Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Maor VaShemesh (Koriat) – Livorno, 1839 – First Edition
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Maor VaShemesh, kabbalistic commentary on the Torah by R. Avraham Koriat, with piyyutim by the author, and commentary on Aleinu by R. Hai Gaon. Livorno: Eliezer Menachem Ottolenghi, [1839]. First edition.
On title page, ownership inscription and signature of "Avraham de Yosef Atali Khumri" [of Constantine, Algeria]. On leaves 17, 74, 89, 110 – his calligraphic signatures: "Avraham Atali ibn Khumri".
[3], 3-11, [1], 128 leaves. 20.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Several small marginal tears. New binding.
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