Auction 76 The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples - Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
Feb 2, 2021
Israel
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LOT 36:

Tractate Avot D'Rabbi Natan – With the Textual Corrections of the Gaon of Vilna and the Ben Avraham Commentary – ...


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Tractate Avot D'Rabbi Natan – With the Textual Corrections of the Gaon of Vilna and the Ben Avraham Commentary – Vilna and Horodna, 1833 – First Edition
Tractate Avot D'Rabbi Natan, with Shnei Eliyahu – textual corrections of the Gaon of Vilna to this tractate, and the Ben Avraham commentary with explanations, by R. Eliyahu of Delyatitz. Vilna and Horodna, 1833. First edition.
The title page states: "Tractate Avot D'Rabbi Natan surrounded by two commentaries… named: Shnei Eliyahu, Ben Avraham… Shnei Eliyahu – presents in each place the corrected text of the Gaon of Vilna… Ben Avraham… to reinstate… the old version, and demonstrate that it is also correct… and to occasionally explain the version of the Gaon of Vilna…".
The book begins and ends with lists of "prenumeranten" from the communities of Belarus.
On the final page, stamp of R. "Sh. Falk son of R. Mordechai HaLevi" and of R. "Nata Tzvi Weiss of Jerusalem" (1873-1918, renowned maggid, a close disciple of the Maharil Diskin in Jerusalem for seven years. His halachic notes are printed in Luach L'Eretz Israel by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky).
[2], 80 leaves. 33.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear (significant wear to title page and a few other leaves). Tears, including open tears, repaired in part with paper (tear affecting text to second leaf, repaired). Minor worming. Two final leaves apparently supplied from a different copy. Stamps. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 360.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.