Mishpat Shalom, rulings and protocols of arbitrations by Rabbi Ya'akov Emden – the Ya'avetz, concerning monetary disputes between the three communities of Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbek, which were united to one community, A.H.W. [Altona, 1775]. "Printed in the author's home".
Printed without a title page, the title on the first page: "Words of truth, justice and peace – which I Ya'avetz have judged and ruled disputes in our community of A.H.W.".
37 pages. 17.5 cm. Fair condition, restored damages. Elaborate leather binding.

Or Yisrael, responsa by Rabbi Israel Lifshitz. Kleve, 1770. Printed in a new printing press in Kleve. The only Hebrew book printed in Kleve.
The book deals primarily with "the Keve divorce" which caused an upheaval in the Jewish world of that time. Simanim 34-36, with sharp criticism of the Rabbis of Frankfurt am Main, were omitted. Siman 33 was printed with many changes. This copy was censored by pasting pieces of paper with softer expressions on the sharp words originally written (other copies we have seen have the criticism erased with black ink).
On the title page appears the stamp S.R.H. – the stamp of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888), a prominent leader of Orthodox Jewry in Germany. Disciple of Chacham Breines of Hamburg, and Rabbi Ya'akov Etlinger, author of Aruch LaNer of Altona. From age 22, he began to serve in the Rabbinate in Oldenburg, Emden and Nicholsburg. In 1850, he was called by the eleven orthodox families in Frankfurt am Main to stand at the helm of the new Orthodox community Adat Yeshurun. Rabbi Hirsch was the first to stop the snowballing decline of Orthodox Jewry in Germany. His halachic and Torah authority granted him the distinct status of the leader of Eastern Europe Orthodox Jewry. He was very active in establishing separate communities in various cities throughout Germany and he educated a whole generation to Torah and mitzvoth with his books and articles (Igrot Tzafon, Chorev etc.).
31, 33-66, 69-120 leaves. 20 cm. Good condition, stains. Parchment binding detached and damaged.

• Kol Tzofa'ich, Torah compilation of Torah thoughts and polemic "in response to those who fight religion, to strengthen and reinforce the pillars of Judaism". By the brothers Rabbi Yitzchak and Rabbi Shlomo Teflitsky of Voznesensky, the Kherson region. Lemberg, 1895.
At the beginning of the book are letters of support by many rabbis in Russia, Galicia and Lithuania. Torah articles and halachic responsa written by various rabbis and sharp polemic compositions.
In the introduction titled "The Direction We Face", the editors write of their aim to fight the "New Literature" and their opposition to "Chovevei Zion" with the accusation that "corrupt people among our nation… who follow the ways of the Berlin Enlightenment. They have found a new means… to lead the innocent astray… by the 'new literature' that imitates the French literature which despises religious values and "masquerade as tzaddikim" by using "Chibat (love of) Zion" the holy, to attain their goals.
11, [1] pages, 1-4, 9-100 leaves. 21 cm. Brittle paper, fair condition. Slight wear, stains and few moth holes. Detached leaves and torn binding.
• Bound with the book: Asefat Ge'onim responsa, Białystok, 1806. On the title page is an erased ancient signature by one of the rabbis of Rajgród (Poland).
24 leaves. Poor condition, much wear, moth damages and leaves cut close to text.