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Lot 363

Collection of Catalogues and Booklists - 19th and 20th Centuries

Six catalogues and booklists from various publishers, 19th and 20th centuries:
1. Listing of the books from the bookbinding facility of "Etz Chaim", the Sefaradi Beit Medrash. Amsterdam, [1858].
2. Listing of books of wisdom and prayer. Livorno; Shlomo Bilforti and Co., 1926. Book-listing, with facsimiles of several of the books as well as pictures of the printing presses, "which are worked by one hundred men, and print one thousand books daily."
3. Listing of books found in the printing house of Shlomo Bilforti and Co. Livorno, [1923?].
4. Listing of books of wisdom and prayer printed by Shlomo Bilforti and Co. Livorno, 1934.
5. Section from a catalogue of Shlomo Proops printing. [Amsterdam], 1774. "[Listing of books] by the young Shlomo Proops Katz…?, 1774… so that everyone can see the books… before the sale…" [2] leaves, cut on the margins with significant textual damage.
6. Book listing of Shlomo Bilforti and Co. [Livorno, 1920s-1930s]. Front wrapper is missing.
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