SARUCO, JACOB. & DE LEON, ISHAC.
AUCTION 64 |
Thursday, March 19th,
2015 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects, Maps and Graphic Art
Lot 168
SARUCO, JACOB. & DE LEON, ISHAC.
Amsterdam: Gerhard Johan Janson in the House of Israel Mondovy 1766
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
The book bears the Approbation of the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam, Shelomo Salem, as well as several laudatory poems in Hebrew, including one by David ben Yitzchak Leon, son of one of the two co-authors. The book consists of twenty-four Dialogues between Disciple and Master. These cover a broad array of topics regarding Jewish laws and custom.
Ishac de Leon, from a Marrano family, resided in Bayonne, where his son David was born. By the time of the book’s publication, De Leon was living in Amsterdam. The co-author Jacob Saruco was Chief Rabbi of The Hague. See M.H. Gans, Memorbook (1977) p. 427.