Auction 67
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Sep 18, 2019
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LOT 173:
Korban Pesach Service According to the Gaon of Vilna - First Edition - Jerusalem, 1865
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Korban Pesach Service According to the Gaon of Vilna - First Edition - Jerusalem, 1865
Korban Pesach (Passover sacrifice) service, according to the Gaon of Vilna. Jerusalem: R. Yisrael Bak, [1865]. First edition.
The first edition of this booklet, later reprinted four times in Jerusalem.
In their foreword, the publishers relate that this Korban Pesach service was composed by "the supremely holy man… head of the entire diaspora, R. E. of Vilna", and that this order has never yet been printed.
Printed on leaves 2 and 3a is Maaseh Rav - description of the offering of Korban Pesach, from the siddur of R. Yaakov Emden. The Korban Pesach service according to the Gaon of Vilna is followed by the service according to R. Yaakov Emden, on the final leaf.
The verso of the title page features an illustration of the Western Wall.
In some copies, including this one, the names of the publishers were omitted from the title page and are mentioned at the end of the publishers' foreword, on the verso of the title page.
8 leaves. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Minor marginal tears and damage to title page and other leaves. New binding.
Sh. HaLevi, no. 107; Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 654.
