Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial

Tractate Rosh HaShanah – Small Format – Slavita, 1821

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Rosh HaShanah, with the Rashi and Tosafot commentaries, Rosh, Rambam's commentary on the Mishnayot, Chiddushei Halachot by the Maharsha and R. Yeshaya Berlin's glosses. Slavita: R. Moshe Shapira, [1821].
Small format edition (for travel); each leaf corresponds with one page of the regular Talmud editions. The Maharsha is printed in the margins. The name of the book and place of printing are printed in red.
In that period, only a few tractates were printed in small format, not a complete Talmud set.
[69], 74-88 leaves. 22 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Stains (including dampstains) and wear. Worming, affecting text on several leaves. Handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Books Printed in Slavita and Zhitomir
Books Printed in Slavita and Zhitomir