Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Sefer Sod HaShem – Amsterdam, 1709 / Handwritten Circumcision Record-Book – Germany, 1808-1848

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Sefer Sod HaShem, prayers and explanations on commandment of circumcision. Rabbi David of Lida. Amsterdam, [1709]. Second edition. * Bound with manuscript, Pinkas Mohel [circumcision record-book]. [Germany, 1808-1850].
Contains 156 listings of circumcisions between 1808-1850. Hundreds of names and family details pertaining to Jewish families throughout cities of Southern Germany [names include: Weil, Lehmann, Bloch, Bomsel, Levi, Rothschild and others].
32 leaves + [54] handwritten pages. Good condition, stains. Fine leather binding. Includes matching leather case.
Circumcision Record-Books ("Pinkas Mohel")
Circumcision Record-Books ("Pinkas Mohel")