Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Sefer Tuv Taam - Venice, 1538

Opening: $800
Unsold
Sefer Tuv Taam on the principles of cantillation marks by R. Eliyahu Bachur-Ashkenazi (Elia Levita). Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1538. First edition.
On the title page is a handwritten inscription from 1636: "... Axelrod son of Yaakov Cohen", and a censor's inscription.
35 leaves. [2] final leaves of errata missing, 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and dampstains. Slight wear on title page and other pages. Pages cut with slight damage to the titles on some pages. New vellum binding. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
Incunabula and Early Printed Books
Incunabula and Early Printed Books