Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
The Psalmes of David in 4 languages and in 4 parts. Edited by William Slatyer. Printed by Tho: Harper for George Thomason & Octavian Pullen att ye Rose in Paules Church yeard. [London], 1643. Hebrew, English, Greek and Latin.
Tehillim, chapters 1-22, in Hebrew, English, Greek and Latin (two columns per page); accompanied by musical score. English introduction and two illustrated title pages. The title pages and the text (with the exception of the introduction) are engraved.
The book is bound in a handsome red leather binding, with gilt ornamentation.
[68] pages + blank leaves at end of volume, 14.5 cm. Apparently, missing [1] leaf (engraved portrait of William Slatyer). Good condition. Stains. Handwritten inscriptions on title pages and at the end of the introduction. Slightly cutoff margins to several leaves at the beginning of the book, slightly affecting text. Worming and minor tears to margins of first leaves. Bookplate on inner front binding. Elegant leather binding. Gilt edges.
Not in NLI.
Tehillim, chapters 1-22, in Hebrew, English, Greek and Latin (two columns per page); accompanied by musical score. English introduction and two illustrated title pages. The title pages and the text (with the exception of the introduction) are engraved.
The book is bound in a handsome red leather binding, with gilt ornamentation.
[68] pages + blank leaves at end of volume, 14.5 cm. Apparently, missing [1] leaf (engraved portrait of William Slatyer). Good condition. Stains. Handwritten inscriptions on title pages and at the end of the introduction. Slightly cutoff margins to several leaves at the beginning of the book, slightly affecting text. Worming and minor tears to margins of first leaves. Bookplate on inner front binding. Elegant leather binding. Gilt edges.
Not in NLI.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Tehillim, "with usages and intentions of the Psalms" (kabalistic and simplistic), prayers by the Chida, and others. Pisa (Italy): Shmuel Molcho, [1816].
Contains prayer for livelihood, prayers for the sick, prayer before and after reciting Psalms, request for salvation from mazikim (harmful elements), and more. Pages 1-49: "The intentions and purpose of each chapter of Psalms".
Miniature edition. 49, 172, [4], 13, [2] leaves, approximately 7 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Small tears. Old binding.
Contains prayer for livelihood, prayers for the sick, prayer before and after reciting Psalms, request for salvation from mazikim (harmful elements), and more. Pages 1-49: "The intentions and purpose of each chapter of Psalms".
Miniature edition. 49, 172, [4], 13, [2] leaves, approximately 7 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Small tears. Old binding.
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Bibles and Tehillim
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Tehillim, with the books Diglei Hodaya V'Hamitzvah, and with the book Mamtakei Yehuda on the 613 mitzvot, by Rabbi Yehuda Yudel Landau of Jerusalem. [Jozefow], 1875. Two title pages, the first in gold lettering.
Many approbations by Ashkenazi and Sephardi scholars in Eretz Israel, Turkey and Poland. Approbation by Rebbe David of Tolna blessing those who buy the book "with blessing and success and all their wishes should be fulfilled". Another approbation by Rebbe Avraham HaMagid of Trisk who blesses the buyers "that the merit of Torah should protect them and they should be blessed with the triple blessing of scholarly children, long life and abundant livelihood". Many laws and customs of Chassidic leaders.
[12 pages], 3-13 leaves; 233 leaves, (without Ma'amadot). 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Brittle paper. Worming to several leaves. New binding.
Some of the first leaves of approbations and introductions do not appear in bibliographic listings. The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book notes that they have never seen the first of the two title pages.
Many approbations by Ashkenazi and Sephardi scholars in Eretz Israel, Turkey and Poland. Approbation by Rebbe David of Tolna blessing those who buy the book "with blessing and success and all their wishes should be fulfilled". Another approbation by Rebbe Avraham HaMagid of Trisk who blesses the buyers "that the merit of Torah should protect them and they should be blessed with the triple blessing of scholarly children, long life and abundant livelihood". Many laws and customs of Chassidic leaders.
[12 pages], 3-13 leaves; 233 leaves, (without Ma'amadot). 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Brittle paper. Worming to several leaves. New binding.
Some of the first leaves of approbations and introductions do not appear in bibliographic listings. The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book notes that they have never seen the first of the two title pages.
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Bibles and Tehillim
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![Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Bava Batra. [Venice]: Daniel Bomberg, [1521]. First edition.
