Sefer Minchat Chinuch, “Comprehensive explanation on Sefer HaChinuch, of tremendously in-depth study and excellent proficiency, wonder of wonders…” Sections 1-3. Lemberg, [1869]. Printing press of Rabbi Uri Zev Wolf Salat.
First edition of the book which was published anonymously, during lifetime of author, Ga’on Rabbi Yosef Babad Av Beit Din of Tarnopol, and as is written on title page: “Authored by one of geniuses of our days the holy and pure, and due to his humbleness emitted his name… was published with the supreme effort of the rabbi… Reuven Cohen Rapaport”. Only in the second edition which was published in Lemberg in 1889, approximately 15 years after the demise of the author, did the publisher reveal the name of the author.
Sefer Minchat Chinuch, eventually became one of the basic books of erudite and in-depth study, in all places of Torah study, in Galicia and Poland, Lithuania and Hungary, and in the entire Diaspora until today. Throughout the years thousands of copies in dozens of editions were printed, aside from dozens of books that pose discussions pertaining to it.
Three volumes: [2], 116 leaves; [1], 148 leaves; [2], 105, 4, [3] leaves. Approx. 35.5 cm. Varying paper; some of high quality and some brittle. Good condition, slight tears. New cloth bindings, placed within matching cardboard and cloth case.
First edition, especially rare.

Asefat Zekenim, Shita Mekubetzet Bava Metzia. Rabbi Bezalel Ashkenazi. Published by Yonah Ashkenazi, the printer of Konstantynów who lived in Amsterdam, [1721]. Printed by Yosef ben Akiva Ber. First edition.
Various owners' signatures. Signatures and stamps of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich, Gaon Av Beit Din of Şimleu Silvaniei as well as many glosses and corrections in his handwriting.
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich, Av Beit Din of Šafov and Şimleu Silvaniei (1863-1944, Otzar HaRabbanim 18739) was the grandson of Rabbi Avraham Yehudah Schwartz, author of Kol Aryeh, Av Beit Din in Mad. He was a pious Kabbalist and Torah scholar, among Hungary's leading Orthodox Rabbis and halachic authorities, a close Chassid of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet, and a close friend and admirer of the Rebbe's son, Rabbi Yoel of Satmar. Among his books: Lechem Shlomo Responsa, Tiyul BaPardes, Rachmei Ha'Av and more.
Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert said about Rabbi Ehrenreich that no one exists in his generation that can answer halachic queries as well as the Rabbi of Şimleu Silvaniei. Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Freind of Năsăud, who led thousands of Chassidim, would stand in utter submission before Rabbi Ehrenreich. The Darkei Teshuva described him as the second Sha'agat Aryeh.
221 pages. 38 cm. Very good condition. Antique, torn leather cover.
On the title page, the printer swears "by the heavens" that he only printed 500 copies “Therefore the glory of this book shall remain precious in your eyes”.
To learn about the introduction of the printer of Constantinople and his adventures see A. Ya'ari, Three generations of Ashkenazi printers in Constantinople, Kiryat Sefer, 14, 1837-1838, p. 243; and his book, The Hebrew Printing Presses in Constantinople, pp. 42-43.

Zera Emet, by Rabbi Yishmael HaCohen Av Beit Din of Modena, Part 1, Orach Chaim Responsa and novellae on Talmudic tractates: Livorno, [1786]. Part 2 Yoreh Deah: Livorno, [1796]. Part 3, Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah: Regio, 1823. First editions.
Signatures of Rabbi Dov Aryeh Ritter Av Beit Din of Rotterdam (1855-1936, Otzar HaRabbanim 4612), a prominent Torah scholar renowned in Holland, had connections with great rabbis from all countries in regard to responsa and public leadership.
One volume composed of all the three parts: [5], 121; [1], 64 leavers. [2], 200, 15 leaves. [2], 200, [2] leaves. 29 cm. Good condition. Old binding.

Tractate Nedarim, of the Babylonian Talmud. Published by the Va'ad Agudat HaRabbanim in the American zone of Germany (Ashkenaz), with the assistance of Va'ad HaHatzala. Munich St. Ottilien, 1946.
Illustrated title page with illustrations of the extermination camps "The labor barrack where we dwelled, covertly studied and prayed". In his introduction, the publisher writes about the "taking away the books from 'The People of the Book'" by the "evil men" who destroyed the European Jews and attempted to erase all Hebrew books. "All Jewish books were taken to be processed or for some other lowly purpose…and therefore after liberation, the longing and thirst for books was great. Yeshivot were established but there were no books from which to study… This is what motivated us to print a few tractates for individual and communal study… We have only Tractate Kiddushin and Nedarim in one, almost new, volume so we have decided to copy, print,and distribute them among the She'erit Hapleita in the German exile…".
After some time elapsed, in 1949, the complete set of Talmud was printed in Munich in one single edition of 19 volumes featuring a different illustration than this first edition.
[3], 2-103, 16 leaves. 39.5 cm. Good-fair condition, spotting, wear and tears, some worm damages. Original binding, with an impression of a Star of David , worn and damaged spine.
Not listed in the Bibliography Institute CD.