Auction 39 · Lot 131
Hagadah shel Pesach. With commentaries of R. Nathan Shapiro, R. Samson of Ostropoia, R. Ezekiel Landau of Prague and others
- Estimate
- $700–$900
- Hammer price
- $1,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(HAGADAH)
printer
(ca.
Place
(Lemberg ?)
Publication
1830)
Description
Stamp on title and final leaf of R. Menachem Mendel Hager of Obervishiva, the son of R. Yisrael of Vishnitz
references
Yaari 2673; Yudlov 707
summary
RARE. Yaari saw only one copy in the Floersheim collection. This Hagadah has no date or place of pubication on the title, Yudlov tentatively dated it based upon the name of the publisher Mordecai Tzvi of Zbarizh.
R. Menachem Mendel Hager of Obervishiva,(1886-1941) was known as the greatest scholar of the Vishnitzer Dynasty. His works were published posthumously under the title Torath Menachem and Sheerith Menachem
ff. 2, 14, 2. Some browning and staining. Later marbled boards. 4to
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