Nofet Tzufim . Wondrous essays with a Kabbalistic commentary by Rabbi Betzalel b”r Shlomo (of Kobrin). Lemberg. On the title page: “Printed in 1804” – although it was in fact printed c. 1830.
Special edition of the early book Amudei Shiv’ah . The printer writes in his foreword that he had a torn edition of the book, so he could not print it in its entirety “with the original pagination … I just arranged it … according to what seemed proper to me … and I am certain that the gaon … the author … would not hold a grievance against me for not printing it exactly in order … and for changing his name.”
Brought to print by Rabbi Yehoshua Avraham ben Rabbi Yisrael of Zhitomir, author of Geulat Yisrael . Otzar Yisrael-Ginzei Mehlman 1052. Stefansky Chassidut 107. This is one of the fraudulent Rozanes prints. Refer to: A Ya’ari, “Beit Defusah shel HaRabbanit Yehudit Rozanes BiLvov” Kiryat Sefer 17, 1940, pp. 97, 107.
[2] 45 leaves. 22.5 cm. Provenance: Yudlov Collection.
Fine condition: Aging stains. Worming perforations. Light tears in the margins. New binding.