Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Mivchar HaPeninim – Venice, 1546

Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Mivchar HaPeninim, wise sayings “from sages and proverbs of the philosophers”, attributed to Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Gabirol [some attribute the book to Rabbi Yedayah Hapenini Habadrashi] with commentary. Venice 1546. Printed by Cornelio Edelkind.
Stamps of the Sa'adat Bachurim association (Amsterdam).
40 leaves. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Light-colored high-quality paper. Spotting, few worm damages. Last leaves are slightly loose.
Place and date of printing only appear in the printer's colophon on the last page.
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years