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(Attributed to). Sepher shel Rabi Anshel… Mirkeveth Hamishnah.

Auction 80 · Lot 35

(Attributed to). Sepher shel Rabi Anshel… Mirkeveth Hamishnah.

Estimate
$1,000–$1,500
Hammer price
Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

ASHER ANSHEL OF CRACOW.

printer

Isaac Prostitz

Place

Cracow

Publication

1584

Description

Second edition. Title within architectural border.

references

Vinograd, Cracow 91; Mehlman 1367.

summary

An alphabetical concordance and glossary of the Bible, with references and Yiddish translations. The Mirkeveth Hamishnah is the earliest book extant printed in Yiddish, the first edition of which appeared in Cracow in 1534.
ff. 113. Trimmed and stained, few paper repairs. Modern calf. Sm. 4to.
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