Fifty homilies, Givat Shaul by R. Shaul Levi Morteira. Amsterdam: Immanuel Benveniste, [1645]. First edition.

The homilies in this book (on the Torah portions) were collected here for the first time by the disciples of
R. Shaul Morteira (1696-1760), a rabbi in the Spanish-Portuguese community in Amsterdam, preacher and author, disciple of R. Yehudah Aryeh of Modena and teacher of R. Moshe Zacuto.

Signature on title page, in Italian script: "David Chaim Piazza" (also signs with his initials).

Ownership inscriptions on title page (somewhat truncated): "Given to me as a gift by… R. Yosef Sultan of… Tunis, Wednesday, 20th Av, 1887, here [Sou]k Ahras… [Levi?] Assoulin".

116 leaves. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including large, dark dampstains to many leaves. Marginal tears. New binding.

CB, no. 7100, 1; Zedner, p. 683; Roest, p. 672.