Bidspirit auction | Collection of Ethical and Philosophical

Collection of Ethical and Philosophical Books – Printed in Amsterdam – 1644-1756 – Original Bindings - Six ethical, homiletical and philosophical books printed in Amsterdam in the 1600s and 1700s, mainly in original bindings: • Mashmia Yeshuah, commentary on Talmudic and Midrashic passages about the redemption, by Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Amsterdam: Immanuel Benveniste, [1644]. Includes location of printing and printer's name (lacking from most copies). • Yesh Nochalim, by R. Avraham Horowitz, father of the Shlah, with ethical will of R. Shabtai Sheftel HaLevi Horowitz, son of the Shlah. Amsterdam, [1701]. Without last [1] page with errata (also lacking in other copies). Signature on title page. • Letters and Responsa of the Rambam. Amsterdam, [1712]. Unique printed dedication on verso of title page. Original leather binding. Inscription inside front board. • Shulchan Arba, laws of the table and eating, by R. Bachya son of Asher ibn Chalawa. Amsterdam, [1718]. Original parchment binding. Bookplate of ”Justus Tal” [R. Tuviah Tal, Rabbi of Arnhem and the Hague, d. 1898]. • Kav HaYashar, by R. Tzvi Hirsch of Koidanov. Amsterdam, [1722]. • Chen Tov, by R. Gedaliah Teikus, with Brit Melach by R. Yom Tov Lipman Heller, and Taharat Aharon by R. Aharon Perls. Amsterdam, [1756]. 6 books. Varying size and condition. Old original bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is. Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.