Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Mikraot Gedolot – Basel, 1618-1619 – Complete Set of Four Volumes – Ornamented Leather Bindings

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
Mikraot Gedolot, Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim, with the commentaries. Basel: Ludwig König, [1618-1619].
Complete set in four large volumes, with original bindings.
Volume I: Five books of the Torah, with Targum Onkelos, the commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Baal HaTurim and Masorah.
Volume II: Neviim Rishonim, with Targum, the commentaries of Rashi, Radak, Ralbag, R. Yeshaya and Masorah.
Volume III: Neviim Achronim, with Targum, the commentaries of Rashi, Radak, Ibn Ezra and Masorah.
Volume IV: Ketuvim, with Targum, the commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Ralbag and Rasag. The end of the volume contains the Targum Yerushalmi on the Torah, the great Masorah on the Bible in alphabetical order, and Haftarot for Shabbat and festivals "according to the Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Italian rites".
Vol. I: [6], 228 leaves. Vol. II: [1], 234-441 leaves. Vol. III: [1], 442-705 leaves. Vol. IV: 707-946; 7, [1]; 67; 36 leaves. Without the [3] leaves of errata, which do not appear in most copies. The inner margin of the Haftarot title page is repaired with paper. 43.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Thick leaves with wide margins. Many stains; traces of past dampness. Most of the leaves are darkened and stained. Bookplates. Original leather bindings, with fine ornamentation on the spine.
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