Reshith Chochmah

AUCTION 28 | Tuesday, April 05th, 2005 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: The Library of the late Professor Abraham J. Karp.

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Lot 119

DE VIDAS, ELIJAH

Reshith Chochmah

Third edition. Title within wreathed architectural columns. Headpieces and tailpieces. On front blank, inscription attesting that the book was purchased by Schneur Katz of Metz from R. David Oppenheim in 1690 for the sum of 10 schillings ff. 10, 418, 32 (mispaginatied). Title worn, foxed and torn in places. Exquisite blind-tooled calf with 6 bands, clasps and hinges. Spine distressed. Thick 4to Vinograd, Cracow 162; Mehlman 1002

Cracow: Isaac b. Aaron (Prosstitz) 1593

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $3,800

THE DAVID OPPENHEIM(ER) COPY. Collector par excellance, David ben Abraham Oppenheimer (1664-1736) was Rabbi of Prague and later Landrabbiner (Chief Rabbi) of all of Bohemia. A bibliophile from his early youth, he utilized family wealth to establish a formidable library, which presently resides in the the Bodleian Library, Oxford Elijah de Vidas (16th century) was a disciple of R. Moses Cordovero, doyen of Safed kabbalists. Reshith Chochmah, despite its mystical overtones, has become a classic of ethics