Sefer Levush Malchut - Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur by R. Mordechai Yaffe. Prague: Moshe ben Yosef Bezalel Katz, 1609.
On the front endpaper is the inscription: "The holy rabbi, our leader Chaim Halberstam" (Hebrew), as well as the inscriptions "Chajem" and "Halbersztam" in Latin letters. This copy evidently belonged to R. Chaim Halberstam, first Rebbe of Sanz, (Nowy Sącz) author of "Divrei Chaim".
The final page contains a fragmented inscription from 1731: "…today, Sunday, 7 Tishrei 5492 [1731]… Yaakov Hirsh of Brody, who resides in the shadow of the holy one". It is possible that the signatory is R. Tzvi Yaakov of Brody, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, one of the renowned scholars of the Kloiz in Brody (see Encyclopedia LeChassidut, III, p. 623).
Several scholarly (trimmed) glosses in Ashkenazic handwriting (ca 18th century).
Many stamps of R. "Naftali Teitelbaum, rabbi of Nyirbator" [R. Naftali Teitelbaum, 1867-1938, was among the great Hungarian rabbis and heads of the Orthodox Office in Budapest. He was the son of R. Yisrael Yaakov Yekel of Vollove (Mizhhirya, Ukraine), and grandson of the "Yitav Lev". He was the son-in-law of R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum, rabbi of Ujhely. He served as rabbi of Nyirbator for 40 years, from 1898 until his passing in 1938].
Title page is detached, with cut margins. It is clear, however, that this is the original title page, since it contains the stamps of R. Naftali Teitelbaum that appear on other pages throughout the volume as well as the signature of "Elchanan Ashkenazi" that appears again on the last page. Signatures on the title page include: "Elchanan Ashkenazi of Furth", "Yosef ben Yehuda Leib of Nikolsburg", "the small Yitzchak ben R. Tzavi Hirsch Reich" "Eliyahu son of…"
Rebbe Chaim Halberstam, author of "Divrei Chaim" (1797-1876) was the founder of the Sanz Chassidic dynasty. He was the son-in-law of R. Baruch Frankel-Teomim, author of "Baruch Ta'am", and a disciple of Rebbe Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz (Ropczyce) and Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch of Zidichov (Zhydachiv). He was renowned not only as one of the great Chassidic masters of his times, but also as a noted Halachic decisor. His court attracted thousands of followers, among them many of the generation's great rabbis. He established contact with many of the great rabbis of the day, and was a strong influence on Galician and Eastern European Jewry. His descendants followed in his footstep of combining Chassidic leadership with Halachic erudition, and served both as Chassidic rebbes and city rabbis in Galicia, Hungary and Romania. His eldest son was R. Yechezkel Halberstam, Rabbi and Rebbe of Shineva (Sieniawa). The Sanz dynasty is continued today through the Chassidic courts of Bobov, Sanz-Klausenberg, Stropkov, Czchow, Zhmigrod, Gorlice, and others.
4, 6-247, leaves (missing leaf 5). 29 cm. Condition varies; good-fair. Title page is detached, with cut margins. Stains. Repaired tears to several pages, with damaged text. Original leather binding, worn and damaged, with worming.

Shulchan Aruch Even Haezer with the Ba'er Hetev commentary. Ostroh, 1806.
Stamps of R. Moshe Nechemia Hakohen, rabbi of Warta, Poland, and signatures of his son, R. Levi Yitzchak Hakohen.
R. Moshe Nechemia Hakohen, rabbi of Warta, (1790-1854) was originally a disciple of the Seer of Lublin. After the Seer's passing, R. Moshe became a follower of Rebbe Simcha Bunim of Pshischa (Przysucha). He developed an unusual closeness to Rebbe Simcha Bunim, even serving as his Shaliach Tzibur (cantor)during the High Holy Days, due to his intelligence, keen insight, and continual state of happiness. A letter is known in which R. Simcha Bunim writes to R. Moshe Nechemia, "[I am] a friend who loves you wholeheartedly, Simcha Bunim" (see enclosed material). After the passing of Rebbe Simcha Bunim, R. Moshe Nechemia became a follower of R. Yitzchak of Vorki (Warka), and considered himself a chassid of Vorki for the rest of his life. His life and times are described in the book "HaRav shel Simcha" (Lodz, 1930). His son, R. Levi Yitzchak Hakohen (died 1920), a noted philanthropist in Lodz, was a chassid of Vorki and Alexander.
[2], 166 leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Some of the pages are printed on blue paper. Stains and slight wear. Worming. Small tears. Old binding.

Sefer Tziyoni, commentary on the Torah by R. Menachem Tziyoni ben R. Meir of Speyer. Korets, [1785].
Ownership stamps of the Rebbe: R. "Nathan David Rabinowitz - Shedlitz". Faded signature in the margin of the title page: "Nathan Nata of Shedlitz". The flyleaf bears the inscription: "Nathan Nata ben Sara Chana - I am giving this Sefer Hatziyoni as a gift to the holy Rebbe of Ozarow".
R. Nathan David Rabinowitz (1866-1930), Rebbe of Shedlitz-Partzov (Siedlce-Parczew), was the son of R. Yaakov Yitzchak of Biala, author of "Divrei Bina" and a direct descendent of the "Holy Jew", R. Yaakov Yitzchak of Peshischa (Przysucha). He was famed as a scholar and holy man, and became Rebbe in Parczew during his father's lifetime. He later became Rebbe in Siedlce, and his writings were published after his passing as "Eleh Hadevarim Shene'emru LeDavid". His sons were R. Elimelech Moshe Yechiel, Rebbe of Lubartow, and R. Baruch Yehoshua Yerachmiel, son-in-law and successor of the "Minchat Elazar" of Munkacs (Mukacheve). His sons-in-law were R. Avraham Yaakov Shapiro, Rebbe of Drohovice, R. Aharon of Stolin, R. Yisrael, son of Rebbe Yitzchak Menachem Danziger of Alexander, and Mr. Yaakov Landau of Tel Aviv. His remains were brought from Poland to Israel by his son, R. Baruch Yerachmiel, Rebbe of Munkacs-Petach Tikva, and were reinterred in the "Segula" cemetery in Petach Tikva.
92 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Several tears repaired with paper and adhesive tape. Restored pages.

Kehilat Yaakov, principles of the Talmud, by R. Yisrael Yaakov Algazi. Lemberg (Lviv), 1862. Approbation from R. Chaim Halberstam, Rebbe of Sanz (Nowy-Sacz), who writes that the author "was famous around the world for his wisdom and righteousness… his writings and novellae were concealed…".
On the endpapers are handwritten ownership inscriptions, noting that the book belonged to "R. Eliyahu Bezalel Teitelbaum". The title page contains his stamp: "Eliyahu Bezalel Teitelbaum" and the stamp of his son, R. "Moshe Teitelbaum, rabbi of ---". There are also signatures and stamps of R. Yehoshua Segal Deutsch. The title page also contains an inscription by R. "Elimelech the small [Klein] of Ujhel", that he received the book as a wedding present from R. Avraham son of R. M. Yakobovitch.
R. Eliyahu Bezalel Teitelbaum (1850-1918), rabbi of Tiachiv (Tecso), was the son of R. Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum, author of the "Yitav Lev" of Sighet (Maramarossziget), and the son-in-law of R. Pinchas Yosef Hager of Kossov (Kossiv, Kosow, Cosau). He was a great Torah genius who was known to serve G-d with great devotion and passion. In 1875 he was appointed by his father as rabbi of Havasmező (Poienile de sub Munte), and in 1883 he became rabbi in Tiachiv in place of his brother R. Chananya Yom Tov Lipa who became rabbi in Sighet.
His son R. Moshe Teitelbaum became rabbi in Tiachiv upon his father's death, but passed away himself in 1924.
[1], 146, 131 leaves. 25 cm. High quality thin paper. Wear and stains. Simple binding.