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Lot 71

Commentary on the Masorah – Amsterdam, 1649 – Rare Edition

Commentary on the Masorah, by R. Yaakov son of Yitzchak of Sandomierz. Amsterdam: Yehudah son of Mordechai and Shmuel son of Moshe HaLevi, [Chanukkah 1649].


This book was first printed in Lublin, 1616, and later with additions by the author's son in Lublin, 1644. Most copies of the Lublin edition were destroyed in the Chmielnicki massacres of 1648-1649. The present item is the third edition, with additions printed by the author in Amsterdam.


The mnemonics for the date of publication in the title page, introduction of the author's son and colophon allude to the Messianic hopes of those days.


12 leaves. Approx. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears (pieces of paper mounted across the outer margins of the title page and other leaves). New binding.

PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.