Bidspirit auction | Polemic: Shearit HaNachla , First

Polemic: Shearit HaNachla , First Edition, Alexandria 1862. The second Hebrew Sefer printed there. Sefer Shearit HaNachla regarding the origins of Kabala by Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Chazan. Alexandria, Solomon Ottolenghi, 1862. Polemic against Shadal's Vikuach Al Chochmat HaKabblah. Yaari, Alexandria number 2. Born in Izmir, Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Hazan (1808-62) was raised in Jerusalem. He held rabbinic posts in Rome, Corfu and Alexandria. Hazan fought against the Reform movement in Italy, while also arguing against the retention of superstitious practices within the traditional community. Size : 24 cm Pages : [2] 115, [5], with the Latin pages at the end! Condition : Fine condition, few small holes to title page, last 2 Latin pages are torn effecting some text. No spine.