Nishmath Chaim [“The Breath of Life”: on the immortality of the soul]. With afterword and poem in praise of the author and his book by Jacob Sasportas, Benjamin Mussafia and Samuel ben Abraham Jessurun Demercado

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $950

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author

MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL

printer

Samuel Soeiro (Author’s son)

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1652

Description

FIRST EDITION. Without the rare portrait, Latin title and dedication (as most all copies)

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 202

summary

With its conceptions regarding the reincarnation of the Soul, Menasseh's Nishmath Chaim is of fundamental importance to Jewish theology and it is indeed his magnum opus

ff. (1), (8),174, (2). Some staining, trimmed. Later boards. 4to

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