Sefer ha'Aruch – Pissarro, 1517 – Printed by Gershom Sonccino – Ancient Glosses by Several Writers

Sefer ha'Aruch – Pissarro, 1517 – Printed by Gershom Sonccino – Ancient Glosses by Several Writers
Sefer Ha'Aruch, explaining each word of the Talmud, alphabetically ordered, by Rabbi Natan Ben Yechi'el of Rome. [Pissarro], 1517. Printed by Gershom Sonccino.
A rare copy that was very well preserved for 500 years!

Ownership inscriptions
Ownership inscriptions in ancient Italian script on the title page and its reverse side and on the first leaf of the book. Asignature on the title page: "Meir Avraham Latas [?]". An additional inscription: "My acquisition … Meir Avraham Latas … today the 25th of Adar 5445".
On leaf 34, a signature written in pen: "Yechiel Meir Morgenstern of Kock …" (the last Rebbe of Kock (1894-1974).
On leaf 178, a long inscription in a foreign language. At the end of the book, an inscription in a foreign language from 1599[?]

Glosses
The book contains three glosses in ancient Italian script:
On leaf 155, a short, scholarly gloss.
On leaf 170, an additional gloss in different script.
On leaf 176, a very long scholarly gloss by a third writer; on the next page, an additional long gloss by him.
177 [1] leaves. 29.5 cm.
Condition: Good. Stains of dampness on single leaves. Thick. High quality paper. Moth signs on several leaves, with no damage to text. The title page is restored. Ex libris (bookplates). An interesting binding with unusual decorations. Yellow stains appear on leaves 137-142.