A volume from the first edition of](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/16.jpg "Babylonian Talmud - Tractate Bava Batra - Venice, 1521 - Printed by Da")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $9,000
Unsold
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Bava Batra. [Venice]: Daniel Bomberg, [1521]. First edition.
A volume from the first edition of the Talmud printed by the renowned printer Daniel Bomberg in Venice. This edition was the first to publish the Talmud in its entirety, and therefore became the template for all further editions of the Talmud, including pagination and the characteristic page layout customary until today.
Notations of sources and short handwritten glosses on many pages.
Incomplete copy. 3-9, 17-30, 34-39, 42-104, 106-111, 113-217 leaves. The final page is incorrectly numbered 609. Leaves 82-87 are bound incorrectly. Missing: title page, leaves 2, 10-16, 31-33, 40-41, 105, 112 (16 leaves missing in total). Missing leaves have been replaced with photocopies. 32 cm. Condition of pages varies; good-fair. Stains, mold stains and worming; some repaired. Repaired tears at the margins of several leaves (some pages have undergone professional restoration). Several pages have margins cut near the edge of the text. New elaborate leather binding.
A volume from the first edition of the Talmud printed by the renowned printer Daniel Bomberg in Venice. This edition was the first to publish the Talmud in its entirety, and therefore became the template for all further editions of the Talmud, including pagination and the characteristic page layout customary until today.
Notations of sources and short handwritten glosses on many pages.
Incomplete copy. 3-9, 17-30, 34-39, 42-104, 106-111, 113-217 leaves. The final page is incorrectly numbered 609. Leaves 82-87 are bound incorrectly. Missing: title page, leaves 2, 10-16, 31-33, 40-41, 105, 112 (16 leaves missing in total). Missing leaves have been replaced with photocopies. 32 cm. Condition of pages varies; good-fair. Stains, mold stains and worming; some repaired. Repaired tears at the margins of several leaves (some pages have undergone professional restoration). Several pages have margins cut near the edge of the text. New elaborate leather binding.
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Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $6,000
Unsold
Babylonian Talmud, Tractates Me'ilah, Kinim, Middot and Tamid. Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1523. First edition.
Volume from the first edition of the Talmud by Daniel Bomberg in Venice. This edition was the first to publish the Talmud in its entirety, and therefore became the template for all further editions of the Talmud, including pagination and the characteristic page layout customary until today. This copy does not include the smaller tractates of Smachot, Kallah and Sofrim that were originally included in this volume.
37 leaves. Without the small tractates. 38 cm. Good condition. The pages have been professionally restored (washed and pressed). Several pages have professionally repaired wormholes, with damage to text. Ancient vellum binding, repaired.
Volume from the first edition of the Talmud by Daniel Bomberg in Venice. This edition was the first to publish the Talmud in its entirety, and therefore became the template for all further editions of the Talmud, including pagination and the characteristic page layout customary until today. This copy does not include the smaller tractates of Smachot, Kallah and Sofrim that were originally included in this volume.
37 leaves. Without the small tractates. 38 cm. Good condition. The pages have been professionally restored (washed and pressed). Several pages have professionally repaired wormholes, with damage to text. Ancient vellum binding, repaired.
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Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot
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![Talmud Yerushalmi, Seder Nashim and Yeshuot (Nezikin and Niddah). Venice: Daniel Bomberg, [1523-1524]. First edition. Two vol](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/18_1.jpg "Talmud Yerushalmi - Tractates Nashim and Nezikin - Venice, 1523-1524 -")
![Talmud Yerushalmi, Seder Nashim and Yeshuot (Nezikin and Niddah). Venice: Daniel Bomberg, [1523-1524]. First edition. Two vol](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/18_2.jpg "Talmud Yerushalmi - Tractates Nashim and Nezikin - Venice, 1523-1524 -")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $6,000
Unsold
Talmud Yerushalmi, Seder Nashim and Yeshuot (Nezikin and Niddah). Venice: Daniel Bomberg, [1523-1524]. First edition. Two volumes.
Two volumes from the Talmud Yerushalmi edition printed by Bomberg. This was the first edition of the Talmud Yerushalmi, upon which all further editions were based. Each chapter begins with the entire chapter of the Mishna, followed by the entire chapter of the Talmud.
Regarding the exact publication date, see Feintuch, Masorot VeNuscha'ot Betalmud, chapter "Al HaTalmud Hayerushalmi Dfus Venitzia". Ramat Gan, 1985, p. 171-178.
