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kestenbaum
· Nov 2025
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>FARISSOL, ABRAHAM.</strong></span></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Igereth Orchoth Olam - Itinera Mundi. </p> <p><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>First Latin Edition. </strong></span>Hebrew with Latin translation by Thomas Hyde. The Eran Laor copy with his stamp in front.</p> <p>pp. (16), 196; (4), 31. Opening title touch worn. Later vellum. Sm. 4to.<br /></p> <p>Vinograd, Oxford 4; Wing F-438.<br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Oxford, Sheldon Theatre, 1691.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>The Igereth Orchoth Olam is a pioneering work on geography. First published in Ferrara in 1524 <span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>it is the first Hebrew work to contain a description of America</strong></span> (chap. 29). Besides its rudimentary description of the “Erets Hadasha” (The New World), the book also contains a valuable reference to the enigmatic personality David Reubeni (chap. 14).</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol (c. 1451-c. 1525) was born in Avignon, France, but spent most of his life in Ferrara and Mantua. For a thorough account of his life and achievements, see David B. Ruderman, The World of a Renaissance Jew: The Life and Thought of Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol (Cincinnati, 1981); see also André Neher, Jewish Thought and the Scientific Revolution of the Sixteenth Century (Oxford, 1986), pp. 122-135. </p> <p><br /></p> <p> <span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>* Bound With: </strong></span>Tractatus Alberti Bobovii [Muslim Liturgy and Religious Practices] (Oxford, 1690). Text in Latin and Osmanli (Turkish in Arabic characters), with notes by the Editor, Thomas Hyde. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>According to the preface to this second work, the author, Albert Bobowski, was a Polish interloper in the Ottoman Empire who, in recognition of his linguistic ability, was given the title “Turjeman Bashi” (chief interpreter) by Sultan Mohammed IV. Bobowski recorded Muslim practices, including the hajj to Mecca and the Muslim rites of circumcision.</p>
US$600
kestenbaum
· Nov 2025
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>FARISSOL, ABRAHAM.</strong></span></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Igereth Orchoth Olam - Itinera Mundi. </p> <p><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>First Latin Edition. </strong></span>Hebrew with Latin translation by Thomas Hyde. The Eran Laor copy with his stamp in front.</p> <p>pp. (16), 196; (4), 31. Opening title touch worn. Later vellum. Sm. 4to.<br /></p> <p>Vinograd, Oxford 4; Wing F-438.<br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Oxford, Sheldon Theatre, 1691.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>The Igereth Orchoth Olam is a pioneering work on geography. First published in Ferrara in 1524 <span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>it is the first Hebrew work to contain a description of America</strong></span> (chap. 29). Besides its rudimentary description of the “Erets Hadasha” (The New World), the book also contains a valuable reference to the enigmatic personality David Reubeni (chap. 14).</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol (c. 1451-c. 1525) was born in Avignon, France, but spent most of his life in Ferrara and Mantua. For a thorough account of his life and achievements, see David B. Ruderman, The World of a Renaissance Jew: The Life and Thought of Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol (Cincinnati, 1981); see also André Neher, Jewish Thought and the Scientific Revolution of the Sixteenth Century (Oxford, 1986), pp. 122-135. </p> <p><br /></p> <p> <span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>* Bound With: </strong></span>Tractatus Alberti Bobovii [Muslim Liturgy and Religious Practices] (Oxford, 1690). Text in Latin and Osmanli (Turkish in Arabic characters), with notes by the Editor, Thomas Hyde. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>According to the preface to this second work, the author, Albert Bobowski, was a Polish interloper in the Ottoman Empire who, in recognition of his linguistic ability, was given the title “Turjeman Bashi” (chief interpreter) by Sultan Mohammed IV. Bobowski recorded Muslim practices, including the hajj to Mecca and the Muslim rites of circumcision.</p>
· Nov 2017
B.C
€15,000
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€15,000
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B.C
€15,000
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€15,000
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· Jul 2025
Talbot Master
£56,700
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£40,000
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· Jul 2025
Talbot Master
£56,700
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£40,000
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· Jul 2019
(x) The Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Surgeon R
£500
· Jul 2019
(x) The Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Surgeon R
£500
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· Feb 2026
(Colditz) (Coded?) Manuscript Postcard Addressed to Mrs Char...
