Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Mincha Belula – Verona, 1594

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,188
Including buyer's premium
Mincha Belula, commentary on the Five Books of the Torah, by Rabbi Avraham Menachem Rapa of Port (Rappaport). Verona, [1594].
Printed on the title page is "In the year of our master His Majesty the Duke Pashkval Tzigonia" and it is not clear if the inscription is referring to the year of printing.
Printed on Leaf 207/b is the emblem of the Rappaport family, a crow and palms of hands (symbolizing the fact that they are Kohanim). Printed on Leaf 208 is an apology by the proofreader titled "The proofreader (misspelled and corrected in some copies) said".
Owner's stamps: "Chaim Ze'ev Wolf Bariol from Ashmyany author of Divrei Chaim two parts from Jerusalem (1845-1883, native of Ashmyany, ascended to Jerusalem in 1876).
[3], 208, [1] leaves. 18 cm. Good condition. Spotting. Title page mounted on paper (with tears, stamps and ink drawing). Elaborate leather binding (new).
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years