Rare Find! - Shu"t Toldot Adam, Lvov, 1811. Copy that Belonged to the Avnei Nezer of Sochachov, with his Full Signature.

Rare Find! - Shu"t Toldot Adam, Lvov, 1811. Copy that Belonged to the Avnei Nezer of Sochachov, with his Full Signature.

She'elot U'Teshuvot Toldot Adam by Rabbi Shlomo ben Aderet - the Rashb"a. This part is known as Chelek Sheni MiTeshuvot HaRashb"a. Printed in Lvov, in 1811. With an approbation by Rabbi Avraham Chaim,  av beit din Zlotchov (added after the printing was completed), Rabbi Ya'akov Orenstein,  av beit din of Lvov, and others. Many signatures and stamps, some very prominent, and approximately [82]!! handwritten glosses.

Sacred pedigree copy - the full signature of Rabbi Avraham Borenstein of Sochachov appears on leaf 2 - "A[v]raham b'HaRav ... Ze'ev Nachum." He was one of the leading Chassidic poskim, known by the name of his book, Avnei Nezer. This is the signature he used on several of the halachic responsa printed in his book. As far as we know, in all books signed by the Avnei Nezer put up for auction over the past few years, only his signature "Avraham" appears - and this signature is often blemished. This copy bears his full signature, which is extraordinarily rare. The signature is written next to a letter indicating the page number, as was his way.

His stamp, "Avraham Borenstein, " appears on the title page in Hebrew and in a foreign language.

Another important signature, on the bottom of the title page, is "R' Ya'akov David Ra'ava"d of Mezeritch - none other than the mighty gaon Rabbi Ya'akov David Biderman, av beit din of Kozhnitz and Vishogrod, who had previously served in the city of Mezeritch. In his entry in Shem Gedolim HaChadash (10:208), it says "The gaon, the pious rabbi, renowned in our generation, Rabbi Ya'akov David,  av beit din of Mezeritch, Kozhnitz, Vishograd."

Lengthy notation on last leaf: "And my dear friend, the renowned and expert honored rabbi, Rabbi Nachum Yisrael ... also in peace ... the renowned Chassid ... Avraham." It may be that the Rabbi Nachum Yisrael mentioned here is actually the Admo"r Rabbi Nachum Yisrael Vershbiak of Lipna, primary disciple of the Kotzker Rebbe and the Chiddushei HaRi"m of Gur.

On the back of the last leaf: "This book Toldot Adam belongs [שיי(ף!) [ך]] to the wondrous avreich, the Chassid ... Rabbi Shmuel Leib son of the sharp and pious Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschütz ... presently of Zolchov, son-in-law of the famous naggid Avraham Eisenstadt ... of Mezeritch" and at the bottom of the leaf "Signed Shmuel Leib Eybeschütz."

The first protective leaf bears the signature "Baruch Kaminer." There was a renowned Polish activist by this name, who was a nephew of the Sefat Emet of Gur.

Many ink stamps of R' Ben Tziyon Turner, a ritual slaughterer in Toronto. Additional signatures and stamps.

Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for brief biographies of Rabbi Avraham Borenstein and Rabbi David Biderman.

63, 3 leaves. 36 cm.

Very fine condition. Aging stains. Original binding, blemished and somewhat worn. Several faded glosses.