P'nei Yitzchak [concerning the laws of Issur ve-Heter in rhyme and riddle]. With commentaries Apei Ravrevei and Apei Zutrei

AUCTION 38 | Thursday, November 29th, 2007 at 1:00

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CHAYOTH, ISAAC

P'nei Yitzchak [concerning the laws of Issur ve-Heter in rhyme and riddle]. With commentaries Apei Ravrevei and Apei Zutrei

FIRST EDITION. Title within garlanded architectural arch. With puzzle in shape of wheel. Lacking, as usual, the 2-page supplementary dirge for the Author’s son ff. 17, (1), 65, 70-108. Former owner's stamp on title. Browned, stained in places. Contemporary vellum. 4to Vinograd, Cracow 142; Mehlman 823; not in Adams

Cracow: Isaac Prostitz 1591

Est: $1,500 - $2,000

PRICE REALIZED $1,600

Isaac Chayut was a scion of a branch of the Chassidei Provence who later settled in Bohemia. He was appointed Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva in Prague in 1584. His contemporary, David Gans, commendes him as one of the most praise-worthy rabbis of the generation. P'nei Yitzchak is, in a sense, a supplement to Tur, Yoreh De'ah, which treats of the various dietary laws. Its importance is witnessed by the fact that it is quoted subsequently by the commentators on the Shulchan Aruch. See EJ, Vol. V, cols. 326-7