Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters

HaEmunot V'Hade'ot - Amsterdam, 1647 - Printed by Menasseh Ben Israel and his Son Yosef Ben Israel

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Schepher Aemunot, sive liber de capitibus fidei / HaEmunot V'Hade'ot, by Rabbi Se'adya Gaon, translated into Hebrew by Rabbi Yehuda Ibn Tibbon. Amsterdam, 1647. Printed by Yosef Ben Israel son of Menasseh Ben Israel. Two title pages, the first title page is in Latin with the device of the printer Menasseh Ben Israel [illustration of the "Wandering Jew" with a Jewish hat and a walking-stick in his hand].
32, [1], 33-53 leaves. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Ancient vellum binding.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.
Basic Books / Various
Basic Books / Various