MALBIM, MEIR LEIBUSH
AUCTION 39 |
Thursday, April 03rd,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 226
MALBIM, MEIR LEIBUSH
Est: $200 - $250
PRICE REALIZED $325
Shirei HaNefesh is a most original commentary to the oft enigmatic verses of the Song of Songs, the author prides himself as "blazing a new, holy path untrodden by previous commentators."
Bibliographers differ as to the place of publication and date of the Malbim's work. Ben Yaakov describes it as [Koenigsburg, 1856] while Friedberg states it is [Krotoschin, n.d.], both list it as the first edition. (EJ vol. 11 p. 823 also states that it was first published in Krotoschin).
The previous owner, Fischel Lapin (1810-1889), was a renowned leader of the old Yishuv in Jerusalem and confidant of R. Israel Salanter