Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art

Raziel HaMalach – First Edition – Amsterdam, 1701 – Segulah Book

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $10,625
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"This is the book of Adam HaRishon given to him by Raziel HaMalach". Kabbalah and segulot. Amsterdam: Moses Mendes Coitinho, [1701]. First edition. Many kabbalistic illustrations.
First edition, edited and printed based on manuscripts. This book is the source of many renowned segulot, for remembering Torah study, a protective amulet for a woman giving birth, etc. Just having this book in the house is a reputed segulah for protection from harm and fire. Some say that it is a segulah for the childless and for women experiencing difficult labor.
18, [1], 19-45 leaves. 23 cm. Fair condition, several leaves in fair-poor condition. Stains, including dampstains. Several leaves with significant traces of past dampness and mold. Tears, including large marginal open tears to title and other leaves, affecting text and slightly affecting title page border (without loss), repaired in part with paper (with handwritten text replacement on final leaf). Inscriptions in Oriental script. New leather binding.

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