Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Yalkut Reuveni - Prague, 1660 - First Edition

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Yalkut Reuveni, compendium of kabbalistic and ethical topics from various books, by R. Reuven Hoshke Katz. Prague: Sons of Jacob Bak, [1660]. First edition.
The author, R. Reuven Hoshke Katz (d. 1673) was a kabbalist and preacher, a Torah scholar of Prague. Grandson of R. Shlomo Efraim of Lunschitz, author of Kli Yakar.
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[160] leaves. Originally: [162] leaves. Lacking [2] leaves: leaf [158] and final leaf. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains (dampstains to final leaves). Wear. Tears, including open tears affecting text (tears to title page affecting border and text), repaired in part with paper. Worming (extensive worming to several leaves), slightly affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Leaves trimmed with damage to text in several places. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Binding old and worn, with damage and worming to spine.
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