Chiddushei HaRitv"a, Copy which Belonged to the Kabbalist Rabi Elazar Abuchatzeira

Chiddushei HaRitv"a, Copy which Belonged to the Kabbalist Rabi Elazar Abuchatzeira
Chiddushei HaRitv"a on Nezikin, Kodshim and Taharot. Jerusalem, 1969. The leaf preceding the title page bears 'Baba Elazar' Rabbi Elazar Abuchatzeira's handwritten signature: "מספרי ע"ה אליעזר אבוחצירא". Due to his asceticism, his manuscripts and signatures are very rare.
Rabbi Elazar Abuchatzeira, known as 'Baba Elazar' [1948-2011] was a scion of holy ancestors - son of 'Baba Meir'; grandson of 'Baba Sali' and so forth. He was named after the Tana Rabi Elazar son of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai because before he was born, the Baba Sali saw Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in a night vision. At his circumcision, the Baba Sali read the verse "ע'ין ל'א ר'אתה א'לוקים ז'ולתך"  ["an eye has not seen the L-rd but for you"] whose initials spell out his name, regarding him. This illustrative expression demonstrates this newborn's value and soul-root. From an extremely young age, he was mainly known for guarding his eyes, and there was a special underground tunnel leading from his home to the study hall. In the last decades of his life, he only went out into the street a few times. Baba Elazar received masses of people each day, but few were privileged to see the radiance of his face. This was also a result of the mitzvah of guarding his eyes, which was his guiding principle, such that his body was wrapped in a black cloak which covered most of his face. There are many stories of the tremendous power of his blessings and counsel, and masses flocked to him to receive his advice and blessing. He was murdered in 2011 by a man who came to receive his blessing, drew a knife, stabbed him and killed him. At the end of the shivah, the chief rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar, wrote a lamentation in his memory in the style of the Tisha B'Av lamentations.
118, 41, 22, 32, 31 leaves. 28 cm. This handwriting was shown to the kabbalist's close associates, who confirmed that it is his signature.
Very fine condition, except for slight detachment of the front binding.