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Bayit Ne'eman – Venice, 1621 – Only Edition
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Bayit Ne'eman, homilies on Torah, service of G-d and lovingkindness, by R. Yitzchak Beja. Venice: Giovanni Cajon, 1621. Only edition.
The author, R. Yitzchak Beja, was a preacher and Torah disseminator in Nikopol (Bulgaria). He relates his life story in the preface.
Signatures and ownership inscriptions on title page and endpaper (some deleted).
118 leaves. 27 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dark stains. Traces of former dampness and mold stains to last leaves. Tears, including open tear affecting text to one leaf. Worming, affecting text. Two detached leaves. Close trimming, affecting text on several leaves. Early leather binding, damaged.
Early Printed Books – 16th and Early 17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th and Early 17th Centuries