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

Zivchei Cohen - With Illustration Plates - Livorno, 1832

Opening: $300
Sold for: $450
Including buyer's premium
Sefer Zivchei Cohen, summary of laws of slaughtering, lung examination and de-veining (porging) by R. Yitzchak Cohen (ritual slaughterer in Livorno). Livorno, [1832]. Hebrew and Italian.
Seven folding illustration plates which contain anatomical illustrations of animal organs, signs of Kashrut in poultry, and more. In this copy the plate of kosher poultry is hand colored.
64 pages, [7] folding illustration plates. The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book also lists copies with [8] illustration plates. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several folded pages, repaired with adhesive tape. Original binding; leather spine.
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