KIMCHI, DAVID.

(RaDa”K). Sepher Michlol [grammar].
Edited by Elijah Levita. Two copies each with specific typographic variants. Each volume with title set within architectural arch. Each volume with Latin marginalia in an early hand, extensive in second volume.
ff. 268, (1). Lightly stained. First volume (entitled on spine “Type I”) bound in Valmadonna-custom deep cherry crushed morocco tooled in gilt; second volume (entitled on spine “Type II”) bound in contemporary limp vellum with Valmadonna-custom morocco spine lable and gilt-tooling. Housed in slip-case. 12mo. Vinograd, Venice 246.
Venice: Cornelio Adelkind for Daniel Bomberg 1545
<< Two variant issues of the same edition.>>===The Michlol was David Kimchi’s chief grammatical work. It treats verbs comprehensively, covering the rules governing changes of pronunciation and accents. It also contains complete tables of conjugations and is distinguished by its conciseness and clarity of style. Indeed, these qualities resulted in the Michlol’s supremacy over previous works. For centuries it was considered preeminent in its field. See M. Waxman, Vol. I, p. 179.