Lot 125
Raziel HaMalach – Second Edition – Grodno, 1793
Raziel HaMalach, Kabbalah. "Grodno the capital" [Grodno, 1793]. Second edition.
the book of kabbalah "Raziel HaMalach", the source for many well-known segulot, for remembering Torah study, Kabbalistic illustrations and amulets for protecting a woman giving birth, etc. Merely possessing the book at home is a successful segula for protection from harm and from fire, as written explicitly on the title page of the book.
Many Kabbalistic illustrations. the special segula of possessing this book is mentioned in the introduction: "…Anyone who merits studying it in holiness and purity, will gain merit for himself and for his children and grandchildren… but one must treat it with respect…It must be kept in his house together with his silver and gold, and then he will surely be protected from fire and from plunder and trouble, as written in this book".
A handwritten dedication from 1878, by Rabbi Ya'akov Te'omim, the rabbi of Chevrat Torah in Manchester, England, appears on the back endpaper.
[2], 22, 21-32 leaves, [2 leaves; 39, 42] leaves (lacking 8 leaves: 33-38, 40-41). 19.5 cm. Fair condition, damages with lack to several leaves. New binding.
this edition is the source of all the dozens of Russian-Polish editions. this second edition was published more than 90 years after the first 1701 Amsterdam edition. During the 90 years after being printed in Grodno, more than 30 additional editions were printed in various cities throughout Russia-Poland.
