Four compositions, bound together; including two Kabbalistic compositions printed in Venice, turn of the 17th century.
1. Sefer Arzei Levanon, comprising seven compositions: Midrash Konen; HaEmuna VeHaBitachon by the Ramban; Sefer Hanikud VeSod HaChashmal by Rabbi Yehuda Gikattila; Sefer Ma'ayan HaChochma; Pirkei Heichalot by Rabbi Yishmael Kohen Gadol; Klalai Medrash Rabbah by Rabbi Avraham Ekra. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1601. Includes Kabbalistic illustrations. First edition.
2. Sefer Sha'arei Gan Eden, Kabbalistic essays regarding Paradise, Purgatory and repentance, by R. Moshe Romi, student of R. Moshe Cordovero (the Ramak). Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1589. First edition. Two leaves missing from the middle of the book have been replaced with photocopies.
These two compositions were bound together with two books by R. Chaim Palagi of Izmir; printed in Salonika:
3. Sefer Chaim Techila, homilies upon the completion of the Torah, by R. Chaim Palagi. Salonika, [1845]. The margin of the title page contains the number 5 – serial number of the author's publications.
4. Sefer Chaim Techila-Derachav LeMoshe - chronicle of the 1840 Rhodes and Damascus blood libels by R. Chaim Palagi, including the intervention of Sir Moses Montefiore. Salonika, [1845]. The margin of the title page contains the number 6 - serial number of the author's publications. Final page of the index is missing.
44 leaves; 35 leaves (leaf 36 of Sefer Derachav Lemoshe is missing); 50 leaves; 49 leaves; 59, 8 leaves. (Leaf 45 from the first pagination of Sefer Sha'arei Gan Eden and leaf 7 of the second pagination are missing and have been replaced with photocopies. Leaf 8 is damaged, with slight damage to the last line of the text).
19.5 cm. Condition varies; good to fair. Stains and wear. Slight worming. Several margins have been repaired with transparent adhesive paper. New leather binding; slightly rubbed.