She'eloth U'Teshuvoth [responsa]

AUCTION 46 | Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Graphic Art

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ALSHEICH, MOSES.

She'eloth U'Teshuvoth [responsa]

FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut wreathed architectural arch. Rabbinic marginalia on ff. 124r. and 217r. ff. 243. Title repaired, final leaf silked, few marginal repairs and stains. Modern boards. 4to Vinograd, Venice 998; Habermann, di Gara 239

Venice : Giovanni di Gara 1605

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $800

This collection contains important responsa. See especially the discussion on ff.195-198 concerning the “ethrog hamurkav” (a citron hybridized with a lemon), a contentious issue to this day.