Reshith Chochmah HaKatzar

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

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

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Lot 95

DE VIDAS, ELIJAH.

Reshith Chochmah HaKatzar

FIRST EDITION. Title in typographic border. On f. 83v. and f.116r. tailpieces. Previous owners’ marks, signature on first leaf, "Matloub Menashe Sutton (see Sutton, Aleppo: City of Scholars pp. 338-39)," extensive marginalia in a clear Sephardic script, some of a kabbalistic nature ff. 136, (19). Trimmed, some staining, slight marginal repair to title. Modern calf. 12mo Vinograd, Venice 912; Mehlman 1004

Venice: Daniel Zanetti 1600

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $700

Joseph Poieto created this popular abridged form of the Reshith Chochmah. For an analysis of Poieto's method, see M. Pachter, “Sepher Reshith Hochmah…ve-kitzurav,” in Kiryath Sepher, Vol. XLVII (1972), pp. 696-98