Pirkei Rebi Eliezer (Attributed to Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, brother-in-law of Raban Gamliel).

Auction 95 | Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at 11:00am

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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(MIDRASH).

Pirkei Rebi Eliezer (Attributed to Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, brother-in-law of Raban Gamliel).

Dedication of publisher Moses Gomes Mesquita to Moses Abarbanel Aredes in Spanish (f. 2). ff. (1), 66, (2). Browned, early owner’s inscriptions. Modern calf. 12mo. Amsterdam 864.

(Amsterdam): Isaac ben Jacob Cordovero 1708

Est: $300 - $400

Pirkei Rebi Eliezer aims to inculcate ethical teachings for daily life by demonstrating moral values deduced from the Biblical narrative. The works’ style waxes poetic, especially concerning the coming of the Messiah, a subject to which many passages are devoted.