VaYikra Avraham by Rabbi Avraham Chaim Adadi – With Author's Dedication / Handwritten Leaves of the Composition – ...

VaYikra Avraham by Rabbi Avraham Chaim Adadi – With Author's Dedication / Handwritten Leaves of the Composition – Author's Autograph
VaYikra Avraham by R. Avraham Chaim Adadi – leaves from the author's manuscript, and printed edition of the composition:
· VaYikra Avraham, novellae following the order of the Shulchan Aruch, by R. Avraham Chaim Adadi. Livorno, [1865].
The title page bears a handwritten dedication by the author: "A gift sent to the esteemed and wise… R. Shalem Tov… from the author Avraham Chaim Adadi".
· Collection of handwritten leaves and leaf fragments, from a "binding geniza", sections of VaYikra Avraham, handwritten by the author R. Avraham Chaim Adadi. Some leaves are stuck together, and some were (delicately) attached into the printed copy we have here, on the corresponding printed text.
· Enclosed are two printed leaves originating from that same binding (cut to size), with typographic variations. These leaves presumably originate from an initial printing of the book, which was later altered (see enclosed leaves for comparison).
R. Avraham Chaim son of R. Mas'ud Hai Adadi – "Rav Achai" (1800-1874) was a leading Lybian Torah scholar. He was the grandson of R. Natan Adadi and R. Mas'ud Hai Rakkah, author of Maaseh Roke'ach. Orphaned from both his parents at a young age, he was raised by his grandfather R. Natan Adadi. At the age of 18, he immigrated with his grandfather to Safed. He learnt under the scholars of Safed and travelled as emissary of the Sephardi community in Safed. In 1837, during his mission in Livorno, news reached him of the destruction of Safed in the earthquake, and he decided not to return there, instead heading for Tripoli, his birthplace. In Tripoli, he served as rabbi and dayan for over 32 years, and was one of its leading scholars. In 1849, his book HaShomer Emet was published in Livorno, followed by VaYikra Avraham in 1865. Apart from these two books, he left behind additional manuscript compositions.
VaYikra Avraham: 4, 131 leaves. 30 cm. Good condition, stains, several tears. Old binding, with damage + over 50 leaf fragments from the manuscript, of varying size and degrees of damage (overall good condition, apart from loss of text due to trimming).