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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
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"HaShir HaZeh…" - Piyyutim and poems, halacha and novellae for Passover Seder night, homilies and remez on the Passover Haggadah, by R. Ya'akov Kitzingen, disciple of the Maharshal. Krakow, [1597]. Printed by Yitzchak ben Aharon of Prostějov. Approbations by Polish sages, including R. Mordechai Yoffe, author of the Levushim.
According to the title page, the rulings and halachot are based on the teachings of R. Ya'akov's rabbi, the Maharshal of Lublin. At the end of the book appears the essay Ketz HaPela'ot with a calculation of the year of Redemption, in which the writer asserts that the sin of gossip and lashon hara are liable for the delay of the Redemption.
25, [1] leaves. Mispagination. 19 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Tears and minor damages to text, restored with paper filling. New binding.
Ya'ari 26; Otzar HaHaggadot 34.
According to the title page, the rulings and halachot are based on the teachings of R. Ya'akov's rabbi, the Maharshal of Lublin. At the end of the book appears the essay Ketz HaPela'ot with a calculation of the year of Redemption, in which the writer asserts that the sin of gossip and lashon hara are liable for the delay of the Redemption.
25, [1] leaves. Mispagination. 19 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Tears and minor damages to text, restored with paper filling. New binding.
Ya'ari 26; Otzar HaHaggadot 34.
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Passover Haggadot
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![Birkat HaMazon, according to the Polish and Ashkenazi custom, with a Passover Haggadah, with woodcuts. Amsterdam, [1723]. Pri](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale54-public/62.jpg "Birkat HaMazon and Passover Haggadah - Dos Benshen - Amsterdam, 1723")
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
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Birkat HaMazon, according to the Polish and Ashkenazi custom, with a Passover Haggadah, with woodcuts. Amsterdam, [1723]. Printed by Yitzchak ben Ya'akov of Córdoba.
Birkat HaMazon with traditional Shabbat songs, prayers and blessings for holidays, weddings, circumcisions and to be recited at cemeteries. Passover Haggadah.
71 leaves. 19 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Stains and some wear. The Haggadah has wine-stains. New binding.
Otzar Ha'Haggadot 145. (Possibly this is the Haggadah mentioned in Ya'ari 93 according to Weiner 77).
Birkat HaMazon with traditional Shabbat songs, prayers and blessings for holidays, weddings, circumcisions and to be recited at cemeteries. Passover Haggadah.
71 leaves. 19 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Stains and some wear. The Haggadah has wine-stains. New binding.
Otzar Ha'Haggadot 145. (Possibly this is the Haggadah mentioned in Ya'ari 93 according to Weiner 77).
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Passover Haggadot
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Hamon Chogeg, Passover Haggadah, with kabbalistic commentaries and explanations and halachic rulings in Ladino, by R. Elisha Chabillo (Mercado). Livorno [1794]. Printed by R. Yaakov Nunes Weiss [author of Chedvat Ya'akov].
The author, R. Elisha Chabillo, close disciple of R. David Pardo and author of the Avodat HaTamid siddur. This composition contains two commentaries - a commentary in Hebrew of kabbalistic homilies and a commentary in Ladino. With a Hebrew introduction by the author and a Ladino introduction titled: "Introduction for those who speak a foreign language, by the author".
[1], 70 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, wine-stains and wear. Contemporary leather binding from time of printing, with gilt embossments. Rubbed corners.
Ya'ari 255; Otzar HaHaggadot 372.
The author, R. Elisha Chabillo, close disciple of R. David Pardo and author of the Avodat HaTamid siddur. This composition contains two commentaries - a commentary in Hebrew of kabbalistic homilies and a commentary in Ladino. With a Hebrew introduction by the author and a Ladino introduction titled: "Introduction for those who speak a foreign language, by the author".
[1], 70 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, wine-stains and wear. Contemporary leather binding from time of printing, with gilt embossments. Rubbed corners.
Ya'ari 255; Otzar HaHaggadot 372.
Category
Passover Haggadot
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Passover Haggadah, with halachic rulings for the Seder night by Rabbi Chaim Benveniste, author of Knesset HaGedolah, and with Judeo-Arabic translation by the printer, R. Elazar Iraki. Calcutta (India), 1841.
