Leilão Bidspirit | Shu”t Pnei Yehoshua. Amsterdam, 1715.

Shu”t Pnei Yehoshua. Amsterdam, 1715. Copy that Belonged to Rabbi Chaim Berlin with his Handwritten Glosses - She'elot U'Teshuvot Pnei Yehoshua  by Rabbi Yehoshua b”r Yosef av beit din  of Kraków. Amsterdam, 1715. First edition. Copy that previously belonged to Rabbi Chaim Berlin, with his handwritten glosses. First edition of this important work of responsa, printed from the author's manuscript. The author [1577-1648?], among the geonim  of his generation, a disciple of the Sm”a and the Mahara”m of Lublin and rabbi of the author of Sha”ch , served as av beit din  in important communities, and eventually became av beit din  of Kraków. He is also known for his work Meginei Shlomo  written to resolve the Tosafot's difficulties with Rash”i. He was a grandfather of the author of Chiddushei Pnei Yehoshua , who cites him in his sefarim . The title page states: ”Part I.” Part II was printed about 150 years later. This copy bears several of Rabbi Chaim Berlin's stamps from when he lived in Jerusalem. Several glosses and corrections in his hand on a few leaves. Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin . Uncommon sefer . [2] 52 leaf, 29 cm. Very fine condition. Minimal aging stains. Simple new binding.