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The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art

AUCTION 79 | Thursday, November 15th, 2018 at 1:00 PM
The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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  1. Devar Shmuel [responsa]. With supplement (often lacking): Zichron LeB’nei Yisrael [concerning the pseudo-messiah Shabthai Tzvi - see below].
    Lot 1
    ABOAB, SAMUEL.
     Devar Shmuel [responsa]. With supplement (often lacking): Zichron LeB’nei Yisrael [concerning the pseudo-messiah Shabthai Tzvi - see below].
    Venice, 1702
    Est: $600 - $900
    Hammer $1,000
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  2. Atereth Zekenim ["Crown of the Elders": philosophy]. Appended short essay by Abrabanel: "Tzuroth HaYesodoth” [medieval science]
    Lot 2
    ABRABANEL, ISAAC.
     Atereth Zekenim ["Crown of the Elders": philosophy]. Appended short essay by Abrabanel: "Tzuroth HaYesodoth” [medieval science]
    Sabbioneta, 1557
    Est: $2,000 - $2,500
    Hammer $2,600
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  3. Abudraham [commentary to prayers, including the Passover Hagadah].
    Lot 3
    ABUDRAHAM, DAVID
     Abudraham [commentary to prayers, including the Passover Hagadah].
    Venice, 1547
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,500
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  4. Abudraham [laws of and commentary to the prayers].
    Lot 4
    ABUDRAHAM, DAVID.
     Abudraham [laws of and commentary to the prayers].
    Amsterdam, 1726
    Est: $600 - $900
    Hammer $1,000
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  5. She’iltoth [homilies].
    Lot 5
    ACHAI GAON.
     She’iltoth [homilies].
    Venice, 1546
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,700
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  6. Divrei Rivoth [responsa].
    Lot 6
    ADARBI, ISAAC BEN SAMUEL.
     Divrei Rivoth [responsa].
    Salonika, 1582
    Est: $500 - $700
    Hammer $500
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  7. Sepher Ha’Agudah [Halachic compendium arranged in order of the tractates of the Talmud].
    Lot 7
    ALEXANDER SUESSLIN HAKOHEN OF FRANKFURT
     Sepher Ha’Agudah [Halachic compendium arranged in order of the tractates of the Talmud].
    Cracow, 1571
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $2,000
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  8. Torath Moshe [commentary to the Pentateuch].
    Lot 8
    ALSHEICH, MOSES
     Torath Moshe [commentary to the Pentateuch].
    Prague, 1616
    Est: $500 - $700
    Hammer $750
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  9. Ma’aloth HaMidoth.
    Lot 9
    ANAV, YECHIEL BEN YEKUTHIEL.
     Ma’aloth HaMidoth.
    Cremona, 1556
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,600
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  10. Mizmor LeThodah [commentary to selected Psalms, with vocalized text].
    Lot 10
    ARIPUL, SAMUEL.
     Mizmor LeThodah [commentary to selected Psalms, with vocalized text].
    Venice, 1576
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,700
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  11. Yosef Lekach [commentary to the Book of Esther, with text].
    Lot 11
    ASCHKENAZI, ELIEZER BEN ELIJAH HAROFÈ
     Yosef Lekach [commentary to the Book of Esther, with text].
    Cremona, 1576
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $900
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  12. (Editor). Margalioth Tovah [super-commentaries to Abraham ibn Ezra on the Chumash: Ohel Yoseph, Mekor Chaim and Megilath Setarim]
    Lot 12
    ASCHKENAZI, YEKUTHIEL.
     (Editor). Margalioth Tovah [super-commentaries to Abraham ibn Ezra on the Chumash: Ohel Yoseph, Mekor Chaim and Megilath Setarim]
    Amsterdam, 1722
    Est: $1,200 - $1,800
    Hammer $1,200
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  13. Devek Tov [super-commentary to Rashi on the Pentateuch]
    Lot 13
    AUSCHENBERG, SHIMON.
     Devek Tov [super-commentary to Rashi on the Pentateuch]
    Cracow, 1590
    Est: $500 - $700
    Hammer $850
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  14. (Abu Ali al-Hussein ibn Abdallah ibn Sina). HaKanon HaGadol - Canon Medicinae. Translated from Arabic into Hebrew by Nathan of Cento (HaMe'ati).
    Lot 14
    AVICENNA.
     (Abu Ali al-Hussein ibn Abdallah ibn Sina). HaKanon HaGadol - Canon Medicinae. Translated from Arabic into Hebrew by Nathan of Cento (HaMe'ati).
    Naples, 1491-2
    Est: $50,000 - $70,000
    Hammer $60,000
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  15. Biur al HaTorah [commentary to the Torah]
    Lot 15
    BACHIAH BEN ASHER
     Biur al HaTorah [commentary to the Torah]
    Venice, 1566
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,800
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  16. Shulchan (shel) Arba [on proper conduct at the table, benedictions, the Banquet in the World to Come and resurrection of the dead]
    Lot 16
    BACHIAH BEN ASHER.
