Auction 117 Special sale for the upcoming high holidays
Sep 16, 2019
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel

Chabad, Amulets and Belongings of Tzaddikim, Kabala & Chassidic books, Slavuta and Zhitomir Prints, Manuscripts and Letters from Rabbis

The auction has ended

LOT 14:

Minchat Yehuda. Amsterdam [1763]. First Edition. Original Parchment Binding


Start price:
$ 200
Estimated price :
$250 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 22%
VAT: 17% On commission only
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
tags:

Minchat Yehuda. Amsterdam [1763]. First Edition. Original Parchment Binding

Minchat Yehuda, elucidation of Rash"i's words in his commentary on Tractate Berachot by Rabbi Yehuda ben Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Statengan.

Unique work elucidating each appearance of the word "that is to say" ['כלומר'] written by Rash"i. Important approbations.

The author was one of the greatest sages of the Altona kloiz. The author describes his life story and wanderings in his lengthy introduction. An illustration of a lion appears on the title page, per the printer's name: Leib [=Lion] Zussmans.

[4] 34 leaves, approximately 20 cm. Signatures, stamp and owner's notations. Several embossed 'Ex Libris' stamps.

Very fine condition. Minimal aging stains. Original parchment binding.