Lot 142
Toldot Yitzchak, by Rabbi Yitzchak Karo – Constantinople, 1518 – First Edition – Incomplete Copy
Toldot Yitzchak, commentary on the Torah, by Rabbi Yitzchak ben R' Yosef Karo. [Constantinople, 1518]. Anonymous printer. First edition.
Incomplete copy. Contains several leaves of Parshat Bereshit, leaves from the end of Vayikra, and Bamidbar-Devarim.
the book was printed and sold in separate pamphlets. See: Avraham Ya'ari, the Hebrew Printing Press in Constantinople, Jerusalem 1967, p. 77, no. 59.
On the last page are the parting words of "Shlomo ben… R' Mazal Tov". Colophon: "the task was concluded…on Wednesday the 18th of Elul 1518… in Constantinople…".
the author, Rabbi Yitzchak Karo expelled from Spain and Portugal was the uncle of Rabbi Yosef Karo, author of the Shulchan Aruch, who consulted his uncle on halachic matters. Rabbi Yitzchak Karo lectured in Turkish communities and traveled to Eretz Israel in 1518 (the same year he printed this book). Whether he reached his destination or was delayed in Damascus until his death is still unresolved.
[39] leaves (of the original 101 leaves). 24 cm. Fair condition. Worming, stains and wear. Unbound.
