(Gaon of Vilna). Abraham, Son of the Gaon of Vilna. Sa’arath Eliahu [”The Storm of Elijah.”]

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Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters

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(ELIJAH BEN SOLOMON ZALMAN).

(Gaon of Vilna). Abraham, Son of the Gaon of Vilna. Sa’arath Eliahu [”The Storm of Elijah.”]

<<FIRST EDITION.>> pp. 55. Previous owner’s signature on title, slight worming. Unbound. 8vo. Vinograd, Gr”a 1360.

Warsaw: Y. Alapin 1877

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $325

Biography/eulogy of the Vilna Gaon, plus various previously unpublished commentaries in his name written by the Vilna Gaon’s son. Known to be especially reliable as it is based on personal knowledge not hearsay. Besides preserving teachings heard from his father, R. Abraham (1750-1808) son of R. Elijah, Gaon of Vilna (1720-1797), was a distinguished scholar in his own right. He is celebrated for his bibliographic work “Rav Pe’alim” on Midrashic sources.