Mishlei [Book of Proverbs]. With commentary by the Vilna Gaon.

Auction 94 | Thursday, June 17th, 2021 at 11:00am

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ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA.

Mishlei [Book of Proverbs]. With commentary by the Vilna Gaon.

<<First edition.>> Edited by Menachem Mendel of Shklov. <<A fine, wide-margined copy.>> ff. 61,15,1. Few light stains, opening three leaves with marginal repairs. Elaborate blind-tooled calf. Lg. 4to. Vinograd, Gr’a 88; Vinograd, Shklow 104.

Shklov: Shabse ben Bentzion 1798

Est: $6,000 - $7,000

PRICE REALIZED $7,500

<<The first edition of the Gaon of Vilna’s first published commentary.>> This was as per the specific instruction of the Gaon and subsequently followed just a few short months after his death on Sukkoth, 1797. The Book of Proverbs was well know to be of particular importance to the Gaon and he instructed all - male as well as female - to study it in depth. <<This is a particularly striking copy of this significant text.>>