(MaHaRa”L of Prague). Derech Chaim [commentary to Ethics of the Fathers, with text]

AUCTION 24 | Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg

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Lot 166

LOEWE, JUDAH

(MaHaRa”L of Prague). Derech Chaim [commentary to Ethics of the Fathers, with text]

FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut architectural arch. Scattered marginalia containing textual corrections ff. 117,(1). Some browning and staining in places, ownership signatures and inscriptions on recto and verso of title. Later calf-backed boards. Folio Vinograd, Cracow 118; Mehlman 130; not in Adams

Cracow: Isaac Prostitz 1588

Est: $4,000 - $5,000

One of the most profound analytical commentaries of Pirkei Avoth