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Perfect and Especially Fine Copy! An Important Sefer Yesod: Sefer Chovot Halevavot by Rabbeinu Bahya - Bomberg Press Venice, 1548 - ”Sefer Chovot Halevavot, authored by an ancient sage in Arabic and there exist two copied versions of it. Since one of them is by Harav Hagadol Rabbeinu Bahya, it is fitting that we rely on his version...” . The version of the familar Sefer Mussar known also as Torat Chovot Halevavot (originally, in Judeo-Arabic: kitab alhadayih ali farayid alqulub), an important Sefer Yesod and Mussar. Authored by Rabbeinu Bahya ben Yosef ibn Pekudah, who originally wrote it in Judeo-Arabic and was translated into Hebrew by Rabbi Yehuda ibn Tibbon. One of the earliesr Mussar books which to this day is the basis of Mussar books and doctrine . Stefansky Sifrei Yesod 458.  ”Printed at the house of Daniel Bomberg, here in Venice”. The year of printign appears on the colophon: נדפס זה החבור להפקת רצון הלומדים תורת ה' בשנת ש”ח לפ”ק [1548]”. 88 leaves. Fine, complete copy. Aging stains. Some taping along the edges. Fine, old half-leather binding - slightly blemished in its spine. Very good overall condition.  2 glosses in Italian script - trimmed. Corrections and notations in several places. Dedication on the guard leaf: ”לידידו הנאמן החכם שלמה זלמן שטערן, מתנת שד”ל (החכם הנודע שמואל דוד לוצאטו) ר”ח אדר תרי”ג”. An important and extremely rare item!