Manuscript, Passover Hagaddah. [Italy, 19th century].
Square vowelized script, with decorations in several places. The text of the Hagaddah is written in the center of the pages, with wide margins, evidently for future decoration. The first page is framed with a decorative frame, topped by the Tables of the Law (the decoration of the page is incomplete). Page [6b] contains a colorful border for the ten plagues, with space left for illustrations. Page [8b] contains illustrations of Matzah and Marror (bitter herbs). Page 10a contains decorative borders and columns, with Italian instructions (in Hebrew lettering) for the simanim of the Seder. The end of the Hagaddah contains the piyyutim "Adir Hu", "Echad Mi Yodea", and "Chad Gadya". The colophon on the final page states: "Completed… by Shlomo ben Shmuel Levi".
[18] leaves. 30 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Wine and food stains. Several detached pages. Original cardboard binding; damaged.

Manuscript, prayers and blessings for women. [Italy, ca. first half of the 19th century].
Square vowelized script, with Italian instructions.
Prayers for women during "libun", prayers before and after immersion in the mikveh (including blessings after immersion), prayers for pregnancy and childbirth, and blessings and prayers for candle lighting and separating Challah.
The blank pages at the beginning and end of the manuscript contain many inscriptions, including the name "Ester Foa" many times, as well as the date 1828.
[27] leaves. 13.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. A few tears and wear. New binding.

"Me'on HaShoalim, by the sage R. Moshe Moshe Rieti "; contains: Barchi Nafshi - Tochecha (reproach) by R. Bechaye, Vidui Gadol by Rabbeinu Nissim, Seder HaAvodah according to Sephardi rites, translated into Italian by Devorà Ascarelli; and two poems by Devorà Ascarelli. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1601].
Hebrew and Italian on facing pages. The head title, Me'on HaSho'alim is named after a piyyut by this title which appears at the beginning of the book.
The translator, Devorà Ascarelli, born in Rome, translated the poem of Tochecha by Rabbeinu Bechaye and the subsequent sections from Hebrew to Italian. She added two Italian poems (sonnets) which she herself wrote to the book.
Her name is noted on the title page as the translator and at the end of the book an anonymous poem was added in her honor. This book is the only source of information about the poet Devorà Ascarelli. From this book, we can learn that her husband was called Yosef and that she resided in Rome. No other details are known of this woman.
Incomplete copy. 1-8, 10-15, 17-19, 22-14, 26-29, [2] leaves (originally: 29, [2] leaves. Lacking leaves 9, 16, 20-21, 25). The lacking leaves have been replaced with photocopies. 13.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Contemporary damaged binding. Ownership inscriptions.
Rare. NLI possesses only a photocopy.

First and second editions of Sefer Galut Yehuda.
* Sefer Galut Yehuda, Hebrew-Italian dictionary of Tanach and Pirkei Avot. "This is the explanation of every foreign word in the twenty-four books of the Bible", by R Yehuda Aryeh of Modena. Venice: Giacomo Sarzina, 1612. First edition.
[10], 111-114, 9-40, 42-43, 46-62, 64-105, [1], 103-110 leaves. Leaves 111-114 were bound incorrectly. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Title page is mounted on paper, with damage to the upper border. New binding. Bookplate.
* Sefer Galut Yehuda. Padova, 1640. Incudes Sefer Pi Aryeh (with separate title page), additions to the dictionary and "explanations of words used by our sages and commentators", by R. Yehuda Aryeh of Modena. First edition of Sefer Pi Aryeh.
[10], 9-43, 46-62, 64-114, [3]; 14 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains. New binding. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.