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

Sefer Galut Yehuda - Two Copies - Venice, 1612 / Padova, 1640 - With Sefer Pi Aryeh - First Editions

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
First and second editions of Sefer Galut Yehuda.
* Sefer Galut Yehuda, Hebrew-Italian dictionary of Tanach and Pirkei Avot. "This is the explanation of every foreign word in the twenty-four books of the Bible", by R Yehuda Aryeh of Modena. Venice: Giacomo Sarzina, 1612. First edition.
[10], 111-114, 9-40, 42-43, 46-62, 64-105, [1], 103-110 leaves. Leaves 111-114 were bound incorrectly. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Title page is mounted on paper, with damage to the upper border. New binding. Bookplate.
* Sefer Galut Yehuda. Padova, 1640. Incudes Sefer Pi Aryeh (with separate title page), additions to the dictionary and "explanations of words used by our sages and commentators", by R. Yehuda Aryeh of Modena. First edition of Sefer Pi Aryeh.
[10], 9-43, 46-62, 64-114, [3]; 14 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains. New binding. Bookplate.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
Italian Jewry - Manuscripts, Printed Leaves and Books
Italian Jewry - Manuscripts, Printed Leaves and Books