Adereth Eliyahu [responsa and explanations of difficult passages in the Talmud, homilies and riddles]. Parts I and II.

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 246
RICCHI, RAPHAEL IMMANUEL HAI.

Adereth Eliyahu [responsa and explanations of difficult passages in the Talmud, homilies and riddles]. Parts I and II.

FIRST EDITION. Author’s coat of arms on verso of final leaf. With numerous diagrams, including geometric diagrams regarding the calculation of the volume of a ritual bath. ff. 100, 102-129, 57, (1). Lightly browned, generally a clean copy. Modern morocco-backed marbled boards. 4to Vinograd, Livorno 31; Mehlman 864

Livorno: Abraham ben Raphael Maldula 1742

Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $400
With an interesting addenda of riddles on ff.48-57, each accompanied by woodcut illustrations.