Auction 63
Lot 186:
A volume containing 3 books.
1. Sefer Zerah Kodesh Matzevatah, Kabbalistic book on matters of Ot Brit Kodesh, by Rabbi Moshe Graph, one of the greatest Kabbalists of Prague – Minkatch, 1893. Approbations by the brothers, the holy Admorim the sons of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz: the Divrei Yechezkel of Shinova and Rabbi Baruch Halberstam of Gorlitz-Rodnik. Tetached title page with taping.
2. At its end, Sefer Bat Melech, a kind of addition to Sefer Zreah Kodesh, by Rabbi Shimon Abayov, one of the sages of Hebron. Separate title page with a date – Munkatch, 1893. 31, [1], 13 leaves.
3. Commentary on the Passover Haggadah by Rabbi Shimon ben Tzemach, the Tashbetz, one of the Rishonim and after it, Peirush Gevurot Hashem by the Maharal of Prague. Without a title page. These commentaries are part of the Prague 1784 edition. 5 leaves at the end of Gevurot Hashem are missing. In the National Library, this Haggadah appears in the Rare Book Collection. These leaves only are with tears and much moth damage.
No binding. Ancient leather spine. Minor fractures to the edges. Minor stains. Good overall condition except for what was detailed above.
Ownership notations: "לה’ הארץ ומלואה יעקב קאפל בנעטה".
On the title page of Bat Melech, a blurred ownership stamp indicating that this copy was owned by Rabbi Shimchon Altman, the son of the author of Mih Yehuda Av Beit Din of Mezo Tshota and the son-in-law of the Gaon Rabbi Shimon Sofer. Succeeded his father-in-law as Rav of Sendra and then of Paks. Perished in the Holocaust.
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