Shev Shemateta - Lviv, 1872 - Many Signatures of the Maharshag, from his Youth

Shev Shemateta, novellae on fundamental Talmudic principles, by R. Aryeh Leib HaKohen Heller, author of Ketzot HaChoshen and Avnei Milu'im. Lviv, 1872.
Many signatures and ownership inscriptions from several writers, including signatures and an inscription from the Maharshag in his youth. An inscription dedicating the book to the Maharshag, and another ownership inscription from the one who purchased the book from the Maharshag. Scholarly glosses and dozens of handwritten corrections from various writers.
The first inscription in the book is the ownership inscription of "Aharon Chaim of Bonyhád", who acquired the book in 1877. The second inscription is a dedication signed by "Aharon Chaim Salzer of Pest", giving the book as a gift to his friend "the young student Shimon Grünfeld". The third inscription was written by "Shimon Grünfeld of Khust", testifying that he received the book as a gift "from the outstanding student Aharon Chaim Salzer from the capital city of Pest". Another three signatures of the student "Shimon Grünfeld of Khust" (his association with Khust is presumably from the period he studied in the Khust yeshiva under the Maharam Schick), and another signature: "Shimon Grünfeld". Many signatures and stamps of "Yerucham Tzvi HaKohen". On the back endpaper, ownership inscription of Yerucham Tzvi HaKohen, who acquired the book in exchange for other books in 1884 "from the young Torah scholar R. Shimon G.F.". Other signatures of "Shlomo Aharon…".
This book was in the possession of the young student and Torah scholar R. Shimon Grünfeld in ca. 1877-1884. This student later became known as one of the most prominent rabbis of Hungary - R. Shimon Grünfeld, the Maharshag, rabbi of Szemihaly (Bűdszentmihály; 1860-1930), disciple of the Kol Aryeh, the Maharam Schick and the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He served as dayan in Munkacs, and from 1907, as rabbi and yeshiva dean in Szemihaly, and was considered one of the foremost rabbis of Hungary (in those days, people would say that there were three leading rabbis in Hungary: the Maharshag, R. Yeshaya Silberstein of Waitzen and R. Mordechai Winkler author of Levushei Mordechai). Many Hungarian rabbis were his disciples. He left behind over two thousand halachic responsa, most of which were printed in the three parts of Responsa Maharshag.
80 leaves. 24.5 cm. Dry, slight brittle paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal damage and minor tears to title page. Two leaves in middle trimmed, not affecting text. Old binding, damaged. Index in (late) handwriting found between the leaves of the book.