Auction 82 - Part II - Books and Letters from the Rabbi Yaakov Landau Family Collection

Responsa of Rabbi Betzalel Ashkenazi - Venice, 1595 - First Edition

Opening: $400
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Responsa of R. Betzalel Ashkenazi, author of Shitah Mekubetzet. Venice: Matteo Zanetti and Comino Presegno, [1595]. First edition.
Signature of R. "Yitzchak Chai Lombroso" in Sephardic script at the top of the title page - presumably R. Yitzchak Chai Lombroso the second, Tunisian Torah scholar in the second half of the 18th century (d. 1799).
Stamps of R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of Bnei Brak.
[1], 2-114 leaves. 28.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Dampstains to some leaves. Wear and tears. Worming, affecting text in many places. Inscriptions on title page and final page (covered with paper). Marginal paper repairs to some leaves. Old binding (non-original).
Early and Classic Books from the Library of Rabbi Landau
Early and Classic Books from the Library of Rabbi Landau