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![Machaneh Efraim, responsa and novellae on the Rambam, by R. Efraim Navon. Constantinople: Jonah son of Jacob, [1728]. First e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/495_1.jpg "Machaneh Efraim – First Edition – Constantinople, 1728 – Important Sig")
![Machaneh Efraim, responsa and novellae on the Rambam, by R. Efraim Navon. Constantinople: Jonah son of Jacob, [1728]. First e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/495_2.jpg "Machaneh Efraim – First Edition – Constantinople, 1728 – Important Sig")
![Machaneh Efraim, responsa and novellae on the Rambam, by R. Efraim Navon. Constantinople: Jonah son of Jacob, [1728]. First e](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/495_3.jpg "Machaneh Efraim – First Edition – Constantinople, 1728 – Important Sig")
Machaneh Efraim, responsa and novellae on the Rambam, by R. Efraim Navon. Constantinople: Jonah son of Jacob, [1728]. First edition of the book, considered ever since as a classic work for in-depth study in yeshivot.
Important signatures and glosses.
Copy of R. Yisrael Meir Mizrachi, author of Pri HaAretz, with an inscription in his handwriting and with his signature, where he attests to having received the book from the publisher, son of the author. Lengthy gloss in Sephardic script on p. 1a (presumably in his handwriting).
R. Yisrael Meir Mizrachi (ca. 1690 – ca. 1751), leading Jerusalem Torah scholar in the times of the Or HaChaim. He was raised by his illustrious brother, R. Nissim Chaim Moshe Mizrachi (the Rishon LeTzion, author of Admat Kodesh). His close disciples include R. Yonah Navon, author of Nechpah BaKesef.
Lengthy scholarly gloss on p. 46a (of second sequence; in Sephardic script), signed by R. Yechiel Yaakov Elyakim (b. ca. 1770), prominent Torah scholar in Jerusalem, Constantinople and Salonika. Close disciple of R. Yom Tov Algazi, and son-in-law of R. David Magar, head of the Beit El yeshiva.
Scholarly gloss in Sephardic script by a third writer on p. 19a of last sequence (from around the time of the printing).
Other ownership inscriptions on the title page.
[3], 22; 106; 48 leaves. 31 cm. Condition varies, good-fair to fair-poor. Stains, wear and tears. Extensive worming to first and final leaves, with significant damage to text. Old binding, with leather spine; significant worming.
![Zohar on the Torah, Part I – Bereshit, with glosses by the Chida. Livorno: Eliezer Saadon, [1791]. Part I of four (vol. I of](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/496_1.jpg "Zohar – Bereshit – Livorno, 1791 – Glosses and Text for the Completion")
![Zohar on the Torah, Part I – Bereshit, with glosses by the Chida. Livorno: Eliezer Saadon, [1791]. Part I of four (vol. I of](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/496_2.jpg "Zohar – Bereshit – Livorno, 1791 – Glosses and Text for the Completion")
![Zohar on the Torah, Part I – Bereshit, with glosses by the Chida. Livorno: Eliezer Saadon, [1791]. Part I of four (vol. I of](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/496_3.jpg "Zohar – Bereshit – Livorno, 1791 – Glosses and Text for the Completion")
Zohar on the Torah, Part I – Bereshit, with glosses by the Chida. Livorno: Eliezer Saadon, [1791]. Part I of four (vol. I of III).
The glosses of the Chida were printed here for the first time.
Copy of R. Yaakov Shimshon Shabtai Sinigaglia, author of Shabbat shel Mi, with several glosses in his handwriting. One gloss signed with his initials, mentioning his book Nezir Shimshon.
At the end of the book a leaf in his handwriting was bound, containing the text to recite upon the completion of the study of each part of the Zohar, and a prayer to recite after studying kabbalah.
Inscription in square script on the title page, presumably also in his handwriting.
R. Yaakov Shimshon Shabtai Sinigaglia (1740s – ca. 1840), leading Italian Torah scholar and particularly prolific author. He authored many compositions, some of which are to date unpublished. Renowned for his work Shabbat shel Mi on Tractate Shabbat, a classic book for the study of this tractate. Held in high regard by the rabbis of his generation.
[8], 251; 19 leaves. 22.5 cm. Bluish paper (in part). Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text and title page border. Wear and tears. Marginal tears to first leaf and other leaves, repaired in part with paper. Detached leaves. Leather binding, damaged and detached.
