Pirush Megilath Esther [commentary to the Book of Esther]. With an introduction by the editor, Gershon ben Simcha Kitzgin, the author’s disciple.

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: $700

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author

GALLICO, ELISHA.

printer

Giovanni di Gara

Place

Venice

Publication

1583

Description

FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device on title. Signature on title of Tzvi Hirsch Lehren of Amsterdam (1784-1835), founder of the Pekidim and Amarkalim Society of the Holy Land (see EJ, vol. X col. 1584)

references

Vinograd, Venice 663; Habermann, di Gara 63.

summary

The author was a 16th-century member of an ancient Italian-Jewish family of French origin. He was a disciple of Joseph Karo and his own most celebrated disciple was Samuel Uceda, author of Midrash Shmuel.

ff. 62. Trace stained. Later calf-backed speckled boards, rubbed. Sm. 4to.

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