Luchoth HaBrith. <<*>> Sepher HaRefu’oth VehaSeguloth.
AUCTION 62 |
Thursday, June 26th,
2014 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art
Lot 220
WOLFOWITZ, YESHAIAH FEIVEL.
Luchoth HaBrith. <<*>> Sepher HaRefu’oth VehaSeguloth.
Swerzno: 16th Iyar 1875
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Instructions on composing a calendar from 1875-1940; remedies and amulets; plus recipes for making preserves and various beverages.
The second portion is a fascinating compendium of 108 Kabbalistic charms and folk remedies for various maladies, ranging from difficulty in falling asleep, memory loss, bedwetting, infertility, difficulty in childbirth, loveless marriages, baldness, escape from prison, creating a Golem. The final segulah (no. 108 on f. 16b) is in the name of the Baal Shem Tov, for mothers whose children died in their youth.