1. Sefer Halacha Brura – Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, with the commentary Halacha Brura, by Rabbi Pinchas Auerbach, son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Shmuel, Av Beit Din of Pforzheim.
Only edition. Wilhermsdorf, 1717.
Stamp of Rabbi Aharon Gordon, Rabbi and halachic authority in New York. Antique ownership inscriptions.
2. Sefer Torat Yosef, explanations and insights on the Torah and Masorah, by Rabbi Yosef Yuzel, son of Rabbi Moshe of Frankfurt, dayan in Fürth.
Only Edition. Wilhermsdorf, 1725. With approbations from rabbis of Germany and Amsterdam.
3. Another copy of the above sefer.
4. Another copy of the above sefer.
5. Sefer Iyun Yaakov by Rabbi Yaakov Reischer.
First Edition. Wilhermsdorf, 1729.
First edition of the famous commentary Iyun Yaakovby the great Rabbi Yaakov Reischer zt"l, author of Shevut Yaakov responsa. This edition was printed as an independent commentary, and only in later editions was it included within Ein Yaakov.
6. Sefer Chiddushei HaRashba on Tractate Bava Kama by Rabbeinu Shlomo ben Aderet (the Rashba).
Prague, 1734. First edition where the novellae were printed in full. With the approbation of the great Rabbi David Oppenheim of Prague.
7. Sefer Chiddushei Bava Batra, by Rabbeinu Moshe ben Nachman (the Ramban).
Prague, 1735. Printed by the grandchildren of Moshe Katz. A rare variant in which the printer’s details appear on the title page (in most copies, these four lines were omitted and replaced with decoration).
Antique signature. Stamp: Beit Midrash of the Holy Community of N"S.
8. Sefer Etz Yosef, novellae on Tractates Berakhot, Beitzah, and Megillah, with halachic insights. By Rabbi Yosef of Darmstadt.
Only Edition. Karlsruhe, 1763.
9. Sefer Maamar Kadishin, on the Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat [with the text], by Rabbi Kim Kadish, son of Rabbi Kim Kadish, of the community of Pila and dayan in Koratshin.
Only Edition. Prague, 1764. Printed by Yisrael Yitlesh.
Antique Rabbinic signature, scratched out on the title page.
10. Sefer Or Ne’elam / Or Lo BeTzion.
First edition. Karlsruhe, 1765.
Includes responsa and novellae on the Talmud by Rabbi Yitzchak Zeckel Ettlinger, Av Beit Din of Pforzheim and the state of Swabia, with responses from the great sages of the recent generations, Rabbi Yonatan Eibeschutz, author of Pnei Yehoshua, author of Knesset Yechezkel, author of Shev Yaakov, and others.
Antique ownership inscriptions.
11. Sefer Chiddushei Halachot – by Rabbi Meir Schiff (the Maharam Schiff).
Dyhernfurth, 1766. Printed by Shmuel Katz.
12. Sefer Yesod: Seder HaDorot – First edition.
Seder HaDorot, an original composition that, as its name implies, chronicles the timeline of world events and the lives of figures from the Creation until the author’s generation. It includes the history of the Tannaim and Amoraim, names of books and their authors. By the great Rabbi Yechiel Heilprin, Av Beit Din of Minsk zt"l.
First edition. Karlsruhe, 1769.
Some of it is arranged alphabetically. Includes numerous approbations from the rabbis and sages of Ashkenaz, Poland, and Lithuania, testifying to their great affection for the author and his work.
An important and genius work!
This sefer is very significant and among the first of its kind. From the moment it was published, it was warmly received by all Jewish communities and their rabbis, and it is still considered a major authority in Jewish history. The Jewish world was surprised by its success and the well-organized manner in which it was compiled. Composing such a work required great genius. The many approbations are a testament to this phenomenon.
Antique signatures and ownership inscriptions
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13. Sefer Torat Moshe – Alshich. On Genesis, no further volumes were printed. With a Yiddish translation.
Karlsruhe, 1770. Printed by Ernst Liebrecht Schneevess.
A very rare edition! It has never appeared at auction. With approbations from the Noda B’Yehuda, the Sha’agat Aryeh, and the Korban Netanel.
The main text was printed without division into chapters and without punctuation, with the translation surrounding it in Tzur script. At the beginning of the sefer are two introductions from the translator, one in Yiddish and the other in Hebrew.
14. Sefer Si’yata D’Shmaya, novellae and insights on the Torah, by Rabbi Shmaya, son of Rabbi Yonatan of Tomaszów.
Only Edition. Durenfurt, 1774.
15. Sefer Einei HaEidah – with the glosses Zer Zahav by Rabbi Elazar Loewe, author of Shemen Rokeach responsa.
First Edition. Prague, 1809.
Signatures:
Leib Pollak, Heshel Pollak.
Leib Pollak, Heshel Pollak.
Stamps:
Natan Gurari, Kremenchug [a famous Chabad philanthropist].
Natan Gurari, Kremenchug [a famous Chabad philanthropist].
16. Sefer Kanfei Yona, novellae on the laws of Yoreh Deah, by Rabbi Yonah Landsofer.
First Edition, Prague, 1812. With approbations from Rabbi Elazar Fleckeles and the Noda B’Yehuda, among others.
Overall Good Condition, Complete copies.
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