Ben Yochai, verifying the Holy Zohar written by Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. By Rabbi Moshe Konitz. Vienna, 1815.
The leaf has two handwritten glosses by the author about the history of his family with important genealogic information. Before the title page is a self-dedication signed by Rabbi Avraham Shatz of Drachyntsi who received the book from the author in 1815.
Responsum to the comments by the Ya'avetz in Mitpachat Sefarim on the early origins of the Zohar. The author Rabbi Moshe Konitz (1774-1839), Rabbi in Offen and Pest (Budapest), disciple of the Nodah B'Yehuda and the Maharam Mintz was a disputed figure of rabbi and maskil, Torah scholar and proficient in general knowledge.
154 page. 42.5 cm. Greenish paper, good condition, stains. Tear at the top of the title page. Worn binding