Bidspirit auction | Elyah Rabbah. First Edition. Fundamental

Elyah Rabbah. First Edition. Fundamental Book. Signatures and Glosses - Elyah Rabbah . Novellae and elucidations on the halachahs of Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, with the Shulchan Aruch text, by Rabbi Elyah Shapira of Prague. Sulzbach, 1757. First edition. Title page Illustrated with biblical figures - one of the most elegant title pages produced by an Ashkenazic press. This is the first edition of the fundamental and important book on Orach Chaim, constantly cited in all halachic works from the generation in which it was written onward. Antique owners' signatures on the title page, as well as a few handwritten glosses along the length of the book. The signatures and the glosses have not been investigated. [2] 218 leaves, 33 cm. As with most copies, the last leaf is lacking - the one with the sample of the Yoreh Deah section, which was completely burned. Fine condition, aging stains. Stefansky, Sifrei Yessod  173.