Chok Leyisrael, [5] volumes. Zhitomir, 1849-1865, with two noble exemplars.
Collection of volumes of Chok Leyisrael with the additions of the Chida. Print house of the grandchildren of the Slavuta Rav in Zhitomir, 1849 and 1865 editions. Some of noble heritage.
✵ Bereshit: 1849 ed. 246pp. 19cm.
Missing cover, damaged spine, stains and moth holes.
✵ Shemot: 1849 ed. 237pp. 18cm. Title page bears a stamp: “The young, Yitzchak son of R’ Mordechai of Tveria” and the initials “JBM” in Latin letters. On the last page a stamp: “The young Mahluf ben Moshe Shitrit S”T of Tveria”.
Missing cover, stains. Missing the last page with the typo corrections.
✵ Vayikra: 1856 ed. 239pp. 20cm. Two title pages, bearing the stamp “Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Lipshutz Halberstam who was Av Beis Din of Yablonka, Bomberg, and the environs of Franconia, currently in Ramla”.
Damaged leather binding, damaged spine. Moth holes and stains.
✵ Bamidbar: 1865 ed. 266pp. 20cm. Two title pages, with the stamps of the Beis Medrash of the ‘Eitz Chaim’ community in Aberwisha (Wishiwa, Romania) and an owner’s signature.
Missing cover, damaged spine. Many moth holes, stains.
✵ Devarim: 1849 ed. 38, 75-80, 87-236 pp. 20cm. Pages 39-74, 81-86, and 237 are missing. Has stamp ”Aron Schachter of Cernauti” and a handwritten dedication of the volume in memory of the donor’s mother.
Missing cover, damaged spine. Incomplete exemplar. Stains, few tears and blemishes.
Please see the Hebrew listing for biographical information on the noted owners.
Overall condition: fair