Pnei Yehoshua, Apei Zutrei – commentary on the Talmud. On Tractates Ketubot, Gittin, Kiddushin. By Rabbi Ya'akov Yoshua Av Beit Din of Metz and Lvov. Amsterdam, [1739]. First edition. First book of the author printed during his lifetime.
On the title page is a signature from 1779, of Rabbi "Yitzchak Isaac ben Rabbi…Yisrael of Geza Schorr". "Yitzchak Issac ben ---" and other signatures. On the first leaves are signatures of Rabbi "Duber – ben Rabbi". On the last leaf are ownership inscriptions, that the book belongs to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Rabbi of Roman. Several glosses by several writers. On Leaf 45/2 is a long scholarly gloss [in a handwriting characteristic of the 18th century].
Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Schorr (c. 1630-1700), Av Beit Din of Yarychev Novyy, Galicia). Author of Minchah Chadasha (Novyy Oleksinets 1774). Son and successor of Rabbi Yisrael Schorr Av Beit Din of Yarychev Novyy, author of Einei Yisrael (c. 1710-1790).
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Magid (died Adar 1906), magid and Av Beit Din of Roman (Wallachia), corresponded on halachic matters with Rabbi Shlomo Kluger, in the 1850s.
4; 115; 106; 81; 19 leaves (missing Leaves 20-26 at the end). 30 cm. Fair condition, wear and tears. Damages and gluing to title page and to several other leaves. Stains. Old worn binding.