Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Ein Yaakov Slavita – Complete Set

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Ein Yaakov (Katnot Or), Talmudic Aggadot. Three parts, Brachot-Nida. Slavita: R. Dov Ber son of R. Yisrael and R. Dov Ber son of R. Pesach, [1811].
Approbations by: R. Aryeh Leib of Volochysk, R. Yisrael Auerbach posek of Rivne, and the rabbis of Ostroh, who allude in their approbation to the true owner of the printing press: "In the printing press of the honorable owner of the printing press of the Slavita community" (referring to the rabbi of the town, R. Moshe Shapira, who in that period was for certain reasons prohibited from mentioning his name on title pages, therefore only his partners, R. Dov Ber son of R. Yisrael and R. Dov Ber son of R. Pesach are mentioned).
Signature and stamps of R. Mordechai Reichenfeld (served as rabbi of Jánosháza, Hungary from 1852, died ca. 1901. He was the son of R. Yehoshua Pupa-Reichenfeld, a dayan in Eisenstadt, and disciple of the Chatam Sofer. R. Mordechai was the son-in-law of R. Pinchas Leib Frieden Rabbi of Komárno [1802-1873], and father-in-law of R. Zev Wolf Kahana Rabbi of Csorna).
3 volumes: [8], 285 leaves; 144, 147-150, 128, 22 leaves; 109, 36, 46, 24, 113, [1] leaves. 20 cm. Greenish paper. Good-fair condition, wear and stains. Mold stains to the first leaves of vol. I. Uniform set with original bindings, worn, with fine leather spines and colored edges.
Books printed in Slavita and Zhitomir, Russia and Poland
Books printed in Slavita and Zhitomir, Russia and Poland