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 (torn) to R. Dov Aryeh Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam, handwritten and signed by the author.

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); section with dedication torn and partially detached from leaf, with damage to text of dedication. Stamps. New binding.