Rare Sefer! First Edition – Noble Exemplar! Mishcha D’Revusa – Livorno 1805

Rare Sefer! First Edition – Noble Exemplar! Mishcha D’Revusa – Livorno 1805

The personal copy of Rabbi Shmuel Konki: Mishcha DeRevuta, by the Kabbalist Rav Rabbi Massud Raphael Alfasi and his sons. Livorno, [1805]. First edition. Rare. 

Sefer Mishcha D'Revuta, by Rabbi Massud Raphael Alfasi and his sons Rabbi Shlomo and Rabbi Chaim. Eliezer Yosef Chaim Sa'adon Press, Livorno, [1805]. With the signature of Rabbi Shmuel Konki. 

[3], 151, 217 leaves, 29 cm. The leaf of approbations is missing. With the signature of Rabbi Shmuel Konki and stamps "Avraham Azriel S.T".

Rabbi Massud Raphael Alfasi (passed away in 1774) a Kabbalist Rav, one of the greatest Poskim of his generation, who was knowledgeable in all subjects of the Torah. Was renowned as a wonder-worker. It is told that he entered Tunis riding a lion after the caravan with which he was walking left him in the desert due to refusal to travel on Sabbath. The Rav was born in Morocco and on his way to Eretz Yisroel, passed through Tunisia and decided to remain there to support its Jews. He established a synagogue and a Talmud Torah there and was appointed Rosh Av Beis Din and the Chief Rabbi of Tunisia. Author of Shut Mishcha DeRevuta (Livorno, 1805). The Sefer also introduces innovations by his two sons, Rabbi Shlomo and Rabbi Chaim, the title of the Sefer implying their initials: "Massud, Shlomo, Chaim, Alfasi". In addition, authored the Sefer Kruv Mimshach - innovations on the Talmud and Klalei HaShas (Livorno, 1859), glosses on Sefer HaZohar (published in Zohar, Livorno 1872 edition), Mirah Dachya on the Torah (Tlamim 2015) and Sefer Drushim, Sefer on Kabbalah and more. 

Rabbi Shmuel ben Rabbi Ephraim Konki (1759-) one of the sages of Gibraltar. Added on the margins of his Seforim comments and glosses, some of which were published in Min HaGenazim, 7 (2016). 

Worn semi-leather binding, gluing, moth damage, stains and some mold, fair condition.