("RaDa"K). Sepher Michlol [grammar]

AUCTION 43 | Thursday, April 02nd, 2009 at 1:00

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KIMCHI, DAVID

("RaDa"K). Sepher Michlol [grammar]

Edited by Elijah Levita. Title within architectural arch ff. 268, (1). Some staining, censors' signatures on final leaf. First seven leaves inserted from another copy with some worming repaired and a few words in facsimile. Contemporary gilt-tooled, calf, rubbed. Small 4to Vinograd, Venice 246; Haberman, Bomberg 172

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1545

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $750

David Kimchi’s chief grammatical work, the Michlol treats verbs comprehensively, covering the rules governing conjugation, changes of pronunciation and accents. It also contains complete tables of conjugations and is distinguished by the clarity of its style and its conciseness. Indeed, these qualities resulted in the Michlol’s supremacy over previous works. For centuries it was considered the leading work of Hebrew grammar. See M. Waxman, Vol. I, p. 179.