Taharot HaKodesh - Amsterdam, 1733 - Signatures and Glosses by Rabbi Yichye Tzalach - The Maharitz

Taharot HaKodesh - Amsterdam, 1733 - Signatures and Glosses by Rabbi Yichye Tzalach - The Maharitz
Taharot HaKodesh, kabbalistic practices and prayers. Parts I and II. Amsterdam, [1733]. First edition.
Ownership inscriptions and signatures of R. Yichye Tzalach - the Maharitz, on the title page: "My acquisition, Yichye son of Yosef Tzalach", "Yichye son of Yosef Tzalach", and other inscriptions, some deleted.
The book contains several lengthy glosses handwritten by the Maharitz. These glosses are hitherto unknown and have never been published, though they parallel the teachings in the Etz Chaim siddur compiled by the Maharitz.
R. Yichye son of R. Yosef Tzalach - the Maharitz (1715-1805), foremost Yemenite rabbi in the 18th century, and a leading halachic authority. He was the disciple of his grandfather Mori Tzalach, and of R. Aharon HaKohen Iraki, R. Yichye Iraki and R. David Mishreqi, author of "Shetilei Zeitim". At the age of 43, he was appointed chief rabbi and head of the Beit Din of all Yemenite communities, a position he held for more than 45 years. His authority was unequivocally accepted throughout Yemen, and to this day many Yemenite Jews adhere to his customs and rulings. He compiled the Tiklal siddur with the Etz Chaim commentary, and many halachic works: Zevach Toda and Shaarei Kedusha on the laws of shechita, Shaarei Tahara on the laws of Niddah, Responsa Peulat Tzaddik, and other books of halacha, ethics and kabbalah.
[5], 2-52; 46 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Non-original, half-leather binding.
Regarding the authorship of this book and the period in which it was composed, see: Y. Halpern, Taharot HaKodesh - Who Authored It and When, Kiryat Sefer, 34, 1959, pp. 495-498; D. Tamar, When Taharot HaKodesh was Authored, Areshet, III, 1961, pp. 166-172.