Two volumes. Seder Nashim: 66 leaves. Seder Nezikin and Tractate Niddah: 1-47, 49 leaves. Missing 3 leaves: 48, 50-51. Sections of leaves 47 and 49 have been replaced by photocopy. 34 cm. Overall good-fair condition. Stains. Much worming, most professionally repaired, with slight damage to text. Small tears; repaired. Some pages have been professionally cleaned. Mold stains, mostly to the inner lower margins. New bindings with cloth spines.
Two volumes from the Talmud Yerushalmi edition printed by Bomberg. This was the first edition of the Talmud Yerushalmi, upon which all further editions were based. Each chapter begins with the entire chapter of the Mishna, followed by the entire chapter of the Talmud.
Regarding the exact publication date, see Feintuch, Masorot VeNuscha'ot Betalmud, chapter "Al HaTalmud Hayerushalmi Dfus Venitzia". Ramat Gan, 1985, p. 171-178.
Two volumes. Seder Nashim: 66 leaves. Seder Nezikin and Tractate Niddah: 1-47, 49 leaves. Missing 3 leaves: 48, 50-51. Sections of leaves 47 and 49 have been replaced by photocopy. 34 cm. Overall good-fair condition. Stains. Much worming, most professionally repaired, with slight damage to text. Small tears; repaired. Some pages have been professionally cleaned. Mold stains, mostly to the inner lower margins. New bindings with cloth spines.
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Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot
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![Hilchot Rav Alfas, with commentaries. Sabbionetta: Tobias Foa, [1554-1555]. First edition of Shiltei HaGiborim.
Three volume](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/19.jpg "Hilchot Rav Alfas - Sabbionetta, 1554-1555 - Three Volumes")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,500
Unsold
Hilchot Rav Alfas, with commentaries. Sabbionetta: Tobias Foa, [1554-1555]. First edition of Shiltei HaGiborim.
Three volumes. Ownership inscription on title page of the first volume as well as several glosses in Oriental script.
Ownership inscription on title page of second volume: "…Ye'oshua Avraham Istrok… 1647".
At the time this edition of Rav Alfas was published, the Inquisitors decreed the burning of Holy Books in Italy, beginning with the burning of the Talmud in Rome on Rosh Hashanah of 1553. During that period, study or printing of the Talmud was prohibited, but the books of the Rif were permitted for study. Subsequently, Italian scholars of in those days primarily studied the books of the Rif. Hence, this edition became an especially important and propitious book (for further information on the decree against Jewish holy books in Italy, see: Mavo L'Chiddushei R. Moshe Kazis, Machon Yerushalayim, 1888; E. Ya'ari, Burning of the Talmud in Italy; M. Benayahu, The Hebrew Printing Press in Cremona; etc.).
The famous composition Shiltei HaGiborim, written at that time by R. Yehoshua Bo'az, a leading Italian posek, was first printed in this edition.
Three (incomplete) volumes. Vol. 1: 98, 97-170, [2], 171-187, 189-225, 225-229, [1], 227-267, 265-410 leaves. Vol. 2: [1], 402-553 leaves (originally: [1], 402-778 leaves). Lacking 226 leaves. Vol. 3: 159 leaves (originally: 398 [i.e.: 396], 54 leaves). Lacking 292 leaves. 37.5 cm. Condition varies from one volume to the next. Many leaves are in good condition, some are in fair condition or fair-poor condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains and worming in various places. Heavy worming to Vol. 3. Coarse tears to title pages of two volumes. Repaired tears affecting text of several leaves. One volume has a new leather binding, one has an old, worn, leather binding and the third is without binding.
Three volumes. Ownership inscription on title page of the first volume as well as several glosses in Oriental script.
Ownership inscription on title page of second volume: "…Ye'oshua Avraham Istrok… 1647".
At the time this edition of Rav Alfas was published, the Inquisitors decreed the burning of Holy Books in Italy, beginning with the burning of the Talmud in Rome on Rosh Hashanah of 1553. During that period, study or printing of the Talmud was prohibited, but the books of the Rif were permitted for study. Subsequently, Italian scholars of in those days primarily studied the books of the Rif. Hence, this edition became an especially important and propitious book (for further information on the decree against Jewish holy books in Italy, see: Mavo L'Chiddushei R. Moshe Kazis, Machon Yerushalayim, 1888; E. Ya'ari, Burning of the Talmud in Italy; M. Benayahu, The Hebrew Printing Press in Cremona; etc.).
