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Yeshuot Yaakov, commentary on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, Part I, by R. Yaakov Meshulam Orenstein, Rabbi of Lviv. Lemberg (Lviv): Tzvi Hirsch Sperling and Berish Luria, 1862. Second edition.
Copy of Rebbe Shlomo Shapiro, Rabbi of Strzyżów and Munkacs, author of Shem Shlomo, and his son Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro, Rabbi of Munkacs, author of Darchei Teshuvah.
On the title page and other leaves – stamps of Rebbe "Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro" on the front endpaper and inside the front board: various ownership inscriptions stating that the book belongs to "the holy rabbi, Rabbi of Strzyżów", "Belongs… R. Shlomo Shapiro, Rabbi of Strzyżów"; ownership inscriptions [apparently by the young R. Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro]: "This book belongs to Tzvi… Strzyżów"; "This book belongs to Tz[vi] H[irsch]"; "Belongs to Tzvi Hirsch in Strzyżów".
Additional inscriptions, Torah inscriptions and various signatures.
Stamp on title page: "Pinchas Rubenstein of Balassagyarmat" [Pinchas Rubenstein of Balassagyarmat, student in the Galanta yeshiva ca. 1928 – his name appears in the list of pre-subscribers to books printed between the years 1928-1931, including Beit Shlomo with the biography of the Shem Shlomo and Darchei Teshuvah].
Rebbe Shlomo Shapiro of Munkacs (1831-1893), son of Rebbe Elazar Shapiro of Lantzut (Łańcut) and grandson of Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Shapiro of Dinov (Dynów), author of Bnei Yissachar. Succeeded his father as Rabbi of Strzyżów and later served as Rabbi of Munkacs (Mukachevo).
His son, R. Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro, author of Darchei Teshuva (1845-1914), a leading Torah and Chassidic scholar, he succeeded his father as Rabbi of Munkacs and led thousands of followers. Founded Kollel Munkacs and served as Nesi Eretz Israel.
[1], 82, 85-104, [1] leaves. 39.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Many stains, traces of former dampness and mold. Heavy wear and creases to margins. Tears, including open tears to title page and other leaves, affecting title frame, partially repaired with paper. Many handwritten inscriptions and stamps. Early binding, worn and damaged, detached on both sides, missing spine.
Copy of Rebbe Nachum Dov Ber Friedman of Sadigura; at the top of the title page are two of his stamps: one stamp with his name, "Nachum Dov Ber Friedman", with a symbol of a lion in the center (somewhat blurred), and an additional stamp, "Kinyan Kaspi".
On the endpaper is a printed ex libris label (in gilt letters on red background): "Collection of books of R. Nachum Dov Friedman in Sadhora". Next to it is a piece of paper with a printed caption in German, attesting that the book was donated by R. Salo (Shlomo) Kohen, who had purchased part of the Rebbe of Sadigura's book collection, in memory of his mother Charlotte (Gittel) Kohen.
Rebbe Nachum Dov Ber (Bernyu) Friedman of Sadigura (d. 1883, Otzar HaRabbanim 15912), grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin, son of Rebbe Shalom Yosef and son-in-law of Rebbe Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura. R. Nachum Dov Ber possessed a large library, and he used several types of stamps in his library. Books he inherited from his father were stamped "Nachalat Avotai", books he purchased were stamped "Kinyan Kaspi" (like the present book), and books received as a gift were stamped "Minchat Shai". A small collection of books gifted by converts to his father-in-law were stamped "Minchat Ger".
[7], 104; [1], 31 pages. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Inner margins of first two leaves repaired with paper filling. Stamps. New leather binding.
Responsa of Rabbi Yitzchak HaLevi, brother and teacher of the Taz, Part I. Neuwied: Johann Balthasar Haupt, 1736.
Copy of the kabbalist R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss of Svaliava, uncle and close teacher of his nephew R. Yosef Meir Weiss, first Rebbe of Spinka, author of Imrei Yosef. At the top of the title page is his signature: "Yitzchak Eizik Weiss", as well as an ownership stamp from his tenure as head of the Beit Din of Svaliava and of Munkacs: "Yitzchak Eizik Weiss – Izsak Weisz – Rabbiner Szolyva", "Yitzchak Eizik Weiss, head of the Munkacs Beit Din".
On p. 16b appear two glosses, apparently handwritten by R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss.
