Bidspirit auction | Collection of Early Seforim, 1694–1835.
Collection of Early Seforim, 1694–1835. Mostly First Editions. - A collection of early Hebrew printed books, the majority in first editions. 1 . Sefer Aleh Yonah – Scholarly novellae and analytical discussions on tractates of the Order Nezikin, by Rabbi Yonah ben Rabbi Moshe Binyamin Ze'ev, Rabbi of Tarla. First Edition. Fürth, 1694. 2 . Sefer Yalkut Reuveni - A compilation of teachings and Midrashim on the Torah, gathered from Kabbalistic works, the Zohar, and other early sources. Amsterdam, 1700. Bound with Shikheḥat Leket by Rabbi Nathan Bonn, with its own separate title page. 3. Sefer Torat Yosef - An original commentary on the Masorah of the Five Books of Moses, by Rabbi Yosef Yuzel of Frankfurt, a dayan in Fürth. First Edition. Wilhermsdorf, 1725. 4 . Sefer Mayim Chaim – Novellae on the Talmud and Maimonides, together with responsa, by Rabbi Chizkiyah Di Silva, author of Pri Chadash. First Edition. Amsterdam, 1730. Printed by Rabbi Moshe Frankfurt. 5. Tzelach on tractates Berakhot, Pesachim, and Beitzah, by Rabbi Yechezkel Landau, the famed Noda BiYehudah. Second edition, published by the author's sons. Zolkiew, 1824. 6 . Sefer Yeshuot Yaakov, Yoreh De'ah - A major commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, comprising a concise explanation of the text together with an extensive discussion of earlier authorities and their opinions. By Rabbi Yaakov Meshulam Ornstein, Rabbi of Lemberg and one of the foremost halachic authorities of Galicia. Including the text of the Shulchan Aruch. First Edition, printed by the author. Zolkiew, 1835. Rabbinic copy.