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Sepher Yetzirah: the Book of Formation and the 32 Paths of Wisdom with Hebrew Text (Golden Dawn Studies No 3) (English and Hebrew Edition)

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The title (in the Amazon catalog) is a little misleading. Be sure you know what you are ordering. This book is actually a copy of William Wynn Westcott's familiar translation of the Sepher Yetzirah, including his translation of the 32 Paths of Wisdom. It then also contains the Hebrew Text of the S.Y. (Kalisch's edition). What it does NOT include -- and my entire reason for ordering the book -- is the Hebrew original of "The 32 Paths of Wisdom." This was a huge disappointment to me, having sought for many years for a current published version of it. Nonetheless, if you know what you are getting, the book is a fine buy at a fair price. You can't get a copy of Westcott's translation much cheaper. The manufacturing, though simple, is adequate (good quality paper, folded and stapled). The Hebrew text of the S.Y. is only otherwise available to most people through Kaplan's volume, and this may be a preferable source for it.