Lot 52
Pe'at HaShulchan – Safed, 1836
Pe'at HaShulchan, laws pertaining to Eretz Israel. By Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov, disciple of the Vilna Gaon. Safed, 1836. First edition. Printed by Yisrael Beck.
[5], 2-109, [1] leaves. 30 cm. Light-colored high-quality paper, good-fair condition, restored damages to title page. Stains, slight wear and moth damage. Lightly worn binding.
One of the last books printed in Safed before the earthquake in 1837 (thereafter the author and the printer moved to Jerusalem after losing most of their family and property in the quake). The last leaf, "Listing of mistakes and corrections" is rare and does not appear in some copies.
