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Leshon Limudim by the Ramchal - First Edition - Mantua, 1727 - First Book Published by the Ramchal

Leshon Limudim, on the wisdom of the Holy Tongue - "explaining poetry and its rules, to teach the young Jews who strive to learn it", by R. Moshe Chaim Luzzatto - the Ramchal. Mantua, 1727. First Edition.
This is the first published work of the Ramchal. On the title page, the Ramchal dedicates his book to his teacher R. Yeshaya Bassan.
Ownership inscription on the title page: "I purchased it for 24 Dutch stuiver in Amsterdam… Erev Shabbat 10th Sivan 1805, Hertz Epstein Segal".
56, [1] leaves. 16.5 cm. Good condition. Many stains. Minor damage to a few leaves. Stamps. New leather binding.
See: Stefansky Classics, p. 151.