Sefer Asarah Ma’amarot (I-III, first three Ma’amarim). London, 1794-1799. Exemplar of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Berenstein, Av Beis Din of Amsterdam, and his son, the Gaon Rabbi Yisachar Berish, Av Beis Din of Amsterdam and the Hague. Sibgle edition. Rare.
Asarah Ma’amarot (I-III): ‘Milchamot Hashem’ (1794), ‘Binah La’itim’ (1795), and ‘Tzuf Novlot’ (1799) by Rabbi Elyakim ben Avraham Hart. David ben Mordechai Halevi press, London. Single, rare edition.
The last page, “Printing mistakes” is rare and not found in most exemplars. Three parts in one volume, with a separate title page for each part. Owner’s notation on the title page of Part I: “This Sefer belongs to my Master and father, the great and famous Gaon, Rabbi Shmuel, Av Beis Din and Rosh Mesivta of Amsterdam and its suburbs”. On the flyleaf is a handwritten notation in Latin letters, by his son, Rabbi Yisachar Berisי, with his signature: “B. Berenstein”. Amsterdam, 1825.
Please see the Hebrew listing for biographical information on Rabbis Berenstein.
[3], 9, 9-33; [2], 26; 36, [1] pp. Dismantled and detached leather cover. Age stains. Good condition.