Toldot Shimshon – Segulah Book ("Ultimate Good, Longevity and Abundant Livelihood"), by the Kabbalist Rabbi ...

Toldot Shimshon – Segulah Book ("Ultimate Good, Longevity and Abundant Livelihood"), by the Kabbalist Rabbi Shimshon Chaim Nachmani Author of Zera Shimshon – Livonro, 1766
Toldot Shimshon, commentary on Tractate Avot, by R. Shimshon Chaim son of R. Nachman Michael Nachmani, an Italian Torah scholar and kabbalist. Livorno, 1766. Segulah book for longevity and plentiful livelihood.
The author named the book Toldot Shimshon after his only son passed away childless, and he viewed this work as his only progeny. He writes in his preface about his son's passing and blesses whoever studies his books with "ultimate good, longevity and abundant livelihood": "Since unfortunately, in Av my beloved eldest and only son passed away, and again I have not merited to bear lasting offspring… and this will be my name and remembrance… Toldot Shimshon… be printed so that my brothers, friends and students carry my name on their lips and my name will be remembered for good… with ten expressions of prayer I implore them, and the One who recompenses will repay them with ultimate good, longevity and abundant livelihood to those who do kindness…". Twelve years later, he published his book Zera Shimshon, which as its name suggests was also intended to serve as his progeny. In the preface of Zera Shimshon, he once again asks that his book be studied in his merit, promising that "The One who repays will recompense you… with the threefold blessing of offspring, life and abundant livelihood", adding: "And your eyes will witness sons and grandsons like olive shoots around your table, wise and intelligent, and houses full of goodness, neither wealth nor honor will cease from your descendants…".
In recent years, there has been increasing recognition and awareness of the Zera Shimshon, and many accounts have been publicized of couples who were blessed with children in the merit of studying his book. These stories were recorded in the Niflaot Shimshon leaflets and later in Kovetz Sipurei Yeshuot printed at the end of the new edition of the book (published by the Association for Spreading the Teachings of the Zera Shimshon, Arad 2015).
[3], 120 leaves (including leaf in Italian at beginning of book). Lacking [3] leaves of index at end. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and ink stains (ink stain on p. 19b, affecting several characters of text). Minor worming on several leaves. Open tears to final leaf, affecting text, professionally restored with paper and photocopy replacement. Minor damage to text near inner margins of several leaves, due to binding. Old binding.