Neveh Shalom, philosophical work on the topics of faith, Kabbalah and nature, Torah attributes, prophecy and sacrifices, by R. Avraham Shalom. Constantinople: Eliezer ben Gershom Soncino, 1538-[1539]. First edition.
The author, R. Avraham son of R. Yitzchak Shalom, was a Spanish Torah scholar. He passed away in Spain in 1492, the year of the expulsion.
Colophon on the final page: "Completed on Friday 13th Sivan 5299 [1539]".
Ownership inscription on the title page: "Acquisition of my money, Avraham Yehuda Fontanella". Signature on final page (beneath the colophon): "Yosef Yekutiel Font.". Several (trimmed) glosses. Signatures and glosses in Italian script.
[196] leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains, including minor dampstains. Worming, slightly affecting text. Tears to several leaves (including title page), affecting text, without loss. Title page trimmed with damage to engraved border. Censorship deletion on one leaf. Censor's signatures and inscriptions on final leaf. Old binding, damaged.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book records (presumably erroneously) only [194] leaves.