Collection of books of printings of Rabbi Chanina Lipa and Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Shapiro, grandsons of Rabbi of Slavita in Zhitomir.
* Sefer Chovot HaLevavot, by Rabbeinu Bechaye. [Section one]. Zhitomir, 1848. * Chumash Bamidbar. Zhitomir, [1849]. (Not listed in the Bibliography Institute CD; at the end of this copy are detached leaves containing Shabbat prayers. Incomplete. We were unable to determine whether they were printed as part of this edition, nor were we able to determine the number of missing leaves). * Midrash Rabbah, Sefer Bamidbar and Megillat Ruth. Zhitomir, 1851. * Shulchan Aruch, with Ba’er Heitev and Pitchei Teshuva. Yoreh De’ah, section two. Zhitomir, 1852. * Shulchan Aruch HaRav, Orach Chaim – section one [clauses 1-215]. Zhitomir, 1859.
5 books. Various sizes and conditions. Signatures and stamps.

Three leaves from edition of the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah printed in Soncino, [1490]. Gershom Soncino printing press.
Leaf of laws of prohibition of sexual intercourse [chapters 13-14], leaf of laws of forbidden foods [chapters 3-4] and leaf of laws of vows [chapters 9-10].
3 leaves, 29 cm. Fair condition, moth damage, stains and tears [damaging text]. Handwritten glosses.

Sefer Tzeida LaDerech by Rabbi Menachem ben Aharon Ebn Zerach. Ferrara, [1554]. Printing press of Avraham ben Oski. First edition.
Composed by Rabbi Menachem ben Zerach, among scholars of Spain during the 14th century and disciple of Rabbi Yehudah son of the "Rosh" (Asher ben Yechiel). Contains laws and customs for all days of the year. Lengthy introduction to book contains important details pertaining to "Ba’alei HaTosfot" and greatest "Rishonim" as well as to period of author. The author states that the book is intended for “those who follow the court of the King’s majesty… who due to the trials and tribulations of the time… become lax in fulfillment of the commandments…”.
Flag of printer which appears in center of title page, printed again on last leaf with colophon: “Completed here in Ferrara in home of esteemed Rabbi Avraham ben Oski”.
Signature upon title page of book: “Yom Tov Elyakim”, apparently Rabbi Yom Tov Elyakim (1770-1846), rabbi of Sofia and toward the end of his days rabbi of Jewish community of Hebron (see attached material). Several [cut off] glosses.
[14], 32, [3], 38-75, [213] leaves. 18.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Title page incomplete and professionally restored. Restored tears and damage on several leaves. Ancient binding.
In this copy, as in majority of copies, leaves 33-37 containing commentary on "Birkat HaMinim", were omitted for censorship reasons, and replaced with three leaves containing brief version without pagination [see article of Yitzchak Rivkind, "Sefer HaYovel" in honor of Alexander Marx, New York, 1950, p. 416; and article of S. Hasida, "Birkat HaMinim" in "Sefer Tzeida LaDerech", Moriah collection, Tishrei 5773 (2013), pp. 15-17].