(Bible, Hebrew). Chamisha Chumshei Torah and Haftoroth. With commentary Adereth Eliyahu by the Vilna Gaon; additional commentaries including: Minchath Shai, Menorath Shlomo, Minchath Kalil, etc.

AUCTION 70 | Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 at 1:00

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ELIJAH, GAON OF VILNA.

(Bible, Hebrew). Chamisha Chumshei Torah and Haftoroth. With commentary Adereth Eliyahu by the Vilna Gaon; additional commentaries including: Minchath Shai, Menorath Shlomo, Minchath Kalil, etc.

<<FIRST EDITION>> of Vilna Gaon’s commentary. Illustration on f. 3. Approbation of R. Chaim of Volozhin on verso of title. ff. (2), 68, 54, 46, 51, 54, 16. Opening four leaves with crude taped repairs, tear on lower portion of f. 4 of Vayikra not affecting text, some staining, lacking divisional title. Modern boards. Tall folio. Vinograd, Dubrovna 4; Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei HaGr”a 1.

Dubrovna: Avraham b. Ya’akov & Baruch b. Eliyahu 1804

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $4,500

With important introduction by the children of the Vilna Gaon containing much biographical information relating to their father’s prodigious scholarly talents, boundlessly evident even when he was a child. Only six Hebrew books were printed in this small city, present-day Belarus.