Collection of documents related to the printing of “Yad Yosef” on the laws of ritual slaughter by Rabbi Yosef Tuvia Abramowitz of Kelm and then of Manchester and Jerusalem.
1. Approbations from British Rabbis [1911-1912].
* Rabbi Menachem Dovber Dagutski
* Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Daikhes
* Rabbi Yisrael Yaakov Yaffe
* Rabbi Shmuel Michel Rabinowitz
2. Written agreement between the author and Rabbi Eliyahu Akiva Rabinowitz av”d Poltava, to print the book at his press in Poltava. Written and signed by the author, with the confirmation of Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Ferber. Additional conditions in the margins written and signed by the printer, Rabbi Rabinowitz.
3. Words of gratitude from the author upon the conclusion of the book, and a passage from his introduction.
4. Impressive portrait of the author.
The book was printed in Poltava. World War I broke out soon after, and all the books were lost except for three copies. The book was reprinted in Jerusalem in 1928. (Refer to the introduction, p. 11..)
All in very fine condition.