Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Ma'amar Mordechai, Salonika 1864 - Signed Scholarly Glosses

Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Ma'amar Mordechai – Michtav Shlomo on The Mordechai and Maimonides, and responsa by Rabbi Mordechai ben Rabbi Menachem and his son Rabbi Nissim Shlomo. Salonika, [1864]. Printed by Se'adya HaLevi Ashkenazi.
On the title page is a handwritten dedication "by one who attempts to publish hidden wisdom" [the publisher Rabbi Shimon Menashe ben Rabbi Moshe, one of the author's descendants], to "My dear teacher… the tsaddik…Shlomo in his wisdom son of the Maharam". Another owner's signature "HaZvi Re'ach Tov" [Rabbi Yosef Chaim Shrim?].
More than ten scholarly glosses in Oriental handwritten appear in the book, most begin with the signature of the writer: "Shlomo said". One (Leaf 106/1) is signed "Shlomo ben ---".
[1], 7, 30, 33-104, 103-208 leaves. 32 cm. High-quality paper. good-fair condition, wear, few tears and worm marks. Non-original binding.
Handwritten Glosses
Handwritten Glosses