Auction 102 Part 1 Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection

Kevod Elohim – Ferrara, 1555 – First Edition

Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium

Kevod Elohim, philosophical work on the virtue of the Torah, by R. Yosef son of R. Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov. Ferrara: Avraham ibn Usque, 1555. First edition.

On the title page and last leaf of book appear the printer's device of R. Avraham ibn Usque, with an astrolabe in the center projecting an anchor, captioned with two Biblical verses and the initials "A.U." (see: Yaari, Diglei HaMadpisim HaIvriyim, Jerusalem 1944, illustration 22 and pp. 133-134).

[32] leaves. 20.5 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains. Tears to last leaf, including tear across width of leaf, slightly affecting printer's device, without loss (repaired with paper), and open marginal tear, repaired with paper filling. New binding.

Complete copy, including last leaf which is lacking from some copies.

CB, no. 6003,1; Zedner, p. 350; Roest, p. 592; Cowley, p. 348; Wiener, no. 5142; Deinard, p. 23.

Early Printed books
Early Printed books