(MaHaRY”K). Shailoth Uteshuvoth [responsa]

AUCTION 43 | Thursday, April 02nd, 2009 at 1:00

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Lot 170

KOLON, JOSEPH

(MaHaRY”K). Shailoth Uteshuvoth [responsa]

FIRST EDITION. A Wide-margined copy ff.(10), 233. Some staining, few words censored, (usually the word "meshumad” (apostate) or "arel" (uncircumcised), previous owners' signatures and stamps, final leaf slightly repaired not affecting text, censors' signatures on final leaf. Modern gilt morocco. Lg. 4to Vinograd, Venice 15; Habermann, Bomberg 16 (erroneously notes only one preliminary leaf); not in Adams

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1519

Est: $1,500 - $2,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,900

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 across Europe. This important collection of responsa had a seminal influence upon the development of the Halachah in Italy