Five ethical, homiletical, philosophical, halachic and prayer books – printed in the Hague and Leiden, in the 1700s (some emphasize the word "Amsterdam" on title page):

• Yismach Moshe, by R. Moshe Nasch, Rabbi of Zwolle. Leiden, [1771]. First edition. Autobiographical preface by author.

Handwritten inscription on title page.

• Yemin Moshe, laws of shechitah and terefot, by R. Moshe Ventura of Jerusalem, with Be'er Mayim Chaim by R. Chaim Avraham Yisrael Ze'evi. Printed with: Zikaron Livnei Yisrael, abridged laws of shechitah by R. Avraham Mizrachi, and Shochatei HaYeladim, a poem on the laws of shechitah by R. Yisrael Najara. The Hague, [1777-1778]. Divisional title page for each book. Notable inscriptions on front endpaper, with permutations of names and ownership inscriptions. Additional inscriptions on back endpapers.

• HaMevakesh, ethics and philosophy by R. Shem Tov Falaquera. The Hague, [1779-1778]. First edition. With approbations of R. Shaul Rabbi of Amsterdam, R. Shaul HaLevi Rabbi of the Hague and the Chida. On leaf [4], French dedicatory epistle to the leaders of Bordeaux by "Mordechay Tama". Bookplate of "Sigmund Seeligmann". Bookplate from a sale in Joachimsthal (1899), from the libraries of Meijer Lehren, Akiba Lehren and Moses De Lima.

• Chochmat HaShorashim, by R. Naftali Hirtz Ulman. The Hague, [1781]. Ownership inscription on title page dated 1788. Illustrated bookplate of Meir son of Shalom Yehudah HaLevi Goldschmidt.

• Prayer on the occasion of the wedding of the crown prince of Holland, to be recited in the Chonen Dal synagogue in the Hague. The Hague, [1791]. Does not include Portuguese section, but does include Dutch section, which is not included in all copies. Another Dutch title page recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book is not included in the present copy (nor in the digitized NLI copy).

5 books. Varying size and condition. Old and new bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.

Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.

Assorted collection of seven books, responsa, halachah and homiletics by leading Torah scholars of various times – printed in Germany and Central Europe in the 18th-19th centuries, most in first editions, including three books by R. Elazar Kallir, Rabbi of Kolín. Some include signatures and ownership inscriptions.

• Shtei HaLechem, responsa by R. Moshe Chagiz. Wandsbek, [1733]. First edition.

• Urim VeTumim, on Choshen Mishpat, Part II [sections 73-152], by R. Yehonatan Eibeshitz. [Karlsruhe, 1777]. First edition. Lacking title page. Includes Kitzur Klalei Migo by author of Knesset HaGedolah, with commentary.

• Zichron Yosef, responsa and homiletics by R. Yosef Steinhardt, Rabbi of Fürth. Fürth, 1773. First edition.

The author's preface contains sharp criticism of the nascent Chassidic movement. In this copy, the verso of the preface (usually containing a poem by the author and comments by the proofreader) is left blank.

R. Yosef Steinhardt (before 1700-1776), a leading rabbi of his generation who corresponded with R. Yehonatan Eibeshitz and R. Shaul Rabbi of Amsterdam. A close disciple of the Shav Yaakov of Frankfurt, he served as Rabbi of various cities in Germany and Alsace, and from 1763 as Rabbi and yeshiva dean of Fürth. His wife Kreindel was noted for her erudition, and she is quoted in this book by her husband.

Signature and stamp on title page of "Moshe son of D. Bloch" (in Hebrew) and "Dr Armand Bloch" (in Latin characters).

• Or Chadash, Part II, novellae on Tractate Pesachim by R. Elazar Kallir, Rabbi of Kolín. Frankfurt an der Oder, [1776]. First edition of this part.

Ownership inscription on title page handwritten and signed by R. Chaim David Kalifi [leading Torah scholar of Tripoli, author of Orach LeChaim still in manuscript, d. 1886].

