Auction 88 - Part II - Unique Items and Early Printed Books

Be'er HaGolah by the Maharal of Prague – First Edition – Prague, 1598

Opening: $2,500
Estimate: $3,000 - $3,500
Sold for: $6,875
Including buyer's premium

Be'er HaGolah, commentaries on Aggadah, by R. Yehuda Loew – the Maharal of Prague. Prague, [printer not indicated, 1598]. First edition, printed anonymously in the Maharal's lifetime.
46 leaves. 28.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including minor dampstains. Worming, affecting text, repaired with paper. Marginal open tears to approx. 13 leaves, close to text, slightly affecting text in several places, repaired with paper. Tiny tear to title page, slightly affecting border. Large open tear to final leaf, not affecting text, repaired with paper. Remnants of inked stamps. New leather binding.


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Unique Items and Early Printed Books
Unique Items and Early Printed Books