On the title page also appear stamps of his son-in-law, Rebbe Elimelech Lowy son of R. Meshulam Feish of Tosh, grandfather of the current Rebbe of Tosh in Canada.
R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss (1824-1894), rabbi of Svaliava and later head of the Munkacs Beit Din, author of Beit Yitzchak. He was the prime teacher of his nephew, R. Yosef Meir Weiss, first Rebbe of Spinka, author of Imrei Yosef. He was born in Munkacs to R. Avraham Weiss (who was like a son to R. Yitzchak Eizik of Kaliv). R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss was a progenitor of Chassidut in Transylvania in the mid-19th century, and the disciple of foremost rebbes: Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, author of Bnei Yissachar; Rebbe Yehudah Tzvi of Rozdil, author of Daat Kedoshim (the book was compiled by R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss); Rebbe Shalom of Belz; and Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik of Zidichov (who acclaimed him as one of the "sixty mighty men surrounding him", and relied upon him to edit his writings in Chassidut and Kabbalah). He also frequented the courts of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin, Rebbe Chaim of Kosov, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Rimanov and Rebbe Meir of Premishlan. His son-in-law was Rebbe Elimelech Lowy, son of the first rebbe of Tosh R. Meshulam Feish Lowy. R. Shimon Grünfeld (Maharshag), Rabbi of Szemihály, described R. Yitzchak Eizik: "I knew that he was a great kabbalist, almost unique in the country in this science" (Responsa Maharshag, Part I, Orach Chaim section 30). From his large collection of writings, only the following were published: Toldot Yitzchak on the Torah, Divrei Yitzchak, and Beit Yitzchak on Tractate Megillah.
[1], 33 leaves. 31.5 cm. Browning of paper to some leaves. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to margins of title page and several other leaves. Small marginal tears to several leaves, including a minute tear to one leaf, slightly affecting text. Original binding, worn and damaged.
Shem MiShmuel, novellae on the Torah by R. Shmuel Soller, head of the Lviv Beit Din. Lviv: Ch. Rohatyn, 1902. Published by R. Yehoshua Tzvi Wolf, editor of Machazikei HaDat.
Important ownership: copy from the home of the Tzaddik R. Yeshayale of Kerestir, with signatures of his son and son-in-law. On the title page, ownership inscription signed "Yisrael Avraham Alter Landau son of R. Sh[alom] L[andau]" [son-in-law of R. Yeshayah of Kerestir], and on front endpapers – ownership inscriptions and signatures of "Avraham Steiner" [son of R. Yeshayah of Kerestir]. On the back endpaper, ownership inscription (with errors, perhaps written by a child), "This book belongs to the famous, holy Tzaddik R. Yeshayah". Signatures and additional inscriptions (in purple ink) of "Shlomo Zalman Klein" – who received the book as a gift from the abovementioned R. Yisrael Avraham Alter Landau.
R. Yeshayah (Yeshayale) Steiner of Kerestir (1852-1925), disciple and successor of Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Liska (Olaszliszka), author of Ach Pri Tevuah. Known as a wonderworker, numerous Jews (and even non-Jews) flocked to his court in Kerestir (Bodrogkeresztúr) to seek his advice and amulets. R. Yeshayah was revered by the leading rebbes of his day and performed innumerable charitable deeds.
His only son, Rebbe Avraham Steiner of Kerestir (1883-1927), appointed by his father to serve as rebbe during the latter's lifetime, a position he held for less than two years until his passing.
R. Yisrael Avraham Alter Landau, youngest son-in-law of R. Yeshayah of Kerestir (1886-1942), Rabbi of Edelény for some twenty years, where he established an important yeshiva which produced hundreds of immense Torah scholars and rabbis who remained in correspondence with their teacher.
[1], 116 leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, wear and slight tears. Original binding, worn and torn.
Assorted collection of title pages and parts of books, copies of important ownership – with stamps, signatures and ownership inscriptions of famous rabbis and rebbes.
