Sefer Chovot HaLevavot by Rabbeinu Bachye, with a new commentary called “Pat Lechem” by Rabbi Chaim Avraham son of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Katz, of Ohilov, Russia, close to Shklov. First edition. Rare.
6, 127, 122-130; 92 pages. 20 cm. Greenish paper. On the title page is an ownership signature: Moshe Ruzin Stein of Berdichev.
The book
Chovot HaLevavot , which was translated from Arabic to Hebrew, is written in scientific language and grammar that not everyone is familiar with, and therefore there is a need for the commentator’s work. This book was very widely accepted, and became one of the basic commentaries on
Chovot HaLevavot . This first edition, in its entirety, is very rare.
Old leather cover with gold embossing. Professional restoration on the edges of the title page and the following page. A few moth holes, most in the margins. Fine condition.