Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
Mishnat Chachamim by Rabbi Meshulam Feivish of Kremenets – Grandfather of R. Yisrael of Ruzhin – First Edition, Ostroh, 1796 – Unique Copy with Title Pages for All Six Orders
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Mishnat Chachamim, novellae on the Six Orders of the Mishnah, Parts I-VI, by R. Meshulam Feivish HaLevi Horowitz of Kremenets. Ostroh, [1796]. First edition.
Unique copy with six title pages (see below).
With approbations by the Noda BiYehuda, the Haflaah, R. Shaul Rabbi of Amsterdam, R. Betzalel Margolies Rabbi of Ostroh, R. Refael HaKohen Rabbi of Hamburg and other rabbis. Approbations by R. Eliezer Kalir Rabbi of Kolín and R. David Tzvi Auerbach Rabbi of Kremenets (father-in-law of R. Natan of Breslov) appear at the beginning of Seder Nashim.
Ownership inscriptions on the front endpaper and other leaves.
[3], 33; [1], 15; [1], 22, [1], 20; [1], 24; [1], 46 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Open tears and worming to title page and following leaf, affecting text, repaired with paper and photocopy replacements. Tears to final leaf, affecting text. Minor worming to some leaves. New binding.
This volume includes six title pages – one at the beginning of each Order. The first is a general title page, illustrated. The next two are title pages printed especially for Orders Mo'ed and Nashim (bearing the titles of the Orders). The fourth one, bound before Nezikin, is identical to the first illustrated title page. The last two, bound before Kodashim and Taharot, are general title pages, not illustrated.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book records a copy with four title pages only (without title pages before Kodashim and Taharot).
Stefensky Chassidut, no. 369.
Unique copy with six title pages (see below).
With approbations by the Noda BiYehuda, the Haflaah, R. Shaul Rabbi of Amsterdam, R. Betzalel Margolies Rabbi of Ostroh, R. Refael HaKohen Rabbi of Hamburg and other rabbis. Approbations by R. Eliezer Kalir Rabbi of Kolín and R. David Tzvi Auerbach Rabbi of Kremenets (father-in-law of R. Natan of Breslov) appear at the beginning of Seder Nashim.
Ownership inscriptions on the front endpaper and other leaves.
[3], 33; [1], 15; [1], 22, [1], 20; [1], 24; [1], 46 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Open tears and worming to title page and following leaf, affecting text, repaired with paper and photocopy replacements. Tears to final leaf, affecting text. Minor worming to some leaves. New binding.
This volume includes six title pages – one at the beginning of each Order. The first is a general title page, illustrated. The next two are title pages printed especially for Orders Mo'ed and Nashim (bearing the titles of the Orders). The fourth one, bound before Nezikin, is identical to the first illustrated title page. The last two, bound before Kodashim and Taharot, are general title pages, not illustrated.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book records a copy with four title pages only (without title pages before Kodashim and Taharot).
Stefensky Chassidut, no. 369.
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