Bidspirit auction | ”It is Promised to Him

”It is Promised to Him that He will be a Member of the World to Come” – Tomer Devorah – Venice, 1589 – First Edition - Sefer Tomer Devorah by the kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Cordovero. Printed by Rabbi Moshe Bassola. With forewords by him on the reverse side of the title page. Venice, 1589. Zuan Di Gara Press. First edition (Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 468). The second edition (Prague, 1621) contains an approbation by the Shelah who defined the author as a ”holy Divine man” and of his book said that anyone used to reading the book, saying it every week or month, It is promised to him that he will be a member of the world to Come. 19 leaves. 13.5cm. Good overall condition. A little loss in the upper and lower frame of the title page due to the leaf being trimmed. A tiny blemish to leaf 1. New, elegant leather binding.