Auction 95 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Letters and Manuscripts, Engravings and Jewish Ceremonial Objects
Pirkei Rabbi Eliezer – Venice, 1608 – Signature of Rabbi Shimshon Pugliesi
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Pirkei Rabbi Eliezer. [Venice: Zuan Zanetti, 1608].
Colophon on last leaf with date and printer's name.
Signature on title page: "Shimshon Pugliesi" – a Torah scholar and community leader in Vercelli. He owned a large library containing rare manuscripts and books.
Two glosses in Italian script (slightly trimmed), on pp. 13b and 33b.
50 leaves. Approx. 18 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Small marginal tear to title page. Margins of several leaves repaired with paper, bordering the text. Close trimming, affecting headers of leaves in several places. Old binding, damaged.
Provenance: Estate of Prof. Ephraim Elimelech Urbach.
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Early Printed Books (17th and Early 18th Centuries)
Early Printed Books (17th and Early 18th Centuries)