Auction 86 - Part II - The Leo Rapaport Collection

Responsa Ba'ei Chayei – Salonika, 1788-1791 – Four Volumes

Opening: $300
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Responsa Ba'ei Chayei, on Yoreh De'ah and Choshen Mishpat, by R. Chaim Benveniste, author of Knesset HaGedolah. Salonika: Mordechai Nachman and David Israelija, 1788-1791.
Set in four volumes. One volume on Yoreh De'ah, and three volumes on Choshen Mishpat (the responsa on Choshen Mishpat are divided into two parts; with part I printed in two volumes; each with a title page and preface).
Signature on title page of Yoreh De'ah part; ownership inscription of R. Shem Tov Amarillo – rabbi in Corfu and Larissa in the first half of the 19th century (see enclosed material).
Four volumes. Vol. I (Yoreh De'ah): [2], 184; 41 leaves. Vol. II (Choshen Mishpat, part I, vol. I): [2], 178 leaves. Vol. III (Choshen Mishpat, part I, vol. II): [2], 171-313 leaves. Lacking [1] final leaf with two responsa by R. Chaim Abulafia. Vol. IV: (Choshen Mishpat part II): [2], 140 leaves. 28-29 cm. Overall good-fair condition, some leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Traces of past dampness with mold in several places. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including open tears affecting text, repaired in part with paper (with handwritten text replacements in several places). Tears to some title pages, repaired with paper (affecting borders). Old, non-original bindings, with leather spines. Damage to bindings (one binding detached, lacking spine).
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