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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Hilchot Rav Alfas with Rashi, Part I – Order Mo'ed (including Tractate Berachot and Halachot Ketanot), Part II – Order Nashim (with Tractate Chullin), and Part III – Order Nezikin. Amsterdam: Joseph Dayan son of Shimon Akiva Be'er, [1720]. Complete Set. All three parts in three volumes, comprising all Hilchot HaRif on the Talmudic tractates.
Ownership inscriptions (slightly trimmed) handwritten by R. Yedidia Tia Weil on title pages of vols. I and II.
R. Yedidia Tia Weil (1722-1806), leading Torah scholar of his times, son of R. Netanel Weil author of Korban Netanel and close disciple of R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz. Rabbi of Karlsruhe; author of Marbeh LeSaper and other works.
Three volumes. Vol. I: [3], 2-87; 108-303 leaves. Vol. II: [2], 41, 41-42, 42-251, [1], 252-317; 20; 6; 40 leaves. 6 leaves of Shaarei HaShevuot originally appeared at end of vol. III; 40 leaves of Simanei HaDinim originally appeared at beginning of vol. I. Vol. III: 376 leaves. 42-43 cm. Wide margins. Overall good condition. Stains, including minor dampstains. Worming. Tears, including minor open tears in several places (including title pages), not affecting text. Marginal paper repairs to title page of vol. II. Title page of vol. III partially detached. Stamps. Early wood and leather bindings, with clasp remnants. Wear, worming and damage to bindings (vol. II with non-original spine).
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Ownership inscriptions (slightly trimmed) handwritten by R. Yedidia Tia Weil on title pages of vols. I and II.
R. Yedidia Tia Weil (1722-1806), leading Torah scholar of his times, son of R. Netanel Weil author of Korban Netanel and close disciple of R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz. Rabbi of Karlsruhe; author of Marbeh LeSaper and other works.
Three volumes. Vol. I: [3], 2-87; 108-303 leaves. Vol. II: [2], 41, 41-42, 42-251, [1], 252-317; 20; 6; 40 leaves. 6 leaves of Shaarei HaShevuot originally appeared at end of vol. III; 40 leaves of Simanei HaDinim originally appeared at beginning of vol. I. Vol. III: 376 leaves. 42-43 cm. Wide margins. Overall good condition. Stains, including minor dampstains. Worming. Tears, including minor open tears in several places (including title pages), not affecting text. Marginal paper repairs to title page of vol. II. Title page of vol. III partially detached. Stamps. Early wood and leather bindings, with clasp remnants. Wear, worming and damage to bindings (vol. II with non-original spine).
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Shaarei Dura, halachic rulings on laws of kashrut, by R. Yitzchak HaLevi of Dura. Majdan, Zasław: Eliezer son of Jacob Rublinker and David son of Moses of Zasław, [1807].
On the title page, signature of R. Yaakov Chaim Sofer (the Kaf HaChaim; 1870-1939, prominent Torah scholar, halachic authority and kabbalist in Iraq and Jerusalem) and stamps of the Shoshanim LeDavid Beit Midrash in Jerusalem (where the Kaf HaChaim studied Torah and composed his illustrious works).
On the title page and leaf 8, stamps of R. Yeshaya Bardaki (d. 1862), son-in-law and successor of R. Yisrael of Shklow disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, teacher and illustrious leader of the Perushim Ashkenazic community in Jerusalem.
2, [2], 72, 72-82, [1] leaves. Misfoliation. 32.5 cm. Bluish paper. Fair condition. Stains. Extensive worming, affecting text.
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On the title page, signature of R. Yaakov Chaim Sofer (the Kaf HaChaim; 1870-1939, prominent Torah scholar, halachic authority and kabbalist in Iraq and Jerusalem) and stamps of the Shoshanim LeDavid Beit Midrash in Jerusalem (where the Kaf HaChaim studied Torah and composed his illustrious works).
On the title page and leaf 8, stamps of R. Yeshaya Bardaki (d. 1862), son-in-law and successor of R. Yisrael of Shklow disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, teacher and illustrious leader of the Perushim Ashkenazic community in Jerusalem.
