Collection of Manuscripts and Booklets in Memory of Prof. Hillel Della Torre - Italy, 1872

Collection of Manuscripts and Booklets in Memory of Prof. Hillel Della Torre - Italy, 1872
Collection of manuscripts and booklets in memory of Prof. Hillel (Lelio) Della Torre. Italy, ca. 1872. Italian.
1. Lelio Della Torre, Cenni Biografici, S. Jona. Trieste, 1872. A printed booklet in memory of Della Torre. Proofreading copy, with numerous comments and corrections in the author's handwriting. 36 pp.
2. Elogio Funebre del Professore Lelio Della Torre, G. E. Levi. Cuneo, 1872. Printed booklet in memory of Della Torre. 35 pp.
3. Handwritten pamphlets, with additions to Della Torre's biography (see no. 1 above). 66 handwritten pages.
Prof. Hillel-Lelio Della Torre (1805-1871), rabbi and theology teacher in the Seminary for Rabbis in Padua, poet, commentator and translator; served as rabbi in Torino and was famous for his translation of Psalms into Italian. Published more than 300 essays in Jewish periodicals (in "Bikure HaItim HaChadashim", "Kerem Hemed", "Kochve Yitzchak" and "Avne Nezer"), as well as in Italian, German and French periodicals.
Leaves: 22 to 28 cm. Some in good condition and others in good-fair condition, with tears and creases at margins, folding marks, stains and wear.
Provenance: Collection of Ben Zion Kahana.