Reuven ben Avraham. Sepher HaSeguloth [selected charms and remedies]. * Bound with: Hai Gaon. Sepher Hapirkus [medicinal remedies].

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $550

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author

(MEDICINE).

printer

Israel Bak

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1865

Description

FIRST EDITION. Two title pages. Pages uncut.

references

Halevy, 113; Friedberg, Samech 13.

summary

Reuven ben Avraham was a Jerusalem-based Kabbalist who spent all his time studying in the famed Bet El Yeshiva. This work is a collection of dozens of Seguloth, mystical charms and folk knowledge, ranging from how to discern the nature of a newly born child, to how to improve the the quality of a nursing mother’s milk and much more.

ff. 24. Lightly stained. Modern boards. Sm. 8vo.

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