Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Five Books – Signatures of Oriental Rabbis

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* Pri Ha'Aretz responsa, by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Mizrachi. Part 1 – Constantinople, 1727. Bound with: Part 2 – Thessaloniki, 1755. (Missing title page of first book). – Signatures of "Aharon Amarilio [apparently, Rabbi Aharon Amarilio, a rabbi in Thessaloniki, author of Pnei Aharon – died 1772), and a curly signature of Moshe Amarilio [apparently his son or brother, author of Dvar Moshe]. Ownership inscription on second title page: "Donated by the wealthy individual R' Y. Alfandari".
* Divrei Rivot responsa, by Rabbi Yitzchak Adrabi. Venice, 1586. (Without title page and following page, and without Leaves 135-136). Signature "Rabbi Nissim Chaim Moda'I" [1806-1891, Rabbi in Istanbul, author of Derisha MeChaim etc.]. Signatures and other ownership inscriptions.
* Tzror HaChaim, by Rabbi Chaim Ya'akov ben Ya'akov David [Safed emissary]. Amsterdam [1738]. Bound with Sefer Sama DeHaye, by Rabbi Chaim Ya'akov Ben Ya'akov David. Amsterdam [1739]. Ownership inscription: "I have bought this to serve my Creator Yosef Ashio", and "This book belongs to the brother of the Chacham Yosef Ashio, spoken by Avraham ben Rabbi Mordechai Ashio". [Rabbi Mordechai Ashio/Asio author of Higid Mordechai?].
5 books in 3 volumes, varied size and condition.
Eastern Jewry – Manuscripts, Glosses and Letters Glosses and Letters
Eastern Jewry – Manuscripts, Glosses and Letters Glosses and Letters