Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Babylonian Talmud – Zhitomir, 1858-1864 – Complete Set
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
Babylonian Talmud, with Rav Alfas and Mordechai. Zhitomir, 1858-1864. Printed by the Shapira brothers. 20-volume set. Twenty volumes: Berachot, with Seder Zera'im; Shabbat (half-title from another tractate); Eruvin; Betza, Moed Katan, Megillah, Ta'anit, Rosh Hashana, Yoma, Succah, Pesachim, Chagiga, Yevamot, Sota, Ketubot (without half-title), Kiddushin, Nedarim, Gittin, Nazir, Bava Kama, Bava Metzia, Bava Batra, Sanhedrin, Bava Batra (without title page for Bava Batra. With cover printed on greenish paper); Makot, Horayot, Eduyot, Avot and Masechtot Ketanot. Shevuot, Avoda Zara, Zevachim, Menachot (with front cover printed on yellow paper), Chulin, Bechorot, Arachin, Temura, Kritot, Me'ilah, Tamid, Nidah. 36 cm. Condition varies, good-fair. Stains, tears to several leaves (some with damage to text), worming and wear. New bindings. Ownership inscriptions, signatures and stamps.
Books printed in Slavita and Zhitomir, Books printed in Russia and Poland
Books printed in Slavita and Zhitomir, Books printed in Russia and Poland