Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Rosh Amana – Venice, 1545

Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
[Rosh Amana], with roots and principles of faith "Written by the great leader of the Jewish people Adon Yitzchak Abarbanel". Venice, [1545]. Printed by Marco Antonio Justinian. Second edition.
The first edition was printed in Constantinople 40 years earlier. On the reverse side of the title page are "Poems written by Rabbi Yehuda Abarbanel son of the author". Signature on title page: "Kapil Z.A.S.?".
34 leaves, 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stamps and ex-libris of the Sa'adat Bachurim (Amsterdam). The only remnant of the title page is a 6.5X8.5 cm. strip (lacking the title "Sefer Rosh Amana"). Spotting.
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years