Lech David ULeDavid Baruch, commentary on the Torah portions and homilies, by R. David Skali. Jerusalem: Chaim HaLevi Zuckermann, 1936.
Printed dedication completed by hand by the author, dedicating the book to Baba Sali. The dedication was cut out from the original endpaper of the book and pasted onto the new endpaper.
[6], 226 pages. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Stamps. New leather binding.
Collection of books printed in Amsterdam in the 17th and 18th centuries:
• Nachalat Shivah, by R. Shmuel HaLevi. Amsterdam, [1667-1668]. First edition. Signatures, stamps and many handwritten inscriptions.
• Responsa Tzemach Tzedek, by R. Menachem Mendel Krochmal. Amsterdam, [1675]. First edition. Stamps. Handwritten inscriptions.
• Parach Mateh Aharon, Parts I and II, by R. Aharon HaKohen Perachyah (author of Bigdei Kehunah). Amsterdam, [1703]. Two volumes. Ownership inscriptions in Sephardic script. Stamp of R. Tzvi Hirsch Grodzinski (1858-1948), prominent rabbi in the United States for over sixty years. Disciple and relative of R. David Shlomo Grodzinski (father of R. Chaim Ozer).
• Kol HaRemez by R. Moshe Zacuto. Amsterdam, [1719]. Stamps.
• Chiddushei HaRitva. Amsterdam, [1729]. With additional copy, comprising the frontispiece lacking in the first volume and extra copies of leaves 8-55, novellae on tractate Bava Metzia. Ownership inscription in first volume. Several glosses. In second volumes, ownership inscriptions; stamps of R. David Ish Shalom Friedman, rabbi of Tzeilem (Deutschkreutz, Hungary) in 1891-1906, son-in-law of R. Menachem Katz Prostitz Rabbi of Tzeilem.
• Pri Chadash, by R. Chizkiyah da Silva. Amsterdam, [1730]. Bound with: Mayim Chayim, by R. Chizkiyah da Silva. Amsterdam, [1730].
8 volumes. Size and condition vary. Most with new bindings. The books were not thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
Nine books (in 8 volumes) printed in Germany in the 17th-18th centuries, mostly first or only editions, with signatures and ownership inscriptions:
• Responsa Emunat Yisrael by R. Aharon Shmuel Kaidanover Rabbi of Kraków. Frankfurt am Main, 1683. First edition. Signatures on the title page.
• Beit Hillel, Parts I and II, by R. Hillel Hertz. Dyhernfurth, [1691]. First edition. Many inscriptions on the title page and p. 2b.
• Responsa Chinuch Beit Yehuda, by R. Yehuda Leib son of Chanoch of Pfersee. Frankfurt am Main, [1708]. First edition. Ownership inscriptions on the title page. Bound with: Reshit Bikurim, by R. Chanoch of Gnesen. Frankfurt am Main, [1708]. First edition.
• Responsa of the Rema. Hanau, [1710]. Handwritten inscriptions on the title page and on the endpaper. Stamp on the title page.
• Damesek Eliezer, by R. Eliezer son of Yehuda of Pintchov. Jessnitz, [1723]. Only edition.
• Chiddushei Halachot, by R. Meir Eisenstadt. Sulzbach, [1729]. First edition. Ownership inscription on title page and stamps on verso of title page.
• Responsa, novellae and commentaries to part II of Panim Me'irot, by R. Meir Eisenstadt. Sulzbach, [1733]. First edition. Copy of R. Yosef Deutsch Rabbi of Reudnitz (1743-1826; disciple-colleague of the Noda BiYehuda), with his ownership inscription on the title page.
• Sefer HaMitzvot by the Rambam. Berlin, [1733]. Lacking upper part of title page. Ownership inscription on second leaf of R. Tevele Scheuer (1711-1782; dayan in Frankfurt and rabbi of Bamberg and Mainz; a teacher of the Chatam Sofer).
9 books in 8 volumes. Size and condition vary. New bindings. The books were not examined thoroughly, and are being sold as is.
Fifteen books printed in Prague in the 17th-19th centuries, mostly first editions, with signatures and ownership inscriptions:
• Chiddushei Halachot by the Maharsha. Prague, 1692.
• Chiddushei HaRa'ah on Ketubot. Prague, [1722]. First edition.
