(“Tosfos Yom-Tov.”) Ma’amar Bechinath Olam [commentary to Yedaiah Bedarsi’s ethical work].

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HELLER, YOM-TOV LIPPMANN.

(“Tosfos Yom-Tov.”) Ma’amar Bechinath Olam [commentary to Yedaiah Bedarsi’s ethical work].

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Foliation added in an early hand. ff. 64. Browned, stained in places, signature on title, few neat paper repairs. Modern calf. Sm. 4to. Vinograd, Prague 92.

Prague: n.p. 1598

Est: $5,000 - $7,000

PRICE REALIZED $5,000

An important commentary on this classic of medieval Jewish thought. The Bechinath Olam is a profound poetic composition on the futility and vanity of the world and the inestimably greater benefits that can be derived via intellectual and religious pursuits.