£110
· Feb 2026
(Colditz) (Coded?) Manuscript Postcard Addressed to Mrs Char...
£110
Postcards & Stamps
· Apr 2025
(x) A superb I.D.S.M
£2,000
· Apr 2025
(x) A superb I.D.S.M
£2,000
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· Nov 2022
An Inkermann D.C.M
£4,000
· Nov 2022
An Inkermann D.C.M
£4,000
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· Nov 2017
Hieronymus Wierix (1553--1619) - The mocking of Christ 1593
€4,000
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€4,000
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· Nov 2017
Hieronymus Wierix (1553--1619) - The mocking of Christ 1593
€4,000
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€4,000
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Miscellaneous
· Nov 2017
Waltham Riverside 19 Jewels Pocket Watch
€14,500
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€14,500
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· Nov 2017
Waltham Riverside 19 Jewels Pocket Watch
€14,500
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€14,500
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· Nov 2017
Hieronymus Wierix (1553--1619) - Christ before Caiphas - 1593
€2,400
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€2,400
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· Nov 2017
Hieronymus Wierix (1553--1619) - Christ before Caiphas - 1593
€2,400
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€2,400
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Miscellaneous
· Nov 2017
Miguel Ruiz Jimenez - Arab Coffee pot "Golden Pottery"
€10,000
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€10,000
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· Nov 2017
Miguel Ruiz Jimenez - Arab Coffee pot "Golden Pottery"
€10,000
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€10,000
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· Nov 2017
C
€14,700
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€14,700
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· Nov 2017
C
€14,700
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€14,700
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· Oct 2017
Hieronymus Wierix (1553--1619) - Barrabas prefered to Jesus- 1593
€3,100
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€3,100
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· Oct 2017
Hieronymus Wierix (1553--1619) - Barrabas prefered to Jesus- 1593
€3,100
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€3,100
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kestenbaum
· Jun 2025
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>(KABBALAH).</strong></span></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Shimon b’r Yochai. <span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>Sepher HaZohar</strong></span> [“The Book of Splendor.”] </p> <p><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>FIRST EDITION.</strong></span> </p> <p>Five parts in three volumes. Complete with four titles each within architectural arch. </p> <p><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>*</strong></span> Vol. I - Bereishith: ff. (8), 251. </p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>*</strong></span> Vol. II - Shemoth: ff. 269. </p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>*</strong></span> Vol. III - Vayikra: ff. 115; Bamidbar-Devarim: ff. (2), 118-300. </p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong><br /></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>Extensive marginalia in various hands.</strong></span> The Mehlman copy (with his pencilled attributions.)</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Few leaves supplied from another copy, variously stained in places, some light worming, occasional taped repairs, rounded corners. Modern uniform maroon morocco. Housed in slip-case. 4to. </p> <p>Vinograd, Mantua 51, 61 and 69; Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 324.<br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Mantua, Meir b. Ephraim of Padua and Jacob Hakohen of Gazolo, 1558-60.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>FIRST EDITION OF THIS SUPREMELY SEMINAL TEXT. </strong></span></p> <p><br /></p> <p>The most sacred and influential of all Kabbalistic works, the Zohar is the pre-eminent classic of world mystical literature, a quest for Divine Unity and a search for insight into the mysteries of God’s Torah. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Concomitant with the production of this first edition, there were some who feared the printing of such an esoteric work - its meaning might be distorted, others could become confused by the implications of the Zohar’s mystical teachings. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Nonetheless the Ar’i za’l himself, along with his most devoted disciples, used this present edition for the study of the Zohar. Whenever the Ari zal’s circle made specific reference to the Zohar text, they utilized the collation of this Mantua first edition.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><b>The Bible of Jewish Mysticism.</b></p>
US$65,000
kestenbaum
· Jun 2025
