Simchath Hanephesh [“The Joy of the Soul”]

AUCTION 63 | Thursday, November 13th, 2014 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art

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KIRCHHAHN, ELCHANAN.

Simchath Hanephesh [“The Joy of the Soul”]

Text in Yiddish printed in Wayber-taytsch type. Endpapers with many inscriptions and signatures of previous owners (both men and women) written in Hebrew, Yiddish and French. ff. 90. Stained. Contemporary boards, light wear, rebacked. 4to. Vinograd, Fürth 137 (unisted by Friedberg).

Fürth: Chaim b. Tzvi Hirsch 1738

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $550

Code of conduct throughout the Jewish year. Written in an exuberant style, enriched with stories and ethical teachings emphasizing the joy of living. R. Jonathan Eyebesheutz praised the work in his Ya’aroth Devash, particularly urging women to consult it daily. See Zinberg, Vol. 7, pp. 288-96.