Mahalach Shvilei HaDa'at, grammar book by R. Moshe Kimchi with a commentary by R. Eliyahu Bachur (Elia Levita). Mantova, [1563].
Colophon on page 62b reads: "Completed and printed in Mantova in the… Philiponi brothers press". This copy contains an additional two leaves at the end [which according to Dr. Mehlman's listing are "extremely rare"]. The additional leaves consist of: Kitzur Chalukat Kol HaPe'alim, Tachbula - the solution to a mathematical riddle by R. Avrahm Ibn Ezra; and Charuz Neged HaTzachkanim (poem against gambling), which opens with: "He who plays with dice… and thinks that he will win, will never succeed…". An additional colophon appears on page 64b: "Completed… on Shushan Purim, 1563".
[64] leaves. 14 cm. Good condition. Stains. Colorful edges. New vellum binding.
Provenance: Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection - "Ginzei Yisrael"