Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Mishneh Torah Le'HaRambam, Part 4 - Venice, 1575 - First Edition with Kesef Mishneh

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,875
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Mishneh Torah Le'HaRambam, with the comments of the Ra'avad and the Maggid Mishnehh, with the Kesef Mishnehh commentary by Rabbi Yosef Karo. Part 4: Nezikin, Kinyan, Mishpatim, Shoftim. Venice 1575. Bragadin printing.
First edition of the Kesef Mishnehh. The author died while the book was in the midst of its printing. This is the fourth and last volume. The author (Rabbi Yosef Karo) is mentioned on its title page with the acronym "Of blessed memory". The version in this edition of the Rambam has been proofread carefully according to the copies found in the yeshivas of Safed and Egypt.
Colophon: "The book was completed… on the 29th of Marcheshvan 1575". On the last leaf are words of conclusion by the proofreader Rabbi Chizkiya of Pano who reports the death of the author Rabbi Yosef Karo (the 13th of Nissan 1575) while the book was being printed.
[10], 297, [9] leaves. 30 cm. Good condition, high-quality paper. Whole leaves. Stains. Original vellum cover, with wear and minor damages. Ex-libris and ownership stamps.
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