Seder HaDorot. History of the Jewish Nation and Sages by Rabbi Yechiel Halperin. Kopys, [1810]. Personal copy of Rabbi Avraham Dovid Kempner, with a number of scholarly glosses.
[1], 177 leaves. 34 cm.
The title page bears the stamp of Rabbi Avraham Dovid Kempner (1821-1892), author of “L’Mateh Yehudah”.
Rabbi Yechiel Halperin (1660-1746) was a rabbi and rosh yeshiva in Minsk. He believed in the importance of familiarity with the generations of rabbis and their disciples. This book provides a historical review of the Jewish Nation and its sages that is based entirely on Jewish sources.
Used cardboard binding. Minimal worming holes and aging stains. Light tears affecting letters. Fine condition.