Include stamps, signatures and ownership inscriptions of the following rabbis:
• R. Shmuel Heller, Rabbi of Safed. • R. Shlomo HaKohen of Álmosd (father-in-law of the Tzror HaChaim R. Shmuel Shmelka Klein, Rabbi of Vynohradiv). • Rebbe Elimelech Shapiro of Grodzinsk (1824-1892; leading rebbe in Poland, father of the Rebbe of Piaseczno, author of Chovat HaTalmidim). • R. Moshe Hirsch Fuchs, Rabbi of Grosswardein (Oradea; author of Yad Ramah). • R. Eliezer David Grünwald (Rabbi of Satmar, author of Keren LeDavid). • R. Efraim Tzvi Einhorn, Rabbi of Mstów (1855-1900; leading Polish rabbi, author of She'erit Efraim Dov). • Rebbe David Bornsztain of Sochatchov, author of Chasdei David. • R. Aryeh Leibish HaLevi Horowitz, author of Harei Besamim (1846-1909); leading Galician rabbi, Rabbi of Zaliztsi, Stryi and Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk). • Stamp of the Rebbe of Klausenburg, from his youth in Rudnik. • Rebbe Yehudah Yechiel Taub of Rozlo-Kaliv (1887-1937). • R. Leib Friedman, head of the Pressburg Beit Din (1863-1919; author of Responsa Rivad). • R. Yeshayah Kalisch, dayan and posek in Pressburg (1883-1944; son-in-law of R. Leib Friedman, head of the Pressburg Beit Din, author of Responsa Rivad). • R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer of Pressburg (author of Cheshev Sofer). • R. Moshe Kliers, Rabbi of Tiberias. • Rebbe Yosef Tzvi Kalisch of Skernevitz. • Rebbe Avraham Yissachar Englard of Radzin, Rabbi of Sosnowiec. • Rebbe Yechezkel Shraga Lipschitz Halberstam of Stropkov, Rabbi of Ramla. • And more.
Over 30 items, including over 24 title pages. Varying size and condition. Placed in large binder.
Large collection of 22 various books on Chassidut, kabbalah, halachah and homiletics. Important ownership: copies belonging to rebbes and their families.
Including copies belonging to:
• R. Tzvi Meir HaKohen Rabinowitz, Rabbi of Radomsk (1840-1902), second son of the Tiferet Shlomo of Radomsk and his successor as Rabbi of Radomsk.
• R. Elazar Lipschitz Aleksander [son-in-law of Rebbe Yechiel Danziger of Aleksander].
• R. Alter Menachem Kalonymus Weinstock of Poland and Jerusalem. Disciple of the Guter Yid of Neustadt along with his father R. Baruch Binyamin Ze'ev [the first Chassidic dayan in Jerusalem].
• Rebbe Avraham Yissachar Englard of Radzyn, Rabbi of Sosnowiec (1910-2006).
• Rebbe Yaakov Yisrael Rabinowitz of Kherson (1880-1942), author of She'erit Yaakov, son of Rebbe Pinchas of Kantikozva and son-in-law of R. Shlomo Zalmina of Rashkov. Rebbe in Kherson and Odessa. In 1925, immigrated to Eretz Israel and served as rebbe in Tel Aviv.
• Rebbe Menachem Nachum Rabinowitz of Koidanov-Kantikozva, son of Rebbe Pinchas of Kantikozva.
• Rebbe Yechiel Michel Hager of Horodenka (perished in the Holocaust, 1942), son of R. Baruch Hager of Vizhnitz.
• Rebbe Eliezer Hager, author of Damesek Eliezer (1891-1946). Son of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz.
• Rebbe Efraim Asher HaLevi Rottenberg of Koson, Rabbi of the Ner Yisrael community in Los Angeles, California.
• R. "Binyamin Leifer, Ungvár".
• R. Shalom Gutman (1867-1929), a descendant of R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev; Rabbi of Jassy, Romania for over 30 years.
• R. Leibish son of Rebbe Yechiel Meir Lipschitz, the Guter Yid of Gostynin.
• R. Yisrael Moshe Lipschitz (ca. 1832-1918), son of Rebbe Yechiel Meir, the Guter Yid of Gostynin.
• Rebbe Yosef Tzvi Kalisch of Skernevitz (1887-1957), of the Vorka dynasty, served as Rabbi of Karczów and Bnei Brak.
• Rebbe "Moshe Meir Leifer" of Jerusalem.
• Rebbe Yosef Panet (1895-1962), son of Rebbe Yechezkel Panet of Deyzh, the Knesset Yechezkel. Rabbi and yeshiva dean in Ileanda (Transylvania). After the German occupation, he escaped the Deyzh (Dej) ghetto with nine children, thus surviving the war, after which he returned to Deyzh and later immigrated to Brooklyn, New York, reestablishing the Deyzh dynasty.
