Collection of books by Rebbe Mordechai Dov of Hornostaipil and his grandfather Rebbe Yaakov Yisrael Twersky of Cherkasy:

• Shoshanat HaAmakim, two parts: Emek Tefillah by Rebbe Yaakov Yisrael Twersky of Cherkasy, with Emek HaChochmah by his grandson Rebbe Mordechai Dov Twersky of Hornostaipil. Lublin: Yaakov Herschenhorn and Moshe Schneidmesser, 1884. First edition. Two volumes. Ownership inscription on title page of first volume: "Belongs to Yehoshua son of R. Yitzchak HaLevi, shochet of Kryłów".
• Emek HaChochmah, by Rebbe Mordechai Dov of Hornostaipil. Satmar: Meir Leib Hirsch, [1928]. Second edition, printed by the author's grandson, Rebbe Chaim Halberstam, Rabbi of Satmar.
• Emek She'elah, responsa by Rebbe Mordechai Dov of Hornostaipil. Piotrków: Natan Nata Kronenberg, 1905. First edition.
• Torei Zahav, on the laws of interest, by Rebbe Mordechai Dov of Hornostaipil. Jerusalem: Chaim Zuckermann, 1936. First edition, published by his son Rebbe Yehudah Leib Twersky of Hornostaipil (who lived in Tel Aviv at the time).

Rebbe Mordechai Dov Twersky (1839-1903), son of R. Meshulam Zusha of Tlumach and son-in-law of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Orphaned at a young age, he was raised in the house of his grandfather Rebbe Yaakov Yisrael Twersky of Cherkasy. His skill and fear of G-d were remarkable from a young age, he was an extraordinary scholar of halachah and kabbalah, and was an exceptional and holy man. His father-in-law, the Divrei Chaim, attested that he studied Torah for its own sake. When his grandfather moved to Cherkasy in 1863, he appointed him as Rebbe and Rabbi of Hornostaipil, and many Chassidim began flocking to his court. In 1876, after his grandfather's passing, his followers increased, and he became known as one of the most prominent rebbes in Russia. He was also renowned as a foremost halachic authority of his times, corresponding with leading rabbis in his country and beyond, including the Shoel UMeshiv, Maharil Diskin and R. Chaim Berlin. In addition to his better-known books, he also authored Kad HaZahav on kabbalah, but the book remained in manuscript and was destroyed in the course of a pogrom in Ukraine. [One of his famous fellow townsmen is R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievski, born in 1899, after his parents married at the advice and with the blessing of the Rebbe. He was raised in Hornostaipil, after which he is known as the "Steipler".]

4 books in 5 volumes. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books were not examined thoroughly, and they are being sold as is.