Lot 354
Three Volumes of the Babylonian Talmud in Small Format – Amsterdam, 1722-1724 / Furth, 1739 - Rabbinical Signatures
Three volumes of the Babylonian Talmud, in a small edition. "So that a person can carry it in the corner of his cloak and look in it also when traveling". Each two leaves of this format are the size of one leaf of the regular editions. These tractates were printed alone and not part of a whole set of Talmud.
* Tractate Yoma, with Rashi commentary, Tosfot, Rosh and Chidushei HaMaharsha. Amsterdam, [1722]. Ancient ownership inscriptions [Rabbi Yehuda Lima and his family] signed by Rabbi "Kapil Unrich Rabbi of Paris" and stamps of the "Chevra Kadisha D'Shas Paris".
[174], 89-94, 94-101, 192-203 leaves. 18 cm. Good condition. Stains, several tears. Contemporary leather binding, worn.
* Tractate Kiddushin, with Rashi commentary, Tosfot and the Rosh. Amsterdam, [1724]. "Printed for the benefit of the elderly and young so that should study the abovementioned tractates in our Rabbi's yeshiva…Av Beit Din and Rabbi of the Ashkenasi community". Ancient ownership inscriptions that the Talmud belongs to "The Av Beit Din Avraham", and an inscription of his son "Chaim ben the deceased Rabbi Avraham" [possibly, Rabbi Avraham Berlin, Rabbi and Av Beit Din of the Amsterdam Ashkenazi community (died 1730, Otzar HaRabbanim 305)]. Several handwritten corrections.
[189] leaves. Lacking first leaf after title page. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and tear to title page and to several leaves. New leather binding.
* Tractate Sanhedrin, with Rashi commentary, Tosfot and the Rosh. Furth, [1739]. Ownership inscriptions, handwritten gloss.
264, [18] leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Title page worn and torn. Wear and tear to more leaves. Ancient binding with leather spine, damaged.
