Bidspirit auction | Rare Classic Mussar: Sefer Reshis

Rare Classic Mussar: Sefer Reshis Chochmah (with the First Edition of Igeres HaRamban), Venice, [1579]. First Edition. Glosses! Sefer Reshis Chochmah, Techochot Mussar, Inyanei Kedusha and Tikkunei Teshiva - Sefer Yesod of Mussar books, by the Mekubal Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas, the Ramak's disciple. With Igeret HaRamban printed in it for the first time. Inside the sefer there are about 200 glosses, some of them lengthy [trimmed]. The Reishis chochmah contains the --- First Edition of Iggeres HaRamban The world-famous Iggeres HaRamban first appeared in print in Reishis Chochmah, Shaar Ha’Anavah Ch. 6 (leaves 355b-356a). Iggeres HaRamban is a famous letter replete with mussar and inspiration that the Ramban sent from the city of Acco to his son Rabbi Nachman in Catalonia, Spain. The letter focuses primarily on the supreme attribute of humility, which is why the author of Reishis Chochmah included it in his unit on humility in his landmark mussar sefer. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 471. Size : 18.5 cm Pages: 8, 421, [32] leaves - the last [32] leaves contain detailed indices by the editor Chacham Rabbi Yitzchak Gershon. Condition : Overall in fine condition, repairs and taping to first few pages and last few pages, stains, a few pages are trimmed effecting the heading, leather binding,