Three editions of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Pirkei Avot, with additional commentaries:
1. Pirkei Avot, with "four commentaries by tremendous Torah scholars", commentary by the Gaon of Vilna, Lechem Shamayim and Lechem Nikudim commentaries by R. Yaakov Emden, and glosses and novellae by R. Tzvi Hirsch Rabbi of Berlin. Warsaw, [1860].
Stamps of "Moshe Naftali of Warsaw…". Lengthy inscription in Yiddish on the back endpaper.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 321.
2. Etz Avot, five commentaries on Pirkei Avot, including the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Krakow, 1883. Missing [1] leaf at the end.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 324.
3. Pirkei Avot, with commentaries and with novellae by the Gaon of Vilna. [Place of printing not indicated, Warsaw?, 19th/20th century?].
3 books. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.

LeZecher LeYisrael, on Pirkei Avot and Talmudic novellae, by R. Yechiel Michel of Minsk. Vilna and Horodna: Menachem Mann and Simcha Zimmel, 1833.
The author was a disciple of R. Chaim of Volozhin, and one of the founders of the Volozhin yeshiva, where he served as lecturer for seven years (R. Hillel of Horodna, son-in-law of R. Chaim, writes that "the yeshiva in Volozhin was founded by him, and he studied there, and taught many disciples before my father-in-law R. Chaim"). He later established a yeshiva in Minsk, which he relates to in the preface to this book (for more information about the author, see: An Anonymous Yeshiva Dean in Volozhin – R. Yechiel Michel of Neshviz, Y. Rivkind, Sefer Turov, Boston, 1938).
This copy includes 4 rare leaves, "In Commemoration of the Donors", which were appended to some copies only. These four leaves contain: regulations of the Minsk yeshiva; correspondence between the rabbis of Minsk and R. Itzele of Volozhin regarding the Minsk yeshiva; letter of R. Hillel of Horodna, son-in-law of R. Chaim of Volozhin; and a list of yeshiva donors from various Lithuanian towns.
Signatures and ownership inscriptions: "R. Yokel…"; "Yaakov Weissman" and others.
[4], [4], 36; 10 leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text. On final leaves, significant worming to lower part of leaves, with extensive damage to text. Stamps. New binding.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.

Halachah Acharonah and Kuntress HaRe'ayot, with Sefer HaPardes, by R. Aryeh Leib Epstein. Königsberg, [1759-1762]. Approbation by the Gaon of Vilna.
On leaf 9 of the first sequence, approbation by the Gaon of Vilna, with the heading: " Approbation by… R. Eli. son of R. Shlomo Zalman, who sits in the assembly of the wise in the Beit Midrash of Vilna". This is one of the only two approbations ever given by the Gaon of Vilna.
R. Aryeh Leib Epstein published his works in parts (individual booklets) over the years 1759-1762, interrupting the printing every now and then due to lack of funding or other difficulties, as he writes in several places in this book. Some of his works were not completed in print. The works he managed to print were bound together in different ways, creating various variants of this book (R. Aryeh Leib concurrently printed a parallel edition in smaller format). See Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
The works in this book deal with various topics: laws and kavanot of the 613 mitzvot, halachic novellae, sermons and eulogies delivered by R. Aryeh Leib (1729-1734), and more.
The present book has two title pages. The first title page states: "This is the book Halachah Acharonah and Kuntress HaRe'ayot". The first three leaves contain a preface, approbations and a sample of Sefer HaPardes. Leaves 9-14: additional approbations, including the approbation by the Gaon of Vilna, preface to the book Or HaShanim – Mahadura Batra, and a sample of the book. Leave 15-42: Kuntress HaRe'ayot. This is followed by a second title page, for "Sefer HaPardes… followed by Sefer HaDerushim, followed by Sefer Hespedim, including Sefer Yalkut Sachar VeOnesh".
Leaf 8 of Sefer HaPardes features a letter of responsum from R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz. In his introduction to the letter, the author mentions the polemic between R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz and R. Yaakov Emden.
Signatures and stamps of the Moses family of Biala on the first title page: signatures of "Moshe Moses"; "Yudel Moses"; stamp of "Yudel son of R. A.Z. Moses of Biala" (the Moses family of Biala was a wealthy family of community leaders, including R. Alexander Ziskind Moses and his son R. Yudel, who were followers and disciples of the Seraf of Kotsk. See enclosed material).
[1], 3, 9-42 leaves; [1], 2-9; 1-23; 1-22; 81-86, 127-144 leaves. 20.5 cm. Condition varies. Stains, wear and tears. Open tears and worming, affecting text. Margins trimmed close to headings on some leaves. Most leaves professionally restored with paper and remargined. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 989.

