Even Ha’ezer, Sepher RABa”N [novellae and discourses]

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: $700

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author

ELIEZER BEN NATHAN

printer

Moses ben Bezalel Katz

Place

Prague

Publication

1610

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within historiated woodcut border incorporating printer’s device (Yaari, Printer’s Marks, no. 37)

references

Vinograd, Prague 186

summary

Contributes much to the knowledge of the state of scholarship and way of life of the Jews of France, Bulgaria and Germany in the 12th century.

ff. 154. Lightly browned, stained in places, neat marginal repairs to first few leaves, last leaf neatly rehinged. Recent boards, upper cover detached, lacking portion of spine. Folio.

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