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HEBRAICA LEVITA (ELIJAH) Sefer masoret ha-masoret, [?Northern Africa, early nineteenth century] (3)
4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
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HEBRAICA
LEVITA (ELIJAH) Sefer masoret ha-masoret, title and text in Hebrew, printed "pointing-hands" in margins, without blank leaf, trace of worming in blank upper margin, extensive early ink annotations in Latin and Hebrew, modern half morocco [Adams E130], small 4to, [Venice, David Bomberg, 1538]--[JEWISH LAW] Kol Bo, fifth edition, Hebrew text in 2 columns, title within woodcut architectural border with printer's device, signatures in parallel Hebrew and Arabic numbers, dampstaining (quite heavy at beginning), title-page strengthened with old paper at margins obscuring some of the decorative border and touching text on verso, following 6 leaves repaired at fore-corners touching a few letters, modern morocco-backed cloth [Steinschneider 5593], folio (310 x 200mm.)--Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes and Book of Ruth [with commentaries by Rashi], manuscript, in Hebrew, 96 pages (4 blank), 35 lines and headline to a full-page, with commentaries, and translations into Aramaic, black ink in a neat hand, contemporary blindstamped calf, rubbed with small losses to spine, 4to (250 x 170mm.), [?Northern Africa, early nineteenth century] (3)
Footnotes
Provenance: First title, purple ownership stamp (in Hebrew, ?Joseph ben Said Tsefirah, Jerusalem) in margin of 5 pages; ink note of purchase dated 1954 on initial blank leaf.





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