2, [2], 72, 72-82, [1] leaves. Misfoliation. 32.5 cm. Bluish paper. Fair condition. Stains. Extensive worming, affecting text.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Pri Chadash, on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Even HaEzer (laws of Rosh Chodesh, Pesach, Yom Tov, Megillah and Gittin), by R. Chizkiyah da Silva. Karlsruhe: Johann Ludwig Jakob Held, [1757]. Third edition.
Copy of R. Moshe Yehuda Leib of Kutno author of Zayit Raanan, with his stamp on leaf 2. Additional stamp of his (deleted) on the title page, and inscription attesting that the book comes from the estate of the Gaon of Kutno. Stamp of the grandson of the Gaon of Kutno on the title page. Stamps of R. Zalman Sorotzkin Rabbi of Lutsk, and other stamps and inscriptions. Scholarly gloss in Oriental script on p. 51a.
R. Moshe Yehuda Leib Zylberberg of Kutno (1798-1865), author of Zayit Raanan and Tiferet Yerushalayim. A prominent Torah leader in Poland, he served as rabbi of Kutno and several other Polish cities. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1857, where he became one of the leading rabbis in Jerusalem.
[2], 82 leaves; 21 leaves (lacking 11 leaves at end – leaves 22-32 with indexes and commentaries on Sefer HaMada by the Rambam). 30 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Tears and worming, affecting text. Leaves trimmed with damage to headings in several places. New leather binding.
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Copy of R. Moshe Yehuda Leib of Kutno author of Zayit Raanan, with his stamp on leaf 2. Additional stamp of his (deleted) on the title page, and inscription attesting that the book comes from the estate of the Gaon of Kutno. Stamp of the grandson of the Gaon of Kutno on the title page. Stamps of R. Zalman Sorotzkin Rabbi of Lutsk, and other stamps and inscriptions. Scholarly gloss in Oriental script on p. 51a.
R. Moshe Yehuda Leib Zylberberg of Kutno (1798-1865), author of Zayit Raanan and Tiferet Yerushalayim. A prominent Torah leader in Poland, he served as rabbi of Kutno and several other Polish cities. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1857, where he became one of the leading rabbis in Jerusalem.
[2], 82 leaves; 21 leaves (lacking 11 leaves at end – leaves 22-32 with indexes and commentaries on Sefer HaMada by the Rambam). 30 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Tears and worming, affecting text. Leaves trimmed with damage to headings in several places. New leather binding.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Nachal Yitzchak, novellae and commentaries on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat [and Even HaEzer], Part I, by R. Yitzchak Elchanan [Spektor] Rabbi of Kovno. Vilna: Widow and Brothers Romm, 1872. First edition.
At the top of leaf [2], lengthy dedication handwritten and signed by the author, to R. Dov Aryeh Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam.
R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor (1817-1896), prominent rabbi of his generation, supreme halachic authority of his times and leader of Lithuanian and Russian Jewry.
R. Dov Aryeh (Bernhard Löbel) Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam (1855-1935), prominent Torah leader in the Netherlands. He exchanged correspondence on halachic and communal matters with Torah leaders worldwide. His exceptional erudition led him to expose the forgery of the Jerusalem Talmud Kodashim.
[8], 358 pages. 32 cm. Good condition. Stains. Large stain to title page. Original margins of leaf [2] untrimmed and folded (to fit binding); with tears to folds and slight damage to dedication. Stamps. New binding.
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At the top of leaf [2], lengthy dedication handwritten and signed by the author, to R. Dov Aryeh Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam.
R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor (1817-1896), prominent rabbi of his generation, supreme halachic authority of his times and leader of Lithuanian and Russian Jewry.
R. Dov Aryeh (Bernhard Löbel) Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam (1855-1935), prominent Torah leader in the Netherlands. He exchanged correspondence on halachic and communal matters with Torah leaders worldwide. His exceptional erudition led him to expose the forgery of the Jerusalem Talmud Kodashim.