[3], 49 leaves, 19 cm. Blue and white paper. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Restored damages to title page. Owners' signature and stamps. New, half-vellum binding.
Otzar HaHaggadot 841. The first Haggadah and the third book printed in Calcutta. The printer, R. Elazar Iraki, a Yemenite Jew, immigrated to India and established an important printing press in Calcutta.
[3], 49 leaves, 19 cm. Blue and white paper. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Restored damages to title page. Owners' signature and stamps. New, half-vellum binding.
Otzar HaHaggadot 841. The first Haggadah and the third book printed in Calcutta. The printer, R. Elazar Iraki, a Yemenite Jew, immigrated to India and established an important printing press in Calcutta.
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Passover Haggadot
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![Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin. [Venice, 1520]. Printed by Daniel Bomberg. First edition.
A volume from the first edi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale54-public/65.jpg "Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin - Venice, 1520 - Daniel Bomberg")
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $8,000
Sold for: $10,000
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Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin. [Venice, 1520]. Printed by Daniel Bomberg. First edition.
A volume from the first edition of the Talmud printed in the renowned printing press of Daniel Bomberg in Venice. Bomberg’s edition was the first printed edition of the complete Babylonian Talmud. This famous edition became a common basis for all subsequent editions of the Talmud. It introduced the "tzurat hadaf" (the layout of the page), and the pagination still in use today.
On leaves 43 and 107 are sections about Jesus which were omitted in the following editions of the Talmud following censorship orders.
On the first leaf is a signature. Short handwritten notations of sources and references, by several writers.
2-62, 64-129, [1] leaves. Lacking title page, replaced with facsimile. Approximately 32 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and dampstains. Restored worming. Restored tears. New elaborate leather binding.
A volume from the first edition of the Talmud printed in the renowned printing press of Daniel Bomberg in Venice. Bomberg’s edition was the first printed edition of the complete Babylonian Talmud. This famous edition became a common basis for all subsequent editions of the Talmud. It introduced the "tzurat hadaf" (the layout of the page), and the pagination still in use today.
On leaves 43 and 107 are sections about Jesus which were omitted in the following editions of the Talmud following censorship orders.
On the first leaf is a signature. Short handwritten notations of sources and references, by several writers.
2-62, 64-129, [1] leaves. Lacking title page, replaced with facsimile. Approximately 32 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and dampstains. Restored worming. Restored tears. New elaborate leather binding.
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Talmud and Mishnayot
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Perush HaMishnayot L'HaRambam, on Zera'im, Moed, Nashim, Nezikin and Kodshim. Krakow, 1604. Printed by Yitzchak son of Aharon of Prostějov.
This volume is composed of two parts of the complete Babylonian Talmud printed in Krakow in 1602-1605.Part 1: Perush HaMishnayot L'HaRambam, Seder Zera'im (with its own title page. Printed without Tractate Berachot). Part 2: Perush HaMishnayot for Moed, Nashim, Nezikin and Kodshim (printed without title pages. Lacking the commentary of Tractate Nidah).
At the beginning of the volume are Piskei Tosfot and Perush HaMishnayot L'HaRambam on Tractate Berachot (sometimes bound at the end of the part containing the Perush HaMishnayot on the rest of the Sidrei Mishnah). These are followed by 19 leaves of Piskei HaRosh on Tractate Berachot. These leaves of the rulings of the Rosh are not listed bibliographically (In the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, it is recorded that "The Piskei HaRosh do not exist in the copy which we have seen and we do not know if they have been printed").
The full version of the Mishnah appears in Seder Zera'im alongside Perush HaRambam and the commentary of Rabbeinu Shimshon. The rest of the Sidrei Mishnah were printed without Rabbeinu Shimshon. 6 leaves with the Rambam's introduction to Seder Zera'im are bound before the title page instead of at the end of this part.
Tractate Berachot: [2], 66-69; 19 leaves. Seder Zera'im: 6, 86 leaves. Moed: 42 leaves. Nezikin: 5, 25 leaves. Kodshim: 36, 36-46 leaves. Lacking: 4 leaves of commentary on Tractate Nidah. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains. Dampstains. Tears to a few leaves. Old binding.
