Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Midrash Shmuel – Constantinople, 1517

Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Sefer Midrash Shmuel – Midrash on Sefer Shmuel. Includes “responsa by Rabbi Sa’adia Ga’on… pertaining to resurrection of the dead. Constantinople, [1517 – printing press of Shmuel son of David son of Nachmiash]. First edition.
2-3, 5-12, [4] leaves. (Missing leaf 1 and leaf 4. Originally: 12, [4] leaves). 24.5 cm. Fair-poor condition, extensive moth damage. Old stamps of philanthropist and book collector “Shlomo Musayov”, among founders of “Rechovot HaBucharim” neighbourhood in Jerusalem.
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years