Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Responsa of Rabbenu Nissim (the Ran) - Rome, 1545-1546 - First Edition
Opening: $1,000
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Responsa of R. Nissim Gerondi. Rome: Isaac de Lattes, Benjamin Marignano and Antonio Blado, 1545-1546.
First edition of Responsa of the Ran, printed based on a single manuscript
The book includes glosses by the publisher R. Yitzchak de Lattes, and his answer to a question unanswered in the manuscript.
Inscription in Italian script at the top of the title page. Signature on the title page. Many handwritten inscriptions throughout the book (in Italian script), mostly quotations from the printed text.
173, [33] pages. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Tears to inner margins of the first and final leaves, repaired with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
First edition of Responsa of the Ran, printed based on a single manuscript
The book includes glosses by the publisher R. Yitzchak de Lattes, and his answer to a question unanswered in the manuscript.
Inscription in Italian script at the top of the title page. Signature on the title page. Many handwritten inscriptions throughout the book (in Italian script), mostly quotations from the printed text.
173, [33] pages. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Tears to inner margins of the first and final leaves, repaired with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries