Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters

Sefer Kol Bo – Venice, 1567 – Ownership Notations

Opening: $500
Sold for: $750
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Sefer Kol Bo. Venice, [1567]. Giorgio De Cavalli Printing Press.
Sefer “Kol Bo”, collection of Halacha [Jewish law] and customs from period of Rishonim.
On title page of book ownership notation in old handwriting: “How sweet are thy words unto my taste” (based on Psalm 119). Above and beneath letters, added dots indicating name of author. Dots above letters form the name ‘Mordechai’ whereas dots beneath the letters form the name ‘Modl’ (Mottl’; nickname in Germany for name Mordechai).
Last leaf contains family records (deaths and births) between years 1649-1651, and more recent records (from writer of Goldstein family), from years 1859-1905.
4, 158 leaves. 28 cm. Good condition, stains. Title page torn on upper margins. Without binding.
Early printed books – Resh and Shin Years
Early printed books – Resh and Shin Years