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Jedaiah ben Abraham Bedersi ha-Penini
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30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
Behinat ha-Olam (Contemplation of the World), with anonymous commentary. Soncino: [Joshua Solomon Soncino], 24 Kislev [5]245 (12 December 1484)
Chancery 4to (7¾ x 5 3/8 in.; 198 x 137 mm). Types 2:90 (sq.), 3:90 (sc.). 32 lines. collation: 1–28 34: 20 leaves, complete. First page with dirt stains, otherwise a clean copy, the paper in good condition. Recent vellum, gilt fillet and spine title, edges plain; Brown cloth slipcase.
Chancery 4to (7¾ x 5 3/8 in.; 198 x 137 mm). Types 2:90 (sq.), 3:90 (sc.). 32 lines. collation: 1–28 34: 20 leaves, complete. First page with dirt stains, otherwise a clean copy, the paper in good condition. Recent vellum, gilt fillet and spine title, edges plain; Brown cloth slipcase.
Literature
Offenberg 76; Goff Heb-61; Hain 9368; Steinschneider 5670.2; Thes A30; Iakerson 23; BMC XIII 31 (C.50.b.21)
Condition
Behinat ha-Olam (Contemplation of the World), with anonymous commentary. Soncino: [Joshua Solomon Soncino], 24 Kislev [5]245 (12 December 1484)
Chancery 4to (7¾ x 5 3/8 in.; 198 x 137 mm). Types 2:90 (sq.), 3:90 (sc.). 32 lines. collation: 1–28 34: 20 leaves, complete. First page with dirt stains, otherwise a clean copy, the paper in good condition. Recent vellum, gilt fillet and spine title, edges plain; Brown cloth slipcase.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Second edition, preceded by the Mantua edition of ca. 1474, without commentary (Offenberg 75), of which only six copies are recorded. The Behinat ha-Olam is a philosophical discourse on the vanities of the world. Jedaiah, who flourished in Provence in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, is also known for his Bakkashat ha-Memim, a poem of 1,000 words all beginning with the letter mem (printed by Joshua Soncino in 1488 in his exceedingly rare octavo literary miscellany. Offenberg 77). The Mantua edition of Behinat ha-Olam gives his name as "En-Bonet Avram", the Soncino edition expands to "ha-Bedersi En-Bonet Avram" (ha-Bedersi: of Béziers). The variant names given to Jedaiah and his father, also a poet, have given rise, as Steinschneider noted, to a considerable confusion. The commentary of the Soncino edition closes with an encomium of Maimonides. It is curious to note that in Italy copies of this edition are preserved in only two collections, Parma and the Vatican.