Auction 96 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts
Shaar Ruach HaKodesh – Jerusalem, 1874 – Printed by Yitzchak Gościnny
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Shaar Ruach HaKodesh, seventh gate of Shemonah Shearim, by R. Chaim Vital. Jerusalem: Yitzchak Gościnny and his partner Yaakov David, 1874.
Handwritten dedication by R. Yitzchak Shreim on title page (partially deleted) to yeshiva of Ovadiah Harari. R. Yitzchak Shreim (1860-1909), Syrian Torah scholar in Jerusalem and kabbalist in the Beit El yeshiva.
Handwritten gloss on p. 40b.
[2], 83 leaves. 29.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small marginal open tears to some leaves. Worming affecting text in several places. New binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 227.
Early Hebrew Books and Broadsides Printed in Jerusalem
Early Hebrew Books and Broadsides Printed in Jerusalem