Auction 51
Lot 035:
Sefer Mayim Rabim, 4 sections, volume containing all of the author’s Shut on the four sections of the Shulchan Aruch. By Refael Mildola, rabbi of the city of Bayonne, France and the surrounding area.
Brought to the printer by Rabbi David Mildola, the author’s son, printed by Rabbi Yosef Dayan during the author’s lifetime. [The simanim 34-38 in Orech Chayim, halachot of Eruvin, were printed beforehand in a special pamphlet called “Parshat HaIbur”, Amsterdam 1734. The simanim there discuss the “single city which is entirely goyim” (Bayonne), and how to carry there on Shabbos]. The National Library categorizes this book as rare. Separate title pages (engraved) for each section.
Section 1 (Orech Chayim): [5], 53, [1] leaf.
Section 2 (Yoreh De’ah): [2], 75 leaves (it is possible that 1-2 leaves are missing, not from the main body of the work, there is incongruity in the bibliographic listings).
Section 3 (Even HaEzer): [2], 29 leaves (it is possible that one leaf after the title page is missing, not from the main body of the work, there is incongruity in the bibliographic listings).
Section 4 (Choshen Mishpat): [1], 55 leaves.
Many approbations (in Section 1): Joint approbation from Amsterdam rabbis Rabbi David Yisrael Attias and Rabbi Yitzhak Chaim N’ Dana di Brito; Rabbi Eliezer (Rokeach) of Krakow, Rabbi Moshe bar Eliezer (Rokeach) of Amsterdam, and more. Rabbis of Livorno: Rabbi Eliezer HaKohen, Rabbi Yosef Attias, Rabbi Gavriel dil Rio, Rabbi David bar Avraham Mildola and Rabbi Malachi bar Yaakov HaKohen, Rabbi Yehezkel bar Avraham Katznelfeugen (Av Beit Din). All these are dated to 1737.
In addition there is an interesting approbation from representatives from Tzfat: Rabbi Chaim Yaakov (bar Yaakov David) and Rabbi Meir di Segura. From Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 1738, after the year of printing. These approbations were given after the book began printing and the author added them to the copies which remained in his possession—this approbation page is not found in all copies.
Leaf 42a of Section 2 has an illustration demonstrating the halachot of sewing yeriyot of klaf for a Sefer Torah. There is also a Sefardi-script note in the body of the work.
The binding is from a later period, the first title page and a number of early pages have tape, worming holes, stains—other than this the book is in good condition.
The blank first leaf and title page have the stamp of the Admor Rabbi Yitzhak Isaac Rosenbaum of Zotchka-Bnei Brak, son of the Admor Rabbi Itamar of Nadvorna.
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