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(“The Chacham Tzvi.”) Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa].

Auction 83 · Lot 40

(“The Chacham Tzvi.”) Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa].

Estimate
$800–$1,200
Hammer price
$800

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

author

ASCHKENAZI, TZVI HIRSCH.

printer

Solomon Proops

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1712

Description

FIRST EDITION.

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 956.

summary

An important and historically weighty volume of responsa. Includes such unusual issues as to whether a being (“Golem”) created via the Sepher Yetzirah may be counted towards a minyan (responsa no. 93).
ff.(1), 127. Previous owners’ inscriptions and stamps (including from the community of Ravitz), some staining, trace wormed, title remargined, outer corner of final leaf repaired. Recent boards. Sm. folio.
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