Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Yad Yosef – Venice, 1616-1617 – Many Handwritten Glosses
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
Yad Yosef, homiletics on the Torah portions and for various occasions, by R. Yosef Tzarfati. Venice: Giovanni Cajon, [1616-1617]. First edition.
The book was reprinted in Amsterdam 1700-1701, and was accepted by subsequent generations. It is quoted extensively in homiletic and Chassidic works, in particular by the Pri Megadim who greatly cherished it.
The present copy contains many dozens of glosses in Italian script, some lengthy, by an unidentified writer. The writer expands upon the words of the author, on many occasions when the latter wrote briefly or obscurely, and adds his own novellae to the words of the author.
287, [13] leaves. 27 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and wear. Worming, affecting text. Paper repairs in several places. Many detached leaves. Censor's signature on title page. Without binding.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
The book was reprinted in Amsterdam 1700-1701, and was accepted by subsequent generations. It is quoted extensively in homiletic and Chassidic works, in particular by the Pri Megadim who greatly cherished it.
The present copy contains many dozens of glosses in Italian script, some lengthy, by an unidentified writer. The writer expands upon the words of the author, on many occasions when the latter wrote briefly or obscurely, and adds his own novellae to the words of the author.
287, [13] leaves. 27 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and wear. Worming, affecting text. Paper repairs in several places. Many detached leaves. Censor's signature on title page. Without binding.
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