Pri Yitzchak, commentary on Sefer Yetzirah, by the kabbalist R. Yitzchak Eizik of Polotsk. Horodna, 1797. First edition.
This copy includes the approbation by R. Saadya of Vilna in the name of his teacher the Gaon of Vilna, printed on a piece of paper and pasted on the verso of the title page. This piece of paper is rare (we know of only one other copy containing it – the NLI copy).
In his approbation, R. Saadya son of R. Natan Nota of Vilna, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, relates that he asked his teacher whether to publish the book, and the Gaon of Vilna approved and blessed it.
The author, R. Yitzchak Eizik son of R. Yekutiel Zalman of Polotsk also authored a commentary on Tikunei Zohar, published under the title Be'er Yitzchak (Zhovkva, 1778), in which he brings novellae which he heard from the Gaon of Vilna. This is one of the first books quoting teachings of the Gaon of Vilna in his lifetime.
Copy of R. Yosef Zundel of Salant. His signature appears at the foot of the title page: "Zundel of Salant, 10 kopecks". Another inscription by R. Zundel, on the endpaper, documents the purchase of the book, in his youth in Vilna (in the lifetime of his father) " I purchased from R. Yosef the bookseller of Vilna in the synagogue courtyard, Yosef Zundel son of R. Beinush of Salant".
A later inscription in his handwriting at the top of the title page: " I found it in the public auction of R. Avraham son of R. Meir, and I recognized it as mine, and I don’t know how it came into his possession, and I bought it for 80 Para (Ottoman currency)". Other inscriptions and signatures.
R. Yosef Zundel of Salant (1787-1866) was a foremost disciple of R. Chaim of Volozhin, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, and the prime teacher of R. Yisrael of Salant. R. Zundel studied in the Volozhin yeshiva, and was attached to the yeshiva dean, R. Chaim of Volozhin, who recognized his great stature and admitted him into the circle of his closest disciples, to whom he transmitted all the teachings of his great teacher the Gaon of Vilna, in revealed and hidden realms of the Torah. R. Zundel was the main transmitter of the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna and R. Chaim of Volozhin. In his writings, which contain numerous excerpts and notes from their teachings and ways, he refers to R. Chaim of Volozhin as "my master and teacher" and to the Gaon of Vilna as "the great rabbi".
R. Yosef Zundel is considered the father of the mussar movement since he was the teacher of the movement's founder, R. Yisrael of Salant. In his youth in Salant, R. Yisrael cleaved to R. Yosef Zundel, who transmitted to him the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna, and under his directives began studying mussar intensely and disseminating the mussar approach to the multitudes.
Parts of his writings were published in the book HaTzaddik R. Yosef Zundel MiSalant VeRabbotav (Jerusalem, 1927), which includes his biography, his writings and the writings of his teachers R. Chaim of Volozhin and the Gaon of Vilna, of which he was the main transmitter. His prominent son-in-law was R. Shmuel Salant, who immigrated after him to Jerusalem and served as its rabbi for close to seventy years.
[7], 36, [1] leaves. Lacking 4 of [11] leaves at beginning. 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear. Worming, affecting text. Stamps. Original binding. Wear, damage and worming to binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 992.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.