Auction 68
Lot 130:
Sefer HaAruch, elucidation of difficult Talmudic words, alphabetically ordered, the monumental work of Rabbi Nathan ben Yechiel of Rome (lived and operated in the 11th century) edited by Rabbi Eliyahu ben Sar Halevi Ashkenazi.
Third edition, at the quality press of Daniel Bomberg – Venice, 1531. 246 leaves. The title page of this copy is an added photocopy. In the National Library, the book appears, of course, in the Rare Book Collection. On the last page, a poem praising the work: "כאשר הספר הזה נגמר, ערוך בכל ונשמר, ועמד טעמו בו וריחו לא נמר, ויראהו אליהו הלוי והזמר, וישא משלו ויאמר: אדם תועה מן מסלוליו בשדה התלמוד ובמעגליו … ". See more: Stefansky Sifrei Yesod 525.
Fine new binding. Quality paper. Reddish edges. Taping. Many moth perforations and damage. Most of the copy has fine wide margins. Fair overall condition.
Notation at its end and an erasure of a single line of the entry "קרב" – ?.
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