Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Bible - Pisa, 1803 - Impressive Copy

Opening: $400
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Twenty-four books – Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim, according to the Minchat Shai, with grammar rules. Pisa [1803]. Printed by Shmuel Molcho.
Impressive copy in very good condition, with the original leather cover. a copper-etching illustration of the "Printer's flag" is situated at the center of the title page . Separate title page for each of the three parts: second – Nevi'im Rishonim, third – Nevi'im Achronim and fourth– Ketuvim.
On Leaf [2,a]: "Words of the young printers", Eliezer Sa'adon and Gad ben Rabbi Shmuel Puah. At the end of the book is a list of books "which we thought of printing during this year…" as well as matters regarding the Hebrew calendar.
[2], 12, 148; 108; 115; [1], 123, [3] leaves. 25 cm. Wide margins. High-quality paper, whole leaves. Very good condition. Stains. Original leather cover, with gilded embossed adornments, worm marks and minor damages on the cover.
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