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Neveh Shalom (by Rabbi Avraham Shalom) – Venice, 1574
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Neveh Shalom, philosophical work on faith, kabbalah and nature, the virtues of the Torah, prophecy and the sacrifices, by R. Avraham son of R. Yitzchak Shalom [a rabbi of Spain, d. 1492, the year of the expulsion]. Venice: Giovanni di Gara, 1574. Second edition.
Few handwritten corrections.
[4], 128, 131-193, [1], 193-208, 211-214, [1]; [15] leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Light wear. Marginal tears to several leaves. Worming, slightly affecting text. Bookplate, old leather binding with much wear and defects.
Provenance: Collection of Prof. Jordan S. Penkower.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries