Auction 8 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Pi Sh'nayim – Dedication by Rabbi Arye Leib Breslau, author of P'nei Aryeh

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Pi Shnayim, commentary of the Rosh on Mishnayot, Tractate Zeraim. Altoona 1735. First edition.
Introduction by Rabbi Elisha bar Avraham of Horodna, commentary of Rabbi Elisha on tractate Brachot and afterwards commentary of the Rosh on Tractates Pe'ah through Bikurim.
Handwritten dedication by Rabbi Arye Leib Breslau on inner side of front cover, written in Rotterdam in 1784. The book was presented to Rabbi Yitzchak ben Chaim Hacohen of Amsterdam in honor of his wedding.
Rabbi Arye Leib Breslau (1741-1809) was rabbi in Emden, Holland and later in Rotterdam. He wrote the book "P'nei Arye", was the son of the "P'nei Yehoshua" and brother-in-law of the Ya'avetz.
[1]; 8, [4], 9-12, 76, 101-108 leaves, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Thick paper, stained. Semi-leather binding with remains of laces for tying.
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