Chofetz Chaim.

Auction 91 | Thursday, November 12th, 2020 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts Featuring an Extensive Collection of Rabbinic Autograph Letters.

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Lot 181

(KAGAN, YISRAEL MEIR OF RADIN).

Chofetz Chaim.

<<FIRST EDITION.>> pp. 162. Lightly worn, lower margin of page 10 creased. Lacking list of subscribers at end. Modern boards. 4to. Friedberg, Cheth 1085; Weiner 4331.

Vilna: H. Dvorzetz 1873

Est: $800 - $1,200

PRICE REALIZED $700

<<First Edition of this Pioneering halachic work>> on the laws of lashon-hara and rechiluth (derogatory speech and malicious gossip). Published anonymously, the author, R. Yisroel Meir Kagan (1838-1933) was later to be acclaimed as the preeminent Halachic decisor and Tzadik of his generation. Today, he is universally referred to as the Chofetz Chaim, after the title of this groundbreaking work.