Collection of Shulchan Aruch books, with commentary by the Gaon of Vilna:

• Ashlei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah, with Be'er HaGola and commentary by the Gaon of Vilna. Grodno: Yechezkel son of Moshe, Simchah Simmel son of Menachem Nachum and Simchah Simmel son of Yechezkel, 1806. Some letters on the title page in red ink. First edition of the commentary by the Gaon of Vilna.
With foreword by R. Menachem Mendel of Shklov, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On title page (and p. 18a), ownership inscription in Oriental script of R. "Yosef Chalfon Atiya" [of Damascus, held a yeshiva in his house and owned a large library. He bought the library of R. Yisrael Moshe Chazan, when the library was transferred to the possession of R. Shlomo Eliezer Alfandari].
One gloss in Oriental script (p. 158a).
23, [1], 24-176 leaves. 33.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Tears and open tears to title page and additional pages, slightly affecting text, repaired with pieces of paper. Close trimming on the border of the text in several places, affecting text. Old binding, damaged.

• Apei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer. Vilna and Grodno: Menachem Man son of Baruch and Simchah Simmel son of Menachem Nachum, [1819]. Some letters on the title page in red ink.

The printing of Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna began in 1812-1819, yet was interrupted shortly thereafter, due to Napoleon's invasion of Russia that year. The printers only managed to print sections 1-25 (and the beginning of section 26), without the title page. In 1819, the printing resumed, and sections 26-178, the title page and forewords were printed and bound with the incomplete copies printed in 1812. There is a significant difference between the two printings. The part printed in 1812 contains only the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna with the text of the Shulchan Aruch, while the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were to be printed as an addendum at the end of the book. In the part printed in 1819 however, the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries were returned to their place on each page. In 1819, complementary leaves with the above commentaries pertaining to sections 1-25 were printed (since these sections were originally printed without the commentaries). Concurrently, in 1819, a complete edition of Even HaEzer was printed, in which even sections 1-25 were printed in the new format (with the Chelkat Mechokek and Beit Shmuel commentaries on each page). The present copy belongs to the first, exceptionally rare, edition (combining the 1812 and 1819 editions).

Signature on title page. Stamps of R. "Shlomo son of R. Sh. Kleinplatz, Rabbi of Malkin".

24, 23-55; 188 leaves. 35.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains (traces of mold?). Light wear. Marginal tears and open tears, not affecting text, partially repaired with tape. Original binding, with tears and damage.

• Maginei Eretz, Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, with Magen David (Turei Zahav) and Magen Avraham, commentary by the Gaon of Vilna and novellae by R. Akiva Eiger Parts I-II. Johannisburg: Georg Stein, 1862. First edition of the Torah novellae by R. Akiva Eiger. Two volumes, one for each part. The present volumes are additionally bound with a title cover (undocumented in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book).

Part I (sections 1-428): [5], 318 leaves; Part II (sections 429-697): [3], 217, [1] leaves. 38.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear, tears and open tears, especially to first and last leaves (affecting frame of title cover of Part I), partially repaired with pieces of paper. Stamps. Old bindings, worn and torn. Binding of Part I disconnected and missing spine.

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Printed booklet, "Letter sent from the Ashkenazi rabbis in Eretz Israel, to the sons of Moshe Rabbenu and the Ten Tribes", by R. Yisrael of Shklow, head of the Ashkenazi community in Safed. [Amsterdam: printer not indicated, 1830].
Bound with original color paper wrapper.

In 1830, R. Baruch son of R. Shmuel was sent as the emissary of the Prushim community of Safed. Apart from raising funds, he was given another mission – to locate the Ten Lost Tribes in the desert on the border of Yemen. He was therefore provided with a special letter from R. Yisrael of Shklow, leader of the Prushim in Safed, signed also by the other leaders of the Prushim and Chassidim in Jerusalem and Safed. A copy of the letter was sent to the "Pekidim and Amarkalim", heads of the center for fundraising for Eretz Israel in Amsterdam, where, having made a great impact, the letter was printed and distributed. R. Baruch reached Sanaa in Av 1833, where he was executed on charge of espionage.

4 leaves. Printed without a title page. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original colored paper wrapper.

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Levush by R. Mordechai Yoffe. Berditchev: R. Yisrael son of Avraham [Bak] (a disciple of R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin) and his partner R. Yosef son of Tzvi, [1818-1821]. Complete set, five parts in five volumes. Divisional title pages. Some words on the title page printed in red ink.

Complete set of Levush to the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch – Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur on Orach Chaim (with commentary Eliyahu Zuta by R. Eliyahu Shapiro, Rabbi of Tykocin) – 1818; Levush Ateret Zahav on Yoreh Deah (with commentary Chagorat Shmuel by R. Shmuel of Lenzburg) – 1819; Levush HaButz VeArgaman on Even HaEzer – 1819; Levush Ir Shushan on Chosen Mishpat – 1821.
Ownership inscription of “R. Meir son of R. Mordechai” in third volume; in fourth volume, stamps of R. “Aharon Tzvi Weizner, head of the Beit Din of Linz and the region” (1906-2007; Rabbi of Przemyśl and additional places).
Five volumes. Volume I – Levush HaTechelet. Volume II – Levush HaChur. Volume III – Levush Ateret Zahav. Volume IV – Levush HaButz VeArgaman. Volume V – Levush Ir Shushan.

Five volumes. Volume I (Levush HaTechelet): 64 leaves. Volume II (Levush HaChur): [1]. 65-200 leaves. Volume III (Ateret Zahav): 182 leaves. Volume IV (Levush HaButz VeArgaman): [1], 30; 33-52; 55-88 leaves. Volume V (Levush Ir Shushan): 8, 11-148; [12] leaves (last leaf numbered 180). Misfoliation in most volumes. Approx. 33-34 cm. Partially bluish paper. Overall good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text (heavy worming to last leaves of volume V). Tears, including open tears, slightly affecting text of volume I and volume II, partially repaired with paper. Stamps. New bindings (uniform).

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Collection of books printed in Russia-Poland, 1760s-1810s.
Signatures and stamps.

12 books. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books were not thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.

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Tikun Leil Shavuot and Hoshana Rabba. Slavuta: R. Moshe Shapiro, [1823].

3-123; 1, 60, 65-76, [1] leaves. Missing three leaves: title page (supplied from photocopy) and leaves 77-78 from the second sequence (leaf 2 from the first sequence, with a prayer to recite before study, is bound at the end of the book). 19 cm. Bluish paper. Most leaves in good-fair condition. Many stains. Marginal tears to last leaf and several other leaves, repaired with paper (over part of the text on last leaf). Close trimming, affecting text on several leaves. New binding.

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