This volume is composed of two parts of the complete Babylonian Talmud printed in Krakow in 1602-1605.Part 1: Perush HaMishnayot L'HaRambam, Seder Zera'im (with its own title page. Printed without Tractate Berachot). Part 2: Perush HaMishnayot for Moed, Nashim, Nezikin and Kodshim (printed without title pages. Lacking the commentary of Tractate Nidah).
At the beginning of the volume are Piskei Tosfot and Perush HaMishnayot L'HaRambam on Tractate Berachot (sometimes bound at the end of the part containing the Perush HaMishnayot on the rest of the Sidrei Mishnah). These are followed by 19 leaves of Piskei HaRosh on Tractate Berachot. These leaves of the rulings of the Rosh are not listed bibliographically (In the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, it is recorded that "The Piskei HaRosh do not exist in the copy which we have seen and we do not know if they have been printed").
The full version of the Mishnah appears in Seder Zera'im alongside Perush HaRambam and the commentary of Rabbeinu Shimshon. The rest of the Sidrei Mishnah were printed without Rabbeinu Shimshon. 6 leaves with the Rambam's introduction to Seder Zera'im are bound before the title page instead of at the end of this part.
Tractate Berachot: [2], 66-69; 19 leaves. Seder Zera'im: 6, 86 leaves. Moed: 42 leaves. Nezikin: 5, 25 leaves. Kodshim: 36, 36-46 leaves. Lacking: 4 leaves of commentary on Tractate Nidah. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains. Dampstains. Tears to a few leaves. Old binding.
Category
Talmud and Mishnayot
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
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Duo tituli Thalmudici Sanhedrin et Maccoth, cum excerptis ex utriusque Gemara, versa, & annotationibus, depromtis maximam partem, ex Ebraeorum commentariis - Mishnayot, Tractates Sanhedrin and Makot, with "aggadot and Midrash compiled from the Talmud". Amsterdam, 1629.
Hebrew text with Latin translation, column facing column. Comments in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. The Latin translation and explanation were done by Johannes Cocceius and in the beginning of the book are poems by him and poems in his honor, in Hebrew, Greek and Latin.
[32], 436, [4] pages. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Restored tears to margins of title page and the following leaf and a number of other leaves (some slightly affecting the text). Some of the leaves are dark. Old worn and damaged leather binding, slightly detached.
Hebrew text with Latin translation, column facing column. Comments in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. The Latin translation and explanation were done by Johannes Cocceius and in the beginning of the book are poems by him and poems in his honor, in Hebrew, Greek and Latin.
[32], 436, [4] pages. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Restored tears to margins of title page and the following leaf and a number of other leaves (some slightly affecting the text). Some of the leaves are dark. Old worn and damaged leather binding, slightly detached.
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Talmud and Mishnayot
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Nine volumes of the Babylonian Talmud in a large format, printed in Amsterdam, Sulzbach and Frankfurt am Main, most with handsome contemporary bindings:
· Tractate Nidah, with Mishnayot Seder Taharot. Frankfurt am Main, [1720]. Ancient ownership inscriptions (including one by Moshe Weil). Among the leaves is a handwritten letter in Yiddish, beginning with "Leiber R. Moshe".
· Tractates Sanhedrin, Shevu'ot, Makot, Eduyot and Horayat, Avot, Masechtot Ketanot and Halachot Ketanot by Rabbeinu Asher. Frankfurt am Main, [1720]. Ancient ownership inscriptions on flyleaves (Getshlich Sheftel son of…R. Sheftel", "R. Sheftel of Strasbourg", etc).
· Tractates Yevamot and Ketubot. Amsterdam, [1716-1717]. Bound with: Tractate Kiddushin. Frankfurt am Main, [1720].
· Tractates Berachot and Mishnayot Seder Zera'im. Amsterdam, [1752]. This copy does not have the [4] leaves of textual variations which appear at the beginning of the volume, however it includes [2] leaves with Dutch authorizations which do not exist in all copies.
