MAIMUNI, DAVID BEN AVRAHAM. Pirkei Avoth [Ethics of the Fathers]. With commentary by David Hanaggid [grandson of] RaMBa”M.

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: $150

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author

(EGYPT).

printer

Faraj Haim Mizrahi

Place

Alexandria, Egypt

Publication

1901

Description

Text in Judeo-Arabic. Prepared by Baruch Chaim Hanan.

summary

R. David ben Avraham ben Moses Maimuni (1222-1300) was the paternal grandson of Moses Maimonides who served as Nagid of Fostat (Cairo). This is the first of his works to be published, others remain in manuscripts.

ff. (2), 107. Wormed and browned. Loose in contemporary boards, worn. 8vo.

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