Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Babylonian Talmud – Amsterdam, 1644-1648 – Eight Volumes

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Babylonian Talmud with commentaries, Amsterdam edition, [1644-1648]. Emanuel Banbanisti.
Eight volumes printed from 1644-1648. Each volume contains several tractates as follows:
* Yevamot-Ketubot. * Pesachim-Chagiga-Beitzah-Moed Katan. * Shekalim-Yoma-Succah-Betzah-Rosh Hashana-Ta'anit. * Shevuot-Makot. * Makot-Shevuot-Avot D'Rabbi Natan-Masechtot Ketanot-Horayot-Eduyot-Avoda Zara. * Chulin. *Zevachim-Menachot. * Menachot-Bechorot-Erkin-Me'ila-Kinian-Tamid-Midot-Temura. * Nidah and Seder Taharot.
The volume of Tractate Chulin has a signature (on reverse side of title page): "Belongs to me Eliyahu Galipapa…" - apparently the signature of Rabbi Eliyahu Galipapa, a rabbi in Turkey in the 18th century (died in Rhodes in 1750) author of Yedei Eliyahu. Several corrections in a similar handwriting.
More signatures on other volumes: "This Talmud belongs to the wondrous Magid…Moshe of Gonyondz, I the writer Yechezkel ben Moshe Bialistok", "Gavriel ben…Yehoshua Landauer of Kossel", "Yehoshua ben Rabbi Zvi Hirsch", etc. Several glosses from various times.
Tractate Pesachim is missing its title page as well as Leaves 2-3; Tractate Ta'anit is missing its last leaf; the volume including the Tractates Shevuot and Makot is missing the title page of Tractate Makot. Tractates Menachot and Kritut have a torn, partly lacking, title page. Missing leaves at the end of Tractate Temura. Varying condition of volumes. Fair-good. Two volumes are in fair-poor condition. Spotting, wear and tears, worm and moisture damage, tears with numerous places missing. Loose or detached leaves. Damaged or missing covers.
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