Yechiel, Nathan Ben of Tome

SEPHER HA'ARUCH (TALMUDIC DICTIONARY)

      Gershom Soncino 1517 - Trimmed taped repairs with some loss of text. stained. Later half calf over marbled boards, covers detached with spine, spine very torn, Folio. On front blank inscription of "Jacob Saphir" of Jerusalem, famous for his travels to the Orient on behalf ot the Peruschim community of Jerusalem. Scholarly Hebrew marginalia in an early Sephardic hand. Censor's signature on finallfeaf. in some instances it is the sole source for anicnet traditions of Talmudic interpretation." the Aruch is also considered authoritative from standpoint of Halacha. (Notes from Kestenbaum auction April 5, 2005) [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover]