(MaHaRY”K). Shailoth Uteshuvoth [responsa]

AUCTION 34 | Tuesday, September 12th, 2006 at 1:00

Exemplary Hebrew Books: The Library of Joseph Gradenwitz, Esq.

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KOLON, JOSEPH

(MaHaRY”K). Shailoth Uteshuvoth [responsa]

FIRST EDITION. A Wide-margined copy ff.(10), 233. Dampstained, previous owner’s marks, margins of opening leaves repaired with some loss, first and last page worn. Modern vellum. Lg. 4to Vinograd, Venice 15; Habermann, Bomberg 16 (erroneously notes only one preliminary leaf); not in Adams

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1519

Est: $4,000 - $5,000

PRICE REALIZED $3,750

The MaHaRY”K (c. 1420-1480) was the foremost Talmudic scholars during the second half of the 15th-century, his opinions on Halachic matters were sought from across Europe. This important collection of responsa had a seminal influence upon the development of the Halachah in Italy