Sha'ar HaMelech, on the Rambam. Three parts. By Rabbi Yitzchak Nunis-Bilmonti. With Ta'am HaMelech by Rabbi Baruch Jeitteles of Prague. Brünn, [1801-1803]. Second edition of Sha'ar HaMelech and first edition of Ta'am HaMelech.
On the title page: "I have purchased from R' Leib --- of Pressburg. Simcha Sofer" - handwritten signature of Rabbi Simcha [Bunam] Sofer, author of Shevet Sofer (1843-1907), son of the Ktav Sofer, from 1872 succeeding him in the Pressburg rabbinate and heading the yeshivah. An important rabbi in his times, he was a prominent leader of Hungarian Charedi Jews. Most of the Hungarian rabbis of that generation were his disciples. Among his work are the Shevet Sofer responsa on the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch, Shevet Sofer novellae on the Talmud and Sha'arei Simcha on the Torah.
[4], 88 leaves; [1], 137 leaves; 104 leaves. 35.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Heavily worn, with minor worming. Old, very worn binding.
Ta'am HaMelech has drawn much criticism and opposition due to the [partial] affiliation of its author, Rabbi Baruch Jeitteles to the Enlightenment Movement in Prague and in Berlin. Among other claims, the author was accused of stealing novellae from other books. Reputedly, studying his books was banned in Hungarian yeshivas. However, this book has the signature of the greatest among the heads of yeshivas in Hungary, who stood at the helm of the illustrious Pressburg Yeshiva for more than 30 years.