Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Tzri HaYagon – Cremona, 1557

Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
Tzri HaYagon, ethics and philosophy, by R. Shem Tov ben Joseph ibn Falaquera (including glosses by R. Shaul son of Shimon). Cremona: Vincenzo Conti, [1557]. First edition.
The title page states: "This book has the power to rid the soul of anguish as the five grains satisfy the body from hunger".
20 leaves. Page size varies. Title page and several subsequent leaves replaced from another copy. Good condition. Stains and minor damage. (Owner's signatures in early handwriting: "Avraham Albersweiler"). New cloth binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.
Early Printed books
Early Printed books