Pardes Rimonim, by R. Moshe Cordovero - the Ramak, with many Kabalistic illustrations. Korets, [1780]. Second edition.
The title page bears the stamp of R. "Yisrael Shalom Yosef Friedman" (with the lion emblem in the center - the royal stamp of the rebbes of the Sadigura-Ruzhin dynasty in those years).
R. Yisrael Shalom Yosef Friedman (1855-1923), second rebbe of Bohush (Buhuși, Romania), was among the greatest Romanian rebbes. Son and successor of the first rebbe of Bohush, R. Yitzchak, son of R. Shalom Yosef of Sadigura. He was named after his great-grandfather R. Yisrael of Ruzhin (d. 1850) and after R. Yisrael's son R. Shalom Yosef of Sadigura (d. 1851). After his father's death in 1896, he became rebbe in Buhuși and many Chassidim flocked to his court to receive his blessings, wise counsel and guidance, especially in medical matters. He established the Beit Yisrael Yeshiva in Buhuși, assisted by his sons-in-law, R. Menachem Mendel Friedman and R. Yitzchak Twersky. His Torah teachings were only recently published under the title Pe'er Yisrael (Jerusalem, 1979-2009).
[4], 186 leaves. 31.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Worming (primarily to title page). Tears to title page, repaired with paper on verso. Many handwritten inscriptions and marks. Stamps. New leather binding.