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>(KABBALAH).</strong></span></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Shimon b’r Yochai. <span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>Sepher HaZohar</strong></span> [“The Book of Splendor.”] </p> <p><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>FIRST EDITION.</strong></span> </p> <p>Five parts in three volumes. Complete with four titles each within architectural arch. </p> <p><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>*</strong></span> Vol. I - Bereishith: ff. (8), 251. </p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>*</strong></span> Vol. II - Shemoth: ff. 269. </p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>*</strong></span> Vol. III - Vayikra: ff. 115; Bamidbar-Devarim: ff. (2), 118-300. </p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong><br /></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>Extensive marginalia in various hands.</strong></span> The Mehlman copy (with his pencilled attributions.)</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Few leaves supplied from another copy, variously stained in places, some light worming, occasional taped repairs, rounded corners. Modern uniform maroon morocco. Housed in slip-case. 4to. </p> <p>Vinograd, Mantua 51, 61 and 69; Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 324.<br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Mantua, Meir b. Ephraim of Padua and Jacob Hakohen of Gazolo, 1558-60.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>FIRST EDITION OF THIS SUPREMELY SEMINAL TEXT. </strong></span></p> <p><br /></p> <p>The most sacred and influential of all Kabbalistic works, the Zohar is the pre-eminent classic of world mystical literature, a quest for Divine Unity and a search for insight into the mysteries of God’s Torah. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Concomitant with the production of this first edition, there were some who feared the printing of such an esoteric work - its meaning might be distorted, others could become confused by the implications of the Zohar’s mystical teachings. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Nonetheless the Ar’i za’l himself, along with his most devoted disciples, used this present edition for the study of the Zohar. Whenever the Ari zal’s circle made specific reference to the Zohar text, they utilized the collation of this Mantua first edition.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><b>The Bible of Jewish Mysticism.</b></p>
lionandunicorn
· Feb 2025
Late 17th-Century Baroque Statue of St. Rupertus
US$4,200
lionandunicorn
· Feb 2025
Late 17th-Century Baroque Statue of St. Rupertus
US$4,200
Sculptures
· Nov 2016
America; Lot with 16 books about the United States - 1956/2001
€2,000
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€2,000
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· Nov 2016
America; Lot with 16 books about the United States - 1956/2001
€2,000
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€2,000
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Books, Maps & Manuscripts
edwardsauctions
· Jan 2026
A Lot of Vintage News Magazines (Newsweek, LIFE, The Saturday Evening Post) and 'The torch is passed...' JFK Commemorative Volume, Early 1960s-Mid 1970s
US$1
edwardsauctions
· Jan 2026
A Lot of Vintage News Magazines (Newsweek, LIFE, The Saturday Evening Post) and 'The torch is passed...' JFK Commemorative Volume, Early 1960s-Mid 1970s
US$1
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
· Nov 2017
Hieronymus Wierix (1553--1619) -St. Jude with the devil on his shoulders - 1593
€2,800
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€2,800
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· Nov 2017
Hieronymus Wierix (1553--1619) -St. Jude with the devil on his shoulders - 1593
€2,800
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€2,800
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· Nov 2016
[Franciscus Sweerts of Sweertius] - Rerum belgicarum annales chronici et historici de bellis, urbibus, situ & moribus Gentis - 1620
€12,000
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€12,000
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· Nov 2016
[Franciscus Sweerts of Sweertius] - Rerum belgicarum annales chronici et historici de bellis, urbibus, situ & moribus Gentis - 1620
€12,000
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€12,000
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Books, Maps & Manuscripts
· Nov 2024
(x) A 1949 O.B.E
£550
· Nov 2024
(x) A 1949 O.B.E
£550
Medals, Arms & Armour
· Nov 2015
Edelstenen; Lot with 10 books on gemstones and minerals - 1968/2008
€4,400
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€4,400
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· Nov 2015
Edelstenen; Lot with 10 books on gemstones and minerals - 1968/2008
€4,400
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€4,400
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Books, Maps & Manuscripts
kestenbaum
· Jun 2018
<span class="body_first_edition">(Shada’l).</span> Il Profeta Isaia - Sepher Yishayahu. Chapter One. 32 printed pages (all published) + 2 pages in manuscript. [Not in Vinograd]. Prague, 1842.<br /> <span class="body_first_edition">* Bound With:</span> (Manuscript) Isaiah Chapters 2-66. With commentary by Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal). Transcribed by <span class="body_first_edition">Joseph Shabthai (Giuseppe Sabbato) Basevi</span>. pp. 318.
