Semichah LeChaim [responsa]
AUCTION 58 |
Thursday, May 02nd,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters
Lot 251
PALAGGI, CHAIM.
Semichah LeChaim [responsa]
Salonika: Orphans of Bezalel Halevi 1826
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $800
This is an interesting association copy: The author, Chaim Palaggi, was one of the most prolific Rabbinical authors with close to seventy works to his credit. One of his primary benefactors, whose name appears on the title page of many of his works, was the owner of this particular volume, Elazar Hillel bechor Manoach - R. Chaim Palaggi had this book bound for him especially. Later it was presented (apparently by an emissary of Elazar Hillel) to the Malbim who was Rabbi of Bucharest. See I. I. Chasida, R. Chaim Palaggi U’Sepharav (1968) no. 4.