Bidspirit auction | DIVREI YOSEF. R. YEHOSEF SCHWARTZ.

DIVREI YOSEF. R. YEHOSEF SCHWARTZ. SET OF FOUR VOLUMES. FIRST EDITIONS. YERUSHOLAYIM 1841-1861. - • Divrei Yosef Yerusholayim 1843. 8, 70, 6 pages. 16 cm. Fine condition, some pages slightly smaller. Bak press. HaLevy 17. • Tevuas Ha’Aretz Yerusholayim 1845. 156, 52, 3 pages. 14 cm. Overall fine condition, closely shaved affecting headers. Final three pages facsimile. Unidentified signatures. Bak press. HaLevy 31. • Divrei Yosef Yerusholayim 1861. 7, 247, 1 pages. 16 cm. Fine condition. Small tear on title page. Bak press. HaLevy 58. • Divrei Yosef Yerusholayim 1862. 4, 170, 1 pages. 15.5 cm. Overall fine condition, some wear and slight worming. Bak press. HaLevy 62. R. Yehosef Schwartz (1805-1865) was a talmid of R. Avrohom Bing of Wurzburg. He immigrated to Yerusholayim in 1833 where he devoted extensive efforts to researching Eretz Yisroel. His seforim include novella relating to the laws of Eretz Yisroel, geographical studies that show the names of localities, mountains, countries, rivers, etc., found in Tanach, Talmud and Midrash as well as the correct Halachic Zemanim for Eretz Yisroel.