[8], 358 pages. 32 cm. Good condition. Stains. Large stain to title page. Original margins of leaf [2] untrimmed and folded (to fit binding); with tears to folds and slight damage to dedication. Stamps. New binding.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Megillat Shir HaShirim – Rinah shel Torah, with Rashi and the Metiv Shir commentary by R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin, dean of the Volozhin yeshiva (the Netziv of Volozhin). With the She'er Yisrael essay on antisemitism. Warsaw: Isaac Goldman, 1886. First edition.
At the top of the title page, dedication handwritten by the author, to R. Chaim Zvi Broide Rabbi of Shvekshna (Švėkšna), author of She'erit Chaim and Revach VeHatzalah.
R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin – the Netziv of Volozhin (1817-1893), leading Torah scholar of his generation and dean of the Volozhin yeshiva.
[2], 3-134, [1] pages. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves. Tape repairs to title page and subsequent leaf. Stamps. Inscriptions. New binding.
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At the top of the title page, dedication handwritten by the author, to R. Chaim Zvi Broide Rabbi of Shvekshna (Švėkšna), author of She'erit Chaim and Revach VeHatzalah.
R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin – the Netziv of Volozhin (1817-1893), leading Torah scholar of his generation and dean of the Volozhin yeshiva.
[2], 3-134, [1] pages. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves. Tape repairs to title page and subsequent leaf. Stamps. Inscriptions. New binding.
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Meshiv Davar, halachic responsum by R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin, dean of the Volozhin yeshiva (the Netziv of Volozhin) – four parts. Warsaw: R. Meir Yechiel Halter and R. Meir Eisenstadt, 1894. First edition. Three title pages.
Handwritten dedication on the first title page (slightly trimmed), stamped by "the publisher, wife of the great Torah scholar" (the handwriting may be that of R. Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk, who was reputedly involved in the publication of the book, and whose wife was a granddaughter of the author).
The book was prepared for print by the Netziv in 1892-1893, during his stay in Warsaw following the closure of the Volozhin yeshiva, and was published half a year after his passing in Av 1893, by his wife and descendants, as stated on the title page.
[5], 6-178 pages; [2], 3-120 pages. 29 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor wear and tears. Various stamps and inscriptions. New binding.
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Handwritten dedication on the first title page (slightly trimmed), stamped by "the publisher, wife of the great Torah scholar" (the handwriting may be that of R. Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk, who was reputedly involved in the publication of the book, and whose wife was a granddaughter of the author).
The book was prepared for print by the Netziv in 1892-1893, during his stay in Warsaw following the closure of the Volozhin yeshiva, and was published half a year after his passing in Av 1893, by his wife and descendants, as stated on the title page.
[5], 6-178 pages; [2], 3-120 pages. 29 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor wear and tears. Various stamps and inscriptions. New binding.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Responsa Zera Emet, by R. Yishmael HaKohen Rabbi of Modena. Part I – Orach Chaim and Talmudic novellae. Livorno: Abraham Isaac Castello and Eliezer Saadon, [1786]. First edition, published in the author's lifetime.
Dedication (3 lines) on the front endpaper, handwritten and signed by R. Shlomo Zalman Sender Kahana Shapira, who gave the book as a wedding gift.
Various inscriptions on the title page and endpapers, and stamps from Białystok.
R. Shlomo Zalman Sender Kahana Shapira (1851-1923), outstanding Lithuanian Torah scholar, exceptionally venerated by the Lithuanian Torah leaders and yeshiva deans. Rabbi of Malch and Krynki, where he headed the prominent Anaf Etz Chaim yeshiva. Father of R. Avraham Dov Ber Kahana Shapira Rabbi of Kovno, the Devar Avraham.
[5], 121 leaves. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Stamps. New leather binding.
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Dedication (3 lines) on the front endpaper, handwritten and signed by R. Shlomo Zalman Sender Kahana Shapira, who gave the book as a wedding gift.
Various inscriptions on the title page and endpapers, and stamps from Białystok.
