Auction 74 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Sep 15, 2020
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Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim – Dubno, 1820 – First Edition of the Works of Two Outstanding Torah Scholars, the ...

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Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim – Dubno, 1820 – First Edition of the Works of Two Outstanding Torah Scholars, the Margolies Brothers – Shaarei Teshuva and Yad Efraim – Approbations by Chassidic Leaders – Signatures
Complete set of Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, with Be'er Hetev, Shaarei Teshuva and Yad Efraim. [Dubno, 1820]. Two parts in two volumes. First edition of Shaarei Teshuva by R. Chaim Mordechai Margolies, rabbi of Dubno and publisher of this edition; and first edition of Yad Efraim by his brother R. Efraim Zalman Margolies of Brody, printed in the lifetime of the authors.
Part I begins with approbations by R. Yaakov Rabbi of Lissa (author of Netivot HaMishpat), R. Moshe Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg (the Chatam Sofer), R. Aryeh Leib Katzenellenbogen Rabbi of Brisk, R. Mordechai of Kremnitz (son of R. Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov), R. Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Rabbi of Apta and Mezhibuzh, and R. Dov Ber of Lubavitch (the Mitteler rebbe).
Early ownership inscriptions: "Belongs to R. Menachem Mendel Margolies of Bieżuń[?], I purchased it from the great rabbi and Tzaddik, R. Chaim Schwersenz…".
[10], 371 leaves; [2], 325, [1] leaves. 20.5-21 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Dark stains on title pages of both volumes. Worming to vol. II, affecting text on several leaves. Original leather bindings, damaged.

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