Auction 100 – Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection

Tzori HaYagon – Prague, 1612

Opening: $600
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Tzori HaYagon, ethics and philosophy to heal the soul, by R. Shem Tov son of Yosef Falaquera, with glosses by R. Shaul son of Shimon. Prague: Yaakov son of Gershon Bak, 1612. Second edition.
Rhyme on title page: "The special quality of Tzori HaYagon is to calm the grief of the soul, to satiate the soul's hunger as the goodly five grains".
As noted on the title page, the first edition of the book was printed in Cremona over 50 years earlier, of which only a few copies remained, leading to the decision to reprint it.
Colophon on last leaf in praise of the publisher.
Minor handwritten corrections in several places.

[20] leaves. 18 cm. Somewhat dark paper. Good condition. Stains. Close trimming of title page, bordering title frame. Inscriptions on title page. New binding.

CB, no. 7101,2; Zedner, p. 697; Roest, p. 1044.
Early Printed Books – Poland, Prague and Western Europe
Early Printed Books – Poland, Prague and Western Europe