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Los Angeles: Cherub Press, 2013. Tight and unmarked, with very gently bumped boards, VG/VG. Full cloth binding. 184pp. Text in Hebrew. Jacket is mildly hand-soiled and offered now in a new mylar cover. Volume 37 from the series "Sources and Studies in the Literature of Jewish Mysticism. R. Moses de León is considered to be the central figure responsible for the composition and early diffusion of the main part of the Zohar. Mishkan ha-Edut is the last full-length book composed by de León to remain in manuscript form and is published here for the first time in a critical edition, introduced and annotated with copious notes that explain the text and show the many parallels to the zoharic texts.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.

Los Angeles: Cherub Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. near fine. Quarto. 90pp. [4]. Printed white dust jacket with black lettering on the covers and spine. Dark blue textured buckram boards with gilt lettering on the Hebrew-language cover and the spine. An intriguing examination of famed Rabbi Moses de Leon's lesser known commentary on the the seminal first chapter of the biblical book of Ezekiel, which is considered a foundational text for the early Jewish mystical school known as Merkavah mysticism. The content of this critical edition is derived from the most complete copy of the original mediaeval manuscript held in Leiden. Volume 4 from the series "Sources and Studies in the Literature of Jewish Mysticism". Text throughout in Hebrew, with additional title page, publication information, table of contents, and an abstract in English. Dust jacket, binding, and interior all in near fine condition overall. Hebrew title: פירוש המרכבה לר' משה די ליאון.