Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Part II – Dubno, 1820 – First Edition of the Works of Two Margolies Brothers – Shaarei Teshuva and Yad Efraim

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Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Part II, with Ba'er Hetev commentary, and with the works Shaarei Teshuva and Yad Efraim. [Dubno]: R. Chaim Mordechai Margolies, [1820].
First edition of Yad Efraim by R. Efraim Zalman Margolies of Brody, and Shaarei Teshuva by his brother R. Chaim Mordechai Margolies, rabbi of Dubno. This book was printed in the printing press in Dubno which was re-established by R. Ch.M. Margolies after the printing press in his city closed down for several years. R. Ch.M. wished to print all four parts of the Shulchan Aruch with the Ba'er Hetev commentary in his new press, together with his work Shaarei Teshuva, meant to complete and supplement the Ba'er Hetev commentary and to summarize the responsa of later poskim on each topic. However, R. Ch.M. only managed to print Part I of Orach Chaim before his passing and did not complete the printing of Part II. R. Efraim Zalman concluded the printing of Part II after his brother's death. (Vol. I opens with the approbation of the Mitteler Rebbe of Chabad Lubavitch – the only approbation known to have been given by him).
Title page printed in red and black.
[2], 325, [1] leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Margins of title page and several other leaves reinforced with paper. Old binding.


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