· Tractates Pesachim, Betzah, Chagiga and Mo'ed Katan. Amsterdam, [1753-1754]. Wide margins.
· Tractates Chulin, Arachin, Temura, Keritot, Me'ila and Kinim. Amsterdam, [1764-1765]. Ownership inscriptions. [1] leaf (textual variations) which is not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book was appended to the end of Tractate Temura. Two leaves of illustrations of the layout of the Beit HaMikdash appear at the end of Tractate Kinim. Detached binding.
· Tractates Zevachim, Menachot and Bechorot. Amsterdam, [1765]. Wide margins.
· Tractates Gittin, Nedarim, Nazir and Sotah. Sulzbach, [1768-1769]. Ancient ownership inscriptions.
· Tractates Zevachim and Menachot. Sulzbach, [1768].
9 volumes. Large format: 32-42 cm. Size varies, overall good condition.
· Tractate Nidah, with Mishnayot Seder Taharot. Frankfurt am Main, [1720]. Ancient ownership inscriptions (including one by Moshe Weil). Among the leaves is a handwritten letter in Yiddish, beginning with "Leiber R. Moshe".
· Tractates Sanhedrin, Shevu'ot, Makot, Eduyot and Horayat, Avot, Masechtot Ketanot and Halachot Ketanot by Rabbeinu Asher. Frankfurt am Main, [1720]. Ancient ownership inscriptions on flyleaves (Getshlich Sheftel son of…R. Sheftel", "R. Sheftel of Strasbourg", etc).
· Tractates Yevamot and Ketubot. Amsterdam, [1716-1717]. Bound with: Tractate Kiddushin. Frankfurt am Main, [1720].
· Tractates Berachot and Mishnayot Seder Zera'im. Amsterdam, [1752]. This copy does not have the [4] leaves of textual variations which appear at the beginning of the volume, however it includes [2] leaves with Dutch authorizations which do not exist in all copies.
· Tractates Pesachim, Betzah, Chagiga and Mo'ed Katan. Amsterdam, [1753-1754]. Wide margins.
· Tractates Chulin, Arachin, Temura, Keritot, Me'ila and Kinim. Amsterdam, [1764-1765]. Ownership inscriptions. [1] leaf (textual variations) which is not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book was appended to the end of Tractate Temura. Two leaves of illustrations of the layout of the Beit HaMikdash appear at the end of Tractate Kinim. Detached binding.
· Tractates Zevachim, Menachot and Bechorot. Amsterdam, [1765]. Wide margins.
· Tractates Gittin, Nedarim, Nazir and Sotah. Sulzbach, [1768-1769]. Ancient ownership inscriptions.
· Tractates Zevachim and Menachot. Sulzbach, [1768].
9 volumes. Large format: 32-42 cm. Size varies, overall good condition.
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Talmud and Mishnayot
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![Toldot Adam V'Chava and Sefer Mesharim, by Yerucham ben R. Meshulam. [Constantinople, 1516].
Ancient signatures on title pa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale54-public/69_1.jpg "Rabbeinu Yerucham - Constantinople, 1516 - First Edition - Incomplete")
![Toldot Adam V'Chava and Sefer Mesharim, by Yerucham ben R. Meshulam. [Constantinople, 1516].
Ancient signatures on title pa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale54-public/69_2.jpg "Rabbeinu Yerucham - Constantinople, 1516 - First Edition - Incomplete")
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $3,750
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Toldot Adam V'Chava and Sefer Mesharim, by Yerucham ben R. Meshulam. [Constantinople, 1516].
Ancient signatures on title page. Several glosses in ancient Oriental script.
This volume contains the Adam part and the Chava part. The Adam part is lacking approximately 60 leaves - replaced with about 45 leaves from Sefer Mesharim which were bound in their stead. The Chava part is lacking a few leaves.
Colophon on the last leaf (conclusion of the Chava part): "These two parts of Adam and Chava were completed in the month of Adar 1516 and printed in the city of Constantinople…".
This book did not leave the printing press as one unit. It was printed in separate quires (gatherings), and these were subsequently distributed among buyers in synagogues every week (see: Ya'ari, The Hebrew Printing in Constantinople, p. 75). Apparently, this is the reason that this copy, as well as other copies, is incomplete [in this copy, the quires seem to have been originally bound in this fashion].
