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Dec 2, 2015 (Your local time)
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LOT 22:

Raziel HaMalach – First Printing – Segula Book

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"This is the book of Adam HaRishon given to him by Raziel HaMalach". Kabbalah and segulot. Amsterdam, [1701]. Printed by Moses Mendes Coitinho. First edition. Many Kabbalistic illustrations.
This is the first edition, edited and printed from manuscripts. This book is the source of many renowned segulot, for remembering Torah study, an amulet to protect a woman who is giving birth, etc. Just having this book at home is a segula for protection from harm and fire as is written in the title page. Some say that it is a segula for the childless and women experiencing difficult labor.
45 leaves. 21.2 cm. Good-fair condition. Restorations to several places, few stains. Throughout the book there is professional restoration of damages to the bottom right corners, with paper filling and replacement of damaged texts. New elaborate leather binding.

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