Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters
"This is the book of Adam HaRishon given to him by Raziel HaMalach". Kabbalah and segulot. Amsterdam: Moses Mendes Coitinho, [1701]. First edition. Many kabbalistic illustrations.
First edition, edited and printed based on manuscripts. This book is the source of many renowned segulot, for remembering Torah study, a protective amulet for a woman giving birth, etc. Just having this book in the house is a reputed segulah for protection from harm and fire. Some say that it is a segulah for the childless and for women experiencing difficult labor.
Ownership inscriptions on the title page (name deleted with ink, legible).
18, [1], 19-45 leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, with minimal damage to text. Marginal tears and open tears to some leaves, not affecting text, repaired in part with paper. New binding.
Semichat Chachamim, Part I: Birkat Hashem, Part II: Kedushah UVerachah, by R. Naphtali HaKohen Katz, rabbi of Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main: Johann Wust, [1704-1706]. First edition. Each part with elaborate engraved title page. The first title page is followed by a star-shaped poem.
The first part constitutes a lengthy kabbalistic introduction, while the second part contains novellae on tractate Berachot. Printed in the lifetime of the author, the celebrated Ashkenazi kabbalist R. Naftali Katz (1650-1719), rabbi of Ostroh, Posen and Frankfurt am Main.
Ownership inscription on title page, handwritten by R. David Ben Shimon, author of Shaarei Tzedek (d. Kislev 1879), a Moroccan Torah scholar who immigrated to Jerusalem; founder of the Maghrebi community in the city and head of its Beit Din.
79; [1], 140 leaves. 31.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Open tears, including tear to first title page and second leaf (with star-shaped poem), affecting border and text on verso of title page and on second leaf, repaired with paper (with handwritten replacement of border and photocopy replacement of missing text). Worming, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. New leather binding.
Megaleh Amukot, kabbalistic homilies on the Torah portions and the festivals, Parts I and II, by R. Natan Nata Shapira Rabbi of Kraków, disseminator of the Arizal's teachings in Ashkenazi countries. Lviv: Yehudis wife of (R. Tzvi Hirsh Rosanes), 1795.
First edition, published based on a manuscript in the possession of R. Efraim Zalman Margolies of Brody.
Stamp on the final leaf of the Chachmei Lublin library.
[4], 86; [1], 102 leaves. 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and traces of past dampness, with mold. Wear. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including open tears (some large) to first and final leaves, affecting title page border and text, repaired in part with paper (and photocopy text replacement). Leaves trimmed with damage to headings in several places. Stamps (partially deleted). New binding.
Collection of kabbalistic works printed in Zhovkva, mostly in the late 18th – early 19th centuries:
• Sefer HaChassidim. [Zhovkva, 1775]. Signatures on title page.
• Mikdash Melech commentary on the Zohar, Part I on Bereshit and Part IV on Bamidbar-Devarim, by R. Shalom Buzaglo. Zhovkva, [1793-1794]. Two volumes. Signatures on title pages.
• Sefer Malkiel, kabbalistic commentary to Talmudic Aggadot and riddles, by R. Malkiel Chizkiyah son of Avraham. Zhovkva, [1799]. Lacking 2 leaves in middle (3-4).
• Seder HaYom, laws and practices through the day for weekdays, Shabbat and festivals, by the kabbalist R. Moshe son of Machir of Safed. Zhovkva, [1805].
• Sefer Charedim. Zhovkva, [1807]. Trimmed signature on title page.
• Har Adonai, Zohar on Megillat Ruth. [Zhovkva, 1813].
• Or HaYashar by R. Meir Poppers. Zhovkva, 1849.
7 books in 8 volumes. Size and condition vary.
Shaar Gan Eden, foundations of kabbalah, by R. Yaakov Koppel Lifshitz of Mezeritch. Korets: Avraham son of Yitzchak Eizik and Eliyahu son of Yaakov [HaLevi], [1803]. First edition. With an approbation by R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
The books of R. Yaakov Koppel of Mezeritch – Shaar Gan Eden and the Kol Yaakov siddur, are adapted and edited compilations of the writings of the Remak, R. Chaim Vital and R. Yisrael Sarug, with the addition of his own novellae. They were held in exceptionally high regard by prominent Chassidic leaders, and are quoted extensively.
[2], 84 leaves. 30.5 cm. Bluish paper. Fair condition. Many stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Extensive worming, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Tears, including open tears, affecting text in several places, repaired in part with paper. Lower part of title page torn and repaired, possibly supplied from a different copy. New, elegant leather binding.