Commentary on the Early Prophets by Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Leipzig, 1686. The leaves with the Latin introduction and indices that appear in this copy are very rare and lacking in most copies.
Early edition of the Abrabanel’s commentary. Illustrated title page, and additional title page in Latin. With the introductory leaves in Latin, including the proofreader’s introduction in Latin and in Hebrew, by the apostate Friedrich Albrecht Christiani, whose previous name was Baruch Ben Moshe of Prostich. With the Latin index leaves.
[6], 308, [4] leaf, 30.5 cm.
Fine condition. Aging stains. Isolated worming perforations in the first and last leaves only. Light tears and adhesions in the margins of the title page, far from the text, and in the margins of three other leaves. Blemished binding.