Maaseh Rav, practices of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yissachar Ber, posek in Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, [1832]. First edition.
Originally printed with two title pages. The present copy is lacking the first title page.
First edition of one of the most important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples.
[1], 67 pages. Lacking first title page. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. wear. Worming. Many inscriptions, signatures and stamps. Old binding, worn.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.

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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.
Owner's stamp.
[5], 2-109, [1] leaves. 28.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Tears to inner margins, repaired in part with tape and paper. Leaves trimmed close to text in some places. Censorship inscriptions and stamp. Old binding, with worming and minor wear.
One of the last books published in Safed before the 1837 earthquake. Includes final leaf – errata, which appears in some copies only.

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Manuscript, halachic responsum by R. Gavriel Ashkenazi, with his handwritten additions and signature. [Aleppo, ca. 18th century].
Lengthy responsum on the topic of partnerships, written in response to the ruling sent to him by R. Yisrael son of R. Yosef Sasson (a leading Aleppo Torah scholar, author of Knesset Yisrael, Livorno 1856).
Neat scribal script. Marginal and interlinear additions and emendations handwritten by the author R. Gavriel Ashkenazi. With R. Gavriel's signature at the end of the responsum.
R. Gavriel Ashkenazi, Torah scholar and dayan in Aleppo in the second half of the 18th century. Immigrated to Shechem near the end of his life.
This responsum was published with differences in Responsa of R. Gavriel Ashkenazi, without some of the handwritten additions.
[7] leaves. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. New binding.

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Manuscript, fine copying of Siddur HaRashash with kabbalistic kavanot, comprising the end of the Shacharit prayer, with Hallel and Birkat HaLevanah. [Jerusalem, 1900s-1910s, presumably before 1916].
Lettered on the binding: "Seder Tefillah B". This is presumably the second of two volumes of the Shacharit prayer. Several leaves at the end of the manuscript (some in smaller size), with prayers and kavanot for protection from plagues.
The present manuscript was presumably scribed by one of the Torah scholars of the Beit El or Rechovot HaNahar yeshivot of kabbalists in Jerusalem, who produced various copyings of Siddur HaRashash, and entrusted them to reliable kabbalists only.
Siddur HaRashash was compiled by R. Shalom Sharabi, dean of the Beit El yeshiva, in the mid-18th century, based on the writings of the Arizal and R. Chaim Vital. It was intentionally not printed for many years, and was kept in manuscript form only, to be used by select kabbalists. Only in 1911-1916 were the various parts of the siddur finally brought to print.
Glosses by various kabbalists.
Signature on the endpaper: "Yitzchak Suissa" – presumably R. Yitzchak Suissa, a kabbalist of the Rechovot HaNahar yeshiva.
[88] leaves. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains (ink smudging in several places). Marginal tears. Original binding, damaged.

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Manuscript, selections and novellae on the laws of Shechitah and Terefot, and various other topics, by an unknown writer. [Azerbaijan, ca. 1870s].
Oriental script, typical of the Persian region and Caucasian countries. Upon comparison with another manuscript received from the same source, which was written in Azerbaijan (see previous item), we infer that the present manuscript was written in Azerbaijan.
Manuscript handwritten by the author, with deletions and emendations in several places. The manuscript mainly deals with laws of Shechitah and Terefot, but also includes novellae on other topics. It mostly comprises selections from halachic literature, with the addition of original novellae by the writer. Some novellae are dated (1876, 1877).
Several leaves at the end of the manuscript with novellae on various topics. Draft letter on the back endpaper.
The manuscript also contains several pieces of paper with various inscriptions, drafts, and quill trials. Piece of paper (printed in Cyrillic characters) attached to one leaf, with a draft letter (in pencil) and inscription.
[136] leaves. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Marginal tears. Large open tear to one leaf. Holes to one leaf, with damage to text. Several leaves detached. Original binding, damaged.

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