Mikveh Yisrael, R. Israel Brussia of Russia, Lvov 1886
מקוה ישראל - Only Edition
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- Lot Number 47922
- Title (English) Mikveh Yisrael
- Title (Hebrew) מקוה ישראל
- Note Only Edition
- Author R. Israel Brussia of Russia
- City Lvov
- Publisher A. Wajdowicz
- Publication Date 1886
- Estimated Price - Low 200
- Estimated Price - High 500
- Item # 1420404
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Physical Description
Only edition, octavo, 96 pp. 175:120 mm., wide (some uncut) margins, age staining. A very good copy bound in contemporary wrappers.
Detail Description
Only edition of this collection of tales and verse from R. Israel Brussia of Russia. The title-page states that it is by a medakak (exacting person) among the writers of Russia, who previously was called Israel Brussia. However, he had initially been called Ben Yavon. There is prefatory material, beginning with explanations of riddles from R. ibn Ezra, followed by the introduction of R. Israel from Russia. The text follows, beginning with essays, then verse, and then concludes with more prose. Several of the pages are still unciut.
Hebrew Description
עמ’ 3-4: מפתרון החידה אשר כתב ... ר"א [ר’ אברהם] ב"ר מאיר ... אבן עזרא. אב באדמה הוליד ארבעה אחים.
עמ’ 5-44: סיפור, נחלק לשני חלקים.
עמ’ 45-96, עם שער מיוחד: חלק שלישי זמירות ישראל, שירים ... ומכתבים ... עם ... באורים על איזה פסוקים מתנ"ך. ועל דברי חז"ל ... לפרט ה’ל’א’ א’ך’ ג’ר’ א’נ’כ’י’ פ’ה’ ג’א’ל’י’צ’י’ע’ [תר"ם!]. ונראה שצ"ל: הלוא ... [תרמ"ו].
שם המחבר מפורש בעמ’ 51, 61, 94.
References
Bibliography of the Hebrew Book 1470-1960 #000120506; BE mem 3384