The famous composition Shiltei HaGiborim, written at that time by R. Yehoshua Bo'az, a leading Italian posek, was first printed in this edition.
Three (incomplete) volumes. Vol. 1: 98, 97-170, [2], 171-187, 189-225, 225-229, [1], 227-267, 265-410 leaves. Vol. 2: [1], 402-553 leaves (originally: [1], 402-778 leaves). Lacking 226 leaves. Vol. 3: 159 leaves (originally: 398 [i.e.: 396], 54 leaves). Lacking 292 leaves. 37.5 cm. Condition varies from one volume to the next. Many leaves are in good condition, some are in fair condition or fair-poor condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains and worming in various places. Heavy worming to Vol. 3. Coarse tears to title pages of two volumes. Repaired tears affecting text of several leaves. One volume has a new leather binding, one has an old, worn, leather binding and the third is without binding.
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Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $3,000
Unsold
Hilchot Rav Alfas (Rif), with commentaries. Krakow: Yitzchak ben Aharon Prostitz (Prostejow), 1597-1598. Three sections in four volumes.
Ownership inscription in the margins of the title page of the first volume: "This Alfas belongs to R. Asher ben David Bachrach". Other ownership inscriptions.
Section I in two volumes: [288] leaves. Section II: 268 leaves. Section III: 302, [8], 853-872 leaves. Leaves 853-872 of section III (Halachot Ketanot) are also bound in the middle of the first section. Approximately 34 cm. Overall good condition. Thick, high-quality paper. Stains. Repaired tears to the title pages and several other pages, with damage to the borders of the title pages and other textual damage. Margins cut flush with the text in several places. Worming to one volume, some professionally repaired. Worming to the other volumes, without significant textual damage. New bindings.
Ownership inscription in the margins of the title page of the first volume: "This Alfas belongs to R. Asher ben David Bachrach". Other ownership inscriptions.
Section I in two volumes: [288] leaves. Section II: 268 leaves. Section III: 302, [8], 853-872 leaves. Leaves 853-872 of section III (Halachot Ketanot) are also bound in the middle of the first section. Approximately 34 cm. Overall good condition. Thick, high-quality paper. Stains. Repaired tears to the title pages and several other pages, with damage to the borders of the title pages and other textual damage. Margins cut flush with the text in several places. Worming to one volume, some professionally repaired. Worming to the other volumes, without significant textual damage. New bindings.
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Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $1,200
Unsold
Sefer Rav Mordechai (Rhenish), responsa and Ashkenazic customs organized according to Talmudic tractates, by R. Mordechai ben Hillel Hakohen. Krakow: Isaac ben Aaron of Prostitz, [1598].
Fourth volume from the Rav Alfas edition printed in the Prostitz printing house in Krakow in 1597-98. With glosses and rulings from R. Menachem David ben Yitzchak of Tiktin (Tykocin).
The subtitle "Rhenish" serves to differentiate this edition from the "Austrian" editions. The Rhenish and Austrian editions are distinguished by the differing local customs described in each version.
191 (i.e. 190) leaves. Faulty pagination. 35 cm. Good-fair condition. Thick, high-quality paper. Stains. Worming with damage to text. Repaired tears and worming to the first and last pages, with slight damage to text. New binding.
Fourth volume from the Rav Alfas edition printed in the Prostitz printing house in Krakow in 1597-98. With glosses and rulings from R. Menachem David ben Yitzchak of Tiktin (Tykocin).
The subtitle "Rhenish" serves to differentiate this edition from the "Austrian" editions. The Rhenish and Austrian editions are distinguished by the differing local customs described in each version.
191 (i.e. 190) leaves. Faulty pagination. 35 cm. Good-fair condition. Thick, high-quality paper. Stains. Worming with damage to text. Repaired tears and worming to the first and last pages, with slight damage to text. New binding.
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Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot
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![Me'or Einayim, novellae by R. Josiah Pinto on the Talmudic aggadot which appear in the book Ein Ya'akov. Venice, [1643]. Firs](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale57-public/22.jpg "Me'or Einayim, by Rabbi Josiah Pinto - Venice, 1643 - First Edition")
Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $300
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Me'or Einayim, novellae by R. Josiah Pinto on the Talmudic aggadot which appear in the book Ein Ya'akov. Venice, [1643]. First edition. These novellae were later printed in many editions of the book Ein Ya'alov, under the title "Rif".
