Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Sefer Ma'alot Hamidot - Cremona, 1556 - Ancient Ownership Inscription
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Sefer Ma'alot Hamidot, by R. Yechiel Anav. Cremona: Vincenzo Conti, 1556.
The first edition of this book (Constantinople, 1512)was titled "Beit Hamidot". For information regarding the two editions, see: Kook, Iyunim U'Mechkarim, Jerusalem, 1963, pp. 268-269.
Ownership inscription on the title page, fragmented, written in 1558: "The earth and all its contents belong to G-d, who in His great benevolence… has given me this book… Yehoshua ben Le… Moshe Elis..." (R. Moshe Elis was the father of R. Yitzchak Elis, author of "Yesod HaTeshuva", Krakow, 1583). Stamps of the "Sa'adat Bachurim" society (Amsterdam).
83 leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slight worming, without damage to text. Original vellum binding.
The first edition of this book (Constantinople, 1512)was titled "Beit Hamidot". For information regarding the two editions, see: Kook, Iyunim U'Mechkarim, Jerusalem, 1963, pp. 268-269.
Ownership inscription on the title page, fragmented, written in 1558: "The earth and all its contents belong to G-d, who in His great benevolence… has given me this book… Yehoshua ben Le… Moshe Elis..." (R. Moshe Elis was the father of R. Yitzchak Elis, author of "Yesod HaTeshuva", Krakow, 1583). Stamps of the "Sa'adat Bachurim" society (Amsterdam).
83 leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slight worming, without damage to text. Original vellum binding.
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