Bidspirit auction | Todat Shelamim by Rabbi Yeshayah

Todat Shelamim by Rabbi Yeshayah Bassan. Two Parts. Venice, 1741. First Edition of a Foundational Work. Rare Variant. - Sefer Todat Shelamim, novellae and responsa by the gaon Rabbi Yeshayah Bassan. Two parts with separate title pages. First Edition. Venice, 1741. Printed by Bragadin. The first part, Zivchei Todah, includes: the novellae of the Ran on Tractate Niddah; the critiques of the Razah on Sefer Ba’alei HaNefesh of the Raavad; and the laws of Niddah by the Ramban. The second part, Lachmei Todah, contains responsa by Rabbi Yeshayah Bassan. The second title page and the text pages feature attractive woodcut decorations. Ownership inscriptions of the exceptionally sharp scholar, “charif u’vaki, ” Rabbi Yisrael, son-in-law of the wealthy notable Rabbi Yisrael Zelwer-Kaplan of Slonim. Rabbi Yisrael Kaplan was among the close associates of the renowned rabbi of Slonim, Rabbi Eizik Charif. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 59. [2], 51, [1], 53-99 Leaves. 22.5 cm. This is the rare variant recorded in the Bibliography Institute.