Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters

Darchei HaEmunah – Iași, 1857 – Segulah Book, "Protection for the Home"

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Sold for: $400
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Darchei HaEmunah, Chassidic commentaries on the Torah and festivals, by R. Yosef David HaKohen of Iași. Iași: Tzvi Hirsch Goldner, 1857. Only edition.
Segulah book for protection of the home.


The author, R. Yosef David Hakohen (d. 1828), prominent early Chassidic leader. Served as rabbi of Zawałów and later succeeded the Ohev Yisrael as rabbi of Iași, where he set up his Beit Midrash.


[4], 102, 101-102, 105-144, 144-148 leaves. Misfoliation. Approx. 24 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Extensive worming affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Tears, including marginal open tears to title page and other leaves, repaired with paper. New leather binding.

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