Shaar HaHachanah, laws pertaining to the ill and dying person, supplications and confessions for the deceased, and testament of the author, R. Naftali Katz, author of Semichat Chachamim. Constantinople: Yonah [Ashkenazi, 1734]. First edition.
The author, the kabbalist R. Naftali Katz (1650-1719), passed away in Constantinople on his way to Eretz Israel. The manuscript of the present composition was preserved by R. Chaim Alfandari of Constantinople. The book concludes with 12 leaves of the author's testament, based on either the original testament or an accurate copy of it. The testament later became very popular and was reprinted in dozens of editions.
Ownership inscription on title page.
[1], 36; 12 leaves. 15.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Tear affecting text to one leaf. Title page trimmed close to heading on verso. Early binding, with damage and worming. Bookplate.

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