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Responsa Me'il Tzedaka. Prague, Cheshvan 1756. Although it was published anonymously, the rabbis of Prague (the Noda BiYehuda and his Beit Din) reveal in their approbation that the author is R. Yona Landsofer. At the end of the book is an essay compiled from the books of Euclid with geometric illustrations and diagrams. In the margin of the title page, ownership inscription signed by R. Naftali Hertz Scheuer, Rabbi of Mainz, who writes that the book belongs to his father R. David Tevele Scheuer, Rabbi of Mainz: "This book belongs to my father the great Torah scholar R. David Tevele Scheuer, Rabbi of Mainz. I, his son, Naftali Hertz Scheuer, here in [Mainz], Monday 15th Elul [1774?]...". Additional ownership inscriptions. The Gaon R. [Yaakov Moshe] David Tevele Scheuer (died 1783, Ishim BiTeshuvot Chatam Sofer, 297) served in his youth as a dayan in the Beit Din of the Pnei Yehoshua in Frankfurt-am-Main, and from 1768, as Rabbi of Mainz. He was the teacher of the Chatam Sofer, who studied for two years in the Mainz Yeshiva, which was managed by his son, R. Michel. His son, R. [Avraham] Naftali Hertz Scheuer (1753-1822, Ishim BiTeshuvot Chatam Sofer, 35), headed the yeshiva in Mainz after his father's death in 1783, and from 1801, served as rabbi of the community. His books include: Turei Zahav and Shekel HaKodesh. [6], 82 leaves. 20.5 cm. High-quality paper, fair-good condition. Wear and detached leaves. Original leather binding, detached and damaged, without spine. Original colorful endpapers.