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Autographs & Stamps of Famous Admorim & Rabbis. Diverse Collection of Antique Seforim in Elegant Leather Bindings. 1830-1931. - 1. Copy of the Holy Rebbi Yosef Hakohen of Rymanów – Sefer Hatishbi, Czernowitz, 1856 On the title page are stamps of the Holy Rebbi Yosef Hakohen of Rymanów: ”Yosef Friedman, ” with an eagle illustration (similar to the style of Ruzhin dynasty Admorim of his generation, as Rebbi Yosef grew up in the home of the Holy Rebbi Yisrael of Ruzhin). Additionally, another of his stamps is present. Both partially obscured by pen strokes. 2. Copy with Handwriting & stamps of the Holy Admor Rebbi Moshe Hager of Seret – Avodat Halevi Sefer Avodat Halevi includes Chassidic discourses on the Torah portions, festivals, haftorot, scrolls, letters, various collections, and halachic responsa, authored by the Holy Rebbi Aharon Halevi Segal Horowitz of Staroselye. These first two parts of this work were printed in Lemberg in 1842, with additional parts printed in Warsaw in 1866. Part A: Bereshit-Vayikra, Moadim, and Megilot. Part B: Likutim. On both title pages are stamps of the Holy Admor Rebbi Moshe Hager of Seret. The flyleaf contains a list of seforim in his holy handwriting. 3. Copy of the Holy Admor Rebbi Shlomo Friedman of Chortkov – Yesod Yosef Sefer Yesod Yosef, a kabbalistic treatise on rectification for improper thoughts, by Rabbi Yosef ben Shlomo of Poznań, with many additions, including laws of Shabbat. With the stamp of the Holy Rebbi Shlomo Friedman of Chortkov (1854–1959). Title details: Published in 1774, though likely printed around 1830 in Russia-Poland. The first work dedicated entirely to the topic of rectifying improper thoughts, widely quoted in works of ethics and Chassidut. Prominent halachic authorities, such as the Chayei Adam and Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, cited its teachings. 4. Signature and Seal of Rabbi Tzvi Yaakov Halevi Ben Menachem Eliyahu Denenburg. Sefer Seder Olam Rabbah and Zuta, with the commentary Yad Yosef by Rabbi Chanoch Zundel. First edition, Vilna, 1845. 5. Dedication by Rebbi Reuven Menachem Leifer of Ungvar to His Brother-in-Law Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel HaKohen Glanz. Sefer Yalkut Eliezer, Volume 1, compiled from various Midrashic sources, by Rabbi Zusman Eliezer Sofer, a prominent Hungarian rabbi. First edition, Pressburg, 1864. The title page features a beautiful dedication signed and sealed by Rebbi Reuven Menachem Leifer to his brother-in-law Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel HaKohen Glanz, along with the recipient's signature. 6. Rare Edition of Eretz Chemda by Rabbi Moshe Aharon Reichmann – Printed in Safed, 1869 This sefer, a commentary on the laws of blessings, authored by Rabbi Moshe Aharon Reichmann, Av Beit Din of Neu-Nitritz and later of Tiberias, was published in Safed? A highly rare edition, not listed in major bibliographies or the National Library of Israel. 7. Copy of Rabbi Meshulam Roth, Av Beit Din of Chorostków. Sefer Yad Emunah, a dialogue between a believer and a skeptic, by Rabbi Tzvi ben Ben Zion of Karssen, Warsaw, 1880. 8. Copy of the Holy Rebbi Alter of Lelov. Sefer Zera Kodesh, a kabbalistic work on the covenant, by Rabbi Moshe Graf of Prague, with a supplement called Bat Melech. Munkács, 1893. The title page and last leaf feature two types of stamps, including one crafted from the handwriting of Rebbi Alter Biderman, some from his time in Jerusalem. 9. Copy of the Holy Rebbi Pinchas Rabinowitz of Kantakuzovka– Another Copy of Zera Kodesh. This copy bears the stamps of the Holy Rebbi Pinchas Rabinowitz of Kantakuzovka 10. Copy of Rabbi Yitzchak HaKohen Aranowski, Rabbinic Authority of Kovno. Sefer Or Hashem, an exposition on studying the Talmud and the roots of mitzvot, justifying Rambam's Moreh Nevuchim, authored by Rabbi Chasdai Crescas. Johannisburg, 1861 (first edition printed in Ferrara, 1515). 11. Copy Received from the Son of the Author, Rabbi Chaim Aharon David Deutsch. Sefer Ben Garni, a commentary on the Pentateuch, by Rabbi Yosef Yisrael Deutsch, Rabbi of Balassagyarmat. First Edition, Turna, 1931. The title page includes a self dedication from 1932 by R. Yisrael Yehuda Leib son of R. Tzvi Hersh Breuer, who received the sefer from the publisher, the author's son.