Toldoth Ya'akov [sermons]

AUCTION 53 | Thursday, December 08th, 2011 at 1:00

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

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D’ALBA, JACOB

Toldoth Ya'akov [sermons]

FIRST EDITION. Title within wreathed arch. On title, Hebrew signature of former owner, Nathan Molcho. Wide-margined copy. ff.114, (2). Several leaves bound out of sequence although all complete. Stained in places, ink tracings. Contemporary limp vellum, portion of spine missing, worn. 4to Vinograd, Venice 1060; Habermann, di Gara 272

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1609

Est: $500 - $700

The author originally hailed from Constantinople but later emigrated to Florence after losing his “health, wealth and children.” In Florence, he was appointed director of the city’s Talmud Torah and, in order to thank his benefactors, “who helped make me into a new person,” he published these sermons which had been delivered weekly at the Yeshivah.