Rare Hebrew Books,
Including Six Incunabula
From the Collection of the late
Dr. Michael D. Paul of
St. John’s, Newfoundland.
* With a Fine Isidor Kaufmann Portrait Painting.
Montreal born Dr. Michael David Paul (1954-2024) was a respected professor of medicine specializing in nephrology who devoted himself to the citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador for more than forty years.
Alongside his teaching and medical practice, Dr. Paul served as the long-time President of the small Jewish community of St. John’s. His many interests included travel, philanthropy, but especially book-collecting - alongside related study and research.
Of all the many clients I have been privileged to know in my forty year book career, Dr. Paul was among the most learned and certainly the most interesting.
May his soul receive its eternal reward and may his memory forever be blessed.
DEK
Spring, 2025.
* Most of the books offered here from Dr. Paul’s library, contain his small embossed stamp, generally affixed to the title-page.
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ALFASI, YITZCHAK
(RI’F). Sepher Halachoth Rav Alfas [Rabbinic Code]
FIRST COMPLETE EDITION. With commentaries, Chidushei Rabbeinu Nissim, Piskei Mordechai, Rabbeinu Yonah, R. Yonathan HaKohen of Lunel, Nimukei Yoseph. Bound in three volumes.
Vol. I: Berachoth, ff. 33 (of 43). First leaf provided in facsimile, few leaves frayed affecting text. * Halachoth Ketanoth, ff. 24 (complete). * Shabbath, ff. 61 (of 62). * Eiruvin, ff. 32 (complete). * Pesachim, ff. 26 (complete). * Ta’aniyoth, ff. 10. * Yom Tov, ff. 16 (complete). * Rosh HaShanah, ff. 10 (complete). * Yoma, ff. 6 (complete). * Sukah, ff. 18 (complete). * Megilah, ff. 14 (of 16). * Moed Katan, ff. 19 (of 20) one leaf and portion of another leaf in facsimile. With extensive marginalia with references to Halachic works including Maimonides, Tur and Semag, along with Rashi’s commentary to the Ri’f (first published in Venice, 1521).
Vol. II: Yevamoth, ff. 46 (complete). * Kethuvoth, ff. 64 (complete). * Kidushin, ff. 37 (complete). * Gitin, ff. 50 (complete). * Chulin ff. 56 (complete). * Avodah Zarah, ff. 33 (of 42) lacking the Mordechai.
Vol. III: Baba Kama, ff. 40 (complete). * Baba Metziah, ff. 70 (complete). * Baba Bathra, ff. 75 (complete). * Sanhedrin, Makoth, ff.1 9 (complete). * Shavuoth, ff. 38 (complete, including colophon with final rare leaf of poetry by Eliahu ben Berachel HaLevi, David ibn Yachya, and poem inscribed on the tombstone of Alfasi in Lucena, Southern Spain). Marginalia.
Expert, extensive paper repairs. Modern boards. Folio.
Vinograd, Constantinople 13; Yaari, Constantinople 5; J. Hacker, Aresheth, V, p. 474 no. 5 (corrections to Yaari); Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. 5310:1 “ed. extremae raritatis;” S. Shefer, Ha’Rif U’Mishnato (1967) pp. 108-11; I. Rivkind, Dikdukei Sophrim, Kiryat Sepher, vol. II, p. 58; Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 140.
Constantinople, David and Samuel Nahmias, 1509.
FIRST COMPLETE EDITION OF THE RIF - OF THE GREATEST RARITY.
R. Yitzchak Alfasi (1013–1103) brought the Gaonic period to a close. His fame rests on this great work, whose purpose was to provide a comprehensive compendium for ready reference to facilitate Talmud study.
The Ri’f is the most important Halachic compendium prior to the Yad HaChazakah of the Ramba’m, and indeed paved the way for all later codifiers. R. Yoseph Karo regarded the Rif’s scholarship with utmost respect and determined the laws in the Shulchan Aruch upon his authority.
This Constantinople edition represents the earliest complete edition of the Rif’s magnum opus, and contains important textual variances from the Bomberg 1521 edition.
See Rabinowitz, Ma’amar al Hadfasath HaTalmud, pp. 296-7.
* An extensive conservation project was recently undertaken on these three volumes.
A 16-page illustrated report prepared by the conservator accompanies the lot.
