Bidspirit auction | Collection of Mussar Seforim. First

Collection of Mussar Seforim. First Editions, Mantua 1561 - Venice 1579. Very Rare! - A bound volume containing Se’ah Solet, Marpeh la-Nefesh, and Orcḥot Chaim - the three ethical works of Rabbi Raphael Norzi. 1. Sefer   Se’ah Solet — ethical admonitions on human character traits. First Edition. Mantua, 1561. Printed by Jacob son of Naphtali the Kohen of Gazzuolo. 2 . Sefer Marpeh la-Nefesh First Edition. Mantua, 1561. Printed by Jacob son of Naphtali the Kohen of Gazzuolo. 40 leaves. 3.  Sefer Orcḥot Chaim. First Edition. Venice, 1579. Printed by Zuan di Gara. All three works are very rare! 31 leaves. 17.5 cm. Rabbi Raphael Norzi (c. 1520–1591), among the sages of Mantua and Ferrara; his works were widely received and enjoyed broad circulation. On the author and his works, including the various editions, see:  H. G. Enelow, Raphael Norzi, A Rabbi of the Renaissance — Hebrew Union College, Jubilee Volume, Cincinnati, 1925.