Six books by R. Hillel Lichtenstein Rabbi of Kolomyia, and an additional book about him:
• Maskil El Dal, Part I. Ungvár (Uzhhorod): Karl Jäger, 1867.
• Et Laasot, [Part I], responsa. Lviv (Lemberg): S. L. Kugel, Lewin et Com, 1872. Yiddish.
• Et Laasot, Part II, responsa. Lviv (Lemberg): B. Lichtenstein (Kolomyia), 1878. Yiddish.
• Makrei Dardekei, commentary on the Book of Shemot. Kolomyia: Alter Teicher, Druck A. J. Hollender, [1890]. Self-dedication on title page: "This book came into my possession from the library of R. Yeshayah Scharmann of Košice, passed away Simchat Torah, 1895, Yisrael Ehrlich".
• Responsa Beit Hillel, Part I, edited by R. Hillel Lichtenstein's grandson R. Chaim Yaakov Lichtenstein. Satmar: Ze'ev Schwartz, 1908. Stamp of "Moshe Yaakov Ungar".
• Et Laasot, responsa. Satmar: Ze'ev Schwartz, 1909. Yiddish. Expanded and corrected edition of Part I. Signature on title page: "Shmel David Ber Friedma[n]", and stamps in Latin script.
• Biography and Memoirs of R. Hillel Lichtenstein of Kolomyia. Satmar: Meir Leib Hirsch, 1931.

R. Hillel Lichtenstein (1815-1891), prominent disciple of the Chatam Sofer. Born in Vécs to the dayan R. Baruch Bendit. He was renowned from a young age for his fear of G-d and attachment to his Creator, and when he studied in the Pressburg yeshiva, he was a cherished disciple of the Chatam Sofer, who held him in high regard for his pure fear of G-d. He served as Rabbi of Marghita (Hungary, present-day Romania) and Szikszó, Hungary, and in 1867 was appointed rabbi of Kolomyia, Galicia (present day: Ukraine). A famous preacher, he battled to preserve faithful Judaism, and reproved his generation for breaches in Torah observance. He was held in high esteem by the leading rabbis of his generation, and the Divrei Chaim of Sanz praised him profusely. His responsa were published in Beit Hillel (Satmar 1908) and his sermons were published in the four parts of his book Maskil El Dal, Et Laasot, and more.

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

Volume comprising two books by R. Refael Shlomo Laniado, among the great Rabbis of Aleppo:
Beit Dino Shel Shlomo, responsa, by R. Refael Shlomo Laniado. Constantinople: Shmuel Ashkenazi, [1775].
Bound with: Lechem Shlomo, by R. Refael Shlomo Laniado. Constantinople: Shmuel Ashkenazi, [1775].
Index of Beit Dino Shel Shlomo printed in leaves 31-44 of Lechem Shlomo.
Handwritten gloss in Oriental script on p. 33a of Beit Dino Shel Shlomo.

Two books in one volume. Beit Dino Shel Shlomo: [8], 228 leaves. Lechem Shlomo: 44 leaves. 32 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Original leather binding, with damage and worming in many places.

Pe'at HaShulchan, laws pertaining to Eretz Israel, by R. Yisrael of Shklow, disciple of the Vilna Gaon. Safed: R. Yisrael Bak, 1836. First edition.
The author, R. Yisrael of Shklow (1770-1839), a close disciple of the Vilna Gaon (who studied with him during his final days), published the books of the Vilna Gaon and disseminated his teachings, and was a leader of 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.

[5], 2-109, [1] leaves. 30.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming and tears to margins of title page and several other leaves. Parts of the text are blurred in several places. Stamp and handwritten inscriptions. Original binding worn, front side loose, with many open tears and worming to spine and endpapers.

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.

"And may the merit of our great and holy rabbi stand at my right side… All my aspiration and hope is his great merit, as G-d granted me the merit of seeing the light of the face of the king while still alive, half a year before he was recalled to the heavenly yeshiva, and I merited to attend to him and be like a servant to the king twenty days before his passing. Many times I recited Scripture and Mishnah before him, and my hand did not leave him until our glorious crown was removed from our head" (introduction of R. Yisrael of Shklow to Beur HaGra on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Shklow 1803).

Divrei Shalom, commentary on Etz Chaim and Shemonah Shearim, with homilies by R. Refael Avraham Shalom Mizrachi Sharabi, grandson of the Rashash, published by the author's son-in-law R. Chaim Avraham Gagin (Rav Agan). Jerusalem: Yisrael Bak, [1843].
On title page, dedication handwritten and signed by R. Shalom Moshe Chai (Samach) Gagin, son of the publisher Rav Agan, to R. Yosef Nisim Burla. Below, ownership inscription of the recipient.
After the approbations appears an introduction by Rav Agan describing his controversial appointment as Rishon LeTzion. After the introduction are printed kabbalistic responsa.

R. Shalom Moshe Chai [Samach] Gagin (1833-1883), leading Jerusalem Torah Scholar, son of the Rishon LeTzion R. Chaim Avraham Gagin, Rav Agan. Studied in the Beit El kabbalistic yeshiva and served as its emissary, and later succeeded his father as its dean.

R. Yosef Nisim Burla (1828-1903), leading Jerusalem Torah scholar, served as emissary for Eretz Israel in North Africa and later appointed head of the Jerusalem Beit Din.

[6], 154 leaves. 29 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and creases. Tears, including open tears to several leaves, affecting text in a few places. Worming, affecting text of last leaves. Large stamp on title page. New leather binding.

Sh. Halevy, no. 11.

Keter Shem Tov – Kenaf Renanim, poems in honor of Sir Moses Montefiore, by R. Yaakov HaLevi Sapir. Jerusalem: Yisrael Bak, [1849].
The book includes four poems in honor of Sir Moses Montefiore, for two of his visits in Eretz Israel and for his efforts in the Damascus blood libel and for Russian Jewry.
On the last page of the book, R. Yaakov Sapir gives a poetic summary of his life in the 17 years since he immigrated to Eretz Israel.

R. Yaakov HaLevi Sapir (1822-1885), traveler, emissary and scholar. Born in Russia, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, where he served as a schoolteacher, secretary of the Perushim community and occasionally a poet. On voyages as an emissary, he kept a detailed travelogue, and his writings comprise the first ethnography of Yemenite Jewry as well as a philological study of their manuscripts.

26, [1] pages. 21.5 cm. Light-colored paper, with fine margins. Good condition. Light stains and traces of former dampness. New binding.

Sh. Halevy, no. 45.