Auction 145 Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters, Chabad
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Jul 21, 2024
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LOT 26:

Magnificent Copy: Shu"t Shev Ya'akov. Fundamental Work. First Edition. Frankfurt, 1742

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Magnificent Copy: Shu"t Shev Ya'akov. Fundamental Work. First Edition. Frankfurt, 1742


Sefer Shu"t Shev Ya'akov - responsa by the renowned gaon Rabbi Ya'akov Poppers, av beit din of Frankfurt. Among the most important works in responsa literature. Two parts bound together with dedicated title pages. Frankfurt am Main, 1742. Stefansky, Sifrei Yessod 308.


Magnificent and well-preserved museum-quality copy, printed on thick, high-quality paper with wide margins. Both title pages are decorated with beautiful woodcuts. Bound in a magnificent beautiful new leather binding. The sefer is extremely well-preserved and the leaves are almost completely unblemished, lacking the worming perforations characteristic of centuries-old sefarim.


Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the author, the renowned gaon Rabbi Ya'akov Poppers, av beit din of Frankfurt.


[1], 109: [1] 139 leaf. 32.5 cm. Beautiful margins, high-quality paper. New leather binding.

Fine-very fine condition. Signatures. Few moth holes. Isolated minor tears. 


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