Kitzur Shulchan Aruch [Code of Jewish Law].

AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 147
GANZFRIED, SHLOMO.
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch [Code of Jewish Law].
Ungvar (Uzhorod):
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PRICE REALIZED $6,000
<<The famed Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. A rare first edition. One of the most popular Halachic works ever published.>>
Due to its clear language and lively style the work immediately became broadly popular, indeed 14 editions appeared during the author’s lifetime alone. Since then dozens more, as well as a great many translations have appeared.
Born in Ungvar, Solomon Ganzfried (1804-86) was an outspoken defender of Orthodoxy against the inroads of Hungarian Reform. He was a prolific author, however the work which has become a byword in every Jewish home is his “Kitzur,” a summary guide to the Shulchan Aruch which offers concise instruction in all matters of daily ritual law.
The final leaf here, which contains a lengthy note to a section of the Chayei Adam, was omitted in later editions.