Sepher Hazohar [“The Book of Splendor”]

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

SHIMON BAR YOCHAI (Attributed to. “Revealed” to Moses b. Shem Tov de Leon)

printer

Yochanan Levi Rophé and Son

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1805

Description

Four parts in three volumes. Four title pages each with typographical border

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 2338

summary

The Amsterdam prints of the Zohar were renowned amongst Chassidim. The Chozeh of Lublin exhorted his Chassidim to use only the Amsterdam edition of the Zohar.

ff.(6),251,(19);280,(1);310,(1). Ex-library, lightly stained in places. Contemporary calf-backed patterned boards, lacking spine. Large 8vo

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