Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Derech Yeshara - Prayers, Practices and Tikkunim - Handwritten Glosses Containing Segulot and Incantations in Shaar HaSegulot
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Derech Yeshara, prayers, practices and various tikkunim, by R. Reuven son of Avraham from Jerusalem. Livorno, [1787].
Signature on the title page: "I acquired it Aharon son of R. Yehuda", on the verso of the title page, ownership inscription: "I acquired this book from the perfect Torah scholar R. Aharon son of Yehuda… I, the writer, R. Yom Tov Garti".
The book contains dozens of glosses in Sephardic script (Turkey and the Balkans). Most glosses were written in Shaar HaSegulot (leaves 76-95). The glosses include segulot and incantations, instructions for writing amulets, against the Evil eye, cures for various illnesses, and more.
[5], 136 leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains. Damage. Worming. Detached leaves. Old binding, worn.
Signature on the title page: "I acquired it Aharon son of R. Yehuda", on the verso of the title page, ownership inscription: "I acquired this book from the perfect Torah scholar R. Aharon son of Yehuda… I, the writer, R. Yom Tov Garti".
The book contains dozens of glosses in Sephardic script (Turkey and the Balkans). Most glosses were written in Shaar HaSegulot (leaves 76-95). The glosses include segulot and incantations, instructions for writing amulets, against the Evil eye, cures for various illnesses, and more.
[5], 136 leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains. Damage. Worming. Detached leaves. Old binding, worn.
Kabbalistic Manuscripts
Kabbalistic Manuscripts