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LOT 46:
Shu”t She’aris Yosef . First Edition. Cracow, 1590. Variant.
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Shu”t She’aris Yosef . First Edition. Cracow, 1590. Variant.
Halachic inquiries, responses and novella on the Mordechai by Rabbi Yosef Katz, dayan and Rosh Yeshivah in Cracow for over 50 years.
Harav Yosef Katz (1511-1591) was one of the great Torah luminaries of the late 16th century. Jews turned to him from around the world with intricate halachic questions. He discoursed in Torah extensively with his brother-in-law the Rema, as well as with the Maharshal and Maharam Padua. The Rema was married to Rav Yosef’s sister, and they sat together on the Beis Din of Cracow, as mentioned in Ch. 78.
Pages: 92, [2], 32 leaves.
Variant. [2] Pages after page 92 were added to only a few of the copies after the printing of the book was finished, including four additional responsa (see: Y. Yodlov, Ginezi Israel, no. 724). In the present copy, three responsa are printed on the first page, while the second page is blank.
Condition: Overall in very fine condition, stains, marginal loss to title page border affecting text & with paper repairs, old paper repairs to margins of following 4 pages, small hole to page 16 affecting a few characters, last page with marginal tears. Full leather binding.
