Reishith Chochmah

AUCTION 42 | Thursday, December 18th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 121

DE VIDAS, ELIJAH

Reishith Chochmah

ff. 2, 326, 22. Ex-library. Few leaves loose, some browning. Later boards, gilt. 4to Vinograd, Amsterdam 867 (JNUL copy incomplete)

Amsterdam: Nathaniel Foa 1708

Est: $300 - $400

PRICE REALIZED $250

Elijah de Vidas was a disciple of R. Moses Cordovero, doyen of Safed kabbalists. Despite its mystical overtones, Reshith Chochmah has become a classic within ethical literature. This revised edition contains additions based upon a manuscript owned by Yechiel Melli, author of Tapuchei Zahav (an abridgment of Reishith Chochmah)