Sefer Tehillim with Shimush Tehillim and prayers for the ill. Amsterdam, [1817].
Eleven uncut sheets of paper. Text printed twice, over half sheet only (12° instead of 24°); two copies of book upon cutting and folding of paper.
On reverse side of title page, notice printed (in Portuguese) stating that as of 20.5.1817, copies without a signature will be illegal. Two handwritten signatures [A. Pardo Cardozo]. This edition was bibliographically listed only in this format [see Bibliography Institute CD, record 0304993].
Sheets – 53x45.5 cm., leaves after cutting – approx. 12 cm., 131, [1] leaves. Good condition, stains, tears and wear on margins.

Babylonian Talmud with commentaries, Amsterdam edition, [1644-1648]. Immanuel Benveniste Printing Press.
Twelve volumes, each containing several tractates, arranged in following manner: * Berachot-Zera’im-Pesachim. * Shabbat-Zevachim. * Eiruvin-Niddah-Yevamot. * Rosh HaShanah-Yoma-Sukkah-Ta’anit-Shekalim-Megillah. * Chagigah-Megillah-Ta’anit-Shekalim-Mo’ed-Katan. * Ketubot-Kiddushin-Chagigah-Beitzah-Mo’ed-Katan. * Gittin-Nedarim-Sotah-Nazir. * Bava-Batra-Sanhedrin. * Avodah Zarah-Zevachim-Menachot. * Menachot-Bechorot-Erchin-Me’ilah-Kritut-Temurah. * Zevachim-Menachot-Chullin. * Niddah-Taharot.
All tractates complete [excluding one missing title page on Tractate Gittin] and in general good condition. Some volumes contain fine ancient bindings – leather-covered wood.
Ancient signatures and ownership notations from owners of tractates throughout years: “Safeguard for signer, Elizer Za’ir Polack”, “let it be known that this book belongs to… Avraham of Boskowitz”, “Hillel son of Rabbi Avraham of Boskowitz”, “Moshe Katz of Fürth”, “Yechiel Michel son of Rabbi Avraham Yosef Yehuda Chaim of Frankfurt, resident of Metz…”, “Naftali Hertz of Halpern family”, “Gavriel Mia Segal”, “Bendet Zentzheim”, and more.
Erudite glosses in Ashkenazi writing throughout some tractates. Notation at end of one volume: “Since you are not supposed to place a stumbling block before the blind I will sign my exalted erudite and sharp brother, Rabbi Simcha, presently rabbi of congregation of Fischach as owner of the book”. Following leaf contains lengthy notation in German and signature in Hebrew: “Zekel Bamberger HaLevi” – The Ga’on Rabbi Zekel Bamberger Av Beit Din of Kissingen, son of Rabbi Yitzchak Dov Bamberger – rabbi of Würzburg author of ‘Yad HaLevi’. His brother, Rabbi Simcha, noted as owner of book, is the Ga’on Rabbi Simcha Bamberger Av Beit Din of Fischach and Aschaffenburg. Apparently, the glosses in the book are in handwriting of one of brothers [one gloss: “…difficult… and Rabbi… resolved…”].
12 volumes. 26 cm. Majority of volumes in good condition. Several volumes in good-fair condition. Stains and wear, several detached leaves, restored tears. Some volumes contain damaged wood and leather bindings. On some, remnants of metal clasps.

Mishnayot, with Kav V'Naki commentary, Part 1 [Zera'im, Mo'ed, Nashim] and Part 2 [Nezikin, Kodshim, Taharot]. Amsterdam, [1713]. Shlomo Proops printing.
Miniature pocket edition, contains all six Sidrei Mishnah in one volume. A separate title page for Part 2.
On last leaves: “Tikkun for study of Bible, Mishnah and Tur… Torah Nevi'im and Ketuvim every week as well as excerpts from Mishnayot… according to the order of the Torah weekly portions.”
134, [1], 136-325, [3] leaves. 12 cm. Good condition, stains. Title page worn, detached, wrapped in plastic and glued. Partial binding.

Tractate Avot (Ethics of our Fathers), with commentary Yein Levanon, [by Naphtali Hertz Wessely]. Berlin, 1775. First edition.
Approbations: Rabbi Shaul – Av Beit Din of Ashkenazi community of Amsterdam, Rabbi Yechezkel HaLevi Landau of Prague, author of “Nodah B'Yehuda” and others. A major controversy arose concerning the book and its author being that the author supported Moshe Mendelssohn, father of the Enlightenment Movement. Seven years later, the “Nodah B’Yehuda” himself wrote harsh letters in opposition of Wessely's booklet “Divrei Shalom Ve’Emet”. Surprisingly, this commentary was accepted throughout the Jewish Diaspora and he is quoted in many compilations on Tractate Avot.
Ownership signature “Belongs to Meir Lehmann” – The Ga’on Rabbi Meir Lehmann (1831-1890), rabbi of Mainz, among greatest rabbis of Germany, editor of “Israelite” and leader of struggles of Jewish Orthodoxy in Germany. Composed many books of commentaries on Pirkei Avot, the Bible and books of contemplation and philosophy, in addition to dozens of story books written for the purpose of drawing Jewish youth to reverence of G-d and moral conduct.
[6], 150 leaves; [2] leaves. 33 cm. Elegant copy, wide margins, good-fair condition. Moth damage. Antique leather binding with clasps.
Two leaves containing “second index” added at end of this copy. Rare leaves, not included in all copies.

Paraphrasis Caldayca en los Cantares de Selomoh, Shir HaShirim with Ladino translation (in Latin letters) and Spanish translation of the Aramaic translation.
* Pirkei Avot, with Spanish translation. [Amsterdam], 1766. Hebrew and translation, passage following passage.
112, 109-144 pages. 15.5 cm. Good condition, stains. One leaf has a tear with missing text [restored with tape]. Original leather binding, with imperfections.