Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Mikra'ot Gedolot - Torah - Venice, 1525 / Nevi'im and Ketuvim - Venice, 1546-1548

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Arba'a VeEsrim - Mikra'ot Gedolot, Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim. Four volumes from the first and second editions printed in Venice by Daniel Bomberg: • Torah (Vayikra-Devarim). [Venice, 1525]. First edition. • Nevi'im and Ketuvim. [Venice, 1546-1548]. Second Edition. Printed by Daniel Bomberg.
Edition of Mikra'ot Gedolot edited by Ya'akov ben Chaim Ibn Adoniyahu, which served as the basic edition for all the following editions.
Signatures, stamps and ownership inscriptions [“Binyamin bar Avraham Lilienthal”, etc.].
Four volumes (incomplete set, without title pages and appendices). Vol. 1 – Torah (Vayikra-Devarim): [111] leaves. Vol. 2 – Nevi’im Rishonim (Yehoshua-Melachim): 234-441. Vol. 3 – Nevi’im Achronim (Yechezkel-Malachi): 570-685 leaves. Vol. 4 – Ketuvim (Tehillim-Mishlei-Iyov and five Megillot): 688-861 leaves.
36-38 cm. volumes and leaves are in varying conditions. The first volume is in poor-fair condition. Many coarse tears with damaged text, stains, wear and worm marks. The other three volumes are in overall good condition, stains and wear, worm marks, tears on several leaves. Damages and wear to the bindings.
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