Bidspirit auction | Bircas Avraham. First Edition. Bragadine

Bircas Avraham. First Edition. Bragadine Press, Venice, 1696 – Rare Approbation from the Chacham Tzvi! Sefer Bircas Avraham, Drushim on Sefer Bereshit, by Rabbi Avraham Brodo.  With approbations by the rabbis of Prague and Hamburg, and dignitaries of Venice.  Chacham Tzvi’s extremely rare approbations . In the approbation, he writes why he agreed to give it, despite his custom to never give approbations on new Seforim: “Never has anyone prevailed over me to tear down my own fence, which I have put up to never join with other sages of the generation in approving new SEforim… but now… the great light, the renowned Rabbi Avraham Brodo… unique among the Rabbis of Constantinople… and he commanded me to sign, and I was obligated to fulfil the commands of the Rabbi”. Size : 20.5 cm Pages : [6] 103. Condition : Overall in very fine condition, few stains, beautiful antique binding.