(Sha”Ch). Gevurath Anashim ["Strength of Men"]

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KATZ, SHABTHAI

(Sha”Ch). Gevurath Anashim ["Strength of Men"]

FIRST EDITION. Prepared for publication by the Sha"ch’s grandson, Yitzchak ben Moshe. Title between wreathed architectural columns with unusual pyramidal symbol at top. ff. (2), 38. Half-calf, rebacked. 4to Vinograd, Dessau 14

Dessau: Moses ben Simcha Bunem 1697

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $300

A halachic polemic discussing whether male impotence constitutes sufficient grounds for divorce. The Author is celebrated for his work Siphthei Kohen on Shulchan Aruch, by the title of which he is known (Sha”Ch)