Glosses in Italian Hebrew script. On page 54/b is a long (cutoff) gloss, which begins: "I who write…".
The kabbalist R. Josiah Pinto (Rif; 1565-1648), disciple of R. Chaim Vital in Damascus. In 1625, he moved to Eretz Israel and settled in Jerusalem and in Safed, however, just one year later, after the death of his son Yosef, he returned to Damascus and was appointed Rabbi of its Jewish community. He authored the books Kesef Nivchar, Kesef Mezukak, and more. Some of his descendants moved to North Africa. The Pinto family that settled in Marrakesh in the 18th century became a well-known family of Rabbis and Kabbalists [R. Jacob Pinto of Marrakesh was among the teachers of Rabbi Shalom Buzaglo, author of Mikdash Melech; his son, R. Avraham Pinto was Rabbi of Marrakesh and author of Hadarat kodesh].
194, [3], [1 blank leaf]; 14 leaves. 30 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Worming to some leaves, mostly not affecting text. First leaves are loose and partially detached. Ancient leather binding, with damages and worming.
Glosses in Italian Hebrew script. On page 54/b is a long (cutoff) gloss, which begins: "I who write…".
The kabbalist R. Josiah Pinto (Rif; 1565-1648), disciple of R. Chaim Vital in Damascus. In 1625, he moved to Eretz Israel and settled in Jerusalem and in Safed, however, just one year later, after the death of his son Yosef, he returned to Damascus and was appointed Rabbi of its Jewish community. He authored the books Kesef Nivchar, Kesef Mezukak, and more. Some of his descendants moved to North Africa. The Pinto family that settled in Marrakesh in the 18th century became a well-known family of Rabbis and Kabbalists [R. Jacob Pinto of Marrakesh was among the teachers of Rabbi Shalom Buzaglo, author of Mikdash Melech; his son, R. Avraham Pinto was Rabbi of Marrakesh and author of Hadarat kodesh].
194, [3], [1 blank leaf]; 14 leaves. 30 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Worming to some leaves, mostly not affecting text. First leaves are loose and partially detached. Ancient leather binding, with damages and worming.
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Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $600
Unsold
Six small format volumes of Babylonian Talmud "that may be carried in one's pocket to be studied even while travelling" (title page of Tractate Taanit). Every two pages of this format include one page of standard-format volumes of Talmud. These tractates were printed independently, not as part of a complete set of Talmud.
1. Tractate Taanit, with commentary of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh. Amsterdam, [1723].
2. Tractate Chagiga, with commentary of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh. Amsterdam, [1744].
3. Tractate Kiddushin, with commentary of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh, and the Perush Hamishnayot of the Rambam. Amsterdam, [1744].
4. Tractate Chagiga with the commentary of Rashi, Tosafot and Piskei Tosafot. Amsterdam, [1726]. All the pages were printed twice.
5. Tractate Sukkah, with the commentaries of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh. Amsterdam, [1739]. Three pages missing from the middle of the volume.
6. Tractate Brachot, with the commentaries of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh, and the Perush Hamishnayot of the Rambam. Amsterdam, [1746]. Four pages missing from the end of the volume, as well as one leaf in the middle which is torn and incomplete. Further tears.
Six volumes. Size and condition vary.
1. Tractate Taanit, with commentary of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh. Amsterdam, [1723].
2. Tractate Chagiga, with commentary of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh. Amsterdam, [1744].
3. Tractate Kiddushin, with commentary of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh, and the Perush Hamishnayot of the Rambam. Amsterdam, [1744].
4. Tractate Chagiga with the commentary of Rashi, Tosafot and Piskei Tosafot. Amsterdam, [1726]. All the pages were printed twice.
5. Tractate Sukkah, with the commentaries of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh. Amsterdam, [1739]. Three pages missing from the middle of the volume.
6. Tractate Brachot, with the commentaries of Rashi, Tosafot and Rosh, and the Perush Hamishnayot of the Rambam. Amsterdam, [1746]. Four pages missing from the end of the volume, as well as one leaf in the middle which is torn and incomplete. Further tears.
Six volumes. Size and condition vary.
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Talmud, Rif and Mishnayot
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $5,250
Including buyer's premium
Year-round Machzor according to Ashkenazi custom, with the commentary of R. Binyamin ben Meir Halevi. Sections I and II. Sabbionetta: Tobias Foa, and Cremona: Vincenzo Conti, [1557-1560].
