Drashoth Ha’Torah [sermons on the Pentateuch and on Repentance]

AUCTION 46 | Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 1:00

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

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Lot 260

SHEM TOV BEN JOSEPH SHEM TOV.

Drashoth Ha’Torah [sermons on the Pentateuch and on Repentance]

Second Edition. Letters of title historiated; title within wreathed architectural columns; printer’s mark, (Haberman, no. 22). Opening word of each of Five Books of Moses within decorative border. ff. 81. Some staining, previous owners marks, marginal repair on title with small loss to lower border. Modern vellum-backed boards. Folio Vinograd, Venice 308; Adams S-1047

Venice: Cornelio Adelkind for Marco Antonio Giustiniani 1547

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $450

Spanish writer and philosopher, Shem Tov ben Joseph Shem Tov flourished in the mid-15th century and lived in Segovia and Almazan. As a philosopher, he was a follower of Maimonides, even though both his father and his grandfather were among Maimonides' most uncompromising opponents.