Aharon of Kardinia (attributed to). Sepher Karnaim. With commentary Dan Yadin by R. Shimshon ben Pesach Ostropol.

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $150

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author

(KABBALAH).

printer

Madam Faiga Grossman

Place

Lemberg

Publication

1850

references

Vinograd, Lemberg 1029.

summary

The Kabbalist Shimshon ben Pesach from Ostropol, was martyred at Polonnoye, Volhynia, during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Referenced in this early cryptic Kabbalistic text are various unknown works, some attributed to R. Shimshon himself, of which no trace has ever been found.

ff. 30, (5). Light wear. Modern gilt-tooled green calf. 8vo.

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