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Lot 348

Megaleh Amukot on the Torah – Lviv, 1795 – First Edition

Megaleh Amukot, kabbalistic homilies on the Torah portions and the festivals, Parts I and II, by R. Natan Nata Shapira Rabbi of Kraków, disseminator of the Arizal's teachings in Ashkenazi countries. Lviv: Yehudis wife of (R. Tzvi Hirsh Rosanes), 1795.
First edition, published based on a manuscript in the possession of R. Efraim Zalman Margolies of Brody.
Stamp on the final leaf of the Chachmei Lublin library.


[4], 86; [1], 102 leaves. 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and traces of past dampness, with mold. Wear. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including open tears (some large) to first and final leaves, affecting title page border and text, repaired in part with paper (and photocopy text replacement). Leaves trimmed with damage to headings in several places. Stamps (partially deleted). New binding.