Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture

Phaedon – Moshe Mendelssohn – First edition, 1767

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Phaedon oder Über die Unsterblichkeit der Seele, in drey Gesprächen, [Phaedon, or on the immortality of the soul], Moshe Mendelssohn. Berlin and Stettin, 1767.
First edition of the book by the philosopher Moshe Mendelssohn (1729-1786), which was translated into many languages.
The book, called by the name of Appelton’s dialogue and written as a dialogue between the Greek philosopher Socrates to his students, brings evidence of the immortality of the soul and deals with eternity and immortality. German.
[1] Plate - engraving; [11], 309, [1] pages, 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Unoriginal binding.
Signatures, Manuscripts and Archives
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