Chofetz Chaim.

Auction 98 | Thursday, June 16th, 2022 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters

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Lot 205

(KAGAN, YISRAEL MEIR OF RADIN).

Chofetz Chaim.

<<FIRST EDITION.>> pp. 162. Without list of subscribers found in a few copies. Stained, stamps removed from title, upper corners of final leaves chipped affecting a few letters. Modern blind-tooled calf. 4to. Friedberg, Cheth 1085; Weiner 4331.

Vilna: H. Dvorzetz 1873

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $900

<<First Edition of this Pioneering halachic work>> on the laws of Loshon-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.