Bidspirit auction | Torat Gittin by Rabbi Jacob

Torat Gittin by Rabbi Jacob of Lissa, first edition. a foundational halakhic work, with learned handwritten marginalia - Sefer Torat Gittin, on Shulchan Aruch, the laws of divorce, with novelties on Tractate Gittin. By Rabbi Jacob [Lorberbaum], Av Beit Din of Lissa, author of Ḥavvat Da‘at, Netivot ha-Mishpat, and other works. Frankfurt an der Oder, 1813. First edition, printed during the lifetime of the illustrious author. The volume contains learned handwritten marginalia throughout. Although the annotations have not been researched, they clearly reflect the hand of a distinguished scholar, who at times even challenges the rulings of the great author of Lissa. On the title page appears an unidentified owner’s signature, with numerous inscriptions on the endpapers. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, no. 95. [1], 129 leaves. Size: 20 cm. Condition: Very good. Worn binding, with a damaged spine.