Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters
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![Volume comprising handwritten copyings of several works. [Yemen], 1872.The volume comprises: • Three Megillot – Shir HaShirim](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/554_1.jpg "Manuscript Volume – Three Megillot / Kav HaYashar / Ibur Shanim / Sefe")
![Volume comprising handwritten copyings of several works. [Yemen], 1872.The volume comprises: • Three Megillot – Shir HaShirim](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/554_2.jpg "Manuscript Volume – Three Megillot / Kav HaYashar / Ibur Shanim / Sefe")
![Volume comprising handwritten copyings of several works. [Yemen], 1872.The volume comprises: • Three Megillot – Shir HaShirim](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/554_3.jpg "Manuscript Volume – Three Megillot / Kav HaYashar / Ibur Shanim / Sefe")
Volume comprising handwritten copyings of several works. [Yemen], 1872.
The volume comprises: • Three Megillot – Shir HaShirim, Ruth and Kohelet, with Targum and Rashi. • Kav HaYashar. • Ibur HaShanim, with tables of year cycles. • Sefer HaBal'i – on zodiacs and eclipses. • Pitron Chalomot and Sefer HaGoralot L'Achitofel. • Other additions.
Semi-cursive script. A colorful, decorated title page precedes the Three Megillot (with the date of writing); ornaments in red ink to titles of several works. Diagrams and tables in several places.
Marginal glosses and additions. Birth records and ownership inscriptions from various periods on the endpapers and in several places in the volume.
[1], 37, [1] leaves; 66 leaves; 39-88 leaves; [2] leaves. 22.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears. Worming, affecting text. Original leather binding, worn and slightly damaged.
![Manuscript, sermons and eulogies, by an unidentified author. [Aleppo, 19th century].Oriental script.Inscription in later hand](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/555.jpg "Manuscript, Sermons and Eulogies – Aleppo, 19th Century")
Manuscript, sermons and eulogies, by an unidentified author. [Aleppo, 19th century].
Oriental script.
Inscription in later hand on endpaper, attributing the book to the rabbi of Aleppo, and requesting that it be published.
[14] leaves. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears. Leaves trimmed close to text in some places, with damage to text. Old binding, damaged.
![Four leaves (6 pages) handwritten by R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai. [Baghdad, ca. second half of 19th century].](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale93/556.jpg "Four Leaves Handwritten by the Ben Ish Chai – With Blessings \"May G-d")
Four leaves (6 pages) handwritten by R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai. [Baghdad, ca. second half of 19th century].
Notes for a homily composed by the Ben Ish Chai, presumably a eulogy for the passing of a young boy, with commentaries on the saying of the sages comparing the passing of young boys to the destruction of the Temple, and more.
On the last page, several lines before the end, the Ben Ish Chai blesses: "May G-d come to our assistance".
[4] leaves (two written on both sides, two written on one side; altogether 6 autograph pages). Approx. 13 cm. Good condition. Some stains. New, elegant leather binding.
Leaf (two written pages, some 37 lines) handwritten by R. Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, the Ben Ish Chai. [Baghdad, ca. second half of 19th century].
Handwritten by the author, with emendations and deletions. Section of a sermon; with kabbalistic allusions on the verse "So shall you bless the children of Israel".
[1] leaf (2 pages). 13 cm. Good condition. New, elegant binding.
Collection of leaves handwritten by R. Rafael Chaim Moshe Benaim (HaRav HaRachman):
1. Letter on postcard in Ladino in his handwriting and with his signature. 1911.
2. Polemic draft letter in his handwriting (see enclosed material).
3. Draft in his handwriting, poetic section regarding Shabbat.
4. Three leaves with outlines of sermons (one dated Shemini 1908).
R. Rafael Chaim Moshe Benaim (1845-1920), leading rabbi in his times. Raised in Eretz Israel, he later moved to Gibraltar, where he served as rabbi for forty years.
[7] leaves + postcard. Size varies. Overall fair-good condition. Stains, tears and wear.
Handwritten leaf, elegy upon the passing of R. Shimshon Chaim Nachmani, author of Zera Shimshon, written the year of his passing. [Italy, 1779].
Elegy comprising 15 stanzas. This elegy is not known from any other source, and to the best of our knowledge has never been published.
R. Shimshon Chaim Nachmani (1706-1779), Italian kabbalist and Torah scholar. Author of Zera Shimshon and Toldot Shimshon. In the prefaces to his books, the author extends many blessings to those who study his works. In recent years, considerable interest has been raised surrounding the book Zera Shimshon, and many accounts have been publicized of couples who were blessed with children in the merit of this book.
[1] leaf. Approx. 19 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, tears and wear, slightly affecting text. Folding marks.
Provenance: Estate of Prof. Ephraim Elimelech Urbach.
Three leaves printed in Italy, including two leaves of Seder HaPragmatika printed in Mantua, and a printed leaf with the text of the ban against whoever transgresses the community regulations:
• Printed leaf, Seder HaPragmatika – regulations, standards of conduct for the members of the Mantua community. [Mantua, 1747].
Single leaf, particularly large format.
Signed in print by the rabbis of Mantua.
53X39.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Large dampstains. Worming, slightly affecting text. Folding marks. Minor marginal open tears.
• Printed leaf, Seder HaPragmatika – regulations, standards of conduct for the members of the Mantua community. [Mantua, 1715].
Single leaf, particularly large format.
Signed in print by the rabbis of Mantua.
Approx. 56X40 cm. Fair condition. Many stains, some dark. Many folds. Marginal tears to leaf and folds, affecting text.
• Printed leaf, Nusach HaCherem – ban and excommunication, signed (in print) by R. Yosef David Bassan. [Ferrara? ca. 1800].
33.5X22.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal worming, tears and creases. Folding mark.
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