Auction 100 – Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection
Mifalot Elohim (Abarbanel) – Venice, 1592 – First Edition – Original Parchment Binding
Opening: $600
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,200
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
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.
Early Printed Books – Italy
Early Printed Books – Italy