Lashon Limudim [grammar and the construction of poetry].

Auction 95 | Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at 11:00am
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Lot 173
IBN YACHYA, DAVID.

Lashon Limudim [grammar and the construction of poetry].

Third edition. Title within ornamental border. Previous owners’ inscriptions. ff. (45). Closely trimmed, worn and stained. Modern calf. Sm. 4to. Vinograd, Const. 176.

Constantinople: Eliezer ben Gershom Soncino 1542

Est: $800 - $1,200
Originally written in Lisbon, the present edition was published by the author’s grandson R. Joseph ben R. Tam ibn Yachya (author of Ohalei Tam) and edited by Solomon Almoli who notes that earlier editions of the Lashon Limudim were riddled with errors.