Lot 222
Pri Megadim – Fürth, 1767 – Signatures of Rabbi Daniel Prostitz Head of the Pressburg Beit Din and Friend of the Chatam Sofer
Pri Megadim, index to Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, by R. Shmuel son of R. Alexander (final leaves of the Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat edition with Turei Zahav, Fürth: Itzek Madfis, 1767).
Four signatures of R. Daniel Prostitz on the endpaper and first leaf. Inscriptions and markings in a later script, presumably in preparation for reprinting the book.
R. Daniel Prostitz (1759-1846), disciple of Maharam Barby Rabbi of Pressburg, and dayan in Pressburg in the times of R. Meshulam Igra. A close friend of the Chatam Sofer, he initiated the latter's appointment as rabbi of Pressburg.
47-63 leaves. Misfoliation. 34 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Wear. New binding.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
