Bidspirit auction | Sifsei Cohen. Shach. First Edition.

Sifsei Cohen. Shach. First Edition. Amsterdam 1663. Extremely rare. - Fundamental commentary and novella on the Shulchan Oruch Choshen Mishpat, by R. Shabse Katz (1621-1662), known as the SHaCH. Published by his son-in-law R. Menachem Manish. Received to enormous acclaim, the SHaCH has for hundreds of years remained a classic sefer on Choshen Mishpot. In the introduction to the sefer R. Menachem Manish writes that before his passing, the SHaCH instructed him to publish this sefer, but the printing was postponed due to financial constraints, after which the SHaCH appeared to him in a dream, urging him to print the sefer without further delay. Includes approbations by R. Heschel of Cracow; R. Yonah Thumim (Kikayon D’Yonah) and R. Sheftel Horowitz (son of the Shelah). With a poem written by the author in the shape of a star on page 2b. The year of publication (1663) is referred to on the title page as “Yemei Ha’Moshiach”, as it was printed in Amsterdam at the height of the influence of the tragic episode of the false Messiah, Shabtai Tzvi. Following Shabtai Tzvi’s conversion to Islam in 1666 and the devastation which followed, many of these original title pages were destroyed. Vinograd Amsterdam 307. Uri Feivish ben Aaron HaLevi press. [2], 337 pages. 31.5 cm. Overall fine condition, title page has professional restorations, page 20 has a small burn hole, page 244 has the corner missing effecting some text, last two pages professionally restored affecting text. Elegant modern leather binding. Opening bid $1000