Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Collection of Leaf Remnants – Printed in the 15th and 16th Century / Proofreading Leaves from Thessaloniki Printings

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Collection of printed leaf remnants removed from the binding geniza. Includes leaves printed in the 15th and 16th century [Arba Turim, Soncino 1490; Yalkut Shimoni, Soncino 1521-1527; Binyamin Ze'ev responsa, Venice 1539; etc]; dozens of leaves of several editions of the Babylonian Talmud, unidentified (some apparently from the Thessaloniki printing); some leaves are proof leaves and printing trials [from the 16th-17th century – Gemara pages from an unknown edition and pages from "Ne'eman Shmuel" (Thessaloniki, 1723) are printed in one of the pamphlets], with proofreaders' handwritten corrections [one leaf has the signature "Avraham Amarilio", apparently Rabbi Avraham Amarilio of Thessaloniki, author of Brit Avraham].
More than 100 leaves. Varying size, varied condition of damages due to binding.
Early Printed Books – Resh and Shin Years'
Early Printed Books – Resh and Shin Years'