Auction 70
Lot 131:
Complete set of the polemic work Chemdat Yamim, a work on Minhagim and Halachot, with Tochechot Mussar based on Kabbalah. Written in a unique, clear language to excite the heart to Avodat Hashem, first printed in Izmir in 1731 by Rabbi Yisrael Yaakov Algazi (who wrote that he copied it from an old anonymous manuscript he acquired near Tzfat. The author is unknown, but the Yavetz believed that it was Nathan of Gaza, who was a follower of Shabtai Zvi, so he opposed the work). Moshe Atias Press, Livorno, 1762-1764. Fine, complete set, mostly in very good condition. Non-matching bindings, 2 of them leather. See a more detailed description below.
Four volumes:
Section I: for Sabbath. 1762. [2], 128 leaves. Slightly blemished binding. Blemished leather spine. Covered ownership signature on the title page: "הק’ וואלף….?". Stamps: "חברא קדישא דש"ס מק"ק פאריש".
Section II: for Rosh Chodesh. 1763. 72, 75-84, 88-89, 91-160 leaves. The leaves at the beginning of the book with Kol Haremez are missing. Fine, ancient leather binding, scuffed and with a blemish on its verso. A brown stain along the lower margins, not affecting the text.
Section III: for Shalosh Regalim, Bein Hametzarim and Tisha BeAv. 1764. [2], 46, [4 leaves paginated: 35, 36, 35, 36] 35-134 leaves. Old worn binding, without a spine. Front board and first sheet are detached. Varied notations and ownership signatures and stamps, including: "ליבוש שטערן פאריש". "יוסף יוזל…?".
Section IV: for Elul, Rosh Hashana, Yamim Noraim and Yom Kippur. 1764. [2], 123 leaves. Some moth perforations. Fine leather binding with scuffed corners. Ownership stamp of Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Herman, one of the leaders of Agudat Yisrael in Zurich. Signature: "שייך להקצין כ"ה קאפל דק"ק מראפשוויהר".
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