Five important Kabbalistic books, printed in Russia-Poland in the 18th century, at the beginning of the Chassidic era and at the time Kabbalistic study began to spread throughout Russian-Polish countries:
· Sefer HaTemunah, "Awesome wondrous ideas about letters and vowels", attributed to Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKaneh and to Rabbi Yishmael Cohen Gadol, with the "secret of G-d's Name". Korets, [1784]. First edition.
· Bound with: Sod Hashem, about the progression of the worlds and the ten sefirot, "By a holy person of the Rishonim…based on the Kabbalah of the Ari". [Koritz, 1784. Printed separately without a title page. Attached to various Kabbalistic books printed in Korets].
· Machberet HaKodesh, kavanot for Shabbat and Festivals. By Rabbi Chaim Vital - Maharchu. Korets [1783]. First edition. Approbations of 10 rabbis of "Greater Mezritch".
· Chesed L'Avraham, Kabbalistic topics, by Rabbi Avraham Azulai of Hebron, with "esoteric explanations of Chazal sayings" by Rabbi Chaim Vital. Slavita, 1794. Among the first books printed by Rebbe Moshe Shapira of Slavita.
· Zohar Chadash, Berdychiv, [1825]. Printed by Rabbi Yisrael Bak.
5 books in four volumes. Size and condition vary. Good to fair. Worming. The book Chesed L'Avraham has damages to last leaves. Zohar Chadash is lacking last leaf which is replaced by a photocopy.
Interesting signatures and stamps in all books: · Sefer HaTemunah: Ancient stamp: "Eliezer son of Nachman of Ravani" [possibly should read Ruzhany]. The last leaf has a faded signature of Rabbi "Elyakum Shlomo Shapira" [Ra'avad of Eišiškės and Grodno. Died in Jerusalem in 1908]. On the last endpaper is the stamp of Rabbi "Chaim Berlin - son of the Netziv…". · Machberet HaKodesh: Signature and inscriptions in Ashkenazi handwriting: "Shlomo HaCohen", "R' Shlomo HaCohen" [perhaps related to Rabbi Shlomo HaCohen Rabinowitz, the first Radomsk Rebbe, author of Tiferet Shlomo, 1803-1866, one of the leading Polish rebbes in his times]. Many inscriptions in Oriental writing of kavanot of Lel HaSeder on endpapers. Signature in Oriental handwriting: "Shlomo of Damascus". · Chesed L'Avraham: ownership inscriptions in Yemenite handwriting "Shlomo son of Zecharya Almaliach" who purchased the book from "Baruch Tzeror". Signatures of his son "Shlomo Ibn Shlomo Ibn Zecharya Almaliach, and his sons Shemaya and Shem Tov". · Zohar Chadash: signatures in ancient handwriting, "Moshe son of Chaim ---", inscription of a name for prayer: "Dov son of Feiga Pesya of Kishinev".
Sod Hashem was printed separately, without title page, and attached to various Kabbalistic books printed in Korets in 1783-1784. [See Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, Record 179404 of copies attached to Zohar Chadash or to Sha'ar HaYichudim. This is a unique copy attached to Sefer HaTemunah].

Raziel HaMalach, "This book was given to Adam HaRishon by the Angel Raziel". Kabbalah and segulot. Amsterdam, 1701. Printed by Moshe Mendes Coutinho. First edition. Many kabbalistic illustrations.
Copy lacking last 3 leaves: 42 leaves (originally: 45 leaves). 22.5 cm. Fair condition, wear damages and stains. Worming affecting text. Detached leaves. Ancient leather binding, with gilt decorations. Damaged and worn.
On Leaf 30/2 is an ancient stamp from Jerusalem with an illustration of the Western Wall.

Tikunei HaZohar, written by the Tana R' Shimon Bar Yochai. Slavita, 1836. Printed by Rabbi Shmuel Avraham Shapira, son of the Slavita rabbi.
Nice copy with wide margins. Stamp on title page with the vignette of two deer holding a shield inscribed with the Hebrew letters Mem and Gimmel, dated 1852.
Several handwritten glosses.
[2], 155 leaves. 22 cm. Wide margins. Good-fair condition. Stains, minor wear. Dampness traces. Without binding.

Two books printed by the Shapira family in Slavita and Zhitomir:
1. Bamidbar, with Rashi, Ba'al HaTurim and Siftei Chachamim commentaries. Slavita, 1833. Printed by "The Rabbi's son" Rabbi Shmuel Avraham Shapira.
164 leaves (lacking at the end. Originally 175 leaves). 20 cm. Bluish-greenish paper. Good-fair condition, wear and stains, detached leaves. New fabric binding.
2. Chok L'Yisrael, Shemot. Zhitomir, 1855. Printed by the grandsons of the Slavita Rabbi Chanina Lipa and Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Shapira. Two title pages.
237 leaves. 18 cm. Good condition, few stains and wear. New fabric binding.

Sha'arei Zion, prayers and tikunim, by Rabbi Natan Neta Hanover. With appendix of Tikun Se'uda and Sefer Yetzira. Józefów - "In the printing press that was formerly in Slavita", 1842. Printed by Rabbi Chanina Lipa Shapira, grandson of the Rabbi of Slavita.
Contains Tikun Chatzot, Tikun HaNefesh, Tikunei Tefillot, Tikun HaMalkot, Tikun Hatarat Nedarim, Tikun Se'udah, Tikun Shlosha Mishmarot, Seder Mesirat Moda'a, prayer for drought and Seder Pidyon Nefesh.
2, 124 leaves. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Worn binding with leather spine.
After the printing press in Slavita closed in 1836, the sons of Rabbi Shmuel Avraham Shapira continued printing "Slavita" books in the city of Józefów. Afterwards, they relocated the printing press to Zhitomir and fully reinstituted printing books following the tradition of their father and grandfather, the Slavita rabbi.