Behinat Olam or An Investigation of Causes Arising from the Organization of the World, in Which Man is Particularly Interested

by Jedaiah ben Abraham Bedersi, Rabbi Tobias Goodman, trans

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London: Printed by L. Alexander, 1806. First English language edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 72pp. Tan calf over brown leather boards. Red-brown label with gilt lettering, pasted on the spine. This is the first English-language translation of Jedaiah ben Abraham Bedersi's lengthy lyrical poem. The work decries the futility and vanity of the physical world, while praising the benefits of a life of religious and intellectual

• Binding: Hardcover

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