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Rare! Lechem Rav – Prague, 1608 – Approbation by the Maharal of Prague – Only Edition
Lechem Rav, omissions and additions to Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, by R. Shmuel son of Yosef Yoske of Lublin. Prague: Yehuda Leib and Azriel, sons of R. Moshe Darshan, in the press of Avraham son of Shalom, [1608]. Only edition.
On p. 3b, approbation by the Maharal of Prague, who praises the author and his book; concurred by his son-in-law R. Yitzchak son of R. Shimshon Katz.
The author, R. Shmuel Ish Lublin, dean and rabbi of Bumsla (Mladá Boleslav, north-east of Prague). This book is his only work, yet as he writes in his preface to the book, it is actually only a small part of a large-scale work on the entire Shulchan Aruch, titled Teshuvato HaRamata.
The year of printing is based on the colophon on the final leaf, which states that the printing was completed on Wednesday, Erev Rosh Hashanah 1608.
3, 5-48, 51-66 leaves. 19.5 cm. Browned paper. Good condition. Some stains, New leather binding.
