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Commentary on Tehillim by Rabbi Ovadiah Sforno – Venice, 1586 – First Edition

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Tehillim, with commentary by R. Ovadiah Sforno. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1586. First edition.
On verso of title page, poem in praise of the author by R. Shmuel Archivolti.


92 leaves. 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Many stains, including dark dampstains and wax stains. Wear. Tears and open tears, affecting text in several places, partially repaired with paper (sometimes over text). Large open tear on leaf 45 (most of leaf missing). Light worming. New binding.

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Early Printed Books – 16th and 17th Centuries
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