Laws of Yoreh Deah by Rabbi Rafael Katz of Pinsk and Hamburg. Berlin, [1772]. First edition. Ownership signatures. Stamps of Rabbi Meir Shapiro of Lublin.
184 [should be:194]; 20 leaves, page 2 and the last three leaves are missing. 34.5 cm. With the text of the Shulchan Aruch.
The author (1723-1804) was known as Rabbi Rafael HaKohen of Hamburg, and was one of the greatest rabbis of his generation, also known for his battle against the Enlightenment. Ownership signatures from the period of publication, some of them with writing that the book was received from the author?
Stamps of Rabbi Meir Shapiro of Lublin, and a stamp of the library of the Chochmei Lublin Yeshiva. It is well-known that Rabbi Meir Shapiro transferred books from his library to the yeshiva’s library.
Simple, loose binding. Aging stains. Fine condition.