Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, with Be'er HaGolah and Ba'er Heitev, and with Pitchei Teshuva by Rabbi Avraham Zvi Hirsh Eisenstadt. Two volumes. [Johannesburg, 1857-1861]. First edition of “Pitchei Teshuva” on Even HaEzer.
The sheets of both volumes are decorated with many hundreds of closely written glosses in the handwriting of Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Rabinowitz, most refer to the work “Pitchei Teshuva” [some glosses are blurred or erased from ink spreading]. The cover leaves have scribbles and many quill tryouts, with a notation that the book belongs to "Rabbi E.S.R” [Eliezer Simcha Rabinowitz].
Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Rabinowitz (1832-1911), son of Rabbi Menachem Mendel (Mendeli) Av Beit Din of Kaunas. A renowned Lithuanian rabbi and leader of Russian Jewry who assisted Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spector in current issues. Av Beit Din of Suwalki and later of Lomza [succeeded the Maharil Diskin]. A genius and erudite in Torah knowledge, Rabbi Yosef Rosen – the Rogachover said of him: "Er iz doch der Shas alien" [He himself is the Shas]. Wrote novellae on all Torah topics and the books in his library were full of his glosses. His novellae and comments were printed in the two volumes of “Chiddushei Rabbi Eliezer Simcha” (Machon Yerushalayim, 1993-1998), and his glosses on Ein Yitchak Responsa [by Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spector] were printed in the Machon Yerushalayim edition of this responsa. These glosses also reflect Rabbi Eliezer Simcha's spectacular genius and constitute somewhat of a complete work on the whole Even HaEzer. As far as we know, the glosses were never printed.
[Part 1]: Simanim 1-118. [4], 117, 117-272 leaves. [Part 2]: Simanim 119-178. [4], 75, 176-309[7], [3] leaves. 22 cm. Good condition, stains and wear, notations and few tears. Old bindings, damaged.