Sefer Minhagim, customs of Poland, Bohemia, Moravia and Germany, by R. Eizik Tyrnau. Lunéville (France): Avraham Prizek, [1806].

On leaves 65-67, Orchot Chaim by the Rosh.

24, 24-35, 35-68 leaves. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New binding.

Three books printed in Vilna:

• Igeret Teiman by the Rambam. Vilna, 1834. Signatures.

• Adnei Paz, halachic pilpul according to the order of the Torah portions, by R. Meir of Krzeszów. Vilna and Grodno, 1835.

• Likutei Shoshanim, Torah novellae by R. Meir of Zhovkva. Vilna and Grodno, 1835. Stains and worming in many places.

3 books. Varying size and condition. New bindings.

Peat HaShulchan, laws pertaining to Eretz Israel, by R. Yisrael of Shklow, disciple of the Vilna Gaon. Safed: R. Yisrael Bak, 1836. First edition, printed in the lifetime of the author, shortly before the destruction of Safed in the 1837 earthquake.

The author,
R. Yisrael of Shklow (1770-1839), a close disciple of the Vilna Gaon (who studied with him during his final days), published books of the Vilna Gaon and disseminated his teachings, and led the immigration of the Vilna Gaon's disciples to Eretz Israel.

In a lengthy and important introduction at the beginning of the book, the author relates his trials and tribulations after his immigration to Eretz Israel, including a plague that broke out in the Galilee in 1813, the passing of his wife when they fled to Jerusalem, the passing of their children from the plague which also spread to Jerusalem, and the passing of his parents in the Galilee. He goes on to recount his subsequent return to the Galilee, his imprisonment during the Siege of Acre, his miraculous rescue from a collapse of houses during winter in Safed, and more. The rest of his introduction is a highly important biographical source for the Vilna Gaon. R. Yisrael of Shklow describes at length the greatness of his teacher, his method and practices, his outstanding expertise in Torah and sciences and more.

Ownership inscription on title page: "Belongs to Shalom Bak…".

[5], 2-109, [1] leaves. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming to margins of last leaves, and minute tear to last leaf, slightly affecting text. Old binding.

One of the last books published in Safed before the 1837 earthquake, after which the author and printer, R. Yisrael Bak, moved to Jerusalem.

The present copy includes final leaf of errata.

Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 1543.

Zedner, p. 391; Roest, p. 499.

Collection of some of the earliest books printed in Jerusalem, 1863-1904:

• Shevilei David, ethics according to the order of the Torah portions, by R. David Yehudah Silberstein. Jerusalem, 1863. On title page, signature and dedication. Sh. Halevy, no. 84.

• Shevet Musar, ethics and sermons on repentance, Parts I-II, by R. Eliyahu HaKohen of Izmir. Jerusalem, [1863]. Sh. Halevy, no. 85.

• Arsot HaChaim, seven orders of study for the Western Wall, the Tomb of Rachel, the Tomb of Shimon HaTzaddik and more. Jerusalem, [1865]. Stamps: "David Kohen Henik, emissary from Jerusalem". Sh. Halevy, no. 108.

• Kenesiyah Leshem Shamayim, against witchcraft and demon worship, by R. Menashe Matlub Sethon, Rabbi of Aleppo and head of the Safed Beit Din. Jerusalem, 1874. Ladino inscription on title page. Sh. Halevy, no. 210.

• Chevrat Ezrat Nidachim, year 7. Jerusalem, 1891.

• Chukat HaPesach, order of Nisan and Passover Haggadah with Persian (Bukharan) commentary, by R. Shimon Chacham. Jerusalem, [1904]. Otzar HaHaggadot 2267. Originally printed with Shir HaShirim (below).

• Shir HaShirim, with Persian translation of Targum, by R. Shimon Chacham. Jerusalem, [1904].

7 books. Varying size and condition. Most in new bindings.

Tehillah LeDavid, commentaries and homilies on the psalm of Tehillah LeDavid (Ashrei), by R. Sason Shanduch. Baghdad: Shlomo Bechor Chutzin, 1892. First edition.

On verso of title page, signatures of "Yosef Serusi" (on endpaper, label with dedication of book to his memory, d. 1933).

[2], 5-150 leaves. 16.5 cm. Dry, somewhat brittle paper. Overall good condition. Stains. Marginal tears to several leaves, affecting text of one leaf. Old binding, with defects.