Lot 196
Be'er Mayim Chaim, Salonika 1794 - Dedication and Glosses
Be'er Mayim Chaim, Vol.1, responsa and interpretations by Rabbi Chaim Nissim Raphael Motziri. With Torah novellae booklets "Girsa De-Yankuta", by the publisher, son of the author Rabbi Shmuel Noach Motziri. Salonika, [1794]. Only edition.
Fine, handwritten dedication on the title page from Rabbi Shmuel Noach Motziri to nobleman "Shlomo Baruch Hu". Two glosses in Eastern handwriting appear in the book's leaves, one of them is signed "AGN", apparently referring to Rabbi Chaim Avraham Gagin, 1787-1848, Gaon and Mekubal, became Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1842 and was the first [rabbi] appointed as "Chacham Bashi" with his nomination as "Rishon Le-Zion".
[4], 123; 47; 42 leaves. 28.5 cm. Fair condition, moth damage, fungal damage on the last leaves. Worn and torn semi-leather binding.
