Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Novellae of the Ritv"oh – Amsterdam, 1729 – Glosses from Rabbi Elyashiv

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Novellae of the Ritv"oh, on tractates Ta'anit, Mo'ed Katan and Baba Metziah. Amsterdam, [1729].
On title page, old signatures and signature of Rabbi "Yosef Shalom Elyashiv". Erudite comments in Rabbi Y. S. Elyashiv's handwriting from his youth, approximately seventy years ago. Amongst the glosses, he comments "and I have lengthy notes on the topic, but this is not the place for it”.
[2], 2-29; 2-55 leaves. 35 cm. Good-fair condition, moth holes, detached binding.
Changes on title page. This edition has several variants, some copies include novellae also on tractates Eiruvin and Ketubot.
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