Auction 47
Lot 040:
“Shas HaGadol shebaGedolim”, a huge volume with Masechet Brachot, “with 1000 commentaries from geonim and the gedolei hadorot”, published by Rabbi Yosef Sapashnik, first and only edition. [6], 64 leaves, 55-100 pages in the original. This copy is missing 8 pages from the end. 37x50cm.
Despite the wonderful and grandiose initiative of the above-mentioned publisher to print all the Shas commentaries under one roof in a huge volume, in fact only Maschet Brachot was printed from this edition.
5 title pages, the first is in blue and red ink, in the center is the Midianite well. Original binding, spine, and leather corners. Bottom binding has fabric wrap. Defects to the spine, light stains, reinforcement with tape on the title page, overall good condition.
The second title page has a stamp: “Shalom Yitzhak ben Rabbi David Ben Zion Leviton, Av Beit Din of Švėkšna [Lithuania].” – Rabbi Shalom Yitzhak Leviton hy”d (1878-1941) was the son of Rabbi David Ben Zion. He was Rabbi of Oslo (Norway) and then Av Beit Din in Lithuania. He was a gaon and fruitful author who wrote many books in a variety of disciplines: Divrei Shalom, Yalkut HaDrush, Minchas Shai, Sukat Shalom. He perished in the Shoah.
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