Tzemach David [lexicon]

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 241

POMIS, DAVID DE

Tzemach David [lexicon]

FIRST EDITION. Arms of Pope Sixtus V on f.2r and heraldic crest of the de Pomis (“Min Hatapuchim”) Family on f.5v (Yaari Printers’ Marks no. 41) ff. 5,(1),5-62,238. Light dampstains in places, oopening five leaves loose. Recent half-roan boards, gently rubbed at corners and along spine. Folio Vinograd, Venice 717; Habermann, di Gara 97a; Adams P-1823

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1587

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $550

Celebrated Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Italian dictionary presenting definitions from Kimche’s Shoroshim, Levita’s Tishbi and Nathan ben Yechiel’s Aruch, within which are numerous historical and scientific observations.