Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Manuscript of Rashi's Commentary on the Torah – Yemen

Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Rashi's commentary on the Torah. From Bereshit until the end of Devarim. Yemen, [18th-19th century]. On last page is the scribe's colophon "Yosef ben Se'adya ben Yosef Al-Mechune El-Sharabi" and his signature in Yemenite calligraphic writing.
279 leaves, 22.5 cm. Heavy high-quality paper, good-fair condition, stains and wear, minor moth damages. Leather binding, Yemenite processing style, torn.
Pasted at the top of the manuscript is a leaf of a manuscript researcher written in 1973, stating that the version seems different from the known printings. [We did not examine it].
Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents