Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Sefer Ner Mitzvah / Sefer Yesha Elokim - Salonika, 1569

Opening: $300
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Single volume containing two books printed in Salonika:
* Sefer Ner Mitzvah, commentary on the Azharot (commandments) of R. Shlomo Ibn Gabirol, by R. Moshe Pizanti. [Salonika: Yosef ben Yitzchak Yaavetz, 1569].
* Sefer Yesha Elokim, commentary on the Hoshanna prayers and piyyutim, by R. Moshe Pizanti. Salonika: Yosef ben Yitzchak Yaavetz, [1569].
Single volume containing two books: Ner Mitzvah (incomplete): 6-7, 9-68 leaves (originally 68 leaves). Missing leaves 1-5 and 8. Yesha Elokim (complete): 32 leaves. 20 cm. Fair-poor condition. Wear and large tears to several pages, with slight textual damage. Extensive staining. Large dampstains and mold signs. Loose and detached pages. Old binding; worn and detached.
Books Printed in the East
Books Printed in the East