Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Lechem Mishneh, Part I – Venice, 1604 – First Edition

Opening: $300
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium

Lechem Mishneh, commentary on Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, Part I (Mada-Kedusha), by R. Avraham de Boton. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1604]. First edition.
Censorship deletions and emendations on several leaves. Censor's signature on final page.
17, 20-42; 163 leaves. Lacking two leaves (18-19) of first sequence. Leaves 153-156 bound out of sequence. 27.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains to final leaves. Worming, affecting title page border, and slightly affecting text. Title page trimmed close to border. Old binding, damaged (spine partially detached).


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