Auction 62
Lot 171:
Sefer Beit Naftali, Shut and sermons by Rabbi Naftali Hacohen Schwartz Av Beit Din of Mad, Hungary. First edition – Paks, 1899. [4], 20, 98 leaves. Approbations by the Admorim: the Divrei Yechezkel of Shinova, Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Shapira of Munkatch and many more. At the beginning of his book, the composition Petach Habayit, sermons by the author and at its end, Torah novellae by his sones and sons-in-law.
At its end, 8 pages with lists of subscribers, including the elite of German Jewry, important rabbis and Admorim such as Rabbi Yeshayaleh of Krestir, Rabbi Zvi Hitrsch of Munkatch (the approbator), Sir Shimon Ze’ev Rothschild of Frankfurt am Main and many more.
New binding. Minor stains. Some blemishes. Good condition,
Appearing on the title page is a stamp of the author’s son: " "פנחס זעליג הכהן שווארטץ בהגאון מוהר"נ המחבר בית נפתלי האבד"קק ה"מאד ז"ל", as asked by the author’s sons on verso of the title page: "not to buy the book if our signature does not appear on it since then the seller is not our representative".
On the lower part of the title page, a handwritten dedication by "אוהבך וידידך אליעזר בירנבוים".
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