Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters

Midrash Tanchuma - Mantua, 1563

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Tanchuma, called Yalmedenu, a Midrash on the Five Books of the Torah. Mantua, 1563. Printed by Giacomo Ruffinelli.
Wide margins. Signatures and inscriptions in Italian Hebrew writing on the title page: "Avraham son of Shlomo Montefiore", and another erased signature. Inscription describing the principle of Midrash Tanchuma.
106 leaves. 31.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear, dampness traces, worming. Restored tear to title page. Censor erasures on several leaves. New binding with leather spine.
Early Printed Books - 15th-16th Centuries
Early Printed Books - 15th-16th Centuries