Vaad LaChachamim (Shem HaGedolim) – Livorno, 1796 – First Edition, Printed in the Lifetime of the Author, the Chida ...

Vaad LaChachamim (Shem HaGedolim) – Livorno, 1796 – First Edition, Printed in the Lifetime of the Author, the Chida – Important Signatures
Vaad LaChachamim, biographies of Torah leaders and their books, supplements to the book Shem HaGedolim, with Tov Ayin, reasons and laws, novellae and responsa, by R. Chaim Yosef David Azulai. Livorno, [1796]. First edition, printed in the lifetime of the author, the Chida.
Owner's signature on the title page: "Ch.B.R. HaLevi", and inscription by R. Rachamim Shlomo HaLevi, testifying that he received the book from him as a gift. Signature-stamp on the heading of p. 2a: "…Rachamim Shlomo HaLevy".
R. Rachamim Shlomo HaLevy (d. 1874), renowned Torah scholar, leading Jerusalem rabbi in the 1820s-1870s. His signature appears on letters and proclamations issued by Jerusalem Torah scholars in that time. He was the head of the Jerusalem Beit Din and a kabbalist in the Beit El yeshiva. A confidant of the Rishon LeTzion R. Avraham Gagin and a leader of the Jerusalem community. A prominent emissary, with considerable impact on the Jews of Constantinople and Turkey. He succeeded his father R. Rafael Shlomo HaLevy as emissary in 1819 (see enclosed material).
[1], 2-54; 1-72 leaves. 17.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text. Original gilt-embossed leather binding, rubbed. Worming to binding.