Chamishim Derushim Yekarim - Givath Shaul [Fifty Homiletical Sermons].

Auction 95 | Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at 11:00am
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Lot 244
MORTEIRA, SAUL HALEVI.

Chamishim Derushim Yekarim - Givath Shaul [Fifty Homiletical Sermons].

<<FIRST EDITION.>> ff. 116. Closely shaved, title laid down. Modern morocco. 8vo. Vinograd, Amsterdam 85.

Amsterdam: Immanuel Benveniste 1645

Est: $600 - $900
R. Saul Morteira (1595-1660) was rabbi of Amsterdam’s Sephardic community. The present text was compiled by his students in an effort to overcome their master’s reluctance to bring his works to print. When presented with the fruit of their labor, R. Morteira consented and the volume was published.