Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Rabbeinu Yerucham - Venice, 1553

Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Toldot Adam V'Chava and Sefer Mesharim, by Rabbeinu Yerucham (Maharyu) disciple of the Rosh. Venice, 1553. Bragadin printing press. Second edition. Separate title page for Sefer Mesharim.
Signature and owner's inscription.
16, 13-238; 102 leaves. 29 cm. Good condition, stains. Leaves 157-158 with damage to text due to glued paper and tears. Damaged binding.
The Chida attested to the greatness and holiness of the book and wrote that the book is from the "hidden world" and that anyone who writes a commentary on it, "the commentary will be lost or he will die young".
Early Printed Books – Incunabula, Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books – Incunabula, Resh and Shin Years