Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Sefer HaShorashim by the Radak - Venice, 1546-1548 - Unique Cover

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Sold for: $938
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Sefer HaShorashim, roots of Lashon Hakodesh [the Holy Language], by Rabbi David Kimchi (Radak) with explanations by Rabbi Eliyahu Bachur. Venice 1546-1548. Justinian printing.
Date on title page: Marcheshvan 1546, but the edition was completed on Adar 1548.
This is a unique copy: two leaves of the 1529 Venice edition (printed by Bomberg) are bound within the book to complete this copy. The title page has no Latin inscription, as mentioned in listing 0164650 of the Bibliography Institute CD.
Signature on title page: "…Chaim ben Rabbi Efraim".
Ancient leather cover, with some special embossments of figures in medieval attire.
[2] pages, 5-548 columns + [2] leaves of the 1529 edition; 32 cm. Good condition. Stains, minor wear, few worm holes. A tear on the last leaf. Wear and damages on the cover.
Early Printed Books – Incunabula, Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books – Incunabula, Resh and Shin Years