Content: This lot features a single, historic volume from an antique Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) containing the complete books of the Latter Prophets (Nevi’im Acharonim): Isaiah (ישעיה), Jeremiah (ירמיה), and Ezekiel (יחזקאל). The text is arranged with the Hebrew Biblical text surrounded by the classic commentary of Rashi (רבי שלמה יצחקי) and a continuous translation and explanation in Ivri-Teitsch (Western Yiddish in Rabbinic script).
Printers’ Poem: The conclusion of the Book of Isaiah features a beautiful, traditional printers’ closing poem utilizing the standard formula beginning with "חזק ונתחזק" to celebrate the completion of the text.
Historic Provenance (Community Stamps): The volume bears significant historical importance due to a prominent ownership stamp repeated on multiple pages. The stamp explicitly identifies the book as belonging to the Yetev Lev Beit Medrash in Grosswardein (שייך לביה"מ ייטב לב דגראססווארדיין / Nagyvárad), the famed Hungarian/Transylvanian stronghold of the Sighet and Satmar dynasties. The bottom of the stamp features a traditional warning against removing the holy book from the study hall. This stamp directly links the volume to the vibrant pre-war Chassidic study halls that were largely devastated during the Holocaust.
Unique Ownership Marks: The flyleaves and endpapers are covered in numerous handwritten signatures, inscriptions, and practice scripts from past generations of students, providing a tangible record of its extensive history of use.
Condition report:
Status: Heavy Vintage Wear – Complete Text Block.
Details: The volume is visibly aged and reflects decades of sacred study. The pages show expected tanning, minor folds, and darkening at the edges consistent with use. The text block is structurally holding together, though there are signs of early preservation, including some pages reinforced with older tape. Due to original production and trimming limitations of the era, minor portions of letters at the extreme top edge are occasionally cut off. The final page of Ezekiel is worn with some localized text loss along the delicate outer edge, but the internal text blocks remain highly legible. The title page is missing.