• R. Avraham Abba Bomacz of Łódź, and ownership inscription of his son R. Eliezer Gershon Friedenson.
22 volumes. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and they are being sold as is.
See Hebrew description for a detailed listing of books and details on signatures and dedications.
Collection of eight different books on Chassidut and halachah. Copies of mportant ownership, belonging to the rebbes of Spinka, Ropshitz and Zidichov and their families.
• Likutei Maharya on Yalkut Shimoni, Chassidic novellae, Part I on Neviim, by Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik of Zidichov. Lviv, 1889. First edition.
Stamps of Rebbe Asher Yeshayah Rubin and Rebbe Nachman Kahana of Spinka-Bnei Brak.
• Shtei HaLechem, responsa by R. Moshe Chagiz. Przemyśl, 1897.
- Bound with: Totzeot Chaim, glosses, corrections and references to Divrei Chaim, by R. Akiva HaKohen Lieber. Podgórze, Cracow, 1899.
On title pages of both books: Signatures, ownership inscriptions and self-dedications of R. Yonatan Binyamin Pollak of Spinka [son-in-law of the Imrei Yosef] and R. Moshe Pollak of Spinka [grandson of the Imrei Yosef].
• Shaarei Tohar on the laws of Nidah, with Shaarei Daat, by R. Avraham Einhorn. Sighet, 1901.
Signature and ownership inscription: "Moshe Pollak" [grandson of the Imrei Yosef of Spinka]. Additional inscription: "This book was given to me by my grandfather, the tzaddik of Spinka".
• Kitzur Reshit Chochmah by R. Eliyahu de Vidas. [Jarosław, 1909. Missing title page].
Stamp of R. "Avraham Abish Horowitz son of the tzaddik of Meletz (Mielec)" as well as his handwritten inscriptions. R. Avraham Abish (Abishel) Horowitz, Rabbi of Carei (1897-1944; perished in the Holocaust), son of Rebbe Naftali Horowitz of Melitz (1845-1915) and son-in-law of Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Weiss of Spinka (1875-1944), author of Chakal Yitzchak. Served as Rabbi of Spinka in place of his father-in-law during World War I.
• Divrei Moshe, Chassidic and kabbalistic discourses on the Torah portions by R. Moshe Shoham, Rabbi of Dolyna (a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov). Zhovkva, 1865.
On the endpaper, inscriptions and signature of R. "Efraim Eliezer son of R. Shalom HaKohen" – Rebbe Efraim Eliezer HaKohen Yolles of Sambor from Philadelphia (1890-1988).
• Tevach VeHachen, laws of shechitah and bedikot, by R. Yosef Chaim Kara. Vilna, 1894.
Stamps of R. "Avraham Eisen, dayan and posek here, Pidhaitsi"; and stamps of Rebbe "Yehoshua Heshel Eichenstein, Rabbi of Khodoriv" [immigrated to the United States in 1924 and became the first rebbe in Chicago, d. 1940].
• Meged Shamayim, on Pri Megadim, Yoreh Deah, by R. Moshe Mordechai Steger. Cracow, 1895.
Stamps of R. "Yitzchak Eizik Rabin, descendant of R. Yitzchak Eizik of Zidichov", and stamp of Rebbe "Shalom Eichenstein" of Zidichov-Safed (ca. 1900-1989), author of Rav Shalom, son and successor of Rebbe Asher Yeshayah of Pruchnik (son of Rebbe Alexander Yom Tov Lipa of Zidichov). Served as rebbe in Romania, and after the Holocaust in Safed, and subsequently immigrated to the United States.
• Beit Pinchas, anthology of novellae on various subjects and ethical teachings by R. Pinchas of Korets, R. Chaim of Kraszna, R. Shmuel of Kaminka and others, by R. Pinchas Rabinowitz. Bilgoraj, 1926.
Stamp of R. "Aharon son of R. M. Rabin, Rabbi of Lanivtsi, Volhynia".
9 books in 8 volumes. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined and are being sold as is.
Two books bound together: Responsa of the Bach by R. Yoel Sirkes of Cracow, author of Bayit Chadash. Frankfurt am Main: Johann Wauscht, [1697]. First edition; Responsa Avodat HaGershuni, by R. Gershon Ashkenazi, Rabbi of NIkolsburg (Mikulov) and the region. Frankfurt am Main: Johann Wauscht, [1699]. First edition.
