Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

Tikun Sofrim with Haftarot – Amsterdam, 1726 – Illustrated Title Pages – Elaborate Binding

Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Tikun Sofrim with the Parshiot and Haftarot, Amsterdam, 1726. Printed by order of the wealthy Chazan Samuel Rodriges Mendes, Moses Zarfati De Gerona, and David Gomez Da Silva. With approbations, various Piyyutim and poems. Title pages with copper-etching illustrations. Special title page for the section of Haftarot. Contains a plate with the Torah reading for Festivals, and folded tables. Special title page in Hebrew and Spanish. Amsterdam, 1726. All the parts in one volume. [11], 3-81. [1], 83-149. [1], 151-198. [1], 200-267. [1], 269-327 leaves; [2], 329-446 leaves; [6] leaves; 16, [1] leaves. [Pages 3-8 are folded plates]. Approximately 16 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and dampness traces. Restorations to several leaves. Elaborate leather binding, with adornments and embossments.
Bibles and Tehilim
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