Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Akedat Yitzchak, commentary on the Torah and the Five Megillot, by R. Yitzchak Arama. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1573.
Many early ownership inscriptions from Italy on the title page, its verso and the final leaf, including an interesting inscription about the burial of R. Akselrad of Asti in Chieri (Italy).
Censor's deletions on several leaves.
290, 297-308, 12 leaves. 36.5 cm. Condition varies. Many leaves in middle of book in good condition. First and final leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and mold stains. Tears, some open, not affecting text. Title page and other leaves detached. Inscriptions and signatures. Old binding.
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Shaarei Shevuot, attributed to R. Yitzchak son of Reuven of Barcelona. [Kraków: Isaac Prostitz, 1597].
This rare edition of Shaarei Shevuot is not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book. A large format edition of the same work was printed concurrently, and was joined to the end of third volume of the Rif edition printed that year by Prostitz in Kraków.
The present copy does not have a title page (it is not known whether it was originally printed with a title page), and is identified by the colophon on the final leaf, which contains the place and year of printing.
Bound with (before Shaarei Shevuot): Ayelet Ahavim, by R. Shlomo di Oliveyra Rabbi of Amsterdam. Amsterdam: David de Castro Tartas, [1665]. First edition.
Shaarei Shevuot: 56 leaves. May be lacking title page. Ayelet Ahavim: 42 [i.e.: 32], [2] leaves. 14 cm. Good condition; several leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming. Tears. Open tears to several leaves of Shaarei Shevuot, with damage to text on four leaves, repaired in part with paper. Inscriptions. Old binding.
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Shulchan Aruch, with the glosses of the Rema, two parts – Even HaEzer and Choshen Mishpat. Krakow: sons of Isaac son of Aharon of Prostitz, 1619-[1620]. Two volumes.
Parts III and IV of the Shulchan Aruch edition printed in Krakow.
Ownership inscriptions (deleted) on title page of Even HaEzer.
Two volumes. Even HaEzer: [89] leaves. Choshen Mishpat: 186, [12] leaves. Misfoliation. 20 cm. Condition varies, fair to good-fair. Stains, including significant dampstains (traces of past dampness and mold stains to final leaves of vol. II). Wear. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including open tears to title page of vol. I, open tears affecting text to final leaves of vol. II, and tear to title page of vol. II. Bindings old and worn.
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Etz Shatul, Sefer HaIkkarim by R. Yosef Albo, with commentaries by R. Gedaliah son of Moshe [Lipschitz]. Venice: Giovanni Cajon, [1618]. First edition.
The author was a Polish Torah scholar. The book begins with approbations by the leading Torah scholars of the generation, including the Shelah, the Maharsha, the Maharam of Lublin, the Keli Yakar, the Tevuot Shor and others.
Ownership inscriptions on the title page. Several trimmed glosses.
146 leaves. 28 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains (large dark stains to final leaves). Wear. Worming, affecting text. Tears, including marginal open tears to title page and final leaves, affecting engraved title page border, repaired with paper. Open tear affecting text on one leaf. Censor's signature. Old binding.
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Rosh Amanah, principles of faith – Liber de Capite Fidei, by R. Yitzchak Abarbanel. Amsterdam: Guilielmus & Iohannes Blaev, 1638. Latin.
118, [9] pages. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Several tears. Worming. Old binding.
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