Auction 16 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Mahari ben Lev Responsa - Salonika, 1557 - Constantinople, 1573 - Signatures and Glosses
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
1. Mahari ben Lev Responsa. Salonika, [1557?]. First edition that the author printed in his lifetime. [At beginning of book, the author writes: "I have commanded to print them in my lifetime because I do not know when I will die, to leave blessing after myself¦"]. Glosses and signatures, an Oriental signature: "Bought by Chaim Shlomo HaCohen", and glosses by several people in Oriental handwriting [two are signed "Meir"].
Early Printed Books - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books - Resh and Shin Years