Auction 96 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts
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Apr 9, 2024
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LOT 42:

Sefer HaChaim – Rabbi Chaim of Friedberg, Brother of the Maharal of Prague – Cracow, 1593 – First Edition

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Sefer HaChaim – Rabbi Chaim of Friedberg, Brother of the Maharal of Prague – Cracow, 1593 – First Edition

Sefer HaChaim, ethics, homilies and upright practices, by R. Chaim son of Betzalel of Friedberg, brother of the Maharal of Prague. Cracow: Yitzchak son of Aharon of Prostitz, [1593]. First edition.
The foreword of the publisher, R. Yitzchak HaKohen Katz, son-in-law of the Maharal of Prague, appears on pp. 2b-3a.
Early ownership inscriptions from 1671 on last leaf (one somewhat trimmed).
Handwritten gloss and small correction on p. 3b. Signature on p. 34b.


51, [1] leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark wax and ink stains to several leaves. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New binding.