Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Minchat Cohen – Ner Mitzvah, Venice, 1598 – Glosses

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Minchat Cohen – Ner Mitzvah. Homiletics on the 13 Principles of Faith. By Rabbi Shmuel Cohen-Tzedek of Safed. [Venice, 1598. Printed by Juan di Gara]. On Leaf 4/b is a poem by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena. Glosses and short notes by several writers. A few glosses [in Yemenite handwriting] with Kabbalistic remazim. Incomplete copy (missing the title page and another 5 leaves in the middle of the book) 2, 4-32, 34-35, 37-213, [1] leaves. (Originally: 214, [2] leaves. Missing leaves: 3, 33, 36, 214, and the following leaf). 20 cm. Varying-fair condition. Some leaves are replaced from another copy. Stains and worming to text. Old leather binding.
Early Printed Books - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books - Resh and Shin Years