Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Sefer Rav Mordechai - Krakow, 1598

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Sefer Rav Mordechai (Rhenish), responsa and Ashkenazic customs organized according to Talmudic tractates, by R. Mordechai ben Hillel Hakohen. Krakow: Isaac ben Aaron of Prostitz, [1598].
Fourth volume from the Rav Alfas edition printed in the Prostitz printing house in Krakow in 1597-98. With glosses and rulings from R. Menachem David ben Yitzchak of Tiktin (Tykocin).
The subtitle "Rhenish" serves to differentiate this edition from the "Austrian" editions. The Rhenish and Austrian editions are distinguished by the differing local customs described in each version.
191 (i.e. 190) leaves. Faulty pagination. 35 cm. Good-fair condition. Thick, high-quality paper. Stains. Worming with damage to text. Repaired tears and worming to the first and last pages, with slight damage to text. New binding.
Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot
Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot