Auction 62
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Aug 28, 2018
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 37:
Tzri HaYagon – Cremona, 1557
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Sold for: $420
Start price:
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400
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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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.