Copy of R. Avraham Danzig, author of Chayei Adam. On the margins of the first title page (on Responsa of the Bach) appears an ownership inscription handwritten and signed by the Chayei Adam: "Belongs to my master and teacher… R. Moshe [Meisels?], Monday, 10th Iyar, 1765 in Berlin – Avram who is Avraham of Danzig" (a similar inscription from his youth in Berlin appears on the title page of another book auctioned by Kedem, catalog 51, lot 121).
Additional inscriptions and signatures on title page of Responsa of the Bach, including signature of R. "Moshe Chaim Weiss" of Kleinwardein (Kisvárda) [author of Brit Moshe on Smag, d. 1922]; a few inscriptions and notations on margins handwritten by R. Moshe Chaim Weiss.
On p. 105b of Responsa of the Bach is a lengthy learned gloss, signed "Moshe Meisels, Rabbi of Wiślica", author of Pri Etz HaDaat on Yoreh Deah, a manuscript work that appears to have been lost.
R. Avraham Danzig (1748-1821), renowned for his famous work Chayei Adam. He served as posek in Vilna and was a disciple and peer of the Vilna Gaon, as well as his mechutan. He would sign his name with the acronym "Avram" [initials for "Avraham son of R. Michel"], as in his inscription on the present item.
[6], 106, [2] leaves; [4], 94, [4] leaves (misfoliation). 31 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including many dampstains and mold. Wear and tears. Detached and loose leaves. Worming. Old binding, heavily worn and missing spine.
![Mishnah, Seder Kodashim, with commentaries. Fürth: Tzvi Hirsch son of Chaim, [1741].
Copy of R. Moshe Hamel Segal, Rabb](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale96/120_1.jpg "Mishnah Seder Kodashim – Fürth, 1741 – Signature of Rabbi Moshe Hamel")
![Mishnah, Seder Kodashim, with commentaries. Fürth: Tzvi Hirsch son of Chaim, [1741].
Copy of R. Moshe Hamel Segal, Rabb](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale96/120_2.jpg "Mishnah Seder Kodashim – Fürth, 1741 – Signature of Rabbi Moshe Hamel")
Copy of R. Moshe Hamel Segal, Rabbi of Baiersdorf and Bayreuth, son of Glückel of Hameln. His handwritten ownership inscription and signature appear on the title page.
R. Moshe Hamel Segal served as Rabbi of Baiersdorf, and later of the Bayreuth district in which Baiersdorf is located. He was the son of Glückel of Hameln, who gained fame for her diary which was printed in many editions and translations starting in the 19th century, rendering her a famous historical figure and her diary an important historical record. Her diary was preserved from copies made by her son R. Moshe, on which basis it was published. His mother's diary mentions R. Moshe several times, including his studies in a Kloiz in Frankfurt, his engagement and his marriage.
163 leaves. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains (including wax stains). Worming to several leaves, affecting text. A few handwritten inscriptions. The book is severed into two parts in the spine. Old binding, damaged.
Pachad Yitzchak, halachic encyclopedia by R. Yitzchak Lampronti, posek in Ferrara – with Beit Yoel, corrections, additions and novellae by R. Yoel Zelig Zalkind, Rabbi of Rajgród. Entries from "Alef Alef" to "Ones" (middle of entry; no more was printed). Warsaw: Yitzchak Goldman, [1885]. Only edition of Beit Yoel.
Copy of the Netziv of Volozhin. At the top of the title page, leaf [2] and leaf [3] are his signatures: "Naftali Tzvi Yehudah Berlin". On p. 208 is a dedicatory stamp "From the books of R. Meir Bar-Ilan" [the Netziv's son].
R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin – the Netziv of Volozhin (1817-1893), leading Torah scholar of his generation and dean of the Volozhin yeshiva. He authored many works, including: Haamek She'elah, Haamek Davar, Responsa Meshiv Davar, and more.
[7], 4-12, [1], 4-256 pages. 22 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Good-fair condition. Many tears. Light worming. Library stamps and inscriptions. New binding.
Does not contain first title page and [8] additional pages at the end of the book.
• Tiferet Yaakov, Part I, on Choshen Mishpat (laws of judges and loans), by R. Yaakov Gesundheit, Rabbi of Warsaw. Warsaw, 1842. First edition. Stamp of R. Yosef Zechariah Stern, Rabbi of Šiauliai (1831-1904), author of Zecher Yehosef.
