Divrei Chachamim VeChidotham [Jewish laws, in the interogatory “heichi timtza”style]

AUCTION 30 | Tuesday, September 20th, 2005 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books and Manuscripts

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Lot 158
HEKSCHER. SAMUEL ZANVIL

Divrei Chachamim VeChidotham [Jewish laws, in the interogatory “heichi timtza”style]

ff. 26. Uncut. Wrappers. 16mo Vinograd, Warsaw 758

Warsaw: H. Bomberg 1860

Est: $150 - $200
An unusual, novel collection of 167 riddles and problems, with arcane, intricate solutions, covering the entire gamut of Jewish law. The style of riddle is often cryptic, posing questions which at first glance, logic would dictate precisely the opposite of the proposed situation