Haye Mosheh (Life of Moshe). Ke-fi mah she-katvu be-hithalkut 3 sefarav.
Prague: Moshe ha-Levi Landa, 1838. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 192, 43 pp. Original three-quarter leather over marbled paper-covered boards with printed label attached to head of spine. Two title pages: one in Latin and one in Hebrew with the title inserted in German. The publication contains two books, translated by J. Flesch: 1. Haye Moshe and 2. Sefer kitot miney kedem. Last page is erroneously numbered. With an introduction and a poem by the editor. The two books are addressing the Essenes, their customs, laws and their stories, and the Decalogue and the Ten Commandments. Furthermore the book refers to and elaborates on Moshe as Biblical leader. Text in Hebrew, partially in Rashi Script. Front cover loosely attached to block, spine is missing. Binding with wear along edges, particularly at corners. Foxing of endpapers and sporadic in block. Binding in overall poor, interior in good condition. poor to good. Item #39353
Price: $95.00