Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Ketzot HaChoshen, Two Parts – Lviv, 1788-1796 – First Edition

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Sold for: $1,625
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Ketzot HaChoshen, on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, parts I and II, by R. Aryeh Leib HaKohen Heller. Lviv, [1788-1796]. First edition. Two volumes.
The first volume was printed by Rebbetzin Yehudit Rosanes.
With Kuntres HaSefekot by the author's brother, R. Yehuda HaKohen (author of Terumat HaKeri), at the end of vol. I.
Ketzot HaChoshen is a classic work of scholarly Torah study, and for over two hundred years, has been considered the key guide for yeshiva in-depth Torah study throughout the world.
Signatures and inscriptions in vol. II: On endpaper – signatures and ownership inscriptions of R. Chaim Shmuel HaKohen Rappaport of Liska and of his son R. Shlomo Yaakov; gloss on p. 98b and several inscriptions on index leaves.
Two volumes. Part I: [2], 129; 15 leaves. Part II: [2], 64, 67-111, [3] leaves. 34-36 cm. Vol. I in fair condition. Vol. II in good-fair condition. Stains. Many dampstains to vol. I. Wear. Open tears, including large open tears to margins of the first four leaves of vol. I; margins repaired with paper. Small open tears to margins of title page of vol. II. Worming affecting text in vol. I, and minor worming to vol. II. Stamps on vol. I. New, leather bindings.


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