Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
Bayit Ne'eman – Venice, 1621 – Only Edition
Opening: $600
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Bayit Ne'eman, homilies about Torah, worship of G-d and lovingkindness, by R. Yitzchak Beja. Venice: Giovanni Cajon, 1621. Only edition.
The author, R. Yitzchak Beja, was a preacher and Torah disseminator in Nikopol (Bulgaria). He relates his life story in the preface.
Signature on title page.
118 leaves. 27 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Traces of past dampness and mold stains to several leaves. Open tears and extensive worming to title page and many other leaves, with significant damage to text, repaired with paper (including photocopy replacement of parts of title border). Entire book professionally restored, cleaned and remargined. Glosses and inscriptions (late). New binding.
The author, R. Yitzchak Beja, was a preacher and Torah disseminator in Nikopol (Bulgaria). He relates his life story in the preface.
Signature on title page.
118 leaves. 27 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Traces of past dampness and mold stains to several leaves. Open tears and extensive worming to title page and many other leaves, with significant damage to text, repaired with paper (including photocopy replacement of parts of title border). Entire book professionally restored, cleaned and remargined. Glosses and inscriptions (late). New binding.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries