Auction 33 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Otiot D'Rabbi Akiva – Cracow, 1579

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Sefer Otiot D'Rabbi Akiva. Cracow 1579. Printed by Issac of Prostitz.
Midrash on the letters of the alphabet, attributed to the Tanna Rabbi Akiva. Previously printed in Constantinople and Venice, but in this edition extra paragraphs were added from a manuscript in the possession of the printers [on leaf 7 (8) written: "Till here text we found not printed in Venice. Here begins Otiot D'Rabbi Akiva as printed in Venice”].
Ownership records and pen scratchings. Signature on title page: “Meir Heuzen” [from Altona; see attached material].
24 leaves. 19 cm. Good condition, stains, censor’s erasures. New binding.
Early Printed Books - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books - Resh and Shin Years