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Rabbeinu Behaye on the Torah – Rimini 1524 – Three Copies

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Sold for: $800
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Commentary on the Torah by Rabbeinu Behaye Ben Asher. Rimini, 1524. Soncino printing press.
Volume A: the title page and the first six leaves are missing. Some of the missing leaves are completed with handwriting and are bound out of order at the beginning of the volume. The copy is until Parashat Pekudei. On many of the leaves, pieces of paper are glued and on them, the missing text has been completed in Yemen script. Condition: reasonable. Wear. No binding. Kabbalistic scholarly gloss.
Volume B: begins with Parashat Shemot. End in the middle of Parashat Nasoh. Condition: Good-Fair. Wear. All leaves are detached. It is possible that additional leaves are missing besides those that are missing from the beginning and end of the volume.
Added is an additional lacking copy with much moth damage. An edition from the 16th century. Leaves 128-215. The books of Vayikra, Bamidbar and Devarim until Parashat Re'eh. Ancient glosses and inscriptions.

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