Joseph Albo. Sepher Ha’ikrim [philosophy]. With first edition of the commentary Eitz Shathul by Gedalyah ben Shlomo.

AUCTION 55 | Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 1:00

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

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Lot 140

(HEIDENHEIM, WOLF).

Joseph Albo. Sepher Ha’ikrim [philosophy]. With first edition of the commentary Eitz Shathul by Gedalyah ben Shlomo.

Woodcut diagramatic text illustrations. <<The Wolf Heidenheim Copy, with his signature in a neat cursive Hebrew hand on the title and his detailed autograph marginal notes on ff. 94-95.>> Note on front pastedown confirming the attribution to Heidenheim. ff. 144. Contemporary calf, worn. Folio. Vinograd, Venice 1112.

Venice: Caleoni for Bragadin 1618

Est: $3,000 - $4,000

A student of Rabbis Nathan Adler of Frankfurt and Noah Chaim Tzvi Berlin of Altona, Wolf Heidenheim (1757-1832) acquired an outstanding reputation as a most diligent and punctilious Hebrew grammarian, masoretic scholar as well as a most excellent Hebrew printer.