Bidspirit auction | Classics. Markeves Ha’Mishnah. Abarbanel. First

Classics. Markeves Ha’Mishnah. Abarbanel. First Edition. Sabbioneta 1551. The first Hebrew book printed in Sabbioneta. - Classic commentary to Sefer Devorim by R. Yitzchak Abarbanel. The comprehensive commentary of the renowned R. Yitzchok Abarbanel is primarily a philosophical, theological, ethical and to some extent historical commentary. His method is structured in an original form, prefacing each section with a number of questions and then interpreting that section in such a manner as to gradually resolve them. Includes the rare final page with a poem by R. Azaria di Rossi (author of Meor Einayim), lacking in many copies. With some encroachments of the censor. Stefansky Hebrew Classics 12.Vinograd Sabbioneta 1. Tobias press. 145, [1] pages (lacking pages 28-29). 31 cm. Fine-very fine condition. Some wear on the margins. Some pages bound out of order. Some foxing. Antique binding. Opening bid $300