1-8, 65, 67-70, 72-97, 99-[102], 104, 95-102, 113-224, 226-231, 233-248, 257-272. Leaves of Sefer Mesharim which were bound between leaf 8 and leaf 65 of the Adam part: 3-6, 7-8, 9-18, 23-37, 40-[42], 51-54, 56, 58-64. Mispaginated, many leaves are bound out of their proper order. Only half of leaf 7 of Sefer Mesharim appears in this copy. (Total of 248 leaves).
26.5 cm. Good-very good condition. Stains to some leaves, other leaves are in very good condition, clean and complete. Tears restored with gluing on title page and on several other leaves. Damaged binding.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection.
Ancient signatures on title page. Several glosses in ancient Oriental script.
This volume contains the Adam part and the Chava part. The Adam part is lacking approximately 60 leaves - replaced with about 45 leaves from Sefer Mesharim which were bound in their stead. The Chava part is lacking a few leaves.
Colophon on the last leaf (conclusion of the Chava part): "These two parts of Adam and Chava were completed in the month of Adar 1516 and printed in the city of Constantinople…".
This book did not leave the printing press as one unit. It was printed in separate quires (gatherings), and these were subsequently distributed among buyers in synagogues every week (see: Ya'ari, The Hebrew Printing in Constantinople, p. 75). Apparently, this is the reason that this copy, as well as other copies, is incomplete [in this copy, the quires seem to have been originally bound in this fashion].
1-8, 65, 67-70, 72-97, 99-[102], 104, 95-102, 113-224, 226-231, 233-248, 257-272. Leaves of Sefer Mesharim which were bound between leaf 8 and leaf 65 of the Adam part: 3-6, 7-8, 9-18, 23-37, 40-[42], 51-54, 56, 58-64. Mispaginated, many leaves are bound out of their proper order. Only half of leaf 7 of Sefer Mesharim appears in this copy. (Total of 248 leaves).
26.5 cm. Good-very good condition. Stains to some leaves, other leaves are in very good condition, clean and complete. Tears restored with gluing on title page and on several other leaves. Damaged binding.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection.
Category
Early Printed Books - 15th to early 17th Centuries
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
Unsold
Leaves from Amudei Golah - Sefer Mitzvot Katan - S'mak, by R. Yitzchak of Corbeil. [Constantinople, c. 1510. Printed by Shmuel Ibn Nachmias].
First edition of the S'mak. One of the first Hebrew books printed in Constantinople (Ya'ari, The Hebrew Printing Press in Constantinople, no. 36).
Quires 28-35 (quires of 2 or 6 leaves, bound alternately), and the first leaf of quire 36. Total of 33 leaves (leaves [109-141]) of 146 leaves which compose the complete copy. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains and dampness traces. Open tear slightly affecting text of first leaf. Worming in a few places.
First edition of the S'mak. One of the first Hebrew books printed in Constantinople (Ya'ari, The Hebrew Printing Press in Constantinople, no. 36).
Quires 28-35 (quires of 2 or 6 leaves, bound alternately), and the first leaf of quire 36. Total of 33 leaves (leaves [109-141]) of 146 leaves which compose the complete copy. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains and dampness traces. Open tear slightly affecting text of first leaf. Worming in a few places.
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Early Printed Books - 15th to early 17th Centuries
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Keter Torah, the 613 mitzvot and seven rabbinic mitzvoth, by R. David Vital. Constantinople, 1536. Printed by Eliezer ben Gershom Soncino.
The author, Rabbi David Vital (exiled with the Spanish expulsion and rabbi in Italy, son-in-law of the Mahardach of Corfu) based his composition on a 620-word poem [the numerical value of the word Keter in Hebrew], with each word alluding to one of the 613 mitzvot or one of the seven rabbinic mitzvot. The acrostic is composed of the letters of the full version of the Ten Commandments. Most of the composition explains the references in the poem with laws and novellae on each mitzvah.
