Manuscript, Talmudic Novellae and Commentary on the Maharsha, with a Circumcision Ledger – By Rabbi Shmuel Shub ...

Manuscript, Talmudic Novellae and Commentary on the Maharsha, with a Circumcision Ledger – By Rabbi Shmuel Shub Perlberg – Hungary, 1851-1884
Manuscript, "Anthology – compiled from first and later Torah authorities dearer than gold and costly pearls", novellae on the Talmud and on the Maharsha, with a circumcision ledger, by Rabbi Shmuel Shub Perlberg. [Hungary, 1851-1884]. Thick volume, in attractive Ashkenazi writing. Ornamented title page, written on its margin: "Completed on Sunday, Rosh Chodesh Shevat, 1851". Although the words "compiled from first and later Torah authorities" are written on the title page, this seems to be an original composition, containing novellae on tractates heard or copied by the writer. The author, Rabbi Shmuel Shub Perlberg, born in Novy Dvor. From around 1860, he lived in Hungary. At the end of the volume is a circumcision ledger: Prayers for a Mohel and the Seder Milah, followed by records of circumcisions performed by the writer during 1862-1984 in various Hungarian villages. On the last pages are family records of Rabbi Shmuel Shub. [1], 223; 53, [13] leaves (approximately 290 written leaves and many empty leaves). 16 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear, detached leaf, some worming. Leather binding, used. Enclosed is an expert's authorization.