Auction 71

Collection of 5 Books of Shulchan Aruch Harav including Pedigreed Copies - 1864-1875

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1. Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah and Choshen Mishpat – Warsaw, 1875. An additional title page: Stettin, 1864. Apparently, a facsimile edition. An additional title page for Choshen Mishpat and the Shut. 

On the first title page, a stamp: "יחזקאל בנעט אב"ד דק"ק ווארהאל" – the Gaon Rabbi Yechezkel Bennett, son of Rabbi Gershon Wolf Bennett (son-in-law of Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried). See Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography. 

2. Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Hilchot Shabbat Siman 242-343. 198 leaves. No title page and binding. 

3. Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim section I – Stettin, 1864. [5], 172 leaves. No binding. Almost completely detached title page. 

Two stamps:  "יחיאל מיכל מושקין בעה"ק ירושלם ת"ו" – Rabbi Yechiel Michl Mushkin was a Rav in Jerusalem, and in 1914 he travelled to a shlichut in the USA, where he served as rav in St. Louis. passed away in Jerusalem in 1947. 


4. Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim section III – Josefow, 1875. Apparently, one or two leaves following the title page are missing. Ends with leaf 141. Stamps: "חיים יוסף גוטמאן סטראפקוב". Only leather spine, no binding. Enclosed is a title page and some leaves of Yoreh Deah section V of this edition. 


5. Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim setion IV – Warsaw, 1875. [1], 136 leaves. Additional title page: Stettin, 1864, apparently, a facsimile edition. 


Inside, an ancient handwritten leaf – Torah Novellae and Pilpul on the words of Rabbeinu the author on Hilchot Pesach Siman 472. In the middle of the leaf: all this was written down by Rabbi Yaakov Mendel Son (Mendelson) of Lubavitch who used to teach here and explain the Kavanah of the Admor … and I the young followed in his footsteps…


Conditions vary. Beyond what is deatiled, have not been studied for missing leaves.