The book contains more poems written by the same author. Also printed are illustrations of "hands" for calculating the tekufot and an image of the innards of an animal [to illustrate the laws of treifot]. [106] leaves. Originally: [128] leaves. Lacking 22 leaves: [10-11, 36-39, 44-47, 52-59, 100-103]. 19 cm. Overall fair condition, some leaves in good condition. Stains and dampness traces, wear and tears to title page and to several leaves. The last 12 leaves are damaged by worming and have [restored] tears to the upper margins, affecting the text.
Bound at the beginning of the book: Sha'arei Binyamin on the Holy Tongue, by R. Binyamin Ze'ev Ashkenazi. [Zhovkva], [1752]. Lacking about 15 middle leaves. Half of the title page is lacking and there are open tears to several other leaves.
Contemporary binding, with leather spine [gilt embossments of the name of the book and a family's coat of arms], worn damaged binding.
The author, Rabbi David Vital (exiled with the Spanish expulsion and rabbi in Italy, son-in-law of the Mahardach of Corfu) based his composition on a 620-word poem [the numerical value of the word Keter in Hebrew], with each word alluding to one of the 613 mitzvot or one of the seven rabbinic mitzvot. The acrostic is composed of the letters of the full version of the Ten Commandments. Most of the composition explains the references in the poem with laws and novellae on each mitzvah.
The book contains more poems written by the same author. Also printed are illustrations of "hands" for calculating the tekufot and an image of the innards of an animal [to illustrate the laws of treifot]. [106] leaves. Originally: [128] leaves. Lacking 22 leaves: [10-11, 36-39, 44-47, 52-59, 100-103]. 19 cm. Overall fair condition, some leaves in good condition. Stains and dampness traces, wear and tears to title page and to several leaves. The last 12 leaves are damaged by worming and have [restored] tears to the upper margins, affecting the text.
Bound at the beginning of the book: Sha'arei Binyamin on the Holy Tongue, by R. Binyamin Ze'ev Ashkenazi. [Zhovkva], [1752]. Lacking about 15 middle leaves. Half of the title page is lacking and there are open tears to several other leaves.
Contemporary binding, with leather spine [gilt embossments of the name of the book and a family's coat of arms], worn damaged binding.
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Early Printed Books - 15th to early 17th Centuries
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Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Sefer Meturgeman, Aramaic-Hebrew dictionary and explanations of the Aramaic language in the Targum on the Torah, by R. Eliyahu HaLevi Ashkenazi (R. Eliyahu HaBachur). Isny (Germany) 1541. First edition.
Ownership inscriptions on the title page in Italian Hebrew script: "Pinchas and Ya'akov Avraham Yerek", "Refael Chaim Yerek", "David Dalatos", "Avraham L…". Several long glosses in ancient Italian Hebrew script.
[4], 164, [2] leaves. Approx. 30 cm. good condition. Stains. Dampstains. The title page has a restored open tear [not affecting text]. Paper gluing for reinforcement of inner margins of several leaves. New, splendid leather binding.
That same year, another edition was printed which included Latin additions. Both editions are typographically identical, besides an additional title page and letter by the Latin printer and [6] supplementary leaves with the author's introduction in Hebrew and Latin at the end of the book which only appear in the Latin edition. The Hebrew introduction at the beginning of this copy is also slightly different and contains [4] leaves as opposed to [6] leaves in the parallel edition.
Ownership inscriptions on the title page in Italian Hebrew script: "Pinchas and Ya'akov Avraham Yerek", "Refael Chaim Yerek", "David Dalatos", "Avraham L…". Several long glosses in ancient Italian Hebrew script.
[4], 164, [2] leaves. Approx. 30 cm. good condition. Stains. Dampstains. The title page has a restored open tear [not affecting text]. Paper gluing for reinforcement of inner margins of several leaves. New, splendid leather binding.
That same year, another edition was printed which included Latin additions. Both editions are typographically identical, besides an additional title page and letter by the Latin printer and [6] supplementary leaves with the author's introduction in Hebrew and Latin at the end of the book which only appear in the Latin edition. The Hebrew introduction at the beginning of this copy is also slightly different and contains [4] leaves as opposed to [6] leaves in the parallel edition.
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Early Printed Books - 15th to early 17th Centuries
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