• Responsa Nefesh Chayah, Yoreh Deah section, by R. Chaim Elazar Wachs, Rabbi of Kalisz. Piotrków, 1877. First edition. On title page, dedication to R. Yosef Zechariah Stern, Rabbi of Šiauliai, signed by R. Shlomo Avraham Rzechte. R. Shlomo Avraham Rzechte, the Gaon of Ozorków (1843-1928), author of Bikurei Shlomo containing responsa including correspondence with R. Yosef Zechariah Stern, the Aderet, the Sedei Chemed and others.
• Mishnat Avraham, on laws of Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzot, by R. Avraham son of R. Tzvi Yaffe. Zhitomir, 1868. First edition. On title page, ownership inscription of R. Chaim Elazar Wachs, Rabbi of Kalisz, author of Nefesh Chayah (1826-1889), a leading Polish rabbi.
• Zayit Raanan, Part II, novellae on Talmud and responsa by R. Moshe Yehudah Leib Yehoshua Silberberg, the Gaon of Kutno. Warsaw, 1869. First edition. On title page, stamp of R. Shmuel Salant, Rabbi of the Ashkenazic community of Jerusalem (1816-1909).
• Ateret Chachamim, Part I, responsa on four parts of the Shulchan Aruch, and Part II, novellae and pilpul on the Talmud, by R. Baruch Fränkel-Teomim, Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou and author of Baruch Taam. Józefów, 1866. Ownership inscription signed by R. David Ben-Shimon (d. 1879), Moroccan Torah scholar who immigrated to Jerusalem and became founder of the Maghrebi community and head of the Maghrebi Beit Din.
• Turei Even, novellae on Tractates Rosh Hashanah, Chagigah and Megillah, by R. Aryeh Leib, author of Shaagat Aryeh. Warsaw, 1860. Stamps of R. "Yechezkel Berstein, Slabodka, Lithuania" – author of Divrei Yechezkel (1889-1941; perished in Holocaust), leading student of the Knesset Yisrael yeshiva in Slabodka and dean of the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Slabodka-Kovno.
• Responsa Mei Noach, responsa, halachic novellae and notes to Chayei Adam and Chochmat Adam, by R. Noach Rabinowitz of Timkovichi. Vilna, 1881. On endpaper, ownership inscription and stamp of R. Yechiel Michel HaLevi Epstein, Rabbi of Novardok (1829-1908), leading Lithuanian posek, author of Aruch HaShulchan.
• Chiddushei Halachot Maharam Barby, two parts, by R. Meir Barby, Rabbi of Pressburg. Warsaw, 1885. On title page of Part I, stamp of R. Eliyahu Chaim Meisel, Rabbi of Łódź (1821-1912), leading rabbi in Lithuania and Poland.
• Responsa of R. Akiva Eger, Mahadura Tinyana. Vienna, 1889. First edition. With original back wrapper. Stamps: R. Mordechai Yonatan Katzenellenbogen, the (maternal) uncle of the Chazon Ish, and additional stamps from Kosava.
• Tiv Shemot Gitin, summary of R. Efraim Margaliot's Tiv Gitin, by R. Shmuel Feivush. Vilna, 1873. On title page, signature of R. Dov Aryeh Ritter, Rabbi of Rotterdam (1855-1936), leading Dutch Torah scholar.
• Imrei Yoav, homilies by R. Yoav Rosenbaum, Rabbi of Unsdorf (Huncovce) and Santov (Abaújszántó). Lviv, 1895. Ownership inscription of R. Binyamin Bishka (Lodzman), Rabbi of Trzcianne [famous Lithuanian prodigy, younger brother of the Gadol of Minsk and disciple of the Beit HaLevi in the Volozhin yeshiva].
• Zechuta DeAvraham, homilies and novellae by Rebbe Avraham of Ciechanów. [Warsaw, 1895]. Stamps of R. Meir Dan Plotzky, Rabbi of Warta, author of Kli Chemdah (1866-1928), a leading Polish Torah genius. A founder of Agudat Yisrael in Poland and member of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah.
• Magen Avot, on the 39 forbidden labors on Shabbat, by R. Mordechai Benet. Piotrków, 1903. Second edition. Stamps of R. Meir Dan Plotzky, Rabbi of Warta, and stamp of R. Tzvi Hirsch Grodzinsky, a leading American rabbi (1858-1948), relative of R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky, immigrated to America in 1891 and served for over 60 years as rabbi in the United States and Canada where he published important halachic and Talmudic works.
