Sefer Yetzirah, with commentaries and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Horodna, 1805. With kabbalistic diagrams. First edition of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna.
First kabbalistic book published from the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna. Brought to print by his disciple R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow.
Sefer Yetzirah, attributed to Adam HaRishon, is an early kabbalistic book, and serves as basis for kabbalistic teachings. The Gaon of Vilna uses Sefer Yetzirah in his kabbalistic commentaries and demonstrates how it is the source of subsequent kabbalistic works.
Several handwritten glosses (mostly in pencil).
12, [1], 42, [30] leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Open tears and damage to title page and two final leaves, affecting title page border and text, repaired with paper (the two final leaves may have been supplied from a different copy). Worming, affecting text. Stamp. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 682.