Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Amudeha Shiv'ah – Prague, 1674 – Copy of the Sdei Chemed
Opening: $300
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Amudeha Shiv'ah, homilies on the Bible, by R. Betzalel "preacher in the holy community… of Slutsk, Lithuania". Prague: Sons of Yehuda Bak, 1674. Second edition.
Copy of R. Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini, the Sdei Chemed (1833-1905), with his signature and stamp (faded) on the title page.
Glosses in Italian script in several places (summarizing the topics in various sections).
The book comprises homilies, arranged in seven sections – "Amudim" (pillars). This important work was widely distributed at the time, and reprinted in several editions. Over the years, many of the books were lost, though there are numerous extant copyings in manuscripts from Sephardic lands.
[88] leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Open tears and worming, affecting text. Paper repairs to several leaves. New leather binding.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Copy of R. Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini, the Sdei Chemed (1833-1905), with his signature and stamp (faded) on the title page.
Glosses in Italian script in several places (summarizing the topics in various sections).
The book comprises homilies, arranged in seven sections – "Amudim" (pillars). This important work was widely distributed at the time, and reprinted in several editions. Over the years, many of the books were lost, though there are numerous extant copyings in manuscripts from Sephardic lands.
[88] leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Open tears and worming, affecting text. Paper repairs to several leaves. New leather binding.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Books with Signatures and Dedications – Books of
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Books with Signatures and Dedications – Books of
Important Ownership