Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Rare Remnants of Printings of Ancient Pesaro and Salonika
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,500
Including buyer's premium
Rare remnants of books printed in Salonika and Pesaro, during the 16th and 17th hundreds.
1. Four leaves of the first edition of Ein Ya’akov [printing upon parchment]. [Salonika, 1516].
2. Tractate Baba Kama – 7 leaves of the edition printed in Pesaro [c. 1511].
3. Leaf of Tractate Baba Metzia. Salonika, between 1651-1655. Avraham Ger Tzedek Printing.
4. Two leaves of Tractate Beitza. Salonika, between 1651-1655. Avraham Ger Tzedek Printing.
5. 11 leaves of the Arba’ah Turim edition printed in Salonika between 1440-1540.
Some of these editions are exceptionally rare and complete copies barely exist, some are bibliographically unknown.
Various sizes and conditions [general condition poor].
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
1. Four leaves of the first edition of Ein Ya’akov [printing upon parchment]. [Salonika, 1516].
2. Tractate Baba Kama – 7 leaves of the edition printed in Pesaro [c. 1511].
3. Leaf of Tractate Baba Metzia. Salonika, between 1651-1655. Avraham Ger Tzedek Printing.
4. Two leaves of Tractate Beitza. Salonika, between 1651-1655. Avraham Ger Tzedek Printing.
5. 11 leaves of the Arba’ah Turim edition printed in Salonika between 1440-1540.
Some of these editions are exceptionally rare and complete copies barely exist, some are bibliographically unknown.
Various sizes and conditions [general condition poor].
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
Early printed books – Resh and Shin Years
Early printed books – Resh and Shin Years