Three editions of the book Nefesh HaChaim, by R. Chaim of Volozhin:
• [Königsberg, 1860]. Third edition. • New York, [1935?]. • Shanghai, 1944.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1419, 1422, 1423.
The Königsberg edition is bound with: • Commentary on the Aggadot of Rabba bar bar Chana and the Elders of Athens, by the Gaon of Vilna. [Königsberg, 1862]. Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 462. • Or Hashem by R. Chasdai Crescas. [Johannisburg, 1861].
5 books in 3 volumes. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.

Ruach Chaim, commentary on Tractate Avot, by R. Chaim of Volozhin. Vilna, 1858. First edition.
Two title pages. Printed wrappers (the back wrapper was mistakenly bound at the front of the book).
The Ruach Chaim commentary was printed around the text of the Mishnah. The commentary includes glosses by R. Yitzchak of Volozhin, son of the author.
A letter by R. Avraham Simcha of Omtchislav, disciple and nephew of R. Chaim of Volozhin, and a letter by R. Eliyahu Shlomo Zalman, son of R. Yitzchak of Volozhin, were printed on leaf [3]. These are followed by approbations by R. Yisrael of Salant and R. Yitzchak Avigdor Rabbi of Kovno.
Includes the Maayanei Yehoshua commentary (printed at the beginning of the book), and Mitzpeh Yehoshua – sources (printed beneath the text of the Mishnah), by R. Yehoshua Heshel HaLevi Levin, son-in-law of the grandson of the author.
Stamps of R. Shemaryahu Yosef Klepfish of Warsaw (brother of the head of the Warsaw Beit Din, and father-in-law of R. Chaim Yaakov Naftali Silberberg) and of R. Nechemya Yosef Denenburg of Jerusalem.
[5], 4-17, 41 leaves. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Dark stains on front wrapper. Tears and minor damage. Open tear to front wrapper, repaired. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1458.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.

Five books – four editions of the book Toldot Adam, biography of R. Zelmele of Volozhin, brother of R. Chaim of Volozhin and disciple of the Gaon of Vilna; with the book Divrei Shalom V'Emet – additions to the book Toldot Adam:
• Toldot Adam. Danzig, 1845. • Toldot Adam. Warsaw, 1854. • Toldot Adam. Warsaw 1857. • Divrei Shalom V'Emet. Vilna 1873. • Toldot Adam. Vilna, [1928].
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, nos. 1511, 1512, 1513, 1518.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.

Margaliot HaTorah, kabbalistic composition on Neviim, Ketuvim and the Five Megillot, by R. Tzvi Hirsh Maggid of Semyatich (Siemiatycze), prominent disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. [Warsaw, after 1855]. First edition of Part II.
Bibliographers estimate the place and year of printing as Minkovitz, 1807, yet this is incorrect – see below.
Part I of this book, on the Torah, was printed in Poritsk (Pavlivka) in 1788. This copy comprises Part II, on Neviim and Ketuvim, which was only prepared for print many years later by the kabbalist R. Mordechai Bibelkind, a rabbi and dayan in Warsaw, author of Mor Deror (father-in-law of R. Shmuel Zanvil Klepfish, head of the Warsaw Beit Din).
The author, kabbalist R. Tzvi Hirsh, maggid of Semyatich, was known in his generation as "R. Hirsh Chassid". The title page states that he was "one of the foremost disciples of R. Eliyahu of Vilna… as mentioned in the foreword to [the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on] Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, where they [the sons of the Gaon of Vilna] write: The sixth is the great, astute, erudite and renowned rabbi, R. Tzvi Hirsh of Semyatich. Extremely well versed both in revealed and hidden realms of the Torah, he served as his [the Gaon of Vilna's] attendant for many years. He cleaved to some of his ways in piety and asceticism…". On the final leaf of this book, the editor also mentions the fact that R. Tzvi Hirsh is ranked sixth amongst the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna listed in the foreword to Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim (in this list, the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna were listed in order of their prominence and closeness to the Gaon of Vilna, see Hebrew description of item 51).
The place of printing is not mentioned on the title page, and the chronogram indicates that the book was printed in the Hebrew year 967 – equivalent to 2207, an impossible date. Various bibliographers removed 400 from the sum, and recorded the book as being published in Minkovitz, 1807 (see: Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing 000160350; Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1529; Vinograd, Otzar HaSefer HaIvri, Minkovitz, 14; Friedberg, Beit Eked Sefarim, Mem, 3602).
It is evident that the book was printed after 1855, since the editor, R. Mordechai Bibelkind, who passed away in Tammuz 1855, is mentioned on the final leaf of this book as deceased (the fact that R. Mordechai was involved in arranging this book for print is also mentioned in Nachalat Olamim, Warsaw, 1882. He is described there as a person well versed in Kabbalah, as can be seen from his corrections and kabbalistic notes to the book Margaliot HaTorah on Neviim and Ketuvim. The book also quotes his epitaph from 1855).
Samuel Joseph Fünn in his book Knesset Yisrael (Warsaw 1887, p. 285), in the entry on R. Tzvi Hirsh of Semyatich, writes that this book was printed in Warsaw (where the editor resided): "And his work on Neviim and Ketuvim, also entitled Margaliot HaTorah, was recently published in Warsaw".
Interestingly, in the "words of the editor" at the end of the book, the chronogram indicating the completion of editing amounts to 1293 (equivalent of the year 2533), which is also an impossible date. Only by removing the first and last letter of the chronogram – which together have the numerical value of 700 – from the sum, does one come to the year 1833, a realistic date for the completion of editing.
[1], 18; 40; 29; 16; 19-28, (lacking 2 additional leaves from the Book of Yirmiyahu foliated 27-28), 27-65; 10 leaves. Approx. 21 cm (uneven margins). Overall good condition. Stains and wear. Worming and tears to several leaves, affecting text. Stamps. New binding.
Foliation 27-28 in the Book of Yirmiyahu originally appears three times consecutively. In this copy, the middle two leaves 27-28 are lacking (they may have been mistakenly omitted during the course of printing, due to the repetition in foliation).
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1529.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.

Pe'at HaShulchan, laws pertaining to Eretz Israel, by R. Yisrael of Shklow, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Safed: R. Yisrael Bak, 1836. First edition.
The author, R. Yisrael of Shklow (1770-1839), close disciple of the Gaon of Vilna (whom he studied under in the latter's final years), was active in publishing the books of the Gaon of Vilna and disseminating his teachings. He led the immigration of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna to Eretz Israel.
In his lengthy and important preface, the author describes his trials and tribulations upon immigrating to Eretz Israel. He mentions the epidemic which broke out in the Galilee in 1813, the passing of his wife during their escape to Jerusalem, the death of their children with the spread of the epidemic to Jerusalem, and the demise of his parents in the Galilee. He continues to recount his return to the Galilee, his imprisonment during the siege of Akko and his miraculous rescue from the collapse of houses in the winter in Safed, and more.
The rest of his preface serves as a very important source of information on the life of the Gaon of Vilna, as R. Yisrael describes in detail the prominence of the Gaon of Vilna, his approach and methods, his extraordinary knowledge of the Torah and sciences, and more.
[5], 2-109, [1] leaves. 30 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor damage. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Old binding with leather spine. Wear and damage to binding. Bookplate.
One of the last books printed in Safed before the 1837 earthquake, following which both the author and R. Yisrael Bak, the printer, relocated to Jerusalem.
This copy includes the final leaf of errata.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1543.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.