Bidspirit auction | Menorat HaMa’or, Part I, Zhitomir,

Menorat HaMa’or, Part I, Zhitomir, 1852. - Sefer Menorat HaMa’or, Part I, by Rabbi Yitzchak Aboab, with the commentary Nefesh Yehuda and with a vocalized Yiddish translation. Zhitomir, 1852. Printed by the Shapira brothers—Rabbi Chanina Lipa and Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavuta. Two title pages; part of the lettering on the first title page printed in red ink. The seforim printed in Zhitomir and Slavuta by the grandsons of the holy Rebbi Pinchas of Koretz were renowned for their special sanctity. The printing tools and typefaces were immersed in a mikveh prior to use, and even possessing these sacred books is traditionally regarded as a segulah for protection of the home and for success. 335 leaves. 23.5 cm.