(RaMCHa”L). Derech Chochmah, Ma’amar al HaHagadoth, Ma’amar Ha’Ikarim, Ma’amar HaChochmah.

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

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

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LUZZATTO, MOSES CHAIM.

(RaMCHa”L). Derech Chochmah, Ma’amar al HaHagadoth, Ma’amar Ha’Ikarim, Ma’amar HaChochmah.

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Four parts in one. Four divisional titles. ff. (5), 5, (1), 3, (1), 7, (1), 10. Light staining. Contemporary boards, spine chipped. 8vo. Vinograd, Amsterdam 2129.

Amsterdam: Widow and Orphans Proops 1783

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $750

Four celebrated texts by this fascinating 18th-century Italian mystic and thinker. The first part is a dialogue between a young person and a sage, with the latter suggesting a lifetime course of Torah study culminating in Kabbalah. 2) Discusses differing Agadoth. 3) Discourse on prophecy, Heaven and Hell. 4) An analysis of various liturgical passages, as well as particular Kabbalistic themes.