Classics: First Edition
Pri Chadash –
Orach Chaim. Magnificent copy
Novellae on the laws of Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim authored by Rabbi Chizkiya da Silva.
Sefer Mayim Chaim is included at the end and includes novellae on Rambam as well as responsa.
This special copy was published in Amsterdam, 1730 in a larger than standard format, on thick gilded white paper and boasts extra-wide margins.
Present in this copy is the page from the son of the author, Rabbi David da Silva, written in Portuguese. (The page present here is not listed in the Hebrew Bibliography and is missing in many copies.)
The Chida, a disciple of the Pri Chadash, writes: “Today, all of the Torah scholars thirstily drink his words.”
Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod – Classics, No. 171
[5], 60: [1], 44 leaves | 35.7 cm | Separate title page for sefer Mayim Chaim | Original leather-covered wooden binding with gold inscription and embellishments (small defect on back restored) | Complete copy in good condition
