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Urim VeTumim (Rabbi Meir Arama) – Venice, 1603 – First Edition
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Urim VeTumim, commentary on Yeshayahu and Yirmiyahu by R. Meir Arama (son of the Akedat Yitzchak). Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1603]. First edition.
On p. 2a, autobiographical account by publisher, R. Menachem Yaakov son of R. Eliezer Yehudah of Safed.
On last leaf, handwritten signatures of censors.
Enclosed handwritten note (Dutch) with list of expenses.
76 leaves. 19 cm. Fair-good condition. Many stains, including dampstains. Small marginal open tears to title page, repaired with paper. Paper strip repairs to inner margins of some leaves. New leather binding, with some defects.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
Early Printed Books – 17th Century
Early Printed Books – 17th Century