Nishmath Adam [ethical treatise on the origin and essence of the Soul, the purpose of human life and concerning Divine retribution]

AUCTION 14 | Tuesday, November 13th, 2001 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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AARON SAMUEL BEN MOSES SHALOM OF KREMENETS

Nishmath Adam [ethical treatise on the origin and essence of the Soul, the purpose of human life and concerning Divine retribution]

FIRST EDITION. Title within historiated woodcut architectural border flanked by Moses and Aaron with vignette depicting the binding of Isaac (cf. Yaari, Sha’arei Sepharim Ivri’im no. 39) ff. 44, (2). Browned, stained in places, although generally a crisp copy. Recent cloth-backed boards. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Hanau 23

Hanau: Hans Jakob Hanau 1611 (i.e. 1617)

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

PRICE REALIZED $1,800

An Attractive Copy. The consensus among classical bibliographers date this work as printed in 1611. Recent scholarship has revised this to 1617. The Author cites here three unpublished works of his - on ethical and religio-philosophical problems, as well as novellae to the Talmud. R. Aaron Samuel began preaching in Fürth towards the end of 1606, in 1615 he became Rabbi in Fulda.