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Extremely Rare: Choshen Mishpat - The Maharal of Prague and the Stones of the Choshen. First Edition The book ”Choshen Mishpat of the High Priest, ” ”copied from the book 'Klei HaMikdash' - a manuscript hidden in the imperial library treasury of the capital city Metz...” by Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg. Piotrków, 5673 (1913). First edition of the famous story about the Maharal and the stones of the Choshen, the authenticity of which many doubt. On the title page appears a diagram of the Choshen stones, ”as seen by the Maharal of Prague.” On the last page is a letter from one of the researchers regarding the story’s authenticity. A very rare book! The National Library holds a single copy, missing its end. It is recorded in the Bibliography Project based on a single copy from the library of Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi, of blessed memory. 20 leaves, approximately 22 cm. Condition: Good to Fair. A defect on the last page with damage to the text margins. Adhesion at the edges of the title page. Many signs of use. Unbound. Please note: The translation to English was performed using artificial intelligence. In any discrepancy between the Hebrew and English versions, the Hebrew version prevails. For any clarification questions, feel free to contact us.