Bidspirit auction | Medrash Talpiot by Rav Eliyahu

Medrash Talpiot by Rav Eliyahu HaKohen, author of Shevet Mussar. Shapira press. Zhitomir, 1860. Medrash Talpiot, compilation of midrashim and ma'amarei Chazal, culled from over 300 works, many from rare, unique manuscripts, by Rav Eliyahu HaKohen of Izmir, who added his own elucidation on the side. Stamps of Rabbi Yeshaya b”r Pinchas Feir (פייער) shu”b and mo”tz in Bârlad. Zhitomir, 1860. At the press of the partners Rav Chanina Lipa and Rav Yehoshua Heschel Shapira, grandsonד of the Rav of Slavuta. 164 leaves. 25 cm. Worming holes and stains in the first leaves. Worming holes in the gutters throughout the volume. Aging stains. New leather binding. Between the pages of the book: A note with the signature of Rebbe Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura, author of Ikvei Abirim.