Kol Bo – Venice, 1547

Kol Bo – Venice, 1547

Kol Bo, laws and customs. Venice: Marco Antonio Giustiniani, 1547.
The book was printed anonymously, and the identity of its author was subject to dispute. Today it is considered an early edition of the work Orchot Chaim by R. Aharon HaKohen.
Inscription in Italian script on title page and on endpaper. On endpaper, signatures of Prof. Eliyahu Shmuel Hartom, author of the Cassuto commentary on the Bible.

4, 158 leaves. 28.5 cm. Fair condition, some leaves in middle of book in good-fair condition. Many stains, including large dampstains and dark stains, tears and some open tears, including tears to title page (affecting title frame), partially repaired with paper. Margins of several leaves repaired with paper. Early leather binding. Wear and damage to binding.