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Jun 19, 2018 (your local time)
Israel
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LOT 21:

Sefer HaMivchar V'Tov HaMischar. Gozleve. Two Copies of an Unknown Variant. Karaite

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Sefer HaMivchar V'Tov HaMischar. Gozleve. Two Copies of an Unknown Variant. Karaite

Unique variant: Sefer HaMivchar V'Tov HaMischar, commentary on the Torah of Rabbeinu Aharon the first ... son of Rabbeinu Yosef Rofeh. With the Tirat Kesef elucidation by Rabbi Yosef Shlomo son of Moshe [Lutzki]. Gozleve, printed at the home of Rabbi Shabtai Tgater. 1834(!).

Specifications: 10, 13-66 [should be: 68]; 71; 51 [should be: 50]; 32; [1] leaf, through the end of Bamidbar. With sketches. About 33 cm.
Unique Features: This is a unique variant. The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book lists a copy with a title page from the Cincinnati library. It could be that this is an early trial printing of this work. It concludes at the end of Bamidbar, apparently no more was printed in this variant. 
Condition: Fine, aging stains. Disintegrated binding.

Sefer HaMivchar V'Tov HaMischar, commentary on the Torah of Rabbeinu Aharon HaRishon ... son of Rabbeinu Yosef Rofeh. With the Tirat Kesef elucidation by Rabbi Yosef Shlomo son of Moshe [Lutzki]. Published by Chaverim publishers. Gozleve, 1835. First edition.
Specifications: 10, 13-66 [should be: 68]; 71; 51 [should be: 50]; 32, [1]; 37, [3] leaves, missing the leaf after the title page with the chaverim chart. With sketches. About 33 cm.
Unique Features: Karaite work on the chamishah chumshei Torah by Aharon son of Yosef, a 13th century Karaite. This is a fundamental, significant Karaite work. Very rare. 
Condition: Moderate. Worming holes. New, half-leather binding.