Ownership inscription attesting that the book was borrowed from R. Moshe Kortshiner, dayan in Nikolsburg (corresponded with the Chatam Sofer, d. 1830)
• Chiddushei HaRashba on Bava Kama. Prague, [1734].
• Torat HaBayit HaAroch on Niddah, with Bedek HaBayit and Mishmeret HaBayit. Prague, [1735].
• Geon Tzvi by R. Tzvi Hirsh Horowitz. Prague-[Wilhelmsdorf], [1737-1738]. First edition.
• Mor Dror, by R. Mordechai Deutsch. Prague, [1738]. First edition. Lacking title page of Part I and final three leaves of Kuntres Acharon.
• Maamar Kadishin, by R. Kim Kadish son of Kim Kadish. Prague, [1764]. First edition.
Copy of R. Avigdor Yehuda HaLevi Leventhal (1837-1889), prominent Chassidic Tzadik in Poland, rabbi of Błaszki and Koło.
• Or LaYesharim, by R. Avraham Moshe Zerach Eidlitz. Prague, [1785]. First edition.
• Horah Gaver, by R. Betzalel Ronsburg. Prague, [1802]. First edition.
• Rashba, novellae on Tractate Shevuot. Prague, 1808.
• Derech HaYashar, by R. Moshe Yosef Shapira. Prague, 1810. First edition.
• Kanfei Yonah, by R. Yonah Landsofer. Prague, 1812. First edition.
• Seder Mishneh, Part I, by R. Wolf Boskowitz. Prague, 1820. First edition.
Stamps of R. Meshulam Zushe Yitzchak Halberstam (1884 – perished in the Holocaust 1944; assistant of his father Rebbe Shalom Eliezer of Ratzfert).
• Zera Kodesh, Part I, by R. Shmuel Freund. Prague, 1827. First edition. No other parts were published.
Ownership inscription of R. Shlomo Langsfelder author of Maggid LeYaakov (1810-1895), disciple of the Chatam Sofer, rabbi of Tachov.
• Shenei Ofarim, by R. Tzvi Hirsh Broide. Prague, 1825.
15 books. Size and condition vary. New bindings. The books were not thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
Tractate Eduyot, Pirkei Avot, Avot DeRabbi Natan and Minor Tractates. Prague: Moshe Landau, 1840. Volume from a small format Talmud edition printed in Prague.
Copy of R. Shabtai Katz Rabbi of Dombrova (Dąbrowa Tarnowska) and his son-in-law R. Yaakov Weidenfeld of Rimalov (Hrymailiv), the Kochav MiYaakov.
Many inscriptions and signatures on the endpapers (front and back), including: ownership inscriptions attesting that the book belongs to R. Shabtai HaKohen Rappaport Rabbi of Dombrova, with Torah novellae in his name, written by one of his sons; signature of his prominent son-in-law R. Yaakov Wiedenfeld; and other signatures.
R. Shabtai Katz Rappaport Rabbi of Dombrova (ca. 1820 – 1896), outstanding Torah scholar and leading Galician rabbi.
His son-in-law, R. Yaakov Weidenfeld (1840-1894), leading Galician Torah scholar and halachic authority. Some of his responsa and teachings were published in Kochav MiYaakov. Father of R. Dov Berish Weidenfeld, the Tchebiner Rav.
[2], 3-26, [1], 28-42, [1], 44-89, [1], 90-105, [1], 107-141, [1] leaves. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Stamps. New leather binding.
![Nachal Yitzchak, novellae and commentaries on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat [and Even HaEzer], Part I, by R. Yitzchak Elchan](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/502_1.jpg "Nachal Yitzchak – Vilna, 1872 – Dedicated by the Author R. Yitzchak El")
![Nachal Yitzchak, novellae and commentaries on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat [and Even HaEzer], Part I, by R. Yitzchak Elchan](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/502_2.jpg "Nachal Yitzchak – Vilna, 1872 – Dedicated by the Author R. Yitzchak El")
Nachal Yitzchak, novellae and commentaries on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat [and Even HaEzer], Part I, by R. Yitzchak Elchanan [Spektor] Rabbi of Kovno. Vilna: Widow and Brothers Romm, 1872. First edition.
At the top of leaf [2], lengthy dedication (torn) to R. Dov Aryeh Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam, handwritten and signed by the author.
