Yissachar Baer ben Tanchum. Ma’aseh Rav [customs and practices of the Vilna Gaon].

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ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA.

Yissachar Baer ben Tanchum. Ma’aseh Rav [customs and practices of the Vilna Gaon].

First / second edition (?). Two title-pages. pp. (4), 67. Stained, previous owner’s marks and inscriptions. Modern calf. 8vo. Vinograd, Vilna 259.

Vilna and Grodno: Menachem Mann and Simcha Zimmel 1832

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $500

The author collected the customs of the Gaon from his student, R. Sa’adia, and elaborated upon them. Taking over 15 years to compile and edit, the work has approbations from R. Chaim of Volozhin and R. Avraham Danziger. A survey of the editing process is provided in the rear of the book.