Bidspirit auction | Chovot HaLevavot – Venice, 1548

Chovot HaLevavot – Venice, 1548 – Printed by Daniel Bomberg – Second Edition - Chovat HaLevavot, by R. Bachya ibn Pakuda, translated by R. Yehudah ibn Tibbon. Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1548. Second edition of a foundational book of ethics, service of G-d and religious thought, which has been printed in over a hundred[!] editions with commentaries and new translations from the original Arabic. Short marginal glosses and annotations, by various writers. [1], 2-84, 86-87 leaves. Lacking leaf 85 and last leaf. 19.5 cm. Overall good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Open tear to leaf 87, affecting text. Early binding, with minor defects. Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.