Masechta Bechoroth [Firstlings]. With commentary by Rash”i, Tosafoth, Ro”sh, etc

AUCTION 34 | Tuesday, September 12th, 2006 at 1:00

Exemplary Hebrew Books: The Library of Joseph Gradenwitz, Esq.

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Lot 142

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN).

Masechta Bechoroth [Firstlings]. With commentary by Rash”i, Tosafoth, Ro”sh, etc

FIRST EDITION OF MASORETH HA’TALMUD. Printer’s mark on title. Title letters historiated ff. 69. Some staining, pinhole marginal worming on final leaf. Modern gilt-ruled crushed-morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Tall folio Vinograd, Venice 389; Haberman, Adelkind 85; Mehlman 146; Rabinowitz, Talmud pp. 47-53

Venice: Giustiniani 1550

Est: $5,000 - $7,000

PRICE REALIZED $4,250

One of the essential components of the Talmud is the Masoreth HaShas - parallel readings, printed alongside the margins of every page of the Talmud. This feature (originally entitled Masoreth HaTalmud) was first added to the Talmud by Joshua Boaz for the present Giustiniani edition of 1546-1551. It was later enhanced for the Frankfurt edition by Joseph Samuel of Frankfurt and again by Isaiah (Pick) Berlin