Assorted collection of printed leaves, including leaves printed in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, and a collection of title pages of various books.
The leaves include: • Half a leaf from the Canon of Ibn Sina. Naples, 1490. • Five leaves from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer. Constantinople, 1514. First edition. • Two leaves from Responsa of Mahari Ben Lev. Constantinople, 1556. • Eight leaves from Igeret Shmuel, commentary to Megillat Ruth. Kuru Cesme, 1597 (worming and tears affecting text with loss). • Two leaves - galley proofs of p. 66b of Yavin Shemua. Venice, 1639. With handwritten emendations, which were incorporated in the final printed edition. • And more.
Title pages of various compositions from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries (some title pages with signatures and ownership inscriptions). Including the title page of the book Opus toti christianę reipublicę maxime utile, de arcanis catholicę ueritatis. Ortona (Italy): Gershom Soncino, 1518. A Christian, anti-Jewish composition printed by Soncino (it is unclear why Soncino was compelled to publish this work).
For a full listing of the leaves and two enclosed books, see Hebrew description.
[23] title pages + [34] leaves + 2 books. Size and condition vary. Tears to some leaves, affecting text or title page border, with some loss.