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LOT 29:
Rabbi Akiva Eiger's Novellae and Responsa. First Editions. Two Volumes.
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Rabbi Akiva Eiger's Novellae and Responsa. First Editions. Two Volumes.
Before us is a pair of books - the first editions of the novellae and responsa by the gaon Rabbi Akiva Eiger, one of the greatest rabbinic leaders ever to have arisen among the Jewish people. He illuminated their eyes with Torah in his tremendous genius, to the point that the title "HaGaon" was added to his name. Together with this, he was famed for his extreme, almost unparalleled humility.
* Chiddushei Rabi Akiva Eiger al Kammah MiMasechtot HaSha"s. Berlin, 1858. First edition.
First edition of novellae printed by his son Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Eiger. Foreword by his son on the first leaf. Rabbi Nachman Goldberg, son-in-law of Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Eiger, arranged the book, and on the last leaf he printed his own Torah novellae.
[2], 28, 15; 26, [1] leaf, 33 cm. Rabbinic owner's signatures. Fine condition, dampstains.
* Teshuvot Rabi Akiva Eiger Mahadura Tanina. Vienna, 1889. First edition.
Including responsa that had not yet been committed to writing, arranged by the author ztz"l's sons ... presently published with the efforts of the rabbi's grandson, the exalted rabbi Isaac Kara of Berlin (son-in-law of Rabbi Avraham, son of Rabbi Akiva Eiger).
[1] 74 leaves, 20 cm. Rabbinic owners' signatures. Aging stains. Brittle paper.
