Asarah Ma’amaroth [kabbalah]. With commentary Yoel Moshe by Moses ben Solomon Halevi of Frankfurt

Estimate: $2,000–$2,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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

author

MENACHEM AZARIAH OF FANO.

printer

Judah ben Mordecai

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1649

Description

FIRST EDITION OF YOEL MOSHE. Title within architectural columns. The Abraham Danzig copy, with his signature

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 160; Fuks, Amsterdam 259

summary

The former owner, Abraham Danzig (1748-1820), a native of Danzig, East Prussia, served as Dayan of Vilna from 1794-1812. He was related by marriage to the Vilna Gaon (their grandchildren wed). His halachic code “Chayei Adam” has remained a staple of the Jew’s spiritual diet to this day. See EJ, Vol. V, cols. 1297-8

ff. 158. Scattered dampstains, few leaves wormed, margins frayed. Modern boards; slipcase. 4to

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