Eitz Chaim. Sha’ar Sheini - Sha’ar HaHakdamoth.

AUCTION 70 | Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autographed Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art

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Eitz Chaim. Sha’ar Sheini - Sha’ar HaHakdamoth.

Manuscript in Hebrew, written in semi-cursive Sephardic hand on paper. <<With autograph, signed marginal notes by R. Yedidiah Abulafia.>> Signatures of former owners, R. Raphael Sutton, R. Yoseph(?) Sutton and R. Ya’akov Entebbe. ff. 2-137. Worming along margins of ff. 80-85 with loss of few letters. Contemporary roan, rubbed. Folio.

Oriental: 17th century

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

PRICE REALIZED $8,000

R. Yedidiah Abulafia (d. 1684) was a son of R. Ya’akov Almazi, who was the grandson of R. Ya’akov Beirav. He was a correspondent with R. Moshe Galante (d. 1689) and other rabbis of the period.