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”Das Buch Jezira” – Forty Compositions Dealing with Kabbalah and Magic – Includes Translation of ”Sefer Yetzira” – Germany, Late 19th or Early 20th Century - ”Das Buch jezira, das ist das grosse Buch der Bücher Moses... aus ältesten kabbalistischen Urkunden” [The Book of Formation… From the Earliest Kabbalistic Documents…]. Printer and place not indicated. [Germany, late 19th or early 20th century]. German. Collection of forty compositions written in different periods by various authors, all dealing with Kabbalistic and other mystical, magical, occultic, and esoteric Jewish teachings, including a translation of the ancient Hebrew text known as ”Sefer Yetzira,” which gives the collection its main German title. Accompanied by numerous illustrations, diagrams, and sketches lending visual expression to various terms and concepts introduced in the compositions. 208; 207; 128; 144 pp., approx. 18 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Loose leaves. Detached gathering. Worming to first five leaves. Wax seal (stamped with mystical emblem) to leaf following title page. Minor tears to leaf following title page. Later binding (with new pastedowns); abrasions and blemishes to binding.