Shenot Eliyahu on Mishnayot Zera'im - Lviv, 1799 - First Edition - Copy of Rebbe Elazar of Oshpitzin, Son-in-Law of ...

Shenot Eliyahu on Mishnayot Zera'im - Lviv, 1799 - First Edition - Copy of Rebbe Elazar of Oshpitzin, Son-in-Law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz
Shenot Eliyahu, Mishnayot Order Zera'im, with commentaries by the Gaon of Vilna. Lviv, [1799]. First edition.
The commentary of the Gaon of Vilna is divided into two: the brief commentary and the lengthy commentary.
On the verso of the title page, an approbation and warning by the Vilna Beit Din not to publish the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna without permission, and without first ascertaining that they are unquestionably the writings of the Gaon of Vilna.
Copy of Rebbe Elazar Rosenfeld of Kaminka and Oshpitzin, with his stamps on the title page and other leaves.
R. Elazar Rosenfeld of Oshpitzin (Oświęcim; 1861-1943), youngest son-in-law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1936 where he established his Beit Midrash, yet returned to Poland just before the outbreak of WWII, and perished in the Sosnowiec ghetto.
Handwritten glosses on several leaves. Ownership inscription (partially deleted) on title page.
[2], 9; 53, [2], 57-59 leaves. 34 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Marginal wear and tears. Open tears (including tears to title page), affecting text in several places. Inner margin of title page reinforced with paper. Worming affecting text (significant damage in several places). A few leaves trimmed close to text, with damage and loss to text on one leaf. New binding.
Without leaf [3], the rare leaf with the foreword by R. Chaim of Volozhin, added to a few copies only.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 177.