(Abraham of Perpignan). Sepher Hagedarim - Michlal Yoffi [“Book of Definitions”- lexicon of philosophical terms]

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BONAFOS, MENACHEM.

(Abraham of Perpignan). Sepher Hagedarim - Michlal Yoffi [“Book of Definitions”- lexicon of philosophical terms]

With introduction and notes by Isaac ben Moses ibn Arollo. Final section contains Pirkei Hatzlacha by Maimonides. FIRST EDITION. Wide-margined copy. Ya'avetz-style florets on title ff.(50). Dampstained, some marginal repairs to a few leaves and title. Modern gilt-tooled half-calf. 4to Vinograd, Salonika 71; not in Adams

Salonika: (Solomom and Joseph Ya’avetz) 1567

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,200

Offers precise definitions of technical terms appearing in the Hebrew philosophical and scientific literature, particularly, Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed. See Heller, The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book, pp. 590-1