R. Shlomo Zalman Sender Kahana Shapira (1851-1923), outstanding Lithuanian Torah scholar, exceptionally venerated by the Lithuanian Torah leaders and yeshiva deans. Rabbi of Malch and Krynki, where he headed the prominent Anaf Etz Chaim yeshiva. Father of R. Avraham Dov Ber Kahana Shapira Rabbi of Kovno, the Devar Avraham.
[5], 121 leaves. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Stamps. New leather binding.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Chut HaMeshulash, Torah novellae on various Talmudic topics – teachings of three generations: R. Yisrael Lipkin of Salant (Salanter) – founder of the musar movement, his father R. Ze'ev (author of Chiddushei Ben Aryeh), and his son R. Aryeh Leib Lipkin. Jerusalem: A.M. Luncz, 1904. First edition.
On the front endpaper, stamps of the author's disciple, R. Itzele Blazer. On the same leaf and on the leaf following the title page, stamps of his grandson R. Eliyahu Eliezer Mishkovsky Rabbi of Kfar Chassidim. On the verso of the title page, handwritten gloss (presumably handwritten by R. Shlomo Blazer, son of R. Itzele), with a later copying of the gloss in pen.
R. Yitzchak Blazer – known as R. Itzele Peterburger (1837-1907), prominent disciple of R. Yisrael of Salant, and disseminator of the musar movement in the Lithuanian yeshivot. Leading Torah scholar of his times.
[4], 2-35 leaves. 24 cm. Good condition. Stains. Inscriptions. New binding.
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On the front endpaper, stamps of the author's disciple, R. Itzele Blazer. On the same leaf and on the leaf following the title page, stamps of his grandson R. Eliyahu Eliezer Mishkovsky Rabbi of Kfar Chassidim. On the verso of the title page, handwritten gloss (presumably handwritten by R. Shlomo Blazer, son of R. Itzele), with a later copying of the gloss in pen.
R. Yitzchak Blazer – known as R. Itzele Peterburger (1837-1907), prominent disciple of R. Yisrael of Salant, and disseminator of the musar movement in the Lithuanian yeshivot. Leading Torah scholar of his times.
[4], 2-35 leaves. 24 cm. Good condition. Stains. Inscriptions. New binding.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Birkei Yosef, two parts – on the four parts of Shulchan Aruch, by R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai – the Chida. Livorno: Gio. Vincenzo Falorni, 1774-[1776]. First edition.
Important ownership. Various ownership inscriptions on the first title page, including the signature of R. Binyamin Wolf Löw author of Shaarei Torah and an inscription attesting that the book belonged to R. Michael Shimon May. Many stamps of Rebbe Pinchas Shalom Rottenberg of Koson-United States (1892-1966).
R. Binyamin Wolf Löw (1777-1851), author of Shaarei Torah, rabbi of Vrbové (Hungary) and other cities. A prominent Torah scholar in the times of the Chatam Sofer and R. Akiva Eger. Composed many works on all parts of the Torah, published as the Shaarei Torah series.
R. Michael Shimon May (d. 11th Sivan 1833), composed the book Chiddushei Hagahot on the Tur, together with his brother R. Yosef May.
Two parts in one volume: [1], 2-220 leaves; [1], 2-121, 113 leaves. 29 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear. Worming to first and final leaves. Open tear (repaired) to center of first title page. New leather binding.
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Important ownership. Various ownership inscriptions on the first title page, including the signature of R. Binyamin Wolf Löw author of Shaarei Torah and an inscription attesting that the book belonged to R. Michael Shimon May. Many stamps of Rebbe Pinchas Shalom Rottenberg of Koson-United States (1892-1966).
R. Binyamin Wolf Löw (1777-1851), author of Shaarei Torah, rabbi of Vrbové (Hungary) and other cities. A prominent Torah scholar in the times of the Chatam Sofer and R. Akiva Eger. Composed many works on all parts of the Torah, published as the Shaarei Torah series.
R. Michael Shimon May (d. 11th Sivan 1833), composed the book Chiddushei Hagahot on the Tur, together with his brother R. Yosef May.
