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Sefer HaShorashim (by the Radak) – Napoli, 1491 – Incunabulum – Incomplete Copy
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Sefer HaShorashim, Hebrew roots, by R. David Kimchi (the Radak). Napoli: Yehoshua son of Yisrael Natan Soncino, 1491. Incunabulum.
Incomplete copy, comprising only 58 leaves of a total of 168.
Many handwritten references to margins of leaves and within text.
Incomplete copy. [58] leaves. Collation: iii8 (last leaf only), iv4-6,8, v1-2,7-9, vi-vii8 (both complete gatherings), viii2-7, ix8 (complete gathering), x1,3-6,8, xiii2-5,7, xv2-8. Approx. 29 cm. Fair condition. Many stains, including dampstains. Wear. Tears, including open tears, affecting text (marginal open tears to most leaves, most not affecting text, repaired with paper filling). Worming, affecting text, mostly repaired with paper filling. New leather binding.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries