Auction 66 · Lot 55
Ve’adaber Shalom.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $3,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
MENASHE BEN JOSEPH BEN PORATH OF ILYA.
Publication
c.1820
Description
Manuscript in Hebrew, written in a cursive Aschkenazic hand on paper.
summary
UNPUBLISHED AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT . A philosophical work pertaining to world peace, the topic of many works by this author seeking to bring about “Tikun Olam”.
R. Menashe of Ilya (1767-1831) was one of the great original thinkers of his period. He formed a close relationship with the Vilna Gaon who held him in high esteem. For an extensive discussion of his life and works, see D. Kamenetsky, “HaGaon R. Menasheh Me’Ilya” in Yeshurun Vol. XX, pp. 729-81.
pp. 5. Modern calf-backed boards. 8vo.
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