<<Reuven ben Avraham.>> Sepher HaSeguloth [selected charms and remedies]. <<* Bound with:>> Hai Gaon. Sepher Hapirkus [medicinal remedies].

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Rare & Excellent Hebrew Printed Books: From the Library of Arthur A. Marx

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<<Reuven ben Avraham.>> Sepher HaSeguloth [selected charms and remedies]. <<* Bound with:>> Hai Gaon. Sepher Hapirkus [medicinal remedies].

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Two title pages. Pages uncut. ff. 24. Lightly stained. Modern boards. Sm. 8vo. Halevy, 113; Friedberg, Samech 13.

Jerusalem: Israel Bak 1865

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $550

Reuven ben Avraham was a Jerusalem-based Kabbalist who spent all his time studying in the famed Bet El Yeshiva. This work is a collection of dozens of Seguloth, mystical charms and folk knowledge, ranging from how to discern the nature of a newly born child, to how to improve the the quality of a nursing mother’s milk and much more.