Nechpah BaKessef – responsa on the four parts of Shulchan Aruch and novellae on the elucidations by Re’em on the Sma”g, by the sacred gaon Rabbi Yonah Navon, the Chid”a’s teacher. Constantinople, 1748. First edition.
The book opens with a lengthy foreword by the Chid”a, the author’s disciple. A responsum by the Chid”a appears in Choshen Mishpat section 4, written when he was just 16 years old, by order of his teacher, the author.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the author, Rabbi Yonah Navon .
Owner’s stamp on the title page: “Mordechai Yosef Meyuchas” (it is not known whether this is the Rishon LeTziyon’s stamp). There is also an undeciphered calligraphic signature and another owner’s signature: “Eliyahu Yitzchak Chamuai.”
[1], 190, [7] leaf. 29.5 cm. High-quality paper.
Fine condition. Aging stains. Worming perforations.