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Pnei Rabba - Amsterdam 1628 - One of the First Books Printed by Menasseh ben Israel - Signature of Rabbi Abraham ...
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Pnei Rabba - Amsterdam 1628 - One of the First Books Printed by Menasseh ben Israel - Signature of Rabbi Abraham Abulafia.
Sefer Pnei Rabba, index of verses in Midrash Rabba (Part I - Torah, Part II - Five Megillot), with a concise index of topics discussed in Midrash Rabba on the Five Megillot.
Amsterdam, Menasseh ben Israel, 1628.
Menasseh ben Israel's first published work. The printing was subsidized by Menasseh's friends, Messrs. Ephraim Bueno and Jonah Abarbanel.
Two parts in one, divisional title prior to Five Scrolls. Commendatory poem by Isaac Aboab.
[2], 53,[1], 25 Leaves. 18.3 Cm.
Antique signature of Rabbi Abraham Abulafia.
Overall Great condition, stains, later new binding.

