1842 Radak Commentary on Genesis Pressburg Hebrew Judaica Rare Book Kimhi ק על

by Rabbi David Kimhi / Aaron Ginzburg (editor)

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Title: Comentar zur Genesis / Perushe Radak li-Bereshit (פירוש רד"ק על התורה - ספר בראשית) Author: Rabbi David Kimhi / Aaron Ginzburg (editor) Publication: Anton Edlen von Schmid, Pressburg (Bratislava); 1842 Edition: First edition of this specific critical manuscript version Binding: Hardcover Language: Hebrew/German Condition: Good condition with taped spine with a faded label. Pages show age-appropriate foxing, toning, and localized water-staining typical for mid-19th-century European rag paper, but are clean and tighly bound. Both front and read gutters are cracked, but intact. Former owner ink library stamp from Rabbi Rafael Kirsch, Hamburg. Notes: By Rabbi David Kimhi (known as Radak, a 12th-13th century medieval Jewish commentator and grammarian).Scarce and important highly critical scholarly edition of Radak's commentary on the Book of Genesis. It was transcribed and edited directly from a rare medieval manuscript found in the Bibliothèque Royale (Royal Library) in Paris. It features a bilingual setup: Hebrew text for the commentary itself, alongside a German introduction printed in classic Fraktur (Gothic) script. Features a detailed German foreword in Gothic Fraktur script and the complete rabbinic commentary text in beautiful Hebrew typography. Includes an antique stamp from the rabbinical library of Rabbi Rafael Kirsch of Hamburg. Keywords: Radak, David Kimhi, David Qimhi, Genesis, Bereshit, 1842, Pressburg, Bratislava, Anton Schmid, Judaica, Rare Hebrew Book, Ant

• Year: 1842
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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