US$8,500
kestenbaum
· Jun 2018
<span class="body_first_edition">(Shada’l).</span> Il Profeta Isaia - Sepher Yishayahu. Chapter One. 32 printed pages (all published) + 2 pages in manuscript. [Not in Vinograd]. Prague, 1842.<br /> <span class="body_first_edition">* Bound With:</span> (Manuscript) Isaiah Chapters 2-66. With commentary by Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal). Transcribed by <span class="body_first_edition">Joseph Shabthai (Giuseppe Sabbato) Basevi</span>. pp. 318.
US$8,500
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
· Mar 2017
Police; De geschiedenis van de Nederlandse politie- 5 volumes - 2007
€7,100
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€7,100
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· Mar 2017
Police; De geschiedenis van de Nederlandse politie- 5 volumes - 2007
€7,100
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€7,100
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Books, Maps & Manuscripts
US$600
Other
US$65,000
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
![<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>FARISSOL, ABRAHAM.</strong></span></p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Igereth Orchoth Olam - Itinera Mundi. </p>
<p><br /></p>
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>First Latin Edition. </strong></span>Hebrew with Latin translation by Thomas Hyde. The Eran Laor copy with his stamp in front.</p>
<p>pp. (16), 196; (4), 31. Opening title touch worn. Later vellum. Sm. 4to.<br /></p>
<p>Vinograd, Oxford 4; Wing F-438.<br /></p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Oxford, Sheldon Theatre, 1691.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The Igereth Orchoth Olam is a pioneering work on geography. First published in Ferrara in 1524 <span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>it is the first Hebrew work to contain a description of America</strong></span> (chap. 29). Besides its rudimentary description of the “Erets Hadasha” (The New World), the book also contains a valuable reference to the enigmatic personality David Reubeni (chap. 14).</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol (c. 1451-c. 1525) was born in Avignon, France, but spent most of his life in Ferrara and Mantua. For a thorough account of his life and achievements, see David B. Ruderman, The World of a Renaissance Jew: The Life and Thought of Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol (Cincinnati, 1981); see also André Neher, Jewish Thought and the Scientific Revolution of the Sixteenth Century (Oxford, 1986), pp. 122-135. </p>
<p><br /></p>
<p> <span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>* Bound With: </strong></span>Tractatus Alberti Bobovii [Muslim Liturgy and Religious Practices] (Oxford, 1690). Text in Latin and Osmanli (Turkish in Arabic characters), with notes by the Editor, Thomas Hyde. </p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>According to the preface to this second work, the author, Albert Bobowski, was a Polish interloper in the Ottoman Empire who, in recognition of his linguistic ability, was given the title “Turjeman Bashi” (chief interpreter) by Sultan Mohammed IV. Bobowski recorded Muslim practices, including the hajj to Mecca and the Muslim rites of circumcision.</p>](/img/aHR0cHM6Ly9iaWRzcGlyaXQtaW1hZ2VzLmdsb2JhbC5zc2wuZmFzdGx5Lm5ldC9rZXN0ZW5iYXVtL2Nsb25lZC1pbWFnZXMvMTIyNjY1LzAwMS8wMDEuanBn.YwVQyRvxzhN-RWvvYdPQtg)
