Large and assorted collection of printed leaves and booklets, mostly prayer orders for special occasions and the High Holidays, from various periods and countries.
The collection includes a prayer for wartime by the Chatam Sofer, printed upon the outbreak of WWI; various prayer booklets for royal events, England and the Netherlands; a prayer for childhood diseases published during the polio outbreak, Jerusalem 1953; Lag BaOmer flags; private publications for various communities, with orders of Selichot for Yom Kippur; publications of She'erit Hapletah communities in Hungary and elsewhere after the Holocaust; and more.
Several mimeographed typescript leaves.
Approx. 50 paper items. Size and condition vary.

Birkat HaMazon, according to the German and Polish rites, with Passover Haggadah and Yiddish translation in Tsene-rene typeface. Fürth, [1780]. The title page states: "In Amsterdam typeface".
Handwritten inscription on the back endpaper regarding wedding ceremonies. Gloss on one leaf.
Ownership inscriptions on the front endpaper: "Lazi son of Avraham of Königshofen"; "Hermann Lazarus".
38, [3] leaves. 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Extensive wear. Many creases. Leaves trimmed close to text, affecting headings and text. Worming, affecting text in several places. Tears and minor open tears, affecting text in some places. Early binding, worn and damaged.
Otzar HaHaggadot 299.

Sefer Meturgeman, Aramaic-Hebrew dictionary and explanation of the Aramaic words in the Targums of the Torah, by R. Eliyahu HaLevi Ashkenazi (R. Eliyahu Bachur). Isny (Germany): Paulus Fagius, 1541. First edition.
Signatures in Italian script on the verso of the title page and p. [4b].
Two censors' signatures on penultimate leaf, including signature of censor Dominico Irosolimitano - a Jewish convert to Christianity, who became a notable censor of Hebrew books in Italy and compiled Sefer HaZikuk (Book of Expurgation) intended for Christian censors of Hebrew books.
[4], 164, [2] leaves. 31.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Several tears, including open tear to leaf 28, affecting text. Censorship expurgations and signatures. Handwritten inscriptions. Indistinct stamp. New leather binding.

Sefer Yere'im, on the laws of the 613 commandments, by R. Eliezer of Metz, one of the Baalei HaTosafot. Venice: Giorgio di Cavalli, 1566. First edition.
This new, abridged edition was edited by R. Binyamin son of R. Avraham Anav, and divided into twelve chapters, while the original composition comprised seven chapters. All subsequent editions, until Sefer Yere'im HaShalem (Vilna, 1892-1902, printed from a manuscript), were printed based on this edition.
Ownership inscriptions on the title page (some deleted), including of R. Yaakov Yisrael Heilperin of Drezden and R. Akiva Yisrael Wertheimer-Breslau (1778-1835), leading German Torah scholar, disciple of R. Akiva Eger, rabbi of Lübeck-Moisling and later chief rabbi of the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Several glosses.
6, [5]-146 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Worming to first leaves and final leaf (affecting text on final leaf). Tears to several leaves, repaired with paper. Margins of title page and other leaves reinforced with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. Old binding, with damage and wear; spine partially detached.

Meor Einayim, by R. Azaria de Rossi (min HaAdumim). Mantua, 1574.
Divided into three parts: Kol Elokim (account of the earthquake in Ferrara in 1570), Hadrat Zekenim (about the Septuagint) and Imrei Bina (various essays and homiletics).
R. Azaria de Rossi (1512-1578, Otzar HaRabbanim 16731) was an Italian scholar well versed both in Torah and science. His book Meor Einayim was banned by Italian rabbis immediately after publication, the claim being it contains teachings opposing tradition and is disrespectful to the words of Chazal. The Maharal sharply criticizes the book and his book Be'er HaGolah was reputedly written in response to Meor Einayim (there are however authors who quote the book, endorsed by the Sdei Chemed).
During the controversy over the book, a condition was made with R. Azaria that six leaves (52-53, 81-82, 87-88) containing unfit ideas must be replaced, and that he print and enclose with his book the objection of R. Moshe Provençal to his words.
The present copy contains the replacement leaves, as well as two leaves of "objection" by R. Moshe Provençal, followed by four leaves with the author's "response to the objection".
Ownership inscriptions in Italian script at the top of the title page.
194 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Several tears. Worming, slightly affecting title page border, repaired in part. Some censorship deletions. Inscriptions. Censorship inscription at foot of title page. Old parchment binding.