Auction 108 Letters by A. Einstein and Other Illustrious Personalities, Zionism, Holocaust and Anti-Semitism, Ritual Items & Jewish Art, Rare Books, Letters of Rabbis and Rebbes
Jun 19, 2018
Israel
 3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem
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LOT 155:

Chovot HaLevavot - Hobat alebabot. Amsterdam, 1670. Portuguese. Extremely Rare

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Chovot HaLevavot - Hobat alebabot. Amsterdam, 1670. Portuguese. Extremely Rare

Hobat alebabot, Obrigaçam dos coraçoens : livro moral de grande erudiçaõ & pia doctrina /‎ composta na lingual arabica pello devoto Rabbenu Bahie O Daian, filho de Rabbi Iosseph ... ; e traduzido na lingua santa pelo insigne Rabi Jeuda Aben Tibon. Amsterdam, 1670. Incomplete copy.

Specifications: [5] 5-8 leaves, 9-434 leaves, missing one leaf of the introduction, and the two last leaves, p. 435-438 are reproductions.

Chovot HaLevavot in Portuguese, translated by Shmuel Avitz. The leaf after the title page features: Tefilla L'K-l Elyon - a lengthy prayer founded on this work. This prayer in Hebrew was written by Shmuel ben Yitzchak.

Unique Features: Especially rare work.

Condition: Moderate-fine. Minimal worming holes. Aging stains. New binding.


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