(Chief Rabbi of Egypt). Darchei Noam [responsa]. With addendum Kuntres Bemishpat Yemei HaMilah by Abraham Levi, son of the author

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $350

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

author

MORDECHAI HALEVI

printer

Bragadin

Place

Venice

Publication

1697

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural arch, diagram of Temple on verso of title, addendum with separate title-page

references

Vinograd, Venice 1490

summary

USE FOR ANOTHER TIME: An important work cited by many later authorities. The addendum contains a famous polemic betwen R. Abraham Levi and R. Moshe ibn Chaviv concerning a birth where the baby stuck its head out slightly before the advent of Sabbath, but the birth was completed on Sabbath, whether it is permissible to perform the circumscision on Sabbath.

ff. 282, 41. Marginal repair to title, outer margin of first few leaves frayed. Ex-library. Old vellum, rubbed, gutter split. 4to

Enquire about this lot