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Lot 142:
Fifty poems on ethics, by R. Shimshon Cohen Modon. Mantua, Raphael Chaim of Italy press. 1725. [32] pp., 25 cm.
First edition, with approbations, also written in poetic form. The author lived in Mantua between 1679–1727. With small illustrations printed throughout the book. (Printed on the leaf preceding the last is a drawing of a wheel, with positive traits listed inside it next to negative traits, under the title: “The revolving wheel comes full circle.”) Handsome edition, finely printed, on thick high-quality paper.
In excellent condition in it’s original binding.
Vinograd, Mantua 330.
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