R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor (1817-1896), prominent rabbi of his generation, supreme halachic authority of his times and leader of Lithuanian and Russian Jewry.
R. Dov Aryeh (Bernhard Löbel) Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam (1855-1935), prominent Torah leader in the Netherlands. He exchanged correspondence on halachic and communal matters with Torah leaders worldwide. His exceptional erudition led him to expose the forgery of the Jerusalem Talmud Kodashim.
[8], 358 pages. 32 cm. Good condition. Stains. Large stain to title page. Original margins of leaf [2] untrimmed and folded (to fit binding); section with dedication torn and partially detached from leaf, with damage to text of dedication. Stamps. New binding.
Megillat Shir HaShirim – Rinah shel Torah, with Rashi and the Metiv Shir commentary by R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin, dean of the Volozhin yeshiva (the Netziv of Volozhin). With the She'er Yisrael essay on antisemitism. Warsaw: Isaac Goldman, 1886. First edition.
At the top of the title page, dedication (trimmed) handwritten and signed by the author, the Netziv of Volozhin.
R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin – the Netziv of Volozhin (1817-1893), leading Torah scholar of his generation and dean of the Volozhin yeshiva. He authored many works, including: HaEmek She'elah, HaEmek Davar, Responsa Meshiv Davar, and more.
[2], 3-134, [1] pages. Approx. 21 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears, including minor marginal open tears to title page and several other leaves. Open tear affecting text on one leaf. New leather binding.
Lechem Shamayim, on the Mishnayot, Part I (Zera'im-Moed), with Binyan Beit HaBechirah, by R. Yaakov Emden (the Yaavetz). Wandsbek: Yisrael bar Avraham, [1733]. First edition.
The Yaavetz's first published book and the only one of his books not printed in Altona, where he established his printing press. An illustration on verso of title page depicts the altar according to the Raavad.
Important ownership. Many stamps of R. Yerucham Fishel Perla, from the time he lived in Jerusalem (most somewhat indistinct). Signatures. Gloss in Rashi script on p. 27a. Stamps and bookplate of the Gesundheit Library in Tel Aviv and of the Shaalvim yeshiva library.
R. Yehuda Yerucham Fishel Perla of Warsaw (1846-1934), tremendous Torah scholar in Poland and Jerusalem. Renowned for his masterpiece on Sefer HaMitzvot by R. Saadia Gaon.
[1], 118, 120-122 leaves. 32.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Tear to title page, slightly affecting text. Inscriptions, signature and stamps. New binding.
Collection of seven books from the private library of R. Meir Shapiro of Lublin, bearing various stamps from his tenures as rabbi of Glina and Piotrków. All the books also bear the stamp of the Chachmei Lublin yeshiva library (where the books were transferred to after his passing). Various inscriptions and handwritten glosses (by various writers, some of them presumably students in the yeshiva), and other signatures and stamps.
• Mekor Baruch, by R. Baruch Kahana Kitaiski of Minsk, Vilna, 1865. Only edition. • Edut BiYehosef Part I, by R. Yosef Rosen Rabbi of Telz. Vilna, 1866. First edition. • Torat Avigdor, by R. Avigdor Mordechai Katz Rabbi of Ostrin. Vilna, 1870. Only edition. Stamp of R. Moshe Nachum Yerushalimski Rabbi of Kielce. • Responsa of the Ralbach. Lviv, 1865. • Responsa Mahari HaKohen. Lviv, 1869. Only edition. Lacking 8 leaves at end of indexes. • Responsa Maharsham, Part V. Seini, [1926]. First edition. Bound with Gilui Daat. Seini, 1926. Second edition.
7 books in 6 volumes. Size and condition vary. New bindings. The books were not examined thoroughly, and are being sold as is.
Shitah Mekubetzet on Tractate Nedarim, by R. Betzalel Ashkenazi. Berlin: Kornegg, 1860. First edition, based on manuscript.
Copy of R. Yirmiyahu Löw, the Divrei Yirmiyahu, with his signature on the title page.
R. Yirmiyahu Löw (1811-1874), leading Hungarian Torah scholar in the times of the Ketav Sofer. Son of R. Binyamin Wolf Löw author of Shaarei Torah. He served as rabbi of Vrbové and Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely).
Additional ownership inscription on the title page (late).
[3], 2-79, 40-42, [2], 83-86 leaves. 34.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, wear and tears. New binding.