Sefer Igeret Teiman Hashenit, by Rabbi Ya'akov Halevy Sapir, Rabbi Yechiel Bri"l printing press. Mainz, 1873 (The word Vilna is emphasized on the title page).
Missives of polemic concerning two messiah claimants active in Yemen in the 19th century during the years 1859-1874, Yehudah Bar-Shalom named in Arabic Mari Shuker el Kachil and his successor the claimant "Shuker Kachil" the second. Including a special missive written by the famous traveler Rabbi Ya'akov Halevy Sapir to the rabbis of Sana'a, supported by the rabbis of Jerusalem who attached their recommendation, as well as missives from different figures, amongst them the messiah claimants themselves.
Part of the missives were published in the newspaper "Ha-Levanon", published by Rabbi Yechiel Bri"l (son in law of Rabbi Sapir). First printed under the title "Igeret Le-Teiman", Paris 1869. This edition included a short letter by the rabbis of Jerusalem, Rabbi Meir Auerbach and the Rishon Le-Zion Rabbi Avraham Ashkenazi, to Rabbi Yechiel Bril "to expedite the printing of the missive".
62, [2] leaves. 17.5cm. Very good condition. Slight wear and stains to title and to back page. Ex-Libris.