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Lot 738

Tikun Socharim V’Tikun Chilufim –Amsterdam, 1714

Tikun Socharim V’Tikun Chilufim. Amsterdam, 1714. Igron. Contains the versions of commercial letters and debentures and their laws, in Yiddish. The whole book was printed in cursive Ashkenazi font, a unique phenomenon for a printed book, this was to make it easier for dealers to copy from the book. On the verso of the title page, is the approbation of Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Ashkenazi Av Beit Din of Amsterdam, called the Chacham Zvi and in his approbation he mentions the font of the letters and prohibits copying the font produced by the publishers. [8], 230 pages. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slight wear. Worming to several places. Parchment binding, with minor damages.