Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Sefer HaShorashim - Venice, 1546-1548

Opening: $500
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Thesaurus Linguae Sanctae / Sefer HaShorashim, roots of Lashon Hakodesh [the Holy Language], by Rabbi David Kimchi (Radak) with explanations by Rabbi Eliyahu Bachur. Venice, 1546-1548. Justinian printing press.
Date on title page: MarCheshvan 1546, however, this edition was completed on Adar 1548 as written in the poem of R. Eliyahu Bachur at the end of the book. The Latin title appears on the title page [Thesaurus Linguae Sanctae]. Ownership inscription: "Machluf Barda".
[2] pages, 5-548 columns, [1] page. 30 cm. Good condition. Stains, dampstains. Old worn, detached binding.
Early Printed Books - 15th to early 17th Centuries
Early Printed Books - 15th to early 17th Centuries