• Chavot Yair Chadash, aggadic homiletics and ethics by R. Elazar Kallir Rabbi of Kolín. Prague, [1792]. First edition, published in author's lifetime.

Signature on title page (both sides): "Michael [--?] Aszod", and another deleted signature.

• Responsa Cheker Halachah, Part I, by R. Elazar Kallir Rabbi of Kolín. Vienna, 1838. First edition. No other parts were printed. Lacking leaves 70-84, with content by author's son and son-in-law and other additions.

Nazi stamp on title page. Ownership inscription on title page of "Eliezer Gershon Rotblatt", and stamp: "Yaakov Gutman Warsaw".

• Torat HaBayit HaAroch, by the Rashba. Vienna, [1811].

Early faded ownership inscription of "Yosef [Segal? Rabbi? ---]". Stamp and stignature of R. "Feivel Schlesinger, rabbi in Topoľčany and the region"; stamp of his son "Nachum Schlesinger, rabbi in Topoľčany and the region". Throughout the book are dozens of short glosses of references [apparently by first signatory?].

R. Kalev Feivel Schlesinger (1828-1911), a leading disciple of the Ktav Sofer, author of Torat Bar Nash. His son, R. Nachum Schlesinger (d. 1918), succeeded his father upon his retirement, produced the Chazon Nachum series.

7 books. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.

Collection of nine books printed in Livorno in the 1700s-1800s:

• Responsa of the Rashbash (R. Shlomo son of the Rashbatz). Livorno, 1742. First edition. Inscriptions in Oriental script on title page and second leaf: "From the Beit Midrash of the philanthropist R. Aharon Yehudah" [of Baghdad]. Additional inscription on second leaf: "Yitzchak Daniel Benveniste".

• Responsa Beit Yehudah, by R. Yehudah Ayash, with customs of the community of Algiers. Livorno, [1746]. First edition. Signature on title page: "Yaakov Koppel Bamberger HaLevi" – R. Yaakov Koppel HaLevi Bamberger (1784-1864), Rabbi of Worms. Stamp on title page: "Bentzion son of R. Yaakov Ettlinger" (R. Bentzion Ettlinger, son of the Aruch LaNer and editor of some of his works, son-in-law of the philanthropist R. Shemaryahu Zuckerman of Mogilev).

• Yachin UBoaz, responsa by R. Tzemach and R. Shimon Duran, sons of R. Shlomo (the Rashbash), with Zera Rav, sermons by R. Masud ibn Ganon. Livorno, [1782]. Stamps of philanthropist R. Shemaryahu Zuckerman of Mogilev [father-in-law and teacher of R. David Friedman Rabbi of Karlin].

• Magen Avot by the Rashbatz. Livorno, [1785]. Signature on title page, slightly deleted: "Natan Coron—". Apparently the signature of the kabbalist R. Nachman Natan Coronel (1810-1890), a leading Jerusalem Torah scholar and public activist, publisher and emissary. Born in Amsterdam to a Sephardic father and an Ashkenazic mother, he was a longtime friend of R. Yehosef Schwartz and studied kabbalah with him. Published books from early manuscripts. Father-in-law of R. Hirsch Michel Shapiro.

• Keshet UMagen, by the Rashbash. [Livorno, 1785?]. Printing details not included due to concerns of censorship. Deleted signature on title page.

• Tikunei Zohar. Livorno, 1796. Early leather binding (with defects), with gilt decorations.

• Mivchar HaMaamarim, by R. Natan son of Shmuel the physician, with Igeret HaShabbat by R. Avraham ibn Ezra. Livorno, [1840].

• Zohar Chadash. Livorno, [1866].

• Letters of the Chida. Livorno, [1867].

9 books. Varying size and condition. Bookplates. Most in old bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.

Provenance: Collection of Prof. Jordan S. Penkower.