Sepher Manoth Halevi [Kabbalistic commentary to the Book of Esther, with text]

AUCTION 12 | Tuesday, March 13th, 2001 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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Lot 20

ALKABETZ, SOLOMON HALEVI

Sepher Manoth Halevi [Kabbalistic commentary to the Book of Esther, with text]

FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural arch. ff. (1), 225 (i.e. 231), (1). Few light stains, otherwise a clean copy. Recent boards, lacking spine. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Venice 680; Habermann, di Gara 73; Adams B-1337

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1585

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $650

Rivkind notes a variant issues of this edition. This copy contains the publishers’ Afterword on the final unnumbered leaf, while f.231 (misnumbered f.225) contains a commentary by Menachem Azariah of Fano in order to “fill the space.” See Y. Rivkind, Dikdukei Sofrim, Kiryat Sefer, Vol. 10 pp.493-96.