Lot 8
Babylonian Talmud - Tractate Bechorot - Basel, 1580
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Bechorot. Basel: Ambrosius Frobenius, [1580].
Volume from the Babylonian Talmud edition published by the Christian printer Frobenius in 1578-1581.
Glosses in early Ashkenazic script in several places (textual corrections).
61, 61-67, [1] leaves. Leaf 9 supplied from a different edition (presumably one of the Venice editions). 34.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including significant dampstains to title page and other leaves. Minor open tears, affecting text in several places. Worming. Paper repairs to title page (both sides), slightly affecting title page text. Margins of some leaves reinforced with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
