SHALEM, SOLOMON. Shoneh Halachoth. Two parts in one volume. [commentary to Halachoth Gedoloth]

AUCTION 23 | Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 at 1:00

Hebrew Printed Books & Manuscripts from The Rare Book Room of the Jews College Library, London The Third Portion

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Lot 83

(CHASSIDISM)

SHALEM, SOLOMON. Shoneh Halachoth. Two parts in one volume. [commentary to Halachoth Gedoloth]

FIRST EDITION. The copy formerly belonging tof R. Shlomo of Tchortkov, with his ex-libris stamps and distinctive binding Some staining on final leaves. Exquisite gilt-tooled morocco, a.e.g. Folio Vinograd, Amsterdam 1814-15

Amsterdam: J. Jansson 1762

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

This volume belonged to R. Shlomo Friedman of Tchortkov who served as Rebbe in Tel-Aviv from 1946. His Chassidic discourses were gathered and published as Divrei Shlomo (1961). The author, who had been the Chief Rabbi of Belgrade, was appointed Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic community of Amsterdam while visitng there in connection with the publication of this work (see the afterword by R. David Meldolah). See M. Gans, Memorbook p.190