Leflugat Reuven. Section four. By Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis. Berlin, 1924. Inscribed by the author. Fine-very fine condition.
Meir Einei Chachamim on the Talmud by Rabbi Meir – the Maharam of Lublin. Furth, 1724. [1], 159 leaves. Signature of Rabbi Yehoshua Papa, dayan in Vienna, on the title page. Fine condition.
Shu”t Maharshal, Lemberg, 1859. Stamps of Rabbi Refael of Volozhin [See Hebrew catalogue description for text.] Missing the first leaves and the last one.
Torat HaBayit Ha’Aruch L’Rashba with the Bedek HaBayit and Mishmeret HaBayit commentaries. Vienna, [1811]. 122 leaves. Rabbinical owner signatures. Fine-very fine condition.
Chidushei Maharshal on the Talmud. [1812]. Many stamps of Franz Joseph, possibly the Austrian emperor known for his love of the Jewish Nation. Moderate-fine condition.
Nidchei Yisrael, written by the Chofetz Chaim. Warsaw, 1897. The word מוגה written twice in pencil by the author. Fine-very fine condition.
Shu”t Mahar”i Bruna, Stettin, [1860], 126 leaves. Signature of Rabbi Yehoshua Falk Auerbach of Brisk [Otzar HaRabbanim 7776]. Very fine condition.
Chinuch Beit Yehuda. Frankfurt, [1708]. Signature of R’ Avner Yisrael Ha’Tzarfati [1826-1883], Fez Rabbi +Gloss signed by R’ Shlomo Ibn Tzur. The book is in poor condition.
Urim V’Tumim of Rabbi Yonasan Eibshutz, section two, Dubno 1826. Missing title page. Blue paper. Signature of Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberger. Urim V’Tumim section two, Ostrog, 1834. Owner dedication. Urim V’Tumim section two, Vienna, 1819. Wide pages. Varying conditions.
Magen Avot. Laws of Shabbat by Rabbi Mordechai Benet. Zolkiew, 1835. First edition. Signature of Rabbi Shimon HaKohen Shatin, 1799-1861, author of Kehunat Olam and signature of Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Waldenburg. Wormed. Moderate condition.
Ashli Ravrivei. Vienna, 1808. Manual corrections. Chidushei Maharsha section one, Vienna 1814, manual corrections and comments [the book is blemished and incomplete]. Rav Alfas, section three, Sulzbach,[1766], antiquated owner signatures. Varying conditions.
Olat Tamid. Novellae on Tractate Tamid by Rabbi Moshe of Chust. Budapest, [1943]. Signature of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich of Simlau. First edition.
10, 118, 14, [5] pages. 27 cm. Printed at the height of the Holocaust. Including the leaves with the names of the subscribers, and the last leaf that was printed on different paper – apparently after the printing was completed – which is not found in all copies.
Owner signature on title page of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich [1863-1944], rabbi of Simlau and prominent rabbi of Hungary-Transylvania before the Holocaust. He authored many books. He had the opportunity to escape the Holocaust but wanted to die in sanctification of G-d’s name and didn’t want to abandon his community. He died in Sivan, 1944. This book features a memorial to a person who died in Adar, 1943, so that this owner signature was signed during the last year of his life.
Very fine condition, other than the blemished binding.
Brit Olam. Kabala by R’ Yitzchak Ashkenazi. Vilna, 1819. First edition. Last leaf is incomplete. Many owner stamps.
Shu”t Rabbeinu Asher [Rosh]. Venice, [1607].
180, 2 [16] leaves. 28.5 cm. Missing the title page.
Owner stamps of Rabbi Chaim Berlin, son of the Netziv of Volozhin and glosses in his hand in a number of locations.
New binding. Worming holes. Fine condition.
Ohr Chadash on Tractate Pesachim. Jozefow, 1858. Signature of Rabbi Eliyahu Lehrman, Admor of Viscott, with his stamp. Rabbi Eliyahu Lehrman was a disciple of Rabbi Noach of Karov, and oftened travelled to Kotzk and Vorka. He served as rabbi in a number of communites, became an Admor in 1854 and was known as the Admor of Viscott. He authored “Eizor Eliyahu” and more. Refer to Encyclopedia L’Chassidut 1, 226-227. Bound with Chidushei HaRitva [Zolkiew, 1859, missing title page] with the stamp of the Admor and the stamp of his son, Rabbi Chaim Lehrman the Admor of Konskowola. Refer to Encyclopedia L’Chassidut 1, 557-558. Both books feature handwritten comments. Not studied.
