Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Shoresh Yishai by Rabbi Shlomo HaLevi Alkabetz – Commentary on Megillat Ruth – Lublin, 1597

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Sold for: $688
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Shoresh Yishai, commentary on Megillat Ruth, by Rabbi Shlomo HaLevi ben Alkabetz. Lublin, [1597].
Printed according to the 1561 Constantinople edition, with the addition of a prologue by Rabbi Moshe the son of the author.
[78] leaves (originally: [80] leaves). Lacking: Leaf [28] and Leaf [80] (replaced with photocopy). 19 cm. Good condition. Spotting and creases. Tears to title page, restored. New leather binding.
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years