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(MaHaRa”L of Prague). Derech Chaim [commentary to Ethics of the Fathers, with text]

Auction 24 · Lot 166

(MaHaRa”L of Prague). Derech Chaim [commentary to Ethics of the Fathers, with text]

Estimate
$4,000–$5,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

LOEWE, JUDAH

printer

Isaac Prostitz

Place

Cracow

Publication

1588

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut architectural arch. Scattered marginalia containing textual corrections

references

Vinograd, Cracow 118; Mehlman 130; not in Adams

summary

One of the most profound analytical commentaries of Pirkei Avoth
ff. 117,(1). Some browning and staining in places, ownership signatures and inscriptions on recto and verso of title. Later calf-backed boards. Folio
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