Kavanat HaAggadot, Kaftor VaFerach, elucidation of Talmudic Aggadot, by R. Yaakov Luzzatto, Amsterdam, 1709.
An early signature appears on the title page: "Chaim Michel". The title page contains two interesting dedications, handwritten and signed by R. Getsch (Getschlik) Schlesinger, dedicated to his friend R. Eliyahu Munk of Danzig (Gdańsk), while learning together in the yeshiva of the Aruch LaNer in Altona, 1841:
"A remembrance offering of a covenant of love… to my beloved, dear friend… the outstanding young man R. Eliyahu HaKohen of Danzig. Here in Altona… 1841. From me, Elyakum Getschlik".
"Souvenir of a love of friendship… therefore my beloved, my friend and close companion, this too I request of you, may my memory arise in your thoughts and pure heart, since even when our bodies will be separated, our souls and spirits will be linked in love. Therefore my beloved, accept my gift, the gift of a pauper, for the purity of my heart and intention, from me - your friend, who is attached to you with bonds of love – Elyakum Getschlik son of Tevele".
The holy scholar R. Elyakum Getschlik Schlesinger (1813-1900), known as R. Getsch of Hamburg was born to R. David Tevele in Flehingen (south-western Germany). He was a disciple of R. Yaakov Ettlinger, the Aruch LaNer, in the Mannheim yeshiva, and relocated with his teacher to Altona as the first student of the Altona yeshiva, when the latter went there to serve in the rabbinate (in 1836). He served for over fifty years as dayan and teacher in the yeshiva of the Hamburg Kloiz. He was renowned as a holy man, who studied Talmud and Halacha ceaselessly, and delved extensively into Kabbalistic works. He was known in Hamburg as a pious and holy wonder-worker, and more than once, an ill person suddenly recovered following his visit. The epitaph on his tombstone reads: "Our master and teacher, light of Israel, pillar of Torah…, the great scholar and Chassid… erudite in all realms of Torah… stood as a mast for his generation… holy and pure from birth… sat in the company of scholars in the study hall of the old and new Kloiz of our community for over 55 years…".
His dear friend, R. Eliyahu HaKohen Munk (1815-1899), was the son of R. Michel Leib (Yechiel Aryeh) Munk Head of the Danzig Beit Din. He was a close disciple of R. Akiva Eiger in the Poznań yeshiva (some say also of the Beit Meir). After the passing of his teacher R. Akiva Eiger, R. Eliyahu went over to learn in the Altona yeshiva by the Aruch LaNer. In that period, he built close friendship ties with R. Getsch Schlesinger, bond they maintained their whole life – later even becoming related by marriage, when R. Moshe Schlesinger, son of R. Getsch, married Heni, daughter of R. Eliyahu (in the next generation, some of their grandchildren also married each other). R. Eliyahu disseminated Torah in Altona and was one of the editors of the Shomer Tzion HaNe'eman journal. He served as rabbi of the Hamburg Kloiz from 1873, and was appointed dayan of Hamburg in 1880. His sons and grandsons served in rabbinates of Germany, England and the United States. On p. 2a of this book, a (faded) stamp in English appears, of R. Munk of London.
131 leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition, wear and worming (affecting text). Old binding, worn.

Chovot HaLevavot, by Rabbeinu Bachya ibn Paquda, translated to Yiddish by R. Yitzchak Dayan. Wilhelmsdorf, [1726]. This is the first edition of the book in Yiddish alone, without the Hebrew text.
The title page contains two ownership inscriptions: "Belongs to the woman Hena Genessa daughter of R. Zundel of Salant" – Rebbetzin Hena Genessa, daughter of R. Yosef Zundel of Salant, was married to R. Uri Shabtai of Salant, a dayan in R. Shmuel Salant's Beit Din. She passed away at a young age [this inscription was possibly written by her husband, R. Uri Shabtai Dayan, or by her great father, R. Zundel of Salant].
R. Zundel was renowned for his adherence to the teachings and conducts of the Gaon of Vilna, and was a transmitter of his teachings, as he received them from his close teacher R. Chaim of Volozhin. This may explain why his daughter owned this book (possibly received from him), in accordance with the directive of the Gaon of Vilna in his famous letter (Alim LiTrufa), where he entreats his wife to instruct her daughters to study ethics on a regular basis, mentioning that he has several ethics books in German they can learn from.
[1], 115, [1] leaves. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains. Worming to some leaves. Tears to the title page and last leaf, repaired. New binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.

