Divrei Shalom ["Words of Peace": sermons and homilies to the Pentateuch]

AUCTION 47 | Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 1:00

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

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ADARBI, ISAAC

Divrei Shalom ["Words of Peace": sermons and homilies to the Pentateuch]

Second Edition; FIRST EDITION with index ff. 168. Slight worming, wrinkled, stamps. Modern boards. Folio Vinograd, Venice 688; Habermann, di Gara 78

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1586

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $550

Adarbi was a disciple of R. Joseph Ta’itatzak, preeminent halachist and mystic of Salonika. Adarbi himself was appointed Rabbi of the Portuguese Congregation in Salonika. The Author refers consistently to Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed, a staple of Jewish preachers of the day