Five Rare Books – Signatures of the Rabbis and Important People of Tunis

Five Rare Books – Signatures of the Rabbis and Important People of Tunis
a. Zayit Ra'anan – A commentary on the Yalkut Shimoni, by Rabbi Avraham Abele author of the "Magen Avraham". Venice, 1743.
At the beginning of the book are signatures of the Rabbis of the Gez [Djeaj, Elgez] family, signature "A"H YAG"EN [Sevant of G-d Yehuda Gez], one of the great Kabbalists of Tunis and Jerusalem. Additional inscription on the title page: "This is the book of the complete wise man the excellent judge his honor our teacher the Rabbi Rabbi Yehuda Elgez".
(2) 96 leaves.
Condition: Fair.
b. Chiddushei HaRashba on tractate Shavuot. Prague, 1788.
At the beginning of the book is the signature of Rabbi Shlomo Shemamah – there were two Rabbis with this name, both of them were amongst the great Rabbis of Tunisia.
Inscriptions which testify that this book belonged to the rich man Nissim Shemamah.
Additional inscriptions.
Condition: Fair.
c. Avraham Yagel – Shittah on the Talmud. Livorno, 1843, Printing Press of Yaakov and Brothers, sons of Rabbi Yehuda Shmuel Ashkenazi.
(2) 104, 86, 8, 17 leaves.
Inscriptions.
Condition: Good-Fair.
d. Chiddushei HaRashba on tractates Brachot, Gittin, Chulin. With Chiddushei HaRamban on tractate Baba Batra.
Amsterdam, 1715. Printing Press of Netanel Puah. Separate title pages for each tractate.
Signatures of the Elchayich family.
Condition: Good-Fair.
e. Ner David – on the tractates of the order of Moed, by Rabbi David Djeaj of Tunis. Livorno, 1873. On the title page is a handwritten dedication from the author's grandsons, Rabbis Yosef and Ben Zion Djeaj.
Moth damage.