• Noam Elimelech, Chassidic homilies on the Torah by Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk. Warsaw, 1880. Stamps of "Yosef Levinstein, Rabbi of Serock (born ca. 1837-1840, d. 1924), a famous Polish rabbi. Known as an expert in rabbinic biography and genealogy, many genealogical records written in Poland at the time relied on his wide-ranging knowledge.
• Yalkut Moshe, selected prayers and ethical teachings from various books, by R. Moshe Levkowitz. Piotrków, 1912. Stamp of R. "Moshe Nachum Yerushalimski, Rabbi of Kielce and the region" (1855-1916).
15 books. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined and are being sold as is.
Collection of eight books, with dedications by authors and publishers, as well as two additional books:
• Shaarei Deah, by R. Chaim Yehudah Leib Litwin of Sosnytsia, dean of the Brody yeshiva. Lviv, 1878. On title page, handwritten dedication by author to R. Moshe Freudiger of Budapest (Marienbad, Av 1885), and stamp on endpaper of his son R. Yekutiel Freudiger.
The author, R. Chaim Yehudah Leib Litwin-Sosnitzer (1840-1903), outstanding Torah scholar in Lithuania, also served as rabbi in Galicia. Succeeded R. Shlomo Kluger as head of Beit Din and yeshiva dean in Brody. In 1886, he returned to Lithuania to serve as Rabbi and head of the Kibbutz in Smorgon.
The recipient of the book, R. Moshe Freudiger, author of Moshe Yedaber (1818-1897), son of R. Pinchas Leib head of the Beit Din of Óbuda (Budapest), immense Torah scholar and outstanding orator who refused to take on a rabbinical position. Served as leader of the Orthodox community in Budapest.
• Be'erot Avraham, booklet I, responsa on Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah by R. Avraham Tzvi Klein, Rabbi of Mezőszilas, published with notes and additions by his son Shmuel Klein. Trnava, [1928]. Dedication on title page: "Bar mitzvah gift from the publisher".
- Bound with: Bayit Ne'eman, responsa by R. Yitzchak Moshe Perls. Sighetu Marmației, [1907].
• Kelilat HaMenorah, by R. Moshe Natan HaLevi Rubenstein, head of the Dubno Beit Din. Berditchev, 1892. With dedication (4 long lines), handwritten by the author.
• Yalkut HaGershuni, various selections and novellae, in alphabetical order. Parts II and III. By R. Gershon Stern, Rabbi of Luduș. Paks, [1895-1896]. Two parts in one volume. At the top of the title page of Part II: handwritten dedication (in the author's hand?) to R. Michael Chaim Paskesz, head of the Makó community. Many inscriptions on endpapers and inside the boards: signatures of R. Yoel Chaim Sofer [son of R. Eliezer Süssman Sofer, Rabbi of Paks] and yahrzeit inscriptions of family members. Many handwritten glosses.
• Responsa Neta Sorek, by R. Shraga Tzvi Tennenbaum. Munkacs, 1899. Published by the author's son-in-law, R. Yehudah Altmann, Rabbi of Mezőcsát. On endpaper, handwritten dedication to "my beloved, dear relative, R. Shabtai Altmann". On endpaper, signature in a different hand of "Ze'ev Wolf Tennenbaum" [a relative of the author].
• Michtav HaRishon, with Michtav HaSheni, homilies and ethics by R. Yehoshua Baruch Reinitz, Rabbi of Chechevitz (Sečovce). Ungvár (Uzhhorod), 1876. On title page, lengthy dedication handwritten and signed by R. Moshe Reinitz [brother of the author?] to R. Yisrael Chaim Braun [author of Beit Yisrael, rabbi in Halle and later maggid and Rabbi in Budapest].
• Mishnat Eliezer, Mahadura Tinyana, by R. Eliezer Segal Mishel, Rabbi of Turka. [Poland], 1924. On leaf 3, handwritten dedication by author as a bar mitzvah gift, with his stamp.
• Or Pnei Moshe, by R. Moshe Tuviah of Sondheim, Rabbi of Henau. Frankfurt, 1928. Inside the board is mounted a piece of paper with a printed dedication by Dr. Yehudah Sondheimer, the author's grandson, Tevet 1926.
10 books in 8 volumes. Varying size and condition. Most in old, worn bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined and they are being sold as is.