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Tur Choshen Mishpat, Two Parts – Frankfurt am Main, 1716 – Copy of the Yismach Moshe, With His Handwritten Glosses

Tur Choshen Mishpat, with the commentaries Bayit Chadash and Drisha UPrisha. Two parts. Frankfurt am Main, [1716].
Two parts in two volumes. First edition of Drisha UPrisha on Choshen Mishpat.
Copy of R. Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhely, author of Yismach Moshe, with glosses handwritten by him.
An inscription on the front flyleaf of Vol. I attests that the book was owned by the Yismach Moshe: "This book which previously belonged to… R. Moshe Teitelbaum, now belongs to… R. Moshe in Bottyán [Boťany]" (the signature of "Moshe son of R. Sh. of Bottyán" appears on the title page of this volume).
Four short glosses, to the Bach and the Drisha in Chapter I, handwritten by the Yismach Moshe. 
Ownership inscriptions from 1744 appear on the title pages of both volumes: "…Yisrael son of R. Koppel Gerber of Manheim" (it can be concluded from the fact that both volumes were originally owned by the same person, that the second volume too belonged to the Yismach Moshe). Additional ownership inscriptions in both volumes.
The Yismach Moshe was accustomed to writing glosses in his many books (see: R. Yosef Moshe Sofer, HaGaon HaKadosh Baal Yismach Moshe, Brooklyn 1984, pp. 177-178). His grandson Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum copied in his book Yitav Panim (Lemberg 1883 edition, p. 154b, 4) a gloss written by the Yismach Moshe on the margin of his Tur, and his manuscript composition on Choshen Mishpat is mentioned in his book Yishmach Moshe: "It is explained in my composition on Choshen Mishpat Chapter 291…" (Parashat Noach, Lemberg 1849 edition, p. 25a).
Vol. I: [2], 52, 242, 244-267 leaves. Lacking leaf 243. Vol. II: [1], 120, 187 leaves. 31.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, dampstains. Tears to title pages, slightly affecting the borders, repaired with paper. Tears to a few leaves, some affecting text, repaired with paper. Open tears to endpapers, some repaired with tape. The gloss on leaf 4b is trimmed. Stamps. New leather bindings.