Collection of printed leaf fragments from a "bindings genizah".
Includes leaves printed in the 15th-16th centuries (Arbaa Turim, Soncino 1490; Yalkut Shimoni, Soncino 1521-1527; Responsa Binyamin Ze'ev, Venice 1539; and more); proofs and print trials (mostly from Salonika, 17th-19th centuries), some with corrections handwritten by the proofreaders (including leaves from an unidentified composition, on the verso of one of them a page of Gemara was printed, presumably from the Salonika 1705 edition).
Close to 70 leaves. Size varies. Various degrees of damage due to use in binding.

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Machbarot Immanuel, by Immanuel son of Shlomo of Rome. Constantinople: Eliezer son of Gershom Soncino, 1535. Second edition.
Immanuel son of Shlomo of Rome (1261-1330) was a Jewish poet, satirist and commentator of the Bible. Machbarot Immanuel is an anthology of twenty-eight chapters ("Machbarot"), containing lengthy Maqamas, incorporating songs, stories, allegories, dialogues and more, in the spirit of the Italian renaissance, as reflected by a Jewish sage of that era.
Signature in Italian script on the leaf following the title page: "Shimshon Bachi". This is presumably the signature of R. Shimshon Bachi the second (b. 1693; grandson of R. Shimshon Bachi the first), rabbi of Casale.
Ownership inscriptions in Italian script on the title page.
Hebrew alphabet inscribed in Italian script over the entire final page.
[156] leaves. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor wear. Marginal open tears to several leaves. Title page trimmed, with damage to engraved border. Old cloth binding, with damage.

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Sefer Michlol, Hebrew grammar, by R. David Kimchi, the Radak. Constantinople: [Gershom Soncino, 1533-1534]. Octavo edition.
Prominent Hebrew printer Gershom Soncino printed books in many Italian cities. In the 1520s, he moved to the Ottoman Empire, printing several books in Salonika and later in Constantinople. Gershom passed away in 1534, in the course of printing Sefer Michlol. The book appeared in two parallel editions, in different formats – folio and octavo. The printing was completed by Gershom's son, Eliezer, who operated the Soncino printing press in Constantinople until 1547.
Gershom's death during the course of printing is mentioned in a long colophon printed in the folio edition only. Habermann and Yaari therefore suggest that the octavo edition was completed while Gershon was still alive, and record 1533 as the year of printing. However, it is more likely that both editions were completed by Eliezer Soncino after his father's death.
Several glosses. Ownership inscriptions on front endpaper, including: "…the grammarian R. Yaakov son of R. Gershon, who moved to the Holy Land".
[244] leaves. Lacking title page and leaves [2], [4], [139]-[143] and [253]-[254] (total of 10 leaves lacking). Additional leaves at the beginning, with handwritten text of title page and beginning of book. 13 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears, including open tears, affecting text in several places, some repaired with paper. Worming, affecting text. Leaves trimmed close to text (affecting text on some leaves). Some loose leaves. Inscriptions. Old binding, damaged.

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Sefer Michlol, grammar of the Holy Tongue, by R. David Kimchi – the Radak, annotated by R. Eliyahu Ashkenazi [Bachur]. Venice: Daniel Bomberg for Cornelio Adelkind, 1545.
Small format. A large format edition was printed concurrently.
Ownership inscription on the front endpaper.
239, 238-268, [1] leaves. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Stamps. Original parchment binding, damaged.

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