Hesbono shel Olam / Chesbono shel Olam [HEBREW] [WARSAW 1878].
[RUSSIAN SUB-TITLE]: t. e. Mysli o providenij
Author
Zweifel, Lazar [Eliezer Zebi ben David Ha-Cohen; Zvi Hacohen]
Place of Publication
Warszawa [WARSAW]
Publication Name
Aleksandr Gins
Year
1878
Language(s)
Hebrew
Description
RARE book by an eminent Polish rabbinical scholar Eliezer Zvi Cohen Zweifel (1815-1888), in which he tries to mitigate the conflict between the progressive and liberal Haskalah movement and his traditional religious world-view, and attempts to show that science and religion are not contradictory. 180x120mm. 160 pages. Marbled quarter-cloth board Hardcover. Cover worn and stained. Cover bumped at several places. Cover corners and edges bumped. Sticker on spine. Holes on spine hinges and cover near spine. Ex libris sticker on front endpaper. Rear inner cover taped. Binding slightly visible between extreme page. Stamps on title page, copyright page, dedication page and last page. Ink inscription on title page upper edge. Pages yellowing, slightly dog-eared. [SUMMARY]: This rare essay remains in good reading condition.