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Lot 137

Leshon Limudim – Constantinople, 1542 – Printed by Eliezer Soncino

Leshon Limudim, grammatical work by R. David ibn Yachya. Constantinople: Eliezer son of Gershom Soncino, 1542.
Despite the statement on the title page that the author's son agreed to print the book "for a second time", the present book is the third edition (previously printed in Constantinople in 1506 and 1520).
Colophon on last leaf: "This magnificent book was completed on 3rd Nisan 1542… just as G-d granted us the merit to complete it, so may G-d grant us the merit to complete Tehillah LeDavid by the author of this book, and many other books…" (Tehillah LeDavid appears to have never been completed by its author; see: Ben Yaakov, Otzar HaSefarim, p. 616, no. 46).
On last leaf, signatures of censors Domenico Jerosolimitano and Domenico Carretto (second signature dated 1608).

[45] leaves. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains (dark stains to title page). Worming, affecting text. Close trimming, slightly affecting text of several leaves. New binding.