Pachad Yitzchak.

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $800

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

LAMPRONTI, ISAAC

printer

Isaac Foa, Chanania Elchanan Chai Hakohen & Eliezer Menachem Ottolingui

Place

v.p.

Publication

1750-1799

Description

FIRST EDITION. Six parts in five volumes.

references

Vinograd, Venice 1870; 1888; 2103; 2114; Reggio 22 & Livorno 456

summary

Pachad Yitzchak is the most comprehensive and celebrated encyclopaedia in the field of Halacha. Each entry includes material from the Mishnah, Talmud, Posekim, Rishonim and responsa literature. Lampronti pays special attention to the decisions of the Italian Rabbis, much of which is otherwise unknown.

Vol. I: ff. (8),124,76. Vol. II: ff. (4), 105. Vol. III: ff. (1),109 (of 110); (1),93. Lacking f.46. Fold-out chart between ff. 68-9. Trace marginal worming. Vol. IV: ff. (1),108,28. Small hole and light foxing on title page. Vol. V: ff.(1),241. Lightly browned, dampstained in places. Later uniform quarter-calf marble-backed boards. Folio

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