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Nice copy with Hagah from the author! Sefer HaMakneh, 1877-1884 - Three Parts - First Edition Sefer HaMakneh. With a booklet on Aggadah called Tomer Devorah. By Rabbi Zussman Eliezer Sopher, Av Beit Din of Halicz. Pressburg, 1877-1884. Three parts bound together. First edition. On page 73 there is a short Hagah from the author Rabbi Eliezer Zussman Sofer [cut]. There are about 12 Hagaos from Rabbi Yaakov Gordon. Rabbi Eliezer Zussman Sofer (1825-1903) was Av Beis Din of Paks and the author of Yalkut Eliezer and other famous sefarim. A venerable Hungarian sage and disciple of the Chasam Sofer, he was born in Pressburg and circumcised by the Chasam Sofer himself, who taught him in his youth. Harav Sofer also studied under the Chasam Sofer’s son the Ksav Sofer, and Maharam Schick. He succeeded his father-in-law as Rav and Beis Din of Paks, Hungary, filling this noteworthy position until his passing in 1903. He authored the 3-volume Yalkut Eliezer, Sefer Hamakneh, and others. Rabbi Yaakov Gordon , born in Lithuania, settled in England, first in Manchester, and later in Bournemouth and Southport. A wealthy Talmudic scholar who corresponded with leading rabbinical figures of his time and is mentioned in many contemporary rabbinic periodicals and responsa collections. Size : 31.5 cm Condition : Very fine condition, repair to the last page.