Korban Shabbath [laws and customs of Sabbath observance]

AUCTION 9 | Tuesday, March 28th, 2000 at 1:00

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Lot 169

BEZALEL BEN SOLOMON

Korban Shabbath [laws and customs of Sabbath observance]

Second Edition. Title within tyopgraphical border ff. (1),51. Lightly browned and stained in places, few small worm holes in margins, last leaf supplied from another copy. Modern boards. 4to Vinograd, Bialozorka 2, Ohel Rachel II, p.86.

Bialozorka: Mordechai Ben Samuel 1806

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $300

Only three books were published in this obscure Russian hamlet. The author,known as R. Bezalel Darshan, was one of the foremost preachers of the 17th century and was active in Lithuania , Moravia and Poland. This work is renowned for its homilies and kabalistic interpretations. Among the many topics discussed are the Kabbalistic meditations of preparation, bathing, lighting candles and marital relations on Sabbath