Bidspirit auction | Nachalat Azriel. Horodna, 1817. First

Nachalat Azriel. Horodna, 1817. First Edition. Pedigree Copy. Glosses - Nachalat Azriel  - Torah novellae, and Talmudic novellae on tractates relevant to Tur Yoreh Deah, by Rabbi Pinchas b”r Azriel HaLevi, ”who, in his youth, served in eight garments and attended to the leader of the entire Jewish people, the gaon Rabbi Yehonatan (Eybeschütz).” Horodna, 1817. First edition. Handwritten scholarly glosses. The Talmudic novellae are on tractates: Chulin, Avodah Zarah, Niddah and Shevuot. The Torah part is called Parpera'ot L'Chochmah . The book is adorned with important approbations, including from the author of  Pri Megadim , and others. At the top of the title page, there is an owner's signature by the gaon Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Tzvi Hirsch Silverstein, who writes, inter alia , ”awaiting a second ascent to the holy city of Jerusalem.” Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for brief biographies of Rabbi Pinchas b”r Azriel HaLevi  and Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Tzvi Hirsch Silverstein . [2] 120 leaves, 34 cm. Fine condition. Aging stains. Minimal worming perforations. Blemish in the margins of leaf 2 with damage to several words.