of the printing of this book, more people in Amsterdam would recite the Tikkun.
Unique Features: Original magnificent leather binding,with HONEN DAL embossed in gilded letters on both sides, the name of the society who published the Tikkun.
Condition: Very fine. Tiny hole which damages two letters on page 3.
Seder Tikkun Leil Shevi'i shel Pesach. Amsterdam, [1725]. First edition.
Specifications: [2], 29, [1] leaf, 14 cm. With the leaves in Portuguese.
Background: First edition of the Tikkun Leil Shevi'i shel Pesach, which was later reprinted in many editions. With the passage from the Zohar. The book opens with a dedication in Portuguese to the trustees of the "Avi Yetomim" society by Rabbi Yaakov Bashan. By printer Avraham Mendes Lindo, regarding the recital of passages of Tanach. On the last page, the printer included ideas regarding the order of reciting the "tikkun." This same year, two editions were printed in Amsterdam. This edition was printed by Rabbi Yaakov Bashan and Avraham Mendes Lindo and includes the Portuguese leaves.
Condition: Very fine. Aging stains. Wood binding covered by parchment.
Seder Tikkunei Shabbat by the one called a holy man of G-d Rabbi Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi, with additions. Venice, at the command of the Foa sons, at the Bragdin printing press, 1759. Especially rare.
Specifications: 115 leaves, paper. 7x11 cm.
On the title page: "With the addition of the order for Motzei Shabbat as brought from the Holy Land to our country, as well as Shabbat zemirot and points about all the prayers and the 24 chapters of Shabbat and about chapters of Tehillim and Sefer Yetzira ...." A similar edition is recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, but the edition before us is not recorded. Rabbi Chaim Liberman, in his book Ohel Rach"el part one, in the article on Sefer Tikunei Shabbat pages 381-441, listed this edition as number 19, and in a comment there he expanded on details about the prayers in this edition. Not in the National Library.
Condition: Aging stains, folds at the corners of some of the leaves. Very fine condition.
Seder Tikkun Shovavim, established by Rabbi Moshe Zakut, with more prayers, by Rabbi Yosef Piamita. Livorno, 1740. Includes a prayer from the 'Ohr HaChaim' printed here for the first time.
Specifications: 8, 10-49 leaves, 11 cm.
Unique Features: Contains various prayers, including "Mincha for a fast day during the days of Selichot ... which was traditionally prayed in the study hall of ... Rabbi Yosef Irgas," "Tefillah L'Rabbi Eliezer HaKalir," "Prayer established by ...Rabbi Chaim ben Atar." This is the first time this prayer was printed, it seems that the 'Ohr HaChaim' submitted it for printing when he stayed in Italy, on his way to Israel. This prayer became very famous after the Chida printed it in a prayer book which he edited in 1800, sixty years later.
Also contains "Tikun Erev Rosh Chodesh," "Tikun 7 Adar;" prayers for the sick and the deceased traditionally recited in the burial society, repentants of beneficiary societies and bath house attendants society.
Condition: Fine. Minimal aging stains. Faded original cardboard binding.