Mishneh Torah by the Rambam. Berditchev: Shmuel son of Yissachar Ber Segal, [1808-1809]. First edition of Mishneh Torah by the Rambam to be printed in Berditchev. Complete set in four volumes.
A few glosses in the first and fourth volume, including two glosses signed "Shlomo Tzvi". Many glosses in the second volume.
On the title page of the second volume, signatures of the philanthropist R. "Shaul son of Noach of Parichi Papiernia".
At the end of the fourth volume is a yahrzeit inscription.

Four volumes: First volume: [8], 278 leaves. Volume II: [4], 260 leaves. Volume III: [2], 389, [1] leaves. Volume IV: [2], 309, [1] leaves. 37.5 cm. Varying condition, good-fair to fair. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting most of the volumes. Small tears and open tears (including to title page of volumes I and IV, due to torn stamps), affecting text in several places (in volume III some tears are repaired with tape). Inscriptions. Stamps. New, uniform bindings.

In the first volume, as in some copies, the title page and following leaf are taken from Part III (with indexes for Part III), but the title page is misprinted as Part I (instead of Part III).

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Collection of books printed in Zhovkva, 1728-1844:

• Chiddushei Halachot – Maharsha. Zhovkva, [1728]. Dedication on title page.

• Beit Levi, novellae by R. Levi son of R. Shlomo of Brody. Zhovkva, [1732]. Signatures.

• Chiddushei Halachot, Part I – Neta Shaashuim, by R. Dov Ber of Pinsk. Zhovkva, [1748].

• Seder HaDorot by R. Yechiel Halpern. Zhovkva, 1808. Signatures on title page, including: "Moshe David Shapiro" [apparently R. Moshe David Shapiro of Będzin].

• Tosefot Shabbat, on Shulchan Aruch, laws of Shabbat. Zhovkva, [1806].

• Halachot Gedolot. Zhovkva, 1811. Signatures on title page. Signature on endpaper: "Yoel Katz, Rabbi of Ardud" [author of Responsa Tirat Kesef and more].

• Machatzit HaShekel, on Magen Avraham, by R. Shmuel Kelin. Zhovkva, 1838. Stamp of "Chachmei Lublin yeshiva bookbindery". Ownership inscriptions on endpaper.

• Simlah Chadashah, Tevuot Shor and Bechor Shor by R. Alexander Sender Schorr. Zhovkva, 1840-1841. Stamp of R. Eliyahu Menachem Goitein, Rabbi of Hőgyész [R. Eliyahu Menachem Goitein (1838-1902), disciple of the Ketav Sofer, served as Rabbi of Hőgyész succeeding his father R. Tzvi Hirsch Goitein and his grandfather R. Baruch Bendit Goitein].

• Tiv Gittin, on Tractate Gittin, by R. Tzvi Hirsch Heller. Zhovkva, 1844. Signature; stamp (somewhat deleted): "Tzvi Yechiel Segal Hirsch, Rabbi of Erdőtelek and the region" [author of Tzvi VeChamid].

9 books. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books were not thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.

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Chesed LeAvraham, by the kabbalist R. Avraham Azulai. Slavuta, [1794]. One of the first books printed by R. Moshe Shapiro, Rabbi of Slavuta (son of R. Pinchas of Korets).
This kabbalistic book was held in high esteem by great Chassidic leaders and is often cited in early Chassidic literature.

The author, R. Avraham Azulai (1570-1644) was born in Fez, Morocco. He immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Hebron. When an epidemic broke out in 1619, he fled to Gaza, where he composed this book within five weeks. Most of the book is a collection and arrangement of the teachings of R. Moshe Cordovero, which at that time were still in manuscript form. A small part is from the writings of the Arizal.
Signature on p. 65a.

Stamps and censorship inscriptions on title page and following leaf.

[6], 87; 8, 8-11, 11-34, [1] leaves. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including open tears affecting text, partially repaired with paper (title page and first and last leaves extensively repaired with paper). Old binding.

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Responsa Mayim Chaim, two parts, by R. Chaim HaKohen Rappaport, Av Beit Din of Ostroh. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapiro, grandsons of the Rabbi of Slavita, 1857. First edition.

In Part I, section 27, there is a letter from Mezhibuzh signed by several prominent members of the community, including: "Yisrael B[aal] Sh[em] of Tłuste [Tovste]" – the Baal Shem Tov.

Both parts of the book are bound together. Kuntres Otzrot Chaim is printed at the end of Part II, with novellae on Aggadot and pilpulim on the Torah portions by the author and his son the publisher. The responsa also include some from the author's grandfather and uncles. At the beginning of the book is printed a letter by the Ohev Yisrael of Apta agreeing with the author's ruling as a sort of approbation for the author.

84; 151 pages. Two title pages for each part, and an additional title page for Kuntres Otzrot Chaim bound at the end of the book (five title pages in total). Leaf 3 of Part I is printed after leaf 4. 32.5 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains. Light worming, marginal open tears to one leaf, not affecting text. Stamps. New binding.

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Amtachat Binyamin, on Kohelet, by R. Binyamin, the Maggid of Zalozitz (Zaliztsi). Minkovitz (Mynkivtsi): Yosef son of Yitzchak, Yechezkel son of Shevach and Moshe son of the above Yosef, [1796]. First edition.
The work ends in the middle of chapter 9, since the author passed away while still in the process of writing.

The author, R. Binyamin, Maggid of Zalozitz (d. 1791), was well-versed both in revealed and kabbalistic realms of the Torah. A contemporary of the Baal Shem Tov and early Chassidic masters, he was one of the first disseminators of Chassidic teachings.
Ownership inscription on p. 4a. Signature on margins of p. 25a.

[2], 1-13, 18-128 leaves. 19.5 cm. Most leaves in good-fair condition; first and last leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains (large dampstains and dark stains on final leaves). Open tears to title page and several other leaves, slightly affecting title frame and text, restored with paper filling (text supplied in handwriting and facsimile). Worming, affecting text, restored with paper filling. Stamps on several leaves. New leather binding.

The first Hebrew book printed in Minkovitz.

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