BRESLAU, ARYEH LEIB. Penei Aryeh [responsa]

AUCTION 12 | Tuesday, March 13th, 2001 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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Lot 28

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

BRESLAU, ARYEH LEIB. Penei Aryeh [responsa]

FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device on title. ff. (3), 106. Gently damp-wrinkled. Later roan-backed boards, rubbed, upper cover starting. Sm. folio Vinograd, Amsterdam 2181

Amsterdam: The Widow & Orphans Proops 1790

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $900

Includes a Halachic question concerning financial matters relating to philanthropy (f.46) offered by Haym Salomon of Philadelphia, demonstrating the conscientious religious nature of this early American merchant and Revolutionary War patriot. “One of the most fascinating figures in American Jewish history.” See J.R. Marcus, Early American Jewry (1953) Vol. II pp.132-64.