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Kabbalistic Sefer Yesod: Hadarat Melech/Pnei Melech/Kevod Melech - Hague [London] 1770-1773 - Volume containing three books, commentaries on the Zohar by Rabbi Shalom Ben Moshe Buzaglo of Sali, who wrote the Mikdash Melech on the Zohar. Hadarat Melech, Kevod Melech, Pnei Melech, and omissions from Sefer Kisseh Melech, printed at the printery of Moshe, son of the late Hirtz in Hague, 1770-1773, and published in London. Apart from the book Pnei Melech, all were printed without a title page. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 331. The book is mispaginated so we’ve included here precise details of the pagination of this copy with comments of the National Library (see more in Gershom Scholem, Sifrei Kabbalah, pp. 190-191): Leaves 138-157: Hadarat Melech [second section of the Hadarat Melech printed in Amsterdam in 1766] printed without title page. Written on the top of the first page: “printed in London” (1770). Leaves [1] 178-206, with a special title page: “This book Hadarat Pnei Melech…with the commentary HaAdarot Zuta Ve’RaBba (1773). Leaves 219-244: ”Commentary Ma’amarei HaTikkunim... SeferHadarat Kevod Melech” (pagination is a continuation of Hadarat Melech). Leaves 129-132: omissions from Sefer Kisseh Melech (pagination is continuation of the Amsterdam 1774 edition). Apparently, its printing ended in 1774. Leaves 158-161: Table of errors and omissions from the Zohar and an index to the Ma’amarei Tikkunim. Old, healthy binding. Stains. A single moth perforation throughout the entire book. Good overall condition.  Ownership signature on the first page: ”הקטן יחזקאל במהור”ר ר' יעקב זצ”ל נבעי”.