Mishpetei HaTe'amim, on rules of grammar, the "meteg" and the "makaf". By Rabbi Wolf Heidenheim. Redelheim, 1808. First edition.
On the title page is a handwritten dedication (6 lines) by the author - Rabbi Ze'ev Wolf Heidenheim - the Rava (1757-1832), well-known exegete, grammarian and Mesorah researcher. In his printing press in Redelheim, he printed his composition on grammar, his Chumashim perfected to the accurate version according to the Mesorah, and his famous machzorim, Sefer Kerovot, in which he printed the correct version of the prayers and which contributed greatly to the study of the traditional version and preservation of the piyyutim of the Ashkenazic communities. The Chatam Sofer wrote approbations for his books and praised them. He quotes the commentaries and glosses of "the great sage Rabbi Wolf Heidenheim" in many places in his sermons and homiletics.
66 leaves, 19X12.5 cm. Fine copy with especially wide margins (size of printed text: 12X7 cm). Good condition. Wear and stains, paper restorations to the corners of several leaves. Splendid ancient half-leather binding.

Babylonian Talmud Tractate Berachot, and Mishnayot Seder Zera'im with the commentaries of the Rambam and Rabbi Shimshon of Sens. Frankfurt an der Oder, [1697]. Three title pages, the first with an engraved illustration.
Before the title page is a rhymed dedication in the characteristic handwriting of Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer, with his signature, written to a disciple in his community.
Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer (1820-1899) was a leading Torah scholar, student of the author of Aruch LaNer and of Rabbi Isaac Bernays of Hamburg.
During 1851-1869, he served as Rabbi of Eisenstadt and established a yeshiva, the first of its kind following the "Torah im Derech Eretz" method in which secular subjects were taught in addition to Torah studies. In 1869, he was appointed Av Beit Din of Berlin, where he established the Rabbinical Seminary. He was one of the foremost leaders of Orthodox Jewry in Germany.
[2], 2-69; 24 leaves; 86 leaves. 34.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and stains. Minor tears and light worming. Leaves trimmed affecting the edges of the text. New binding.

Two books with dedications by leading Aleppo rabbis:
1. Otzrot Chaim, by Rabbi Chaim Vital, with the Eifah Shleima commentary by Rabbi Chaim Shaul HaCohen Dweck. Jerusalem, [1907]. At the beginning of the title page is a dedication to Ms. Farha Sassoon, in scribal writing and with the stamp of the author the Rav HaSadeh - the Kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Shaul HaCohen Dweck. Mentioned in the dedication is the name of the emissary who wrote the dedication: "This gift is sent by the emissary of Jerusalem Chaim Yitzchak HaCohen Traub…for the dear women…who loves the Torah and its learners Ms. Farha Saliman David Sassoon…".
[2], 57, [1] leaves. 36 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Old binding with leather spine.
2. Zichron Tov, words of musar by Rabbi Moshe son of Reuven Roza. With and introduction by the publisher Rabbi Shmuel Morsay of Aleppo. Livorno, [1845]. At the top is a cutoff dedication signed "From me who is awaiting the kindness of my Rock and Protector - Y. Entebbe". Rabbi Ya'akov Entebbe, an Aleppo Torah sage and a rabbi in Damascus. During the Christian blood libel in Damascus in 1840, he sat in prison and valiantly endured heavy torture [he wrote a well-known letter to Montefiore about the libel and his imprisonment]. After he was released from prison, he left the rabbinate and moved to Jerusalem. There he died in Tishrei 1846. Written on his tombstone: "The Torah scholar renowned for his holiness and piety, who sacrificed his body and soul to sanctify G-d's name in public…at the time he served as rabbi and Moreh Tzedek in the city of Damascus".
43 leaves. 14 cm. Fair-poor condition. Heavy worming to text. Half-leather binding, damaged by worming.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.

Even HaEzel, on the Rambam, Parts 1-2. Nezikin. By Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, Av Beit Din and Rosh Metivta in Slutsk and head of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Jerusalem 1935. First edition.
Before the title page is a handwritten dedication signed by his son-in-law Rabbi Aharon Kotler.
Rabbi Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), disciple of the Saba of Slabodka. Famous Torah prodigy of the yeshiva world. [At the time he was a young man, the Or Sameach foresaw that he would become the Rabbi Akiva Eiger of the next generation]. Son-in-law of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer. Served as Rosh Metivta and as head of his father-in-law's yeshiva in Slutsk. During World War I, he fled with his disciples to Poland and established the yeshiva in Kletzk. He was close to Rabbi Chaim Ozer and to the Chafetz Chaim. One of the founders of Va'ad HaYeshivot and member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah in Lithuania. During the Holocaust, he was able to escape to the US and founded the yeshiva gedola in Lakewood, NJ. One of the heads of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah in the US and of Mercaz Chinuch Atzma'I in Eretz Yisrael. After the death of his father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer in Kislev 1951, Rabbi Kotler was appointed his successor as head of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva and he would commute from the US to Israel for a few weeks every year.
His father-in-law, Rabbi Isser Zalman told a story about the match between his daughter and Rabbi Aharon which expresses the great love he had for his son-in-law: "At one of my visits to Slabodka, young men approached me to speak to me in learning. One of them was Aharon Sislevitsher who was about 17 years old at the time. When he began to speak to me in learning, I immediately decided to take him as my son-in-law for my daughter Chana Perel but I decided not to say anything to anyone since I was afraid a wealthy man would come and snatch him for his daughter. Afterward, I returned to Slutsk but I was on guard concerning this shidduch. After a while, I heard that his name began to spread and I rushed to Slabodka to conclude the shidduch lest someone else precede me" (Derech Etz Chaim Part 1 p. 157). Rabbi Aharon's father-in-law took loving care of him. He raised him and taught him, preparing him to become a rabbi and teacher. He revered and honored him and constantly praised him. In Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky's eulogy on R' Aharon Kotler, he said "This Sefer Torah called R' Aharon, was written by the Saba of Slabodka and proofread by Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer…".
[2], 88 leaves; 72 leaves. 33 cm. Brittle paper. Fair condition. Detached leaves. Slight tears to margins. Torn detached binding.