Commentary on the Mish: Tosafot Yom Yov: Nezikin (Damages), Kodashim (Holy Things). Tehorot (Purity) Heller, Yom Tov Lipmann; Obadiah Bertinoro Judaica

Thick Quarto. The last three Orders of the *Mishnah* bound together in one volume(each with a separate title page): Num 4. [Nezikin]: title page + 392pp. (the third leaf of the first gathering is a cancel): Num. 5. [Kodashim]" 326pp (includes the title page and a fullpage woodcut diagram); Num 6. [Tehorot] title page +446pp Contemporary full calf over beveled boards, professionally re=backed, modern endpapers, edges stained light red. The boards are tooled, with remnants of the original metal clasps, an early ink inscription on a torn sheet is laid down on the front pastedown. Laid-in is a contemporary manuscript octavo sheet, written and signed in Hebrew script on one side. Also laid in is a near contemporary parchment slip (from a phylactery) with a prayer in Hebrew. The original leather binding is rubbed and worn at the edges, the first title page has three small early tape repairs at the corners, very good. A rare, early Dutch edition of Rabbi Heller's important commentary on the Mishnah, first published in Prague in 1614-17. This edition includes Bertinoro's classic commentary and Heller's incorporation of it into his own: Scarce *OCLC* locates only one copy of this edition printed by David Tartas. Housed in a fine cloth covered clamshell box.