Chayei Yehudah [autobiography]. Edited with an introduction and notes by Abraham Kahane.

Estimate: $120–$180
Hammer price: $90

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author

(MODENA, JUDAH ARYEH (LEONE) DA).

Place

Kiev

Publication

1911

Description

With additional Latin title-page and portrait of Modena.

summary

Venetian-born, Leon (Yehudah Aryeh) Modena (1571-1648) was an enigmatic scholar. His autobiography is an important historical source for life in Italian society in the 17th century.

pp. 71. Contemporary marbled boards, rubbed. Sm. 4to.

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