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Sefer Maharil - Hanau, 1628 - First Edition with Addition of Customs of Frankfurt am Main (Glosses of Rabbi Hertz)

Sefer Maharil, customs of Ashkenazi communities, by R. Yaakov son of R. Moshe HaLevi Moelin. [Hanau: Heirs of Johann Aubry], 1628.
Printed for the first time in this edition are "glosses and customs of Frankfurt… and novellae by R. Hertz HaLevi Rabbi of Frankfurt". These glosses are named "Glosses of R. Hertz" in the Machon Yerushalayim edition (see: R. Y.M. Peles, Introduction and Additions to the Books of the Maharil, Jerusalem, 2016, p. 285).
Signature on title page: "Yaakov Wormser". Another (deleted) signature on title page: "Yaakov Dov Pick Schwabach". Several early glosses.
64 leaves. Lacking [1] leaf at end. 16 cm. Darkened paper. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Minor tears and damage to first leaves, repaired with paper. Title page possibly supplied from another copy. New leather binding.