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Olelot HaBatzir, novella of halacha and aggada according to the order of the weekly portions, Rabbi Yoseph Zvi Hirsh of Przytyk. Livorno, [1779].
On title page a dedication in Oriental handwriting "to Yoseph son of Gavriel HaCohen from me the author".
Two long glosses in Oriental handwriting [one is signed: "Meir the firstborn of Avraham Benishti"], and one gloss is in Ashkenazi handwriting [signed B. S.].
The author: Rabbi Yoseph Zvi Hirsh son of Shlomo Zalman of Przytyk, Rabbi of Margalin (adjacent to Poznan). The introduction of the book is the only source of his history, and it tells that someone informed on him which forced him to flee from his city. In his wanderings, he gave sermons in communities throughout Poland, Hungary, Holland and England and great Torah scholars that he met held him in high esteem. In this manner, he also reached Livorno where he printed his book. The book was warmly received especially by the Sefardi scholars, such as Rabbi Eliyahu Sliman Mani, the Ben Ish Chai and others that quote the novella of "The Rav Olelot HaBatzir".
The dedication of the author written in Oriental handwriting is interesting since we are talking about an Ashkenazi rabbi. Possibly, he learned this writing or requested someone else to write the dedication for him.
[2], 70 leaves. 29 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, Moth damage. Tears to margins. Worn cardboard covers.