b'138 (ITALY). Da Trievi, Pietro Pichi. Epistola a gli Ebrei dItalia.FIRST EDITION.Two identical titles with printers device. Latin interspersed with Hebrew.THE CECIL ROTH COPY , with his bookplate. pp. (8), 88. Stained. Contemporary limp vellum, spine distressed. 4to. Rome, Guglielmo Faccioto, 1622. $500 - $700 A conversionary tract by a Roman Catholic priest addressed to the Hebrews dispersed in Italy. The author makes much use of Aggadic material referencing the special relationship between God and the Jews.139 (ITALY). La Cuccagna Festa Data Dagli Ebrei. Text in Italian. Printers device on title. pp. 6. Recent stiff wrappers. Sm. folio. Siena, Pazzini Carli, 1791. $500 - $700 Issued to commemorate a celebratory feast given by the Jews of Siena on the occasion of a visit to the community by the Duke of Tuscany.Siena, located in the Chianti Hills, is known for its rich artistic heritage, where a Jewish community had been established as early as 1229. By the end of the 18th century various social restrictions on the Jews began to be eased and in 1786, a new synagogue was built. Jews were given full emancipation in March 1799, when Napoleons troops occupied the town. However in June 1799, rioters ransacked and burned the ghetto, killing 19 Jews. This event is commemorated by a fast every year by the Jews of Siena. Following the violence, many Jews left Siena and the size of the community rapidly decreased never to fully re-establish itself.140 (ITALY). Il Possesso della Eccmo. Signor Mose Israel Hazzan. Italian text. Includes prayer for the welfare of Pope Pius IX. ff. 14. Foxed. Recent cloth-backed marbled boards. 8vo. Rome, Tipograa Menicanti,c. 1847. $300 - $500 Born in Smyrna, Hazzan (1808-63) grew up in Jerusalem where he studied under his grandfather and was in 1842 appointed a member of its Beth Din. Later he spent many years abroad, initially in order to raise funds for the benet of the impoverished Jews of Jerusalem, but in each location he stayed to serve as rabbi. R. Hazzans travels took him to Rome (1847-54), Corfu (1854-59) and Alexandria (1859-62). He eventually returned to Eretz Israel, settling in Jaffa before traveling to Beirut to seek medical attention where he died and is buried.69'