Meishiv Davar . Responsa by Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehudah Berlin of Volozhin – the Netzi”v. First and second parts. Warsaw, published by the gaon’s widow and her sons. 1894. Four parts. First edition. Copy with changes.
Specifications: 178, 120 pages, 30 cm. Two title pages at the beginning, another title page for the third and fourth parts.
Background: First edition of the book of responsa by the Netzi”v, rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Volozhin.
Unique Features: Special copy. In section 61, laws of the firstborn, there is a variation in the copy before us compared to the known copies. In the responsa, the author discusses the author of the Tanya ‘s Shulchan Aruch HaRav , and disagrees with his words. In the copy before us, the names of the questioner and responder are omitted, the the line which could be perceived as disrespectful to the Admor has been erased.
Condition: Very fine. Original half-leather binding, slightly worn.