Bidspirit auction | Copy of the Malbim: Devek

Copy of the Malbim: Devek Tov. Rare—Amsterdam 1714. - An exegesis on Rashi on the Torah, by Rabbi Shimon Unsberg ben Yitzhak. Second edition. [2], 204 (supposed to be 114) leaves. Catalogued as rare by the National Library. Leaf 98b has a map of the antient Land of Israel. New binding, a few moth marks on the first and last leaves, stains, otherwise overall good condition. Leaf 24 has two blurred stamps of ownership by the Gaon Rabbi Meir Leibush, the Malbim. The title page has various notes, we have identified the name “Yaakov Levi Epstein”. Rabbi Meir Leibush ben Yehiel Michal Weizer (the Malbim, 1809-1880) was a gaon born in Wahlin, a commentator on the Bible and one of the achronim. He worked in the Russian Empire, Prussia, and Romania. He is most known for his Bible commentary, which shows his wide-ranging scholarship—in his commentaries can be found references to philosophers of the past like Kant, Philo, and more. He wrote many books on a variety of subjects, including: Mikra’ei Kodesh (commentary on Nach); Artzot HaChaim (chiddushim on Shulchan Aruch Orech Chaim); Eretz Chemda (drashot on the Torah), Artzot HaShalom (various drashot); Torah v’HaMitzvah (commentary on the Torah, Mechilta, Safra and Sifrei); Yesodei Chochmat HaHigayon (exegesis on the laws of logic); Mashal u’Melitzah; Ala L’Trufah (commentary on the Mishnah Torah, Ch. 4 from Halachot De’ot); Yair Or (dictionary of synonyms)