Malkiel [philosophical explanations of reward and punishment, Gehinom, the Tree of Knowledge,].
AUCTION 61 |
Wednesday, March 12th,
2014 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic Art and Ceremonial Objects
Lot 189
MALKIEL CHEZKIAH BEN ABRAHAM.
Malkiel [philosophical explanations of reward and punishment, Gehinom, the Tree of Knowledge,].
Thiengen: Eliezer Treves 1560
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PRICE REALIZED $4,000
Malkiel discusses here concepts of the Afterlife, reward and punishment, the Garden of Eden and the Tree of Knowledge, Og King of Bashan and other enigmatic Aggadic material.
The fifth of only seven Hebrew books printed between 1560-67 in this small German town (today called Waldshut-Tiengen) situated along the Swiss border in the province of Baden-Württemberg. All the Thiengen Hebrew imprints are scarce - indeed all are entirely unknown to Adams.