Auction 74

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Tur Even HaEzer, Shapira printing. Zhytomyr 1858. Interesting signature.

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Tur Even HaEzer, by Rabbi Yaakov ben Rabbeinu Asher (called Baal HaTurim after this work)…the first Turim were printed in Slavita (1815-1817) and now are added notes to the Tur by the Beis Yosef and the Darchei Moshe written by Rabbi…Yosef of Bronivke… Printed by the partners, grandsons of the Slavita Rav, Rabbis Chanina Lipa and Yehoshua Heschel Shapira in Zhytomyr. [2], 409, [1] pages. Leaves detached, many worming holes, stains and defects. No binding. Overall poor to fair condition.

Unidentified signature on the title page: “Mordechai[?] Shapira of Koritz[?]” Additional note by the same with divrei torah on the last leaf. 2 additional notes inside the work. “Rabbiner-Seminar zu Berlin” – stamp of the Rabbinical Beit Midrash in Berlin, and an additional stamp in Cyrillic letters: “Yaakov Shmuelevitz – artist of the Kiev region (Ukraine) Ettinger.”


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