Sefer Maarechet HaElokut, on matters of faith, Kabbalah and Jewish philosophy, attributed to R. Peretz ben Yitzchak of Gerona, with the commentary of R. Judah Hayyat and another ancient commentary. [Ferrara: Abraham Usque, 1558]. First edition. [The second edition was published in that same year in Mantova].
Signatures, stamps and ancient ownership inscriptions: ownership inscriptions from Lviv, 1597; signature of "Uri Feivel"; other ownership inscriptions on the endpapers; many stamps of R. Moshe Chalfan of Warsaw; ownership stamp of R. Ben Zion Ettlinger, son of the Aruch LaNer; and other stamps.
R. Moshe Chalfan-Lifshitz (died 1830) was a leader of the Warsaw Jewish community, and father-in-law of the Kotzker Rebbe and the Chiddushei Harim, the first Gerrer Rebbe. [The book "Siach Sarfei Kodesh" contains many stories about R. Moshe's great holiness]. He was a disciple of the Maggid of Kozhnitz and the Chozeh of Lublin, both of whom were involved in arranging a match with his son-in-law, the Chiddushei Harim.
Missing title page and 3 first leaves. [2], 152, 155-202, 201-286 leaves. (Originally: [6], 152, 155-202, 201-286 leaves). 20.5 cm. Handsome copy with wide margins. Good-fair condition. Slight wear and staining. Several detached pages. Several handwritten corrections in early Ashkenazic script contemporary to the printing. Ancient binding, wood and leather with decorations and remainders of clasps. Tears and wear to the binding.
There are many research papers regarding this book and its commentaries. See Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing no. 000160027.