Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Magen Avraham (Trisk) - First Edition - Segula Book

Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,125
Including buyer's premium
Magen Avraham, Parts 1-2, Chassidic homilies on the Torah by the Magid of Trisk, Rebbe Avraham Twersky son of R. Mordechai of Chernobyl. Lublin [1887].
First edition, printed in the author's lifetime (1806-1889). On Page [3] is a lithographic copy of the author's signature. The possession of this book is a famous segula, as the author wrote in his introduction to Part One: "I hereby bless whoever owns the book, with abundant kindness… to fulfill all his wishes, children and grandchildren…".
[3], 3-47, 1-36 leaves; [1], 2- 113 leaves. 22 cm. Brittle paper. Very good condition. Non-contemporary binding.
There are different copies in which part 2 of the book ends with leaf 114 and in which the end of the book is printed with variations in content and typography.
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