Sefer Binah le-'Itim (2 Books Bound in 1 Volume)
Berlin: Jüdische Freischule, 1791. Second edition. Hardcover. Folio. 38 leaves, 55 leaves, (3 leaves). Brown half leather over red stripped paper boards. Two title pages. A collection 78 sermons by the 17th century preacher Azariah Figo, who served the communities of Pisa and Venice. These include sermons for holidays, eulogies and on "Ethics of the Fathers." This work is useful for understanding early modern Italian Jewish society, particularly the long list of practices that Figo denounced. First published in Venice in 1653. Our 1791 edition was produced by R. Abraham b. Moses of Polaniec. Text in Hebrew. Cover badly scratched and chipped. Endpapers rippled and creased. Front and back leaves strengthened. Foxing throughout. Overall in good- condition. g-. Item #37625
Price: $450.00