A Collection of Books - The Early Jerusalem Printing Presses

a. Sha'arei Torah. Jerusalem, 1880. Single edition.
Sha'arei Torah, by Rabbi Yaakov Bibas. Jerusalem, 1880. Printing press of Yitzchak Giustiniani and his partner Aga"n [Avraham Gagin].
S. HaLevi 365.
At the beginning of the book is an impressive illustration of the tomb of the prophet Samuel. At the end of the book is an illustration of the tomb of the matriarch Rachel.
In the book are matters of mussar and encouragement on the topic of honoring the Torah and its students, and the great punishment for those whose disgrace it.
The author Rabbi Yaakov was a disciple of Rabbi David ben Shimon the "Tzuf Dvash", the great Rabbi of the Oriental community of Jerusalem. Died before 1886.
72 leaves.
Condition: Very Good. Original pleasant binding, slightly damaged. Slight tears in the margins of a number of leaves.

b. Parshat Eleh Masei. By Rabbi Moshe Chagiz. Jerusalem, 1884. Printing press of Yitzchak Hirschensohn.
Approbations of the Rabbis of Jerusalem to this edition.
20 leaves.
Condition: Good. The first (short) title page is missing.

c. Machatzit HaShekel - the fourth part of the book "Tzror HaMor". Jerusalem, 1913. First edition.
Stamp of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch HaCohen, an American Rabbi.
164 leaves.
Condition: Good.

d. Va'Ye'esof David. By Rabbi David Katzin. Jerusalem, 1899. Single edition.
Stamp of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch HaCohen, an American Rabbi.
156 leaves (missing two leaves at the end of the book).
Condition: Good. Wear and tears on the first leaves.