Auction 33 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Nevi’im Achronim and Ketuvim, Venice 1517 – Many Glosses and Ancient Signatures

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Mikra’ot Gedolot – Esrim Ve’Arba’a, sections 3 and 4: Nevi’im Achronim and Ketuvim, with translation and commentary of Radak and other commentators. Venice, 1517, Daniel Bomberg printing press.
Many lengthy glosses, majority in early Ashkenazi handwriting from period of print. Additional glosses in Ashkenazi handwriting from 17th-18th century. Last leaf contains ownership notations and signatures from various periods: “Moshe son of Aharon Shlomo of children of Heilfron” from 1574; Naftali Hirsch son of deceased Chassid Rabbi Simcha of dynasty – of Amsterdam… who studies in Klois… Rabbi Shmuel of Frankfurt am Main… Cheshvan 1697” [Shmuel Shatin author of Kos HaYeshu’ot, Rosh Yeshiva in Frankfurt am Main and grandfather of author of Chatam Sofer].
[180 leaves; 238 leaves]. 37 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and wear, slight damage to several leaves, some glosses slightly cut off. Old binding.
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