Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Maarechet HaElokut - Mantua, 1558 - Incomplete Copy

Opening: $500
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Maarechet HaElokut, faith, Kabbalah and Jewish philosophy, attributed to R. Peretz son of Yitzchak of Gerona, with the commentary by R. Yehuda Chayat and "Perush Zulato" (another's commentary). [Mantua: Meir son of Efraim of Padua and Jacob son of Naftali HaKohen of Gazzolo, Rosh Chodesh Adar II, 1558].
Signature on front endpaper: "Dr. Michael Sachs" (presumably Dr. Yechiel Michael Sachs, rabbi in Prague and Berlin, d. 1864).
A few glosses.
Incomplete copy. 5-205 leaves. Lacking 11 leaves: 1-4; 1-4, 206-208 (8 first leaves and 3 final leaves). Leaves 1-4 (of second sequence) and leaves 206-208 replaced in neat handwriting. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains (some leaves with many stains). Minor open tears to one leaf. Open tear to leaf 5, affecting text, repaired with paper (and handwritten replacement of missing text). Several leaves reinforced with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. Old leather binding, rubbed and worn. Spine partially lacking, reinforced with tape.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries