Ask about this item

Lot 118

Mifalot Elohim (Abarbanel) – Venice, 1592 – First Edition – Original Parchment Binding

Mifalot Elohim, philosophical treatises on the creation of the world and faith, by R. Yitzchak Abarbanel. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1592. First edition.
The book was printed based on two manuscripts, one of which belonged to R. Menachem Azariah (Rama) of Fano, as the title page states.
On verso of title page is a preface by the proofreader, R. Yitzchak Gershon.
A few censorship expurgations. Handwritten corrections to several leaves.

96 leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Minute worming. Original parchment binding, with light damage and worming.

CB, no. 5302,34; Zedner, p. 370; Roest, p. 474.