Sefer Michlol, grammar of the Holy Tongue, by R. David Kimchi – the Radak, annotated by R. Eliyahu Ashkenazi [Bachur]. Venice: Cornelio Adelkind by Daniel Bomberg, 1545.
Small format. A large format edition was printed concurrently.
Signature on title page: "Joannes Dee 1565" – signature of English mathematician, astronomer and astrologer John Dee (1527-1608), who also studied alchemy and magic. Dee served as astronomer and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, and his was one of the largest private libraries in England at the time.
239, 238-268, [1] leaves. 15 cm. Decorated and colored edges. Good condition. Stains. Parchment binding with gilt decorations.
CB, no. 4821,41; Zedner, p. 199; Roest p. 297.
