Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Pekudat HaMelech - Livorno, 1804 - One of the Few Chassidic Books Printed in Livorno - First Edition
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Pekudat HaMelech, two parts, on the Rambam, the Torah and various selections, by R. Yisrael Nachman of Drohobych. Livorno, [1804]. First edition.
The author, R. Yisrael Nachman of Drohobych, was the son of R. Yosef of Drohobych (disciple of the Baal Shem Tov). On his way to Eretz Israel, he stopped in Livorno, where he made acquaintance with the Chida and gave over to him much information about the Baal Shem Tov and Chassidut.
Signature on the title page of R. Ezra Attia, dean of the Porat Yosef yeshiva in Jerusalem. Ownership inscriptions (on the title page and p. 18a of first sequence).
[7], 36; [1], 52 leaves. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Marginal open tears to several leaves, not affecting text. Small tear to one leaf, affecting text. Title page margins reinforced with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 476.
One of the few Chassidic books published in Livorno.
The author, R. Yisrael Nachman of Drohobych, was the son of R. Yosef of Drohobych (disciple of the Baal Shem Tov). On his way to Eretz Israel, he stopped in Livorno, where he made acquaintance with the Chida and gave over to him much information about the Baal Shem Tov and Chassidut.
Signature on the title page of R. Ezra Attia, dean of the Porat Yosef yeshiva in Jerusalem. Ownership inscriptions (on the title page and p. 18a of first sequence).
[7], 36; [1], 52 leaves. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Marginal open tears to several leaves, not affecting text. Small tear to one leaf, affecting text. Title page margins reinforced with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 476.
One of the few Chassidic books published in Livorno.
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