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.
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