Bidspirit auction | Shu”t Shev Ya'akov. First Edition.

Shu”t Shev Ya'akov. First Edition. Fundamental Book. Pedigree Copy - Shu”t Shev Ya'akov  - responsa by the renowned gaon Rabbi Ya'akov Poprash of Frankfurt. Frankfurt am Main, 1742. Two parts bound together, with separate title pages. Important book of responsa. Pedigree copy. The author was one of the rabbinic leaders of his generation, a  posek and halachic responder, and renowned Torah teacher. Rabbi of Frankfurt for over 20 years; as well as its rosh yeshivah. His yeshivah produced many world-class rabbinic leaders. The book is adorned with an approbation by his successor to the Frankfurt Rabbinate - the author of Pnei Yehoshua . Owner's signature on the flyleaf: ”The youth, Simchah HaLevi” (Bamberger, av beit din  of Aschaffenburg). Additional rabbinic signature on the top of the title page, and owner's handwritten notation from Hätzfeld in 1833, in block script. Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Simchah HaLevi Bamberger . Stefansky, Sifrei Yessod  308. [1], 109: [1] 139 leaves. 32.5 cm. Beautiful margins, high-quality paper. Fine condition. Light blemishes in the title page. Minimal worming perforations in the margins.