Three books of Rabbi Shneur Zalmam Mendelowitz of Hebron-Jerusalem, with dedications, sent to the Sassoon family in Bombay and in London.
· Kol Aryeh, novellae of Talmudic tractates, by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Charif Av Beit Din of Gomel. Jerusalem, 1866. Printed by Yisrael Bak. Many illustartions. (S. HaLevi, no. 127). Attractive copy, on high-quality paper. With elegant leather binding, embossed with the publisher's dedication: "This is a gift to my beloved, the important person Reuven David Sassoon, from me Zalman Mendelowitz of Hebron, London".
· Em L'Masorot and Zichron Yerushalayim. Regarding the Masoret of the Torah and matters related to the history and geography of the Jewish settlement in Eretz Israel. Jerusalem, [1876]. Printed by Nissan Bak. (S. HaLevi, no. 266). With a nice dedication in the publisher's handwriting in Sephardic writing and with a Sephardic signature: "Shneur Zalman son of the Chacham R' Menachem".
· Avodat Hashem, Derushim, by Rabbi Shneur Zalman Mendelowitz. Printed on his 80th birthday. Jerusalem, 1884. Printed by Tennenbaum-Rokeach. (S. HaLevi, no. 464). Pasted on the binding is a leaf with New Year greetings and Shoshanta illustrations printed in gold, completed and signed by "Zalman Mendelowitz" [vowelized].
Rabbi Shneur Zalman son of R' Menachem Mendel Mendelowitz (1804-1885), emissary of the Hebron Chabad community to Europe and Kurdistan, Syria, Babylonia and India. [See: Ya'ari, Sheluchei Eretz Yisrael, pp. 695-696]. Outstanding Torah scholar and prolific author, he printed the books of his grandfather Rabbi Aryeh Leib Charif Av Beit Din of Gomel.
3 books, Size and condition vary. General condition: Good to good-fair.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.