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Lot 121

Pachad Yitzchak (Lampronti) – Warsaw, 1885 – Copy of the Netziv of Volozhin

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Pachad Yitzchak, halachic encyclopedia by R. Yitzchak Lampronti, posek in Ferrara – with Beit Yoel, corrections, additions and novellae by R. Yoel Zelig Zalkind, Rabbi of Rajgród. Entries from "Alef Alef" to "Ones" (middle of entry; no more was printed). Warsaw: Yitzchak Goldman, [1885]. Only edition of Beit Yoel.


Copy of the Netziv of Volozhin. At the top of the title page, leaf [2] and leaf [3] are his signatures: "Naftali Tzvi Yehudah Berlin". On p. 208 is a dedicatory stamp "From the books of R. Meir Bar-Ilan" [the Netziv's son].
R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin – the Netziv of Volozhin (1817-1893), leading Torah scholar of his generation and dean of the Volozhin yeshiva. He authored many works, including: Haamek She'elah, Haamek Davar, Responsa Meshiv Davar, and more.


[7], 4-12, [1], 4-256 pages. 22 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Good-fair condition. Many tears. Light worming. Library stamps and inscriptions. New binding.


Does not contain first title page and [8] additional pages at the end of the book.

Books of Important Ownership – Rabbis' Signatures and Stamps, Glosses and Dedications
Books of Important Ownership – Rabbis' Signatures and Stamps, Glosses and Dedications