Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Sefer Chen Tov – First Edition – Venice, 1605 / Second Edition – Prague, 1618-1624

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
1. Sefer Chen Tov, sermons according to the order of the Torah and on Kabbalah, by Rabbi Tuvia HaLevi. Venice, [1605]. First edition. The author often quotes Rabbi Shlomo Sagis (who was his teacher) and the words of the Ari.
314 leaves, 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Moth damage, stains. Tears to margins of first and last leaves, some reinforced or restored, with light damage to writing. Old cover with leather spine.
2. Sefer Chen Tov, by Rabbi Tuvia HaLevi. Prague, 1618-1624, printed by Avraham Ish Heide in the house of Yuda son of Ya'akov Katz of the Gershoni family. Second edition. [According to year written on title page, it was printed in 1614, according to colophon – in 1624].
356 leaves, 32 cm. Fair condition. Dark paper. Light moth damage, stains. Few tears, some restored or reinforced. Title page cut and damaged, with owners' stamps. Antique leather and wood binding, damaged, with remnants of buckles.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
Early printed books – Resh and Shin Years
Early printed books – Resh and Shin Years