Sha’arei Ephraim – laws and customs of Torah reading by the renowned gaon Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Margaliot (who granted rabbinic ordination to the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). Dubno, Chaim Mordechai Margaliot Press. 1820. First edition.
First edition of the fundamental book on the laws and customs of Torah reading authored by the one unique among the prominent poskim of recent generations, whose book Sha’arei Ephraim, along with his Mateh Ephraim, which deals with the halachos of the high holidays, became fundamental books in their fields and have been published in many editions.
The Bibliography lists a fraudulent edition, yet this one here is the original first edition. Some of the text on the title page is in red ink.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Margaliot.
[2], 26; 22 leaves, 20.5 cm. Bluish paper.
Fine condition: Aging stains. Minimal worming perforations throughout, primarily in the margins. Blemishes in the margins of the title page and the following leaf with slight loss of text. last few pages worming affecting text, last page lacking corners
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