Auction 56

Rare Sefer Yesod: the ancient Shomer Emunim (kabbalah). First edition, Amsterdam 1736. Partially missing copy

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Sefer Shomer Emunim, a work on the veracity of kabbalah, written as a debate between She’altiel the questioner and Yehoyada the Knower, who responds to the former’s questions. By Rabbi Yosef ben Emmanuel Irgas.

First edition. [2], 80 [supposed to be 79], [2] leaves in the original, this copy is missing the first title page and ends on leaf 56. Stefanski Sifrei Yesod 369.
Catalogued in the National Library’s Rare Book section.

No binding, much worming damage, one leaf is detached, tape on the title page, overall poor condition.

Identical notes: “belongs to Yitzhak Meir”—we don’t know the identity of the writer. Additional Mizrahi note is unreadable.