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Auction 35 · Lot 296
Shailoth Uteshuvoth Mahri”t. With signature (inverted) of R. Yechiel Maier of Gostynin on flyleaf, and stamp of his son R. Yisrael Moshe
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
YECHIEL MEIR LIPSCHITZ OF GOSTYNIN
Place
Fürth
Publication
1768
summary
The Rebbe of Gostynin (1810-1888), was one of the foremost disciples of the Rebbe of Kotzk. Famed as a miracle-worker, he was popularly known as the "Guter-Yid,” or the "Tehillim-Yid.” He was additionally, a great halachic scholar and served as the official, salaried rabbi of his town. Consequently, he refused to accept "pidyonoth,” or presents from his Chassidim. His novellae, collected from manuscript and from the recollections of his disciples, were published under the title Mei HaYam
Calf-backed boards, chipped. Folio
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