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

Mekor Chochma and Imrei Binah - Prague, 1610 / Tov Shem - Venice, 1606

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,125
Including buyer's premium
Three books from the 1600s, bound together:
· Mekor Chochma, "to understand and know…the interpretations of the Zohar…on the entire Torah", by R. Yissachar Ber of Kremenets. Prague, 1610. Printed by Moshe Katz.
Hebrew translation of the simple interpretation of short passages and sayings in the Zohar, according to the order of the Torah weekly portions. Important approbations of leading Torah scholars of the times [printed at the end of the book]: The Rama of Pano, R. Mordechai Yaffe author of the Levushim, R. Yeshaya HaLevi Horowitz author of the Shla, R. Gedalya Cordovero [son of the Ramak], etc. Ancient signatures on title page ["Itzik Ashkenaz Segal"].
· Imrei Binah, "Glossary of all the foreign words in the Zohar", by R. Yissachar Ber of Kremenets. Prague, 1610. Printed by Moshe Katz.
· Shem Tov, "Deals in the matter of acquiring a good name", by R. Elyakim ben Naftali. Venice, 1606. Ancient handwritten inscription at the end the book upon concluding the book, dated: "Tuesday, the 19th of Tevet, 1618".
3 books bound together. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Slight worming to several leaves. Old, partly detached binding.
Early Printed Books - 15th to early 17th Centuries
Early Printed Books - 15th to early 17th Centuries