Bidspirit auction | The Shapiro Brothers, Rare! Chumash

The Shapiro Brothers, Rare! Chumash Bereishit - Zhitomir [1851], Shapiro press. Chumash Bereishit with Rashi commentary, Targum Onkelos and Yiddish translation. Printed by the brothers Rabbi Chanina Lipa, Rabbi Aryeh Leib and Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Shapiro, grandsons of the Rav of Slavuta. Many chassidic leaders greatly desired to own works printed by the Shapiro brothers who were known for their righteousness and their connection to Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Korzec. Two title ages at the start of the Chumash. Extremely rare edition! ******* Zhitomir [1851], at the press of the Shapiro brothers. 450 pages, 16 leaves. (The last 16 leaves, the Shabbat prayers, seem to be from a different edition.) Moderate-poor condition, worming holes, stains and tears with loss.