Shulchan Aruch Even Ha’ezer, first edition of the Pischei Teshuva. Johannisburg (Prussia) (today Pisz, Poland), ca. 1861.
Personal exemplar of Maran the Gaon and Tzaddik Rabbi Akivah Yosef Schlesinger, author of “Lev Ha’ivri”. Scores of Halachic glosses, both short and long, Chiddushim, references, comments, and notations. Never printed!
His signature appears twice on the title page! One signature is worn at the edge. Also his complete, elegant round seal. On the flyleaf is the signature of his son, Rabbi Eliyahu Shlesinger.
Please see the Hebrew listing for biographical information on Rabbi Akivah Schlesinger.
[4], 272 pp. A few pages partially torn and detached. Wear. Slightly damaged binding. A significant portion of the glosses are smudged. Fair condition.