Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Mishna – Constantinople – First Printing with Vowels, 1643-1645

Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Mishnayot with commentary of Kaf Nachat, by Rabbi Yitzchak Gabai. Part 1: Zera'im, Mo'ed, Nashim; Part 2: Nezikin, Kodshim, Taharot. Constantinople, 1643-1645. Two volumes.
This edition was the first printed with vowels.
Approbations by Rabbis of Constantinople.
Part 1; [2], 5-60; 60, 65-72, [1] instead of [2]; 64, [1] instead of [2] leaves. First two leaves and two leaves in the middle of the book are missing and were replaced by photocopy.
Part 2: [3], 5-92, [1], 77, [1]; 116, [4] leaves. Missing 8 leaves at end of book, replaced by photocopy (last leaf is original).
19 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears to leaf margins. Restored damage, sometimes with major damage to text. Non-original covers.
Ya'ari, the Hebrew printing in Constantinople, 248-249.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.
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