Sepher ha-Shorashim ‘im Nigzarim (Dictionary of Hebrew roots and derivatives)

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

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author

Münster, Sebastian.

printer

Froben

Place

Basle

Publication

1564

Description

SECOND EDITION. Text in Latin. Latin marginalia and underlining.

references

Prijs, 112.

summary

Münster translated Rabbi David KImchi’s Sepher ha-Shorashim from Hebrew to Latin, all the while embellishing upon the original work.

ff. (496).(A previous owner has included Hebrew pagination, employing a most eccentric method of pagination using the Hebrew alphabet.) Reads from right to left. Portion of title removed. Calf, distressed. 8vo

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