Kevod Elo-him [philosophy]

AUCTION 58 | Thursday, May 02nd, 2013 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters

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JOSEPH BEN SHEM TOV IBN SHEM TOV.

Kevod Elo-him [philosophy]

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Title within architectural arch with the printer’s device of an armillary sphere resting on a scroll with verse from Psalm 130:5 (Yaari, no.22). With the scarce colophon leaf (lacking in many copies) repeating device. ff.(32). Slight marginal worming in places, some staining, small tear on upper corner of final leaf not affecting text. Modern crushed morocco. Sm. 4to. Vinograd, Ferrara 40; Adams J-348; St. Cat. Bodl. 6003,1( lib. rarrisimus); Deinard, Atikoth Yehudah p.23.

Ferrara: Abraham ibn Usque 1556

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

PRICE REALIZED $1,600

The author (c.1400-1460) was a noted Spanish scholar and philosopher who served as the physician and financial administrator for the Castilian King Henry IV. Kevod Elo-him, delineates the differences between Judaism and Aristoteliansim, with the author forcefully positing that only by following the dictates of the Torah can one find the path to immortality.