Volume of Talmud, Tractates Rosh Hashanah-Yuma. Berlin, 1864. With notes handwritten by R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin, the Chafetz Chaim.
The volume of Talmud the Chafetz Chaim learnt from and annotated in his own handwriting. 9 notes, most lengthy, appear in the margins of the book, in a handwriting identical to that of the Chafetz Chaim.
The contents of the notes were found equivalent to writings in his books.
He concludes a note in Tractate Yuma p. 83a with the following: "And so I found in the HaMagid journal, year 8, issue 10, see there". An interesting discovery emerges here – this note indicates that the Chafetz Chaim perused the HaMagid periodical!
The title pages and endpapers contain stamps (in Hebrew and English) of R. Chaim Shmuel Niman, a dean of the Chafetz Chaim yeshiva in New York.
R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin (1837-1933) was an outstanding Torah scholar and leader of the Jewish people, known by the name of his first book Chafetz Chaim. He was the dean of the Radin yeshiva and author of many halachic and ethic books, including Mishna Berura, Shemirat HaLashon, Ahavat Chessed and dozens more.
[1], 36; 13; 2; 8 leaves; 110; 12; 5; 16 leaves. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear. Original binding, damaged and partly detached.
Written according to the report of R. Yitzchak Yeshaya Weiss (enclosed).

Two books printed by the heads of the Mir Yeshiva during the 1910s, with ownership stamps of the mashgiach, R. Yechezkel Levenstein.
· Ketzot HaChoshen on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, by R. Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller. Three parts in one volume. Pyetrykaw, 1913. Published by "C.Z.F. of the city of Mir Minsk region". Ownership stamps of R. ”Yechezkel Levenstein – Ponevezh – Menahel Ruchani".
[1], 70, 18; [1], 59, 15; 106, 2 leaves. 33 cm. Dry paper. Good condition. Wear and stains. Minor tears. Torn original binding with leather spine.
· Avnei Milu'im, on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, by R. Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller. Two parts in one volume. Pyetrykaw, 1910 [stereotype edition of the 1910 edition printed ca. 1914]. Published by Binyamin Shmuelevitz from the city of Mir. Ownership stamps of R. "Yechezkel Levenstein – Mir Yeshiva – Menahel Ruchani"; "Yechezkel Levenstein – Ponevezh Yeshiva – Menahel Ruchani".
[10], 188; [2], 156, 59, [6] pages. Approximately 33 cm. Dry paper. Good condition. Wear and stains. Minor tears. Worn original binding with leather spine.
R. Yechezkel Levenstein (1885-1974) was a leader of the mussar movement, product of the Kelm Talmud Torah. He was the Menahel Ruchani (spiritual administrator) of the Mir Yeshiva in Poland, Shanghai and Jerusalem. After R. Dessler's passing, he was appointed spiritual administrator of the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei-Brak. A holy, pious man, he was known for his connection to G-d and his abstention from earthly pleasures (he was never seen leaning back in his chair, and other exceptional conducts). The effectiveness of his blessings and prayers was well known and many were saved through his blessings. During the Holocaust, while the Mir Yeshiva escaped to Vilna and the Far-East, his disciples saw clearly that his decisions and blessings were supernatural, directed by heavenly revelations. Or Yechezkel, Imrei Yechezkel, Avodat Yechezkel and more were published based on his discourses.
The printing of this edition was initiated by the head of the Mir Yeshiva R. Eliyahu Baruch Kamai and by his son-in-law R. Eliezer Yehuda Finkel. For some unknown reason, they wrote the name of the publisher as "C.Z.F. from the city of Mir" [R. Chaim Ze'ev Finkel who was a child under bar-mitzvah age at the time of printing], as well as the name of Binyamin Shmuelevitz from the city of Mir [written on the title page of the 1910 edition of Avnei Milu'im is the name of the publisher "C.Z.F. from the city of Mir", whereas in the second edition, the name was changed to "Binyamin Shmuelevitz of the city of Mir"].

Neviim Achronim, with commentary by R. Yitzchak Abarbanel. [Pesaro]: [Gershom] Soncino, 1520.
Lengthy marginal notes in Sephardic script appear, from two writers. Some notes are trimmed.
[392] leaves. Originally: [398] leaves. Lacking 6 leaves: title page, leaves [4], [12], [396], [397] and the last leaf, originally a blank leaf. Half of the first leaf is lacking (replaced with photocopy). 32 cm. Condition varies. Stains. Many leaves are damaged and incomplete, mainly at the margins, with damage to the text, and were professionally restored. Missing text replaced in places with photocopy. Worming in places, some repaired. New leather binding.
This edition was printed some twelve years after the passing of the author, R. Yitzchak Abarbanel. At the end of his commentary to Yeshaya, the author writes: "And I began this commentary in the island of Corfu on Rosh Chodesh Av 1495, and since this work was postponed in deference of other works I composed, it was completed in Naples on Rosh Chodesh Elul 1498…".
The famous Jewish printer Gershom Soncino, a foremost Hebrew printer in Italy, wandered with his family and printing equipment throughout various Italian cities. Wherever he settled, he printed Hebrew books. In Pesaro, he printed some of the Talmudic tractates and additional books. The first part of the Abarbanel commentary, on Neviim Rishonim, was also printed in Pesaro, in 1511.