Four books from the teachings of R. Chaim of Volozhin and his family:
1. Responsa Chut HaMeshulash, by R. Chaim of Volozhin. Vilna, 1882. First edition. (Lacking leaves 129-130, leaves 127-128 were bound instead a second time).
The only halachic composition by R. Chaim of Volozhin, foremost disciple of the Gaon of Vilna.
On the title page, signature of R. Dov Aryeh Ritter Rabbi of Rotterdam (1855-1936), prominent Torah leader in the Netherlands (see item 52).
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1452.
2. Responsa Binyan shel Simcha, on the four parts of Shulchan Aruch, by R. Avraham Simcha of Omtchislav, with a responsum regarding Chalitzah, by R. Chaim of Volozhin. Vilna, 1869. Only edition.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1451.
3. Ne'imah Kedoshah, practices and homiletics by R. Yosef Yoske Rabbi of Minsk, with Derashat Maharach – the famous sermon R. Chaim of Volozhin delivered on the first day of Selichot, 1812. Vilna, 1872. First edition of the sermon of R. Chaim of Volozhin.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1472.
4. Peh Kadosh, novellae by R. Yitzchak (Itzele) of Volozhin (son of R. Chaim of Volozhin) on the Torah (Bereshit-Shemot), from the daily Chumash lecture he delivered in the Beit Midrash in Volozhin. Published based on the notes of his disciples. Warsaw, 1890. First edition.
4 books. Size and condition vary.
For further information, see Hebrew description.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.