Two parts in one volume: [1], 2-220 leaves; [1], 2-121, 113 leaves. 29 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear. Worming to first and final leaves. Open tear (repaired) to center of first title page. New leather binding.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Pri Megadim, index to Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, by R. Shmuel son of R. Alexander (final leaves of the Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat edition with Turei Zahav, Fürth: Itzek Madfis, 1767).
Four signatures of R. Daniel Prostitz on the endpaper and first leaf. Inscriptions and markings in a later script, presumably in preparation for reprinting the book.
R. Daniel Prostitz (1759-1846), disciple of Maharam Barby Rabbi of Pressburg, and dayan in Pressburg in the times of R. Meshulam Igra. A close friend of the Chatam Sofer, he initiated the latter's appointment as rabbi of Pressburg.
47-63 leaves. Misfoliation. 34 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Wear. New binding.
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Four signatures of R. Daniel Prostitz on the endpaper and first leaf. Inscriptions and markings in a later script, presumably in preparation for reprinting the book.
R. Daniel Prostitz (1759-1846), disciple of Maharam Barby Rabbi of Pressburg, and dayan in Pressburg in the times of R. Meshulam Igra. A close friend of the Chatam Sofer, he initiated the latter's appointment as rabbi of Pressburg.
47-63 leaves. Misfoliation. 34 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Wear. New binding.
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Reshit Limudim, scientific textbook by Baruch Lindau. Berlin: Chevrat Chinuch Ne'arim, 1788.
Reshit Limudim was the first scientific book published in Hebrew in the modern era. Its original goal was to teach sciences to children, but it in fact served as the only useful science book amongst Jews throughout the 19th century. Although the author associated with the Haskalah movement, the book was studied in Orthodox homes and by Orthodox rabbis.
Copy of R. Yaakov Ettlinger – the Aruch LaNer (1798-1871), chief rabbi of Altona, with his signature on the front endpaper; embossed stamp next to signature: "A. R. Ettlinger – Altona".
[11], 159, [1] leaves. Approx. 16 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tear to title page, repaired with tape. Stamps. New leather binding.
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Reshit Limudim was the first scientific book published in Hebrew in the modern era. Its original goal was to teach sciences to children, but it in fact served as the only useful science book amongst Jews throughout the 19th century. Although the author associated with the Haskalah movement, the book was studied in Orthodox homes and by Orthodox rabbis.
Copy of R. Yaakov Ettlinger – the Aruch LaNer (1798-1871), chief rabbi of Altona, with his signature on the front endpaper; embossed stamp next to signature: "A. R. Ettlinger – Altona".
[11], 159, [1] leaves. Approx. 16 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tear to title page, repaired with tape. Stamps. New leather binding.
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Nachalat Yaakov – two parts: Part I, novellae on the Torah portions and Talmudic aggadot, and eulogies; Part II, Talmudic novellae and responsa, by R. Yaakov Lorberbaum Rabbi of Lissa (Leszno), author of Netivot HaMishpat. Breslau: Hirsch Sulzbach, 1849. First edition.
At the top of the title page, signatures of R. Yehuda Modrin of Sighet (1819-1893), a cherished disciple of the Chatam Sofer from a very young age.
A few brief glosses handwritten by R. Moshe Stern Rabbi of Polien-Riskeve (1852-1923), and by his son-in-law R. David Sperber Rabbi of Braşov (1875-1962).
[5], 39, [1] leaves; 58 leaves. Lacking leaf [2] with approbations (originally: [6], 39, [1] leaves; 58 leaves). 35 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and dampstains. Wear and worming, slightly affecting text. Stamps. New leather binding.
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At the top of the title page, signatures of R. Yehuda Modrin of Sighet (1819-1893), a cherished disciple of the Chatam Sofer from a very young age.
A few brief glosses handwritten by R. Moshe Stern Rabbi of Polien-Riskeve (1852-1923), and by his son-in-law R. David Sperber Rabbi of Braşov (1875-1962).
[5], 39, [1] leaves; 58 leaves. Lacking leaf [2] with approbations (originally: [6], 39, [1] leaves; 58 leaves). 35 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and dampstains. Wear and worming, slightly affecting text. Stamps. New leather binding.
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