Kol Ben Levi [Halachic novellae on Talmud, Maimonides, responsa and sermons]

AUCTION 60 | Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic Art and Ceremonial Objects

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HALEVI, RAPHAEL BEN ELIJAH.

Kol Ben Levi [Halachic novellae on Talmud, Maimonides, responsa and sermons]

The Solomon of Dubno copy, with his signature on the title-page. ff. (2), 3-86, 10 (f. 1 of the index misbound after f. 4 but complete). Two small holes on title affecting text. Contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards, rubbed, covers detached. Folio. Vinograd, Constant. 425; Yaari, Consant. 316.

Consantinople: Jonah b. Jacob Ashkenazi 1727

Est: $200 - $300

The author, a budding Talmudic genius, passed away at the tender age of 22. His father published his scholarly writings in his memory. The previous owner Shlomo Dubno (1738-1813), was a celebrated bibliophile, grammarian and editor of Mendelsohn’s commentary on parts of the Pentateuch.