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Lot 134:

Leon Modena‭ - ‬Nechemia Libowitz‭, ‬with the Author's Handwritten Dedication

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Books of Nechemia Samuel Libowitz

Nechemiah Shmuel Libowitz was born in 1862 in the Lomza region where he received his Torah education. In 1881 he emigrated to the United States where he dealt in the diamond trade, dividing his time between business and writing. Libowitz was a bibliographer and a prolific writer, who wrote dozens of works. He also owned a huge Judaica library. Many of his works were printed in very limited editions. In 1927, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, but immediately returned to the U.S. where he passed away in 1939 in New York.

The life story, thoughts and opinions, and works of R. Yehuda Aryeh (Leon) Modena, by R. Nechemia Samuel Libowitz. New York, published by Zvi son of Yerucham Fishel Hirsch. 1901. [5], 131pp., 20.5 cm.

Second edition with additions from Ish Shalom, S.Z.C”H, and Dr. S. Rabin. With an English title page, and a small illustration of R. Yehuda Aryeh Modena. All Libowitz’s works were published in limited editions and are very rare.

In very good condition with a printed soft cover.