The first section of the machzor was printed by Tobias Foa in Sabbionetta, but printing was halted due to the closure of Foa's printing press. The printing was then moved to Cremona, where the machzor was completed on the printing press of Vincenzo Conti. The second section was printed twice, with several typographical differences between the two editions (see: M. Benayahu, Hebrew Printing in Cremona, Jerusalem, 1971, pp. 141-178). Most of the pages in this copy match the variant referred to by Benayahu as "partial", but some pages match the other variant, referred to as "whole".
Incomplete copy, (39 leaves missing). Many handwritten pages (semi-cursive Ashkenazi script, second half of 17th century or first half of 18th century) are bound between the machzor's original pages and at the end of the volume. The handwritten pages include selichot and piyyutim not included in the printed machzor, including piyyutim such as: "The nations are as naught compared to You", "The nations worship idols…", many of which were censored from the printed machzorim. Ancient glosses to several pages.
Ancient ownership inscriptions preceding the title page: "This machzor belongs to the distinguished woman Baila bat Zeligman"; "Binyamin ben Shmuel"; and others, as well as a copy of the piyyut "Atah Hu Elokeinu" in square script. Page 192b contains family inscriptions: "For these I cry… for my father… who passed away on Jan 13, 1695... Shmuel Ben Binyamin Bernheim." "For these I cry… for my mother, who passed away on March 22, 1713..." The final page contains further inscriptions: "I bought this machzor for a crown… Shmuel ben Aharon" and others. The final page of the manuscript pages at the end of the machzor contain birth inscriptions from 1741-1749.
Incomplete copy (39 out of 394 leaves missing). 85, 88-92, 94-95, 97-104, 109-192, 194-224, 229-236, 246-247, 250-251, 253, 256, 261-289, 292-343, 345-348, 352-363, 365-379, 381-392, [2] leaves (originally: 392, [2] leaves) + [29] and [16] manuscript leaves, bound at the beginning (after page 8) and end of the volume. Leaves 2-3 are bound incorrectly before page 8. Leaf 87 is replaced by a handwritten page. 17.5 cm. Condition varies; overall good-fair condition. Stains and wear; tears to several pages with minimal damage to text. Loose and detached pages. Original leather binding; damaged.
The first section of the machzor was printed by Tobias Foa in Sabbionetta, but printing was halted due to the closure of Foa's printing press. The printing was then moved to Cremona, where the machzor was completed on the printing press of Vincenzo Conti. The second section was printed twice, with several typographical differences between the two editions (see: M. Benayahu, Hebrew Printing in Cremona, Jerusalem, 1971, pp. 141-178). Most of the pages in this copy match the variant referred to by Benayahu as "partial", but some pages match the other variant, referred to as "whole".
Incomplete copy, (39 leaves missing). Many handwritten pages (semi-cursive Ashkenazi script, second half of 17th century or first half of 18th century) are bound between the machzor's original pages and at the end of the volume. The handwritten pages include selichot and piyyutim not included in the printed machzor, including piyyutim such as: "The nations are as naught compared to You", "The nations worship idols…", many of which were censored from the printed machzorim. Ancient glosses to several pages.
Ancient ownership inscriptions preceding the title page: "This machzor belongs to the distinguished woman Baila bat Zeligman"; "Binyamin ben Shmuel"; and others, as well as a copy of the piyyut "Atah Hu Elokeinu" in square script. Page 192b contains family inscriptions: "For these I cry… for my father… who passed away on Jan 13, 1695... Shmuel Ben Binyamin Bernheim." "For these I cry… for my mother, who passed away on March 22, 1713..." The final page contains further inscriptions: "I bought this machzor for a crown… Shmuel ben Aharon" and others. The final page of the manuscript pages at the end of the machzor contain birth inscriptions from 1741-1749.
Incomplete copy (39 out of 394 leaves missing). 85, 88-92, 94-95, 97-104, 109-192, 194-224, 229-236, 246-247, 250-251, 253, 256, 261-289, 292-343, 345-348, 352-363, 365-379, 381-392, [2] leaves (originally: 392, [2] leaves) + [29] and [16] manuscript leaves, bound at the beginning (after page 8) and end of the volume. Leaves 2-3 are bound incorrectly before page 8. Leaf 87 is replaced by a handwritten page. 17.5 cm. Condition varies; overall good-fair condition. Stains and wear; tears to several pages with minimal damage to text. Loose and detached pages. Original leather binding; damaged.
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