Special Collection of History and Biography Books

Special Collection of History and Biography Books
A. Yosifun – Jewish History during the Second Temple and the Wars of the Jews with the Romans. By Yosef Ben Gurion Ha'Cohen, one of the most influential priests of Jerusalem. Prague, 1784.
On the margins of the leaves, German comments (in Hebrew letters) on the names of the nations and countries mentioned by the book.
(5) 175 leaves.
Condition: Very Good.

B. Shem Ha'Gedolim and Va'ad La'Chachamim, by the Chida. Two sections Ma'arechet Fedolim and Ma'arechet Sefarim, with comments by the bibliographer Yitzchak Isaac Ben Ya'akov and with the history of the Chida by Elyakim Karmuli. Wein, 1864.

C. Yatziv Pitgam, by Rabbi Ya'akov Emden ben Rabbi Zvi. Eulogy for the death of his father, "Chacham Zvi", with Kuntras "Megilat Sefer" – the history of the family of Chacham Zvi. Kalmia, 1886. Second edition.
Bound with:
Toldot Shlomo – the history and enterprises of Rabbi Shlomo Kluger, by his grandson Rabbi Yehuda Aharon Kluger. Lemberg, 1888. First edition.
At the end of the book, a special list of the all the books by Rabbi Shlomo Kluger – those that have already been published and those which are still only manuscripts.

D. Me'Giborei Ha'Umah, by Rabbi Shlomo Berman. Five volumes – 80 booklets. A complete set! Warsaw-Piotrkow, 1898-1911. First edition of all the booklets.
Several of the booklets do not appear in the National Library.

E. Shivchei Maharam – the history of the kabbalist Rabbi Mordechai Levton of Aleppo, by Rabbi Eliezer Yadid Ha'Levi. Jerusalem, 1932. First edition.

F. Shevach Chaim – 111 tales about the Divine kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Pinto and other illustrious rabbis. Jewish Arabic. With Kuntras "Chaim Va'Chessed". Der Elvitza, 1939. First edition.

G. Divrei Ha'Yamim Li'Vnei Yisrael Me'Gerush Sepharad Ve'Ad Yemei Ha'Dor Ha'Acharon (The History of the Jewish Nation since the Expulsion from Spain), by M. Brubinstein. Warsaw, 1904. Fourth section.

H. Shevet Yehuda by Rabbi Shlomo ibn Verga. Warsaw, 1883.
Signature on the title page.

I. Ktovot Mesaprot – Hebrew discoveries from the days of the kings of Judah and Israel. Tel Aviv, 1951.

J. Toldot Yisrael Yemot Olam – the generations since the creation of the world until Jacob and his sons came to Egypt, the volume of Bereshit. Jerusalem, 1947.
On the title page it is wrote: first section; however, no other sections were published.
Signatures and ownership inscriptions.

Condition: Varying. Good-Fair.