Sefer Bas Melech, matters of Kabbalah and Segulos, by Rabbi Shimon Abayov of Hebron. First Edition, Venice, 1712.
Bound with sefer Zera Kodesh Matzevsa, matters pertaining to Os Bris Kodesh by Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Graff. Second Edition, Frankfurt, 1711.
With approbations by the Semichat Chachamim and the Maharshashach. The holy Semichat Chachamim says of the Sefer that it is almost a necessity for every man.
A special story underlies the printing of the book.
In 1711, the composition "Zera Kodesh Matzeveta" (by Rabbi Moshe Graph) was printed in Frankfurt. The Sefer was prepared for printing by Rabbi Shimon Abayov, who had wanted to print with it the kabbalist composition he had authored – "Bat Melech". However, a huge fire in Frankfurt destroyed many houses of the city, as well as the printing house. Most of the sheets for printing were burned. The last leaves of "Zera Kodesh" of all copies were completely burned. The first leaves survived the fire. So, Rabbi Shimon Abayov sent the leaves that remained to Venice and there the printing of the book was completed.
Thus, the first section of "Zera Kodesh matzevata", until leaf 40, was printed in Frankfurt in 1711 while the final section (section 6, leaves 41-44) was printed in Venice by the Bragadin printing press in 1712.
As he had planned, Rabbi Shimon Abayov added his kabbalist composition "Bat Melech" and it too was printed in Venice and appears in the volume before us, before "Zerta Kodesh".
20, 44 Pages. 16 Cm.
Overall Good condition. thick pages, some stains, slightly frayed corners of pages, later binding a bit rubbed out on corners.
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