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EXTREMELY RARE second edition from 1727 of "Ele Ha-Mitzvot" (these are the commandments), a book dealing with the 613 commandments of the Jewish faith. The book was written by Moses Hagiz, son of R. Israel Hagiz, who like him was a famous renouncer of Sabbetai Zevi and his followers. This book was first printed in 1713, and enjoyed a great popularity and numerous later editions. This edition features a unique illustrated title page and an introduction by the editor, Baruch Wohlschlitt. 130x85mm. 219 double pages (preface pages unnumbered). Patterned quarter-leather hardcover. Cover worn and bumped. Cover edges bumped. Cover corners partly missing. Spine worn, bumped, pierced at several places and partly detached from rear cover. Wormholes on endpapers, title page and four first introduction pages. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: Despite the aforementioned damage, this very old and handsome Judaica book is intact and in good reading condition.