Sefer Eshel Avraham by R. Mordechai Ashkenazi. Furth, 1701; and the pamphlet Hakdamat Sefer Eshel Avraham (Introduction to Sefer Eshel Avraham) published by the author in the same year.
* Sefer Eshel Avraham, Kabbalistic matters and commentary on the Zohar by R. Mordechai Ashkenazi. Furth, 1701. Illustrated title page with figures of Moses and Aaron and the battle of David and Goliath. The book contains illustrations of "the holy tree" and various other Kabbalistic diagrams. Owner's signature on the title page: "the small Shmuel ben R. Yaakov Yitzchak, rabbi of Wassertrudingen [Ansbach County] and the vicinity".
186 leaves. 32 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear to the margins; some margins are reinforced with paper. Non-original binding.
* Hakdamat Sefer Eshel Avraham [Introduction to Sefer Eshel Avraham]. Furth, [1701]. Bound at the end of Sefer Ohr Ne'erav by R. Moshe Cordovero, the Ramak.
[Furth, 1701].
2-39, [2] leaves; 22 leaves. (Missing title page of "Ohr Ne'erav". Originally: 39, [2] leaves, 22 leaves). Approximately 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Detached leaves. Original leather binding, torn and detached.
At the beginning of the introduction, the author explains that the introduction was printed separately in smaller format since many copies of Sefer Eshel Avraham were distributed without an introduction. In addition, the author wanted the introduction to be available to people who could not afford the entire book. The small-format introduction was easily affordable and easy to carry, especially "to be read in the synagogue during the breaks between prayers in order to avoid idle chatter".