Auction 19 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters

Sefer Ma'avar Yabok - Ostrog, 1818 - Glosses

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Sefer Ma'avar Yabok, prayers, laws and articles pertaining to day of death and washing of dead prior to burial, by Rabbi Aharon Berachia of Modena. Ostrog, [1818].
Title page "as printed in Amsterdam". The word "Amsterdam" is emphasized. This word as well as name of book printed in red ink. Symbol of printers of the Props family forged in center of title page.
Over twenty glosses and family notations in Oriental handwriting. Leaf 193/1 contains signature: "Avraham Chakim", apparently author of glosses.
[4], 228 leaves. 21 cm. Majority printed upon bluish paper. Wide margins uncut in print. Good-fair condition. Moth damage [on number of leaves on text]. Non-original binding.
Glosses
Glosses