Hebrew. LATER PROPHETS). With the commentary of DAVID BEN JOSEPH KIMCHI

(BIBLE,

Joshua Solomon Soncino

Soncino

1486

FIRST EDITION with David ben Joseph Kimchi. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION of Latter Prophets. THE ZAGAYSKI COPY, with his book-plate on front paste-down

Vinograd, Soncino 13; Offenberg 29; Goff Heb-24; Freimann-Marx, Thesaurus A-39

Printed just before the Soncino Family’s flight to Casal Maggiore, the present Later Prophets with the commentary of David Kimchi (RaDa”K), completed the House of Soncino’s first Biblical text. As Joshua the printer came form a distinguished family of printers, so the exegete came from a distinguished family of Bible commentators. By far the leading exegete of the family, David Kimchi commented on all the prophetic Books and in addition, on Psalms, Chronicles and the Book of Genesis. His method follows the peshat, but often accepts the derash, utilizing aggadic interpretations to a great extent. As a follower of Maimonides’ philosophical views, he introduces some of his ideas in his commentaries and explains certain events as visions. Notably, in his commentary to Ezekiel’s vision of the Divine Chariot in Ezekiel, Chapter 1, Kimchi offers a lengthy philosophic explanation of the Theophany. See: M. Waxman, Vol. I, pp. 199-200; Amram, pp. 60-61. . Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Important Hebrew Books, Incunabula & Illuminated and Other Manuscripts from the Collection of the Late Michael Zagayski, Part Two, New York, 12th and 13th May 1970, Lot 3