Elyah Mizrachi, commentary on “Interpretation of Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (Rashi) on the Torah”, by the Ga’on luminary of the Diaspora Rabbi Elyah Mizrachi. Venice, 1545. Second edition.
Upon leaf 280b, printed illustration of a map of the land of Israel.
Stamps and various ownership inscriptions of Rabbi Avraham Chaim Adadi. Hundreds of lengthy glosses in oriental handwriting, Chidushim of the writer and anthologies. A number of ancient handwritten glosses in ancient Italian-Ashkenazi style (some of which are of Kabbalistic content).
The Ga’on Rabbi Avraham Chaim Adadi (1801-1874), among the Torah scholars of Tripoli and Safed, immigrated from Libya to Eretz Israel in the year 1818, traveled as rabbinic emissary of Safed to many countries. In 1838 returned to Tripoli and served as head of the Beit Din. In 1872 he came back to Safed where he was respectfully buried. Author of the books HaShmoer Emet, Vayikra Avraham and others.
320 leaves, 29.5 cm. Fair condition, mildew stains and moth damage. Restored damage upon title page and last page. Most comments on external margins are folded inward. Some of the comments are cut off or damaged and faded. New binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.