Bidspirit auction | Collection of Editions of Chovot


Collection of Editions of Chovot Ha-Levavot, 1791-1846. - 1.  Sefer orat Chovot Ha-Levavot, Part II. Lemberg (Lwów), 1791. [1], 112–268, [2] leaves. 15 cm. Antique ownership inscriptions of the honorable Eliezer son of Yoel Proßnitz, and of the honorable Yosef son of Tzvi Hirsch of Straßnitz.. An additional early ownership inscription of his father, the officer R. Tzvi Hirsch. Handwritten records of dates and details of weddings from the years 1804–1815. 2 . Sefer Torat Chovat Ha-Levavot, with the commentary Tov Ha-Levanon. Warsaw, 1838. [4], 114; [1], 94, [2] leaves. Lacking the preliminary abridged title page. 18.8 cm. Signature of R. Yisrael Feigenbaum. Ownership inscription and stamp of R. Daniel Sirkis of Zgierz. 3. Sefer Torat Chovot Ha-Levavot. Composed in the Arabic language by the great and pious rabbi, our master Bachya the judge, the Sephardic, son of Yosef, and translated into Hebrew by the sage Rabbi Judah ibn Tibbon of Spain. Carefully revised and newly printed, with a short yet sufficient commentary for the explanation of the words and understanding of the subject, and supplemented with portions from the translation of the great rabbi, our master Yosef Kimchi, of blessed memory, found in a very old manuscript. Leipzig, 1846. [3], VI-XLVII, 462 Pp. 13.3 cm.