Rare edition. 

Ink stain on first & last pages, otherwise in good condition, original binding.

First printed in 1519 in Constantinople, is a unique legendary literary composition, written around the 10th century. The Sefer talks about the one-year-old Ben-Sira and his teacher, which is conducted through a discussion of twenty-two proverbs, each beginning with a different letter of the Alphabet.

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Lot #269

A"B of Ben Sira, Bagdad circa 1890

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