Mikne Avram, with Latin. Venice, 1523. First Edition
Mikne Avram. Hebrew grammar and fundamentals of the holy tongue by Rabbi Avraham Balmes. Venice, Daniel Bomberg publisher. 1523. Frist edition.
[314] leaves, 20 cm. Edition with Latin.
Two editions of this book were published concomitantly, one in Hebrew only and the other with Latin on the facing page, as in this edition. On the back of the title page is a Latin poem in honor of Daniel Bomberg, and then a long preface in Latin from Daniel Bomberg, as well as a preface by the author praising Judaism. For obvious reasons this preface does not appear in the Latin edition.
Elegant leather binding. Some age stains. Reinforcement’s on the inner margins or four single leaves in the beginning. Ink stain on the bottom of the title page. Fine-very fine condition.