Two books by R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger, printed in Jerusalem, bound together:

• Brit Olam – Ein HaDaat, discourses I-VI, dialogue on individual providence and opposing the Haskalah. [Jerusalem: Löwy brothers, 1889]. Printed without title page.

Sh. Halevy, No. 644 (see also No. 697).

• Brit Olam HaAcharon [part II], polemic against heretics and prayers for special occasions. Jerusalem: Schlesinger, [1898].

Ownership inscriptions. Handwritten glosses and corrections to several leaves.

20 leaves. 16 pages, 82 leaves. Pages 5b-6a of Brit Olam Ein HaDaat blank, due to printing error. 19.5 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains to several leaves, affecting text. Creases. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New binding.

Provenance: Formerly of the collection of Dr. I. Mehlman, with his handwritten inscriptions.