Three editions of the “Reshit Hokhmah” essay by Rabbi Eliyahu Vidas (among the disciples of Rabbi Moshe Cordovero), one of the basic books of Musar and Yir'ah:
1. Reshit Hokhmah, Venice, [1593]. Second edition. (Detached leaves with supplements from other copies. Stains, tears and light moth damage).
2. Reshit Hokhmah, Constantinople, [1736]. Printed with the Chupat Eliyahu and the Chai Ben Mekits, and the Musar Ha-Nefesh Derekh Hidah By Rabbi Shlomo Ebn Gabirol. (Stains and light moth damage).
3. Reshit Hokhmah, Livorno [1856]. (A handwritten opening prayer appears on the page opposite to the title page – Yemen). Inscriptions and signatures in Oriental handwriting on all three volumes. Antique, worn leather bindings. Varying conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.