Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Shulchan Aruch – Orach Chaim and Yoreh De'ah – Kraków, 1593 – Incomplete, Damaged Copy, "Rescued from Gentiles"
Opening: $500
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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim and Yoreh De'ah, with Hagahot HaRama. [Kraków]: Isaac son of Aaron of Prostitz, [1593].
Signature on first leaf: "Meir Mattersdorf".
Front endpaper reads: "This book was rescued from gentiles, 1st Shevat 1961".
Incomplete, damaged copy. Two parts in one volume. Orach Chaim: 2-110 leaves. Lacking title page. Yoreh De'ah: 96, 98-101 leaves. Lacking 14 leaves: leaf 97 and leaves 102-114. Leaves 86 and 89 are bound one in place of the other. 30 cm. Fair condition. First leaves in fair-poor condition. Stains (including significant dampstains to several leaves) and extensive wear. Creases and marginal tears. Worming, affecting text on several leaves. Loose and detached leaves. Large marginal tears to first leaves. Handwritten inscriptions to endpaper. Front leather-covered wooden board, worn and damaged. Lacking back board and spine.
Signature on first leaf: "Meir Mattersdorf".
Front endpaper reads: "This book was rescued from gentiles, 1st Shevat 1961".
Incomplete, damaged copy. Two parts in one volume. Orach Chaim: 2-110 leaves. Lacking title page. Yoreh De'ah: 96, 98-101 leaves. Lacking 14 leaves: leaf 97 and leaves 102-114. Leaves 86 and 89 are bound one in place of the other. 30 cm. Fair condition. First leaves in fair-poor condition. Stains (including significant dampstains to several leaves) and extensive wear. Creases and marginal tears. Worming, affecting text on several leaves. Loose and detached leaves. Large marginal tears to first leaves. Handwritten inscriptions to endpaper. Front leather-covered wooden board, worn and damaged. Lacking back board and spine.
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