![<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>(KABBALAH).</strong></span></p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Shimon b’r Yochai. <span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>Sepher HaZohar</strong></span> [“The Book of Splendor.”] </p>
<p><br /></p>
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>FIRST EDITION.</strong></span> </p>
<p>Five parts in three volumes. Complete with four titles each within architectural arch. </p>
<p><br /></p>
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>*</strong></span> Vol. I - Bereishith: ff. (8), 251. </p>
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>*</strong></span> Vol. II - Shemoth: ff. 269. </p>
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>*</strong></span> Vol. III - Vayikra: ff. 115; Bamidbar-Devarim: ff. (2), 118-300. </p>
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong><br /></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>Extensive marginalia in various hands.</strong></span> The Mehlman copy (with his pencilled attributions.)</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Few leaves supplied from another copy, variously stained in places, some light worming, occasional taped repairs, rounded corners. Modern uniform maroon morocco. Housed in slip-case. 4to. </p>
<p>Vinograd, Mantua 51, 61 and 69; Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 324.<br /></p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Mantua, Meir b. Ephraim of Padua and Jacob Hakohen of Gazolo, 1558-60.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p><span style="color:#9C0000"><strong>FIRST EDITION OF THIS SUPREMELY SEMINAL TEXT. </strong></span></p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The most sacred and influential of all Kabbalistic works, the Zohar is the pre-eminent classic of world mystical literature, a quest for Divine Unity and a search for insight into the mysteries of God’s Torah. </p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Concomitant with the production of this first edition, there were some who feared the printing of such an esoteric work - its meaning might be distorted, others could become confused by the implications of the Zohar’s mystical teachings. </p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Nonetheless the Ar’i za’l himself, along with his most devoted disciples, used this present edition for the study of the Zohar. Whenever the Ari zal’s circle made specific reference to the Zohar text, they utilized the collation of this Mantua first edition.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p><b>The Bible of Jewish Mysticism.</b></p>](/img/aHR0cHM6Ly9iaWRzcGlyaXQtaW1hZ2VzLmdsb2JhbC5zc2wuZmFzdGx5Lm5ldC9rZXN0ZW5iYXVtL2Nsb25lZC1pbWFnZXMvMTIyMTExLzAwNy8wMDcuanBn.yFEnjAHFiG3lYu9sGl4plw)
![[Franciscus Sweerts of Sweertius] - Rerum belgicarum annales chronici et historici de bellis, urbibus, situ & moribus Gentis - 1620](/img/aHR0cHM6Ly9iYXJuZWJ5czIuaW1naXgubmV0LzM0LzIwMTYvMTEvNTIwODMvNTIwODNfODg4NDY0Nw.HL7582H-9hUH8m_0VWg7gA)
![<span class="body_first_edition">(Shada’l).</span> Il Profeta Isaia - Sepher Yishayahu. Chapter One. 32 printed pages (all published) + 2 pages in manuscript. [Not in Vinograd]. Prague, 1842.<br /> <span class="body_first_edition">* Bound With:</span> (Manuscript) Isaiah Chapters 2-66. With commentary by Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal). Transcribed by <span class="body_first_edition">Joseph Shabthai (Giuseppe Sabbato) Basevi</span>. pp. 318.](/img/aHR0cHM6Ly9iaWRzcGlyaXQtaW1hZ2VzLmdsb2JhbC5zc2wuZmFzdGx5Lm5ldC9rZXN0ZW5iYXVtL2Nsb25lZC1pbWFnZXMvMTE0MTMyLzEvMS5qcGc.cvxuk6Z75vXOr3ExS4k8_A)
