Elucidations on the roots of Aramaic words in Targum Onkelos, Yonatan and Yerushalmi, by grammarian Rabbi Eliyahu HaLevi Ashkenazi Bachur.
Specifications: [6], 164: [2] leaves. 28 cm. First edition.
Content: Title page and introduction in Latin. Ends with a Hebrew colophon with the printer’s device, an illustration of a fruit bearing tree, flanked by the Hebrew letters פ ב [Paul Fagius].
Unique features: Rare. Nice print with calligraphic letters. Thick paper.Glosses in pleasant Ashkenazic handwriting. Antiquated owner notations on the title page.
Background: This work was printed in a number of formats during that same year and at the same press. For details, refer to: Y. Yudlov, Ginzei Yisrael, #1865.
Condition: Fine. The title page and first leaves have marginal reinforcements. Aging stains.