Five books printed in Aden, Yemen, 1893-1929.
1-2. Mekor Chaim, laws of Terefot by R. Yichye son of R. Yaakov Tzalach of Sanaa. Aden, [1893]. Bound with: Petach HaOhel, laws of Gittin, with laws of Kiddushin and Ketubot, by R. Yichye Amud. Aden, [1894].
In Mekor Chaim, many glosses in Yemenite script and large tears (affecting text); lacking several leaves.
3. Ilui HaNeshamot, study order for the elevation of the souls of the departed, following the Aden rite. Aden, [1902].
4. Chupat Chatanim, poems and piyyutim, by R. Shalom Shabazi. Aden, [1925].
5. Zemirot Yisrael, poems and piyyutim for Shabbat and Festivals. Aden, [1929]. Some piyyutim printed in Judeo-Arabic.
Five books in four volumes. Size and condition vary.
Until the late 19th century, for lack of a Hebrew printing press in Yemen, almost all work of Yemenite rabbis were copied by hand. The first press was established in 1891, in Aden (then under British rule). Only about twenty Hebrew books were printed there (see: Yaari, The Hebrew Press in Aden, in: HaDefus HaIvri BeArtzot HaMizrach, Jerusalem, 1937, pp. 86-91. Yaari records 13 titles printed in Aden).

Manuscript, Judeo-Persian compositions (the tale of Yosef and Zuleicha, by the poet Shuela; and other compositions). [Iranian expanse, ca. 19th century].
Manuscript in notebook format (tall leaves), on colored paper – light-blue, purple, white, yellow and orange (bound alternately).
[197] leaves (and another approx. 15 blank leaves). Height: approx. 22 cm. Width: approx. 14 cm. Condition varies, fair-good. Stains, wear and tears. Early parchment binding, damaged.

Manuscript – novellae, homilies, piyyutim, lots, cures, segulot, amulets, hashbaot and incantations. [Oriental lands, 18th/19th century].
Volume comprising several handwritten gatherings bound together, from various writers and periods, in Sephardic and Oriental script.
The volume includes: Hashbaot, segulot and incantations for various times and situations, instructions for writing amulets and texts of amulets ("Hashbaa for malaria", "Incantation for an infant", "To speed up birth", and more), Pitum HaKetoret from Safed, zodiacs, signs for predicting the future according to weather conditions, an unknown composition, "Tevel UMeloa" (the world and the fullness thereof – for teaching the Holy Tongue to youth?); "Goral Emet" (lots), "Refifat HaEvarim", commentaries and novellae on the Torah, Midrashim, Talmudic Aggadot and various topics; "Halatzot" (texts for writing letters), segulot ("for love", "for an epidemic", "to win over one's enemy", and more), Tikkun for a plague, text for exorcising a dybbuk, Hashbaa for asking a question in a dream, homilies and eulogies ("Homily for righteous women", "Homily on the virtues of Eretz Israel", "Homily for Shabbat Teshuva", and more), Midrashei Pelia, commentaries and novellae to the Passover Haggadah, Tikkun HaTevilah, "Tikkun for one who marries a widow", Moladot, and more.
[200] leaves. Approx. 15 cm. Condition varies. Overall fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to some leaves, affecting text. Detached gatherings and leaves. Old binding, detached.

• Sheyarei Knesset HaGedolah, Orach Chaim, by R. Chaim Benveniste. Livorno, 1792.
The title page bears stamps of the rabbinic dynasty, descendants of the Or Shraga: Stamp of "Moshe son of Maor" – son of the Or Shraga, signature and stamp of his son "Yitzchak son of R. Moshe", stamp of his grandson "Moshe son of R. Yitzchak" (Mullah Aghababa), and several other stamps. Several glosses.
• Torah Or, Five Books of the Torah with Targum and commentaries. Livorno, [1863].
On the title page: Stamps of R. Refael son of R. Moshe "grandson of the Maor" (Mullah Refael), and two handwritten inscriptions: One is a lamentation over the passing of R. Moshe son of R. Yitzchak ("R. Moshe Shapiro"; Mullah Aghababa) in Shevat 1913, composed by his son (presumably Mullah Refael, whose stamps appear on the title page); the second is a lamentation on the passing of Mullah Refael, in Cheshvan 1942, written by his son R. Moshe. Stamp of R. Moshe (the latter) on the leaf following the title page. Other stamps and signatures. Several glosses.
• Millel LeAvraham, homiletics, by R. Avraham Sithon. Livorno, [1843]. Bound with: Divrei Moshe, by R. Moshe Sithon. Livorno, [1844].
Stamps of R. Refael son of R. Moshe "grandson of the Maor" (Mullah Refael). Inscription on the title page: "I acquired it with my money for the worship of my Creator, Avraham Halawa", and another inscripition: "I sold this book to Menachem Yehuda HaKohen, resident of Tiberias, so says the emissary from Jerusalem, Avraham Halawa" (the father of Mullah Refael, R. Moshe son of R. Yitzchak – Mullah Aghababa, granted his approbation to the book of the emissary R. Avraham Halawa – the book Minchat Avraham). Inscriptions and stamps of R. Moshe son of R. Refael Shraga.
• Aderet Eliyahu, homiletics, by R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai. Livorno, [1864]. Signatures and stamps of R. Moshe son of R. Refael Shraga. Another signature: "Yosef son of… Yehuda HaKohen, in Teheran… 1904". Another ownership inscripition. Several glosses.
The Or Shraga family of Yazd, descendants of the Kabbalist Mullah Or Shraga, were among the greatest rabbis of Persia. Mullah Or Shraga served as a rabbi for decades and was the force behind the enduring adherence of Yazd Jewry to Torah study and mitzvah observance. He and his descendants led the local community for some two hundred years. Rabbi Or Shraga reputedly came to Yazd from the city of Isfahan, some two hundred and fifty years ago, after the king issued a decree ordering the killing of ten great Torah scholars. He was one of three Torah scholars who managed to escape, the other seven died sanctifying G-d’s Name. In Yazd, he facilitated the flourishing of the city’s Jewish population and transformed the city into a Torah center. Yazd Jews were among the first to emigrate from Persia to Jerusalem, establishing there the famous Yazdim community.
Rabbi Or Shraga and his descendants were revered by the Jews of Persia. Of particular renown is R. Moshe son of R. Yitzchak, known as Mullah Aghababa, who served as rabbi of Yazd (see: Yosef Shraga, MiYazd LeEretz HaKodesh, pp. 157-161).
4 books. Size and condition vary.