Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Responsa Mayim Chaim – Zhitomir, 1857 – With a Responsum Letter from the Baal Shem Tov

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,188
Including buyer's premium

Responsa Mayim Chaim, two parts, by R. Chaim HaKohen Rappaport Rabbi of Ostroh. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1857. First edition.
In part I, section 27, there is a letter from Mezhibuzh signed by several prominent members of the community, including: "Yisrael B.Sh. [Baal Shem] of Tłuste [Tovste]" – the Baal Shem Tov.
Two parts in one volume.
Signature on title page.
84; 151 pages. Two title pages for each part, and additional title page for Otzrot Chaim section at end of book (altogether five title pages). Leaf 3 of part I bound after leaf 4. First title page printed in red and black. 34 cm. Good condition. Stains. Open tear to second title page of part I, not affecting text. Margins of one leaf trimmed, not affecting text. New binding.


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