Shem HaGedolim L’Chida, edited by Y.A. Ben Yaakov. Vienna, 1864. Handwritten supplements.
14, [1] page, 82 leaves: 81, [1] leaf, 20 cm.
Many handwritten supplements throughout the book. A number of supplements signed by Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Toledano. Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Toledano [1880-1960] was a noted manuscript researcher and author of various works. He served as Rabbi of Alexandria and then Tel Aviv, and was the Minister of Religious Affairs for the State of Israel.
Owner stamps. Old binding. Fine-very fine condition.
Gilgulei Neshamot by Rabbi Menachem Azarya of Pano. Lemberg, 1859. Owner signature on title page.
Pnei Yehoshua, second section. Novellae on Tractates Ketubot, Gittin and Kidushin by Rabbi Yaakov Yehoshua [Falk]. Lemberg, [1809].
[1], 2-90, 84, 84 [should say: 85] leaves. Mispaginated. 34 cm.
Owner signature on title page. Many scholarly glosses throughout the book. Unidentified writer. Old binding. The first leaves are reinforced. Worming holes. Moderate-fine condition.
Mitzvot Hashem, Vilna 1837, Rabbinical signatures and stamps of the Auerbach family [Rabbi Dovid Yudel of Tzefat, Rabbi Shmuel Behard”i] and additional signatures. Chazon Ish – Emuna U’Bitachon, Jerusalem, 1954, first edition. Mesilat Yesharim with Even Shlomo, Alexandria, 1918.Sheilot V’Teshuvot Malki BaKodesh by Rabbi Chaim Hirshenson, 1819, with his inscription and signature.
Mitzvot Hashem. 613 mitzvot divided into the days of the month. Vilna, 1836.
[145] leaves. 17 cm. Two title pages.
Owner signatures and stamps: Rabbi Dovid Yudel Auerbach of Safed, and Rabbi Shmuel … Auerbach. The Auerbach rabbinical family were scions of the “Toldot Yaakov Yosef” of Polonnye, and predecessors of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach of Jerusalem. Additional signatures: Shmuel Ben Tzion of Safed, Sephardic signature on the title page and behind the second title page.
Old binding. Worming holes. Moderate condition.
Two volumes of Talmudical tractates. Sulzbach, at the press of Meshulem Zalman b”r Aharon. 1762. Sulzbach, at the press of Ahron and Naftali, sons of R’ Meshulem Zalman. 1769. Both volumes feature handwritten Torah novellae on their endpapers and unidentified owner signatures. Many worming holes. Poor condition.
Two volumes of Talmudical tractates.
Sulzbach, at the press of Meshulem Zalman b”r Aharon. 1762.
Sulzbach, at the press of Ahron and Naftali, sons of R’ Meshulem Zalman. 1769.
Both volumes feature handwritten Torah novellae on their endpapers and unidentified owner signatures.
Many worming holes. Poor condition.
Eifat Tzedek by Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, the Steipler. Bnei Brak, 1949. The author defended the opinion of his brother-in-law, the Chazon Ish, regarding ‘shiurim’- measurements. Page 17 bears an erasure and comment by the author. Aging stains. Very fine condition.
Mishnat Chassidim. Kabala by Rabbi Emanuel Chai Rikki. Amsterdam, [1742].
[1], 156 [1] leaves, 18.5 cm. Signature on title page: קניתי לרצון קוני הק’ שמואל אבן ואעיש.
Rabbi Shmuel ben Vaish [1738-1812] was a Moroccan sage, who served as dayan together with Rabbi Refael Berdugo, Rabbi Baruch Toledano and Rabbi Petachya Berdugo. Refer to Malchei Rabana, p. 121 regarding this personality and a miracle that happened with him. [Otzar HaRabbanim 19138]. Additional owner signatures.
New binding. Blemishes to the first and last leaves. Worming holes. Moderate condition.
