Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Mekor Chaim, Mantua 1559
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Mekor Chaim, commentary on the Torah, by Rabbi Shmuel Cherche, call Rabbi Shmuel ebn Sene. Mantua, 1559. Printed by Meir ben Efraim of Padova and Ya'akov ben Naftali HaCohen of Gazzuolo. Only edition.
Owner's inscription on title page: "Natan Maz" – apparently, the signature of Rabbi Natan Maz, Ra'avad and head of yeshiva in Frankfurt am Main and one of the teachers of the Chatam Sofer. After the death of the Pnei Yehoshua, Rabbi Maz succeeded him as rabbi of the city until the appointment of the author of the Hafla'ah as rabbi of the city. Authored Binyan Shlomo. Died in 1796.
130 leaves. 28 cm. High-quality paper, very-good condition. Light worm marks. Elaborate leather binding, damages to back binding.
Owner's inscription on title page: "Natan Maz" – apparently, the signature of Rabbi Natan Maz, Ra'avad and head of yeshiva in Frankfurt am Main and one of the teachers of the Chatam Sofer. After the death of the Pnei Yehoshua, Rabbi Maz succeeded him as rabbi of the city until the appointment of the author of the Hafla'ah as rabbi of the city. Authored Binyan Shlomo. Died in 1796.
130 leaves. 28 cm. High-quality paper, very-good condition. Light worm marks. Elaborate leather binding, damages to back binding.
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years