Collection of dozens of letters and papers handwritten by the Kabbalist R. Yehuda Zev Leibowitz. [Tel Aviv, 1971-1977].
The letters were sent to his colleague R. Yosef Weinstock, one of the greatest students of R. Yehuda Ashlag, the "Baal HaSulam" and the disseminator of his teachings. The letters contain important Kabbalistic content, commentaries on the Zohar and other hidden teachings, Chassidic Torah teachings, and stories and lessons in the name of the great Chassidic masters, primarily the Rebbes of Belz and R. Yehuda Ashlag. One of the letters refers to the ability of R. Ashlag to bring salvation even after his passing.
Several of the letters deal with the publication of the works of R. Yosef Weinstock and R. Yehuda Zev.
The Kabbalist R. Yehuda Zev Leibowitz (1921-2010) was a disciple of R. Yehuda Ashlag, the "Baal Hasulam" and one of the hidden holy men of his generation. He was a master of the revealed as well as the hidden (Kabbalistic) Torah. His writings have been printed as the books "Kol Yehuda Baal HaKetavim", "VeZot LeYehuda", "Yizal Mayim MiDaliyav", "Ohr Levi", "Ziv Yehuda" and others. He was born in Satmar, Hungary, and was a student of R. Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and R. Yehuda Rosner, rabbi of Szekelyhid (today Sacueni, Romania), author of "Imrei Yehuda". After surviving the Holocaust he made his way to Eretz Israel, where he joined a group of disciples of R. Yehuda Ashlag, the "Baal Hasulam". The group included the Kabbalistic scholars R. Yehuda Tzvi Brandwein, R. Moshe Yair Weinstock and R. Yosef Wienstock. Unlike the other members of the group, R. Yehuda Zev's greatness remained hidden. However, he corresponded with many of the Torah leaders of his day, including the Rebbes of Belz and Sanz-Klausenberg, who regarded him as one of the thirty-six hidden righteous people whose merit supports their generation. Upon the advice of the Chazon Ish, he was employed as a construction worker and lived in a single room in Tel Aviv. He thus managed to avoid the limelight until his final years, when he moved near relatives in Bnei Brak and gained renown as a miracle worker and holy man. From then until his passing in 2010, he was approached by many for blessings and salvation.
Approx. 60 items; including 46 signed letters (23 postcards and 23 long letters), over 12 typed pages, several with handwritten additions, 3 signed "Yehuda Zev". Size and condition vary; overall good condition.

Sefer Shev Shema'tata by R. Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller, author of Ketzot Hachoshen and Avnei Miluim. Lviv: Shlomo Yarish Rappaport, [1804]. First edition.
Owner's signature on the title page by R. "Naftali Hirsch Bleichroth", disciple of R. Akiva Eiger, and rabbi of Wielun. Page 40a contains the signature "Shmuel".
This book was one of the author's last books to be published, but it was in actuality the first to be composed by him while he was yet an adolescent. At the end of the introduction, the author writes: "I authored this book while still a child…". R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz claimed that the book was written before the bar mitzvah (age 13) of the author!
This book was popularized immediately upon publication, and has been printed in close to one hundred editions. Dozens of commentaries have been published, and studied in yeshivot to this day.
[1], 9, 92 leaves. 21 cm. Coarse (soft and thick) paper. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Page 1 has repaired defect with damage to text. Slightly wide margins, but several pages have the margins cut on the border of the text. New leather binding.
Contains the introduction of R. Zanvel Leib (R. Shmuel Aryeh Tzehlon), which was omitted from most subsequent editions.

Teshuvot R. Akiva Eiger, Sefer HaPsakim [book of halachic rulings; responses to Halachic questions] and the first part of Sefer HaKetavim [responses with explanations of Talmudic treatises]. Warsaw, 1834. Two title pages.
First edition printed during the author's lifetime, following his request to his sons to print it "on beautiful paper in black ink and fine lettering, because, in my opinion, the soul reacts and the mind and concentration are awakened when studying from a fine high-quality book" (from the introduction). This book was indeed printed on thick, high-quality paper, manufactured especially for this printing (the watermarks of the paper bear the name of the manufacturer and the name of the person who ordered the print: "Eiger").
[2], 222 leaves. 33 cm. Thick, high-quality greenish paper. Good condition. First title page detached. Small open tear at the top of the second title page. Foxing on several pages. Slight worming to last pages. Fine antique leather binding.

Shulchan Aruch, with Be'er HaGola. Complete set, Orach Chaim, Yoreh De'ah, Even Ha'Ezer and Choshen Mishpat. Amsterdam 1697-1699. Printed by Emanuel Athias.
Two title pages per volume. The first title page has copper-engraved illustrations, with angelic figures. The second title page of Even HaEzer is dated "נח"ת"i [1698, like the date that appears on the title page of the Shelah (Shnei Luchot HaBrit) printed that year in Amsterdam in the same printing press].
4 volumes. Vol. 1: [24], 266, [1] leaves. Lacking last leaf. Vol. 2: [1], 302, [1] leaves. Vol. 3: [1], 178, 178-180, [1] leaves. Vol. 4: [1], 432, [1] leaves. Overall good-fair condition. Stains. Worming. Few tears. Handwritten Signatures in all volumes: "Akiva Porush". Partially reconstructed old leather bindings. Damages and worming to bindings.