Auction 55
Lot 160:
1. Shut Zichron Yehuda, part Orech Chaim. By Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald, Av Beit Din of Satmar. With the polemical tshuva written to his friend the Mara d’Ara Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonenfeld (see Moreshet Auction #52, Item 35). First edition, Budapest 1923. [6], 169, [6] pages. Leaves detached and torn. Signatures: “Shmaryahu Reichmann Vienna” and “Eli Reichmann”.
2. Knesset Yisrael on halachot of the synagogue and prayer, by Rabbi Yisrael Baruch Braun. Printed in Grosvardin, 1928. [1], 41 leaves.
3. Bikkurei Reishit on the Shas and poskim, by Rabbi Yaakov Shmuel Auslander of Șimleu. First edition, Șimleu 1926. [2], 52 leaves. Title page with red ink. Important approbations from Rabbi Shmuel Engel, the Admor Ahavas Yisrael of Vizhnitz, the Gra”i Freund of Nasod, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich, Av Beit Din of Șimleu, and Rabbi Shmuel Broch of Nietra.
4. Divrei Shmaya on the Torah and Masechet Avot, by Rabbi Shmaya Deutsch. First edition, Tyrnau 1933. [4], 288 pages. Title page with red ink. Signatures: “the young Mordechai Segel Greenwald Pressburg”, “the young Shraga Leib Bach”.
5. Drashot Maharam Shik, first edition, Klausenburg 1937. [The year is listed according to the introduction from his grandson]. 23, [1], 84 leaves. With the author’s biography. The indices are cut and not bound.
6. Neve Shalom, “with notes on matters of Emet and Shalom”, by Rabbi Shalom HaKohen Shein, Av Beit Din of Rina [in Serbia]. First [only?] edition, Klausenburg 1929. 14 pages.
7. Kol d’Amar Rachmana, second section, a commentary on the maamarim of Shas beginning with the word “kol” (all). By Rabbi Aharon Zvi Gross, Av Beit Din of Pomoz, son-in-law of the Gard”i Zilberstein of Weizen. First edition, Budapest 1936. [8], 112 pages. No binding, detached indices.
8. Sefer HaChaim by the brother of the Maharal of Prague, with many additions. Kleinvardin 1935. [16], 124, [2] pages. Missing one leaf from the end.
9. Pri HaChag on halachot of Pesach, first section. By Rabbi Avraham ben Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Brody. First edition, Ungvar 1874. Missing the title page, [1], 1, [4], 2, 80, [1] leaves in the original. This copy is also missing the [4] (not the body of the work). The last leaf has subscriber names. Approbation from gaon Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried, author of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch and more.
10. Set, 2 sections of the work Glilei Zahav, on the Torah, by Rabbi David Moskowitz of Nasod. First edition, Satmar 1935-36. [3], 103 leaves; [2], 135 leaves. Original bindings defective. Approbations from Rav Kook and the gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonenfeld.
11. Mateh Ephraim with the Elef Lemateh, the well-known work by the gaon of Brod. First edition with the commentary Ketzeh HaMateh by Rabbi Chaim Zvi Ehrenreich, brother of the gaon of Simleu, also published by him. Kleinvardin 1923. [17], 152 leaves. Warm approbation from the gaon of Simleu toe the author’s brother, and from Rabbi Shmuel Engel and Rabbi Mordechai Leib Winkler.
12. Sefer Darchei Chaim on the Bava Metziya, first section, by Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Adler, Av Beit Din of Foro. First edition, Budapest 1920. 56 pages. Approbations from Rabbi Yeshaya Zilberstein of Weizen and more.
Various defects, occasional worming holes, various bindings, other than what’s been detailed above they are in overall good condition. Not checked on a page-by-page basis for omissions.
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