Arba'ah Ve'Esrim, including Minchat Shai, sections 1-2 [Chamisha Chumshei Torah and Megillot, Nevi'im Rishonim], by Rabbi Yedidya Shlomo Nortzi. Mantua, [1742]. First edition.
First edition of the book Minchat Shai, which became a classic composition on the Masorah and the text of the Bible. Each section has two title-pages, and first title-page is illustrated.
Section 1: [4], 136, 141-142 leaves. (Leaves [2-3] bound between leaves 141-142). Section 2: [2], 88 leaves. (Missing last leaf with list of instances where pronunciation differs from text).
26 cm. Fair condition. Stains, mildew stains on some leaves. First two title-pages as well as several additional leaves are torn and /or detached. Ownership notation / signature on title-page. Worn binding.

Torat Emet, Chamisha Chumshei Tora Tikun Sofrim with Rashi commentary, haftarot, prayers and piyutim for every Shabbat of the year. Amsterdam, 1827.
At the end of Bamidbar another [6] leaves (bibliographically unknown) with a list of "the names of wealthy men who have signed to take the Chumash Torat Emet to their dwellings" - a list of "Prenumeranten". At the beginning of Devarim, a leaf was added with corrections of printing errors of all the volumes.
Five volumes with dark leather binding, high quality and fancy, with gold decoration and golden leaf cutting. Impressed on the bindings are the name of the book and its number. Each volume in its original cardboard box.
20 cm. Good condition. Light damage to binding margins and cardboard boxes.

Olelot Naftali, commentary on Sefer Bereshit, by Rabbi Naftali Herz Wessely. Hamburg, 1842.
Olelot Naftali was not fully printed during the period in which it was written. In 1834, the author's son published only the first leaf, which is commentary on the word Bereshit, and later on, in the following book, he printed"Machberet Rishona" [commentary on Bereshit 1-3].
Ownership signature:"Moshe Shmuel son of Rabbi David Francas". Corrections and notations in pen and pencil.
A large polemic emerged against the author, Naftali Herz Wessely (1726-1805), regarding his booklet Divrei Shalom Ve'Emet, which proposed to make changes in the Jewish education regulations. The Noda BeYehuda, who formerly had given approbation to the author's commentary on Avot, entitled Yein Levanon,, wrote letters expressing his vehement disapproval of the views professed in Divrei Shalom Ve'emet. Naftali Herz Wessely also participated in the writing of the Be'ur [explanation] in the Mendelsohn Chumashim (major Enlightenist work). Therefore, many considered him one of the founders of the enlightenment movement. Nevertheless, many Torah giants [as the Netziv, the Ktav VeHaKabbalah, Rabbi Shimshon Raphael Hirsch, and others] would cite him and quote from his books praisingly. See the endorsement of the author of Aruch LaNer on this book.
[8], 128 pages. 20.5 cm. Good condition, stains. Worn binding.

Parashat Mordechai on the Torah and the festivals. By Rabbi Mordechai Leonorovitz Rabbi of Kemecse and its surroundings. Kemecse, 1930. First and limited edition printed by stencil printing (typewritten). Approbations of Rabbi Shimon Sofer Rabbi of Erlau, Rabbi Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert (son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz), Rabbi Shaul Brach Rabbi of Kosice etc.
The author, Rabbi Mordechai Leonorovitz (1870-1925, HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav, Page 595), disciple of the Shevet Sofer and his brother Shimon Sofer Rabbi of Erlau. Served as Rabbi of Kemecse from 1904, his son Rabbi Gedalia succeeded him as rabbi of the city and published the book.
[3], 47 leaves. 28 cm. Good condition. Original cover.
Very rare. The only Hebrew book printed in Kemecse (Hungary), does not appear in the Bibliography Institute CD. It appears in the Vinograd and Rosenfeld CD according to a copy from a private collection.

Sefer Tehillim, Psalterii Davidis Editio nova, Priore emendatior. Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden, Holland), 1650.
Sefer Tehillim in Hebrew, printed from right to left; each psalm is followed by comments in Latin. Beginning of book: 13 leaves of dedication to Carl Ludwig, duke of Bavaria, by publisher; 5 leaves of introduction by publisher; Hebrew song in honor of publisher, by Johannes Henricus Dauber; song of four lines, Syriac writing in Hebrew letters. Bibliography Institute CD notes that they have seen a copy which contains only one title page. This copy contains the first title page as well, in Hebrew and Latin, adorned with a fine etching. [287] leaves, 13 cm. Very good condition. Few stains, Ownership notations and few handwritten comments. Ancient parchment binding.