Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial

Yesod Yosef – Rabbi Yosef of Rovne, Amongst the First Disciples of the Maggid of Mezeritch – Minkovitz, 1803 – First Edition – Copy of Rebbe Nachum Dov Ber Friedman of Sadigura

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Yesod Yosef, allusions and numerical values of the Holy Names and Sefirot, with kabbalistic homiletics, by R. Yosef Yoske HaLevi of Rovne (Rivne), one of the elite and first disciples of the Maggid of Mezeritch. Minkovitz, [1803]. First edition.
Copy of Rebbe Nachum Dov Ber Friedman of Sadigura (d. 1883), grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin. The title page bears two of his stamps (slightly faded), "Nachum Dovber Friedman", and a lion emblem in its center, and another – " Minchat Shai" (gift).
Early signatures on title page.
[4], 9, 11-88, [1] leaves. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears to first two leaves, affecting text of second leaf, and tears in several other places, repaired. Worming. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 232.
Chassidut – Books with Signatures, Ownership Inscriptions, Handwritten Glosses and Dedications
Chassidut – Books with Signatures, Ownership Inscriptions, Handwritten Glosses and Dedications