Yesha Elo-him [commentary to the Book of Esther]

AUCTION 37 | Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 162

TZAHALON, ABRAHAM BEN ISAAC

Yesha Elo-him [commentary to the Book of Esther]

FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut architectural arch ff. 39. Dampstained and wormed, title lacking lower corner ff.1-4 tape-repaired. Contemporary half-vellum, heavily scuffed. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Venice 802; Habermann, di Gara 149; Adams A-35A

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1595

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $950

The author was a resident of Safed in the Upper Galilee. In the same year of 1595, Tzahalon published at di Gara’s Venetian press two other works: Yad Charutzim, on the Hebrew calendar; and Marpe la-Nephesh, a kabbalistic dissertation on ethics. See JE, Vol. XII, p. 630