Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Tiferet Yisrael – First Edition, Published in the Lifetime of the Author, the Maharal of Prague – Venice, 1599
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Tiferet Yisrael, on the virtue of Torah and Mitzvot, by R. Yehuda Loew – the Maharal of Prague. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1599]. First edition, printed in the author's lifetime.
65 leaves. 28.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, including dark stains. Extensive worming with significant damage, including open tears and damage to engraved title page and text, repaired with paper. Margins trimmed with damage to headings in several places. Censorship inscriptions on title page (deleted). New binding.
Only book of the Maharal printed in his lifetime in Venice.
Includes leaf 65 at end of book, which is lacking in many copies.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
65 leaves. 28.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, including dark stains. Extensive worming with significant damage, including open tears and damage to engraved title page and text, repaired with paper. Margins trimmed with damage to headings in several places. Censorship inscriptions on title page (deleted). New binding.
Only book of the Maharal printed in his lifetime in Venice.
Includes leaf 65 at end of book, which is lacking in many copies.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries