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MAIMON, SALOMON. Lebensgeschichte. 2 vols. 1792-93
MAIMON, SALOMON. Lebensgeschichte. Stipple-engraved portrait of Maimon in Volume 1. [6], 292; [12], 284 pages. 2 volumes. Small 8vo, contemporary 1/2 sheep, spines worn, with later paper lettering pieces and white ink shelf numbers; date due slip on rear free endpapers; institutional bookplates. Berlin: Friedrich Vieweg the Elder, 1792-93
- Notes: first edition of the autobiography of a philosopher (1754-1800) who turned from rabbinic to secular studies and became known for his writings on the theories of Immanuel Kant, who considered Maimon his most astute critic. EJ XI, 741-44 ("an important source for the study of Judaism and Hasidism in Eastern Europe in that period"); EP V, 127-29; Rubens, Jewish Iconography 1794.
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