Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Yalkut Shimoni - Venice, 1566

Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Yalkut Shimoni on the Torah. Venice: Alvise Bragadin, [1566]. Second edition.
Ownership inscriptions on the title page: "Mine, Shmuel Lonzano", "Mine… Matityah son of Peretz, Eliezer son of Matityah Basola, Yaakov son of Matityah Basola". Another inscription on the subsequent leaf: "Mine, Shmuel Lonzano son of R. Yitzchak Lonzano of Modena, 1718…".
Censorship deletions, with handwritten emendations. Censors' signatures on final two leaves.
313, [1] leaf. 30 cm. Good-fair condition, most leaves in good condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text on several leaves. Dampstains and traces of past dampness to final leaves. Tears to title page, slightly affecting text of book title. Restoration paper over entire title page. Minor damage to several leaves. Old binding.
See: Stefansky Classics, no. 134.
Early Printed books
Early Printed books