Bidspirit auction | Classics. TaSHBaTZ. Amsterdam 1738

Classics. TaSHBaTZ. Amsterdam 1738 - Halachic responsa authored by R. Shimon Ben R. Tzemach Duran, one of the great later Rishonim. With the Chut Ha’Meshulash, by R. Shlomo Duran, R. Shlomo Serour and R. Avrohom Ibn Tawah. R. Shimon ben R. Tzemach Duran (1361- 1444), a native of the Isle of Majorca, was one of the prominent Rabbinic figures who fled to Algeria in the year 1391 in order to escape anti-Jewish riots. Published from a manuscript that was hidden with his descendants for 320 years, this Sefer is one of the classic works of Halachic responsa of the Rishonim and is quoted extensively by the Achronim. Stefansky Hebrew Classics 270. Vinograd Amsterdam 1490. There are many variants of the pagination of this work, including the number of title pages. The copy before us has 7 title pages with the following pagination: [12], 91; [1], 69, [1]; [1], 68, [1]; [1], 36, [2], 39-83, [1], 85-10, [1] pages. 31 cm. Fine condition. Some staining. Modern binding, leather spine. With unidentified rabbinical signatures. Opening bid $300