Sefer Arugas HaBosem on the Torah, 2 sections, by the gaon Rabbi Moshe ben Rabbi Amram Greenwald of Khust, a leading Hungarian rabbi and well-known Rosh Yeshiva, a student of the Ktav Sofer, often named after this book.
First edition, Khust 1913. Contains eulogies from the author for the Admorim Rabbi Yehoshua of Belz and Rabbi Yehezkel Shraga of Sinoa. 2 sections in two volumes:
First section: Genesis, Exodus. [4], 274 [supposed to be 264] leaves. Printer error on Leaf 110.
Second section: Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. [8], 184 leaves. Binding detached without the spine, pages detached, dark stains to some pages.
The two volumes have stains, signs of use and wear, overall fair condition.
Volume 1 has notes of ownership on the front and rear binding leaves testifying that the book belonged to Rabbi Moshe Zvi Landau of Volove (son of the dayan Rabbi Shalom), author of: Mevaser Shalom, Shulchan Melachim, and more. He was a talmid muvhak of the author. He served as Ra’avad of Kleinvardin, where he also led the yeshiva. Among his students are the Admor Shefa Chaim of Sanz-Kloisenburg and Rabbi Avraham Zvi Weiss, Rabbi of the Neve Achi’ezer neighborhood.
Volume 2 has handwritten notes from the famous chassid Rabbi Eliezer David Friedman, Av Beit Din of the Belz-London community, founder of the Adat Yisrael community in Melbourne (Australia) and others. Some of his popular lessons are gathered in the series: Mipi Sefarim v’Sofrim.
