Auction 13 Hebrew Books, Manuscripts & Letters
By Taj Art
Apr 7, 2024
Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 38:

Chovat HaLevavot- Tikkun Middot HaNefesh. Constantinople, 1550

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Chovat HaLevavot- Tikkun Middot HaNefesh. Constantinople, 1550

Fundamental book on Jewish thought. This Edition is printed from a Different Manuscript Than Prior Editions.


Chovat HaLevavot by Rabbeinu Bachaye ibn Paquda.

Tikkun Middot HaNefesh by Rabbi Shlomo ibn Gabirol (Translated from Arabic by Rabbi Yehudah ibn Tibbon).

This edition is printed from a different manuscript than that of previous editions. See introduction by Rabbi Yitzchak b”R Chaim Chazan, in which he relates that he printed this book based on an old manuscript.

The title page is embellished with a beautiful woodcut engraving with an architectural gateway design.

Leaf 2 has ownership listings and signatures penned in ancient Spanish.

Leaves 3, 17, 18, 19 have handwritten glosses.
Constantinople, 1550. Moshe son of Eliezer Parnes Press. Third edition.
[6], 9-102 leaves. 21 cm. Very good condition. Age stains. Some leaves are restored. Quality, thick paper. Beautiful, new, leather binding.
A. Ya’ari, Hebrew Printing in Kushta, No. 149.
Vinograd, Kushta 200.

Fundamental book on Jewish thought. Corrected edition with addendums. A most rare Constantinople print.


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