Lot 179
Mahalach Shvilei HaDa’at – Mantova, 1563
Mahalach Shvilei HaDa’at, grammar book by Rabbi Moshe Kimchi with a commentary by Rabbi Eliyahu Bachur. Mantova, [1563].
Colophon on leaf 62/B: “Totally completed – printed in Mantova in the… Philiponi brothers press. This copy contains an additional two leaves at the end [which according to Dr. Mehlman's inscriptions are extremely rare]. They consist of: Kitzur Chalukat Kol HaPe’alim, Tachbula – solution of a mathematical riddle by Rabbi Avrahm Ibn Ezra; Charuz Neged HaTzachkanim which opens with: “He who plays with a die… and thinks that he will win, will never succeed…”. An additional colophon appears on leaf 64/2: “Totally completed… on Shushan Purim, year 1563”.
[64] leaves. 14 cm. Very good condition. Colorful paper cut. New parchment binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s Private collection.
