Otzroth Chaim

AUCTION 36 | Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books & Manuscripts

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Otzroth Chaim

FIRST EDITION. German title-page and introduction. The Yitzchok Isaac Ben-Yaakov copy wih his signature on the title and occasional marginal notes and corrections. Also signed by the bibliographer Samuel Wiener on the title pp. 14, 378 (pp. 305-12 misbound). Contemporary boards, needs rebinding. 8vo Vinograd, Hamburg 161 (does not note the 14 page German introductions)

Hamburg: J. J. Halberstadt 1848

Est: $600 - $800

Comprehensive catalogue of the Library of Chaim Michael (Heimann Joseph Michael), edited with an index, additions and excerpts by Steinschneider, plus an introduction by Zunz. The manuscripts of this collection were ultimately acquired by the Bodleian Library, Oxford, and the printed books went to the British Museum. Ben-Yaakov composed the fundamental bibliographical work Otzar HaSepharim and Wiener, author of Koheleth Moshe served as librarian of the Friedland collection at the Royal Library of St. Petersburg