Sheiloth U’Teshuvoth Veshav HaKohen [responsa]. <<* With:>> Sheilath Hakohanim Torah [novellae to Kodashim]

AUCTION 61 | Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 at 1:00

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

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RAPHAEL HAKOHEN (HAMBURGER).

Sheiloth U’Teshuvoth Veshav HaKohen [responsa]. <<* With:>> Sheilath Hakohanim Torah [novellae to Kodashim]

<<FIRST EDITION>> . Two titles. This copy with <<ENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR>> laid in. ff. (2), 154, 13; 2, 40, (6). Slight marginal worming on first few leaves few light stains. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, some wear. Folio. Vinograd, Altona 149, 151; Rubens, Jewish Iconography 2083.

Altona: Eckstorff 1792

Est: $2,000 - $2,500

The author (1722-1803) was a disciple of the Shaagath Aryeh and teacher of R. Chaim of Volozhin. He was appointed Chief Rabbi of the combined comunities of Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbeck in 1776. Ideologically, he was Moses Mendelssohn’s most bitter opponent and unsuccessfully attempted to have the Biur translation banned while it was still in manuscript. See A. Altmann, Moses Mendelssohn: A Biographical Study (1973) pp. 383-88, 392-93.