Sha’ar Naftali – prayers and hymns founded upon harerei kodesh – Rabbi Naftali Katz, author of Semichat Chachamim . Minsk, 1810. Small format.
Second edition. The first edition was printed in Brünn, 1817, where the “transcriber’s introduction” was not printed. It tells a sensational story about the author’s passing and the conversation he had with the angel of death. There are several differences between the editions.
Several handwritten revisions.
[103] leaf. Lacking the first title page, with the location and year of print. 16.5 cm.
Fine condition. Many usage marks. Wear and tear in the margins of several leaves. Old binding, rubbed.