Autographic handwriting of Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried. Novellae on various portions of Talmud, homiletics, and more.
Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried was born in 1804 in the city of Ungvar, to his father Rabbi Yosef, who was a dayan and halachic authority in Ungvar. His father died when he was eight years old, and his upbringing was given over to Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Heller [R' Hirsheli Charif], author of the well-known book Tiv Gittin. Rabbi Ganzfried's first book, Keset HaSofer, on laws of ritual calligraphy, was published in 1834 in the city of Appen. The Chatam Sofer filled the book with his comments, and wrote that no ritual scribe should be ordained if he is not proficient in it. Rabbi Ganzfried served as Rabbi of Ungvar from 1850 until his passing in 1886. He headed the Orthodox rabbinate in Hungary.
Although he authored tens of important books, he is mainly known for his "Kitzur Shulchan Aruch", a summary of the Shulchan Aruch easily understood by all, which was printed in many editions since its first publishing in 1864, in Ungvar. [In Otzar Yisrael, New York 1909, it is written that half a million copies had already been published, and according to Dr. Yitzchak Rivkind, 1960, a million copies had already been published].
Approx. 11 pages. Varying sizes and conditions. Rebound.

Manuscript of Sefer Sha'arei Emunah – ethics based on sayings of our Sages and on secrets of kabala. By Rabbi Yonatan Shimon Frankel Te'omim, author of Etz Pri Kodesh. Fine copying in Rashi script, [Jerusalem, c1900]. Never printed.
Owners' signatures and ink-stamps: Alter Yissachar Frankel Te'omim, Jerusalem. "Son of Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Te'omim".
Rabbi Yonatan Shimon Frankel Te'omim (Born in Clasney Galicia, c1770. Encyclopedia Galicia 4, pages 324-326) wrote the book Etz Pri Kodesh, and abridged version of Pri Megadim on Yoreh De'ah published in Lvov 1839, with the approbations of great rabbis of Galicia and Eretz Israel: Rabbi Ya'akov Orenstein of Lvov, Rabbi Israel of Shklov and Safed, Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Shapira of Dinov – author of Bnei Yissachar, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Ohel, author of Yismach Moshe, and more.
In the second edition of the book Pri Etz Kodesh, published in 1840, the author added a portion of the book Sha'arei Emunah, entitled Chesed HaEmet.
Before us are full sections of the book Sha'arei Emunah: Sha'ar HaBinah, Sha'ar HaDe'ah and Sha'arei Hod.
Enclosed: novellae – abridged version of Pri Megadim on Orach Chaim portion of Shulchan Aruch, in different handwriting.
One volume, 38.5 cm. Approx 40 pages written in two columns. Good condition. Dry paper. Edges are slightly stained by moisture. Cardboard and cloth binding from Jerusalem, c1840s.
(+6 pages of Pri Megadim, written in two columns. Fair condition, Light damage and torn edges.)
Material about author and his works is enclosed.

Manuscript of novellae and responsa. Pressburg, 1876.
Novellae on Tractate Gittin, laws of Shmita, and a response on the Maimonides' opinion concerning Shmita in our time. Identity of author is unknown, but it is clear that this is original writing, with corrections by the author.
3 pages, 34 cm. Good condition, stains, margins are torn on top and reinforced.

Manuscript notebook with novellae on Talmudic topics, by Rabbi Yitzchak Frankel of Chust. [1910?].
Autographic writing of the author, with erasings and additions. Includes teachings in the name of his father Rabbi Eliyahu of Levelek, author of Avnei Eliyahu (d. 1888).
The ga'on of Chust, Rabbi Yitzchak Frankel (1863-1931, Otzar 10943), son of Rabbi Eliyahu and grandson of Rabbi Yo'el Tzvi Rotta, Rabbi of Chust. He was a sharp chasid and a brilliant scholar; one of Hungary's leading rabbis. In 1900 he made aliya to Jerusalem, where he served as member of the Beit Din of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld and Rabbi Yerucham Diskin. His name is signed on proclamations and excommunications against HaRav Kook, various schools, and football.
He published the Beit HaYotzer Responsa written by his grandfather, the Ga'on of Chust, and added his own novellae under the titles Pri Yitzchak and Imrei Pi. He added appendixes to his father's books Avnei Eliyahu, Ateret Eliyahu and Orot Eilim.
Notebook with 55 written pages. 18.5 cm. Worn binding. On the binding, there is a sticker with the author's ink-stamp.
See Kedem Catalogue, Sale 4, Item 482.