     Shulchan (shel) Arba [on proper conduct at the table, benedictions, the Banquet in the World to Come and resurrection of the dead]
    Venice, 1545
    Est: $700 - $900
    Hammer $850
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  17. Kad HaKemach [philosophy]
    Lot 17
    BACHIAH BEN ASHER.
     Kad HaKemach [philosophy]
    Venice, 1546
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  18. Chovoth HaLevavoth. Translated by Judah ibn Tibbon.
    Lot 18
    BACHIAH BEN JOSEPH IBN PAQUDA.
     Chovoth HaLevavoth. Translated by Judah ibn Tibbon.
    Mantua, 1559
    Est: $1,200 - $1,800
    Hammer $1,900
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  19. Gedulath Mordechai [novellae on the Mordechai’s halachic output]. Appended: Agudath Ezov.
    Lot 19
    BARUCH BEN DAVID.
     Gedulath Mordechai [novellae on the Mordechai’s halachic output]. Appended: Agudath Ezov.
    Hanau, 1615
    Est: $2,000 - $2,500
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  20. Derech Emunah [philosophy].
    Lot 20
    BIBAGO, ABRAHAM BEN SHEM-TOV.
     Derech Emunah [philosophy].
    Constantinople, 1521
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $5,000
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  21. Hebrew. Five Scrolls, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah). Chamesh Megiloth [Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Ruth, Lamentations]. Daniel, Ezra, Nechemiah.
    Lot 21
    (BIBLE
     Hebrew. Five Scrolls, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah). Chamesh Megiloth [Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Ruth, Lamentations]. <<* AND:>> Daniel, Ezra, Nechemiah.
    Naples, 1487
    Est: $12,000 - $18,000
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  22. Polyglot. Psalms). Psalterium in Quatuor Linguis Hebraea Graeca Chaldaea Latina. Text printed in four columns across double-page. Hebrew, Greek, Amharic (Ethiopian- not Chaldee) and Latin. Edited by Johann Potken, with the assistance of Johann Soter.
    Lot 22
    (BIBLE
     Polyglot. Psalms). Psalterium in Quatuor Linguis Hebraea Graeca Chaldaea Latina. Text printed in four columns across double-page. Hebrew, Greek, Amharic (Ethiopian- not Chaldee) and Latin. Edited by Johann Potken, with the assistance of Johann Soter.
    Cologne, 1518
    Est: $4,000 - $6,000
    Hammer $8,000
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  23. Hebrew). Complete, bound in ten volumes.
    Lot 23
    (BIBLE
     Hebrew). Complete, bound in ten volumes.
    Paris, 1545-46
    Est: $7,000 - $9,000
    Hammer $10,000
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  24. Hebrew). Chamisha Chumshei Torah [Pentateuch-end].
    Lot 24
    (BIBLE
     Hebrew). Chamisha Chumshei Torah [Pentateuch-end].
    Venice, 1551-52
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
    Hammer $2,000
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  25. Five Scrolls. With commentaries by Isaac Arama, Rashi and Targum. With introductions by Arama (the Ba’al Akeidah) and commentary to Esther by his son.
    Lot 25
    (BIBLE
     Five Scrolls. With commentaries by Isaac Arama, Rashi and Targum. With introductions by Arama (the Ba’al Akeidah) and commentary to Esther by his son.
    Riva di Trento, 1561
    Est: $600 - $900
    Hammer $850
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  26. Haphtaroth. According to both Aschkenazi and Sephardi custom. With commentary of R. David Kimchi (RaDa”K).
    Lot 26
    (BIBLE
     Haphtaroth. According to both Aschkenazi and Sephardi custom. With commentary of R. David Kimchi (RaDa”K).
    Venice, 1568
    Est: $500 - $700
    Hammer $650
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  27. Hebrew). Derech HaKodesh - Via Sancta. Prepared by Elias Hutter. ff. (6), pp. 1572 (i.e. 1568). Hutter, Elias. Cubus Alphabeticus Sanctæ Ebrææ Linguæ. ff. (30).
    Lot 27
    (BIBLE
     Hebrew). Derech HaKodesh - Via Sancta. Prepared by Elias Hutter. ff. (6), pp. 1572 (i.e. 1568). <<* BOUND WITH:>> Hutter, Elias. Cubus Alphabeticus Sanctæ Ebrææ Linguæ. ff. (30).
    Hamburg, 1587-88
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
    Hammer $3,000
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  28. Polyglot). Biblia Sacra. Genesis-Ruth (All published).
    Lot 28
    (BIBLE
     Polyglot). Biblia Sacra. Genesis-Ruth (All published).
    Nürnberg, 1599
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
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  29. Hebrew, Latin and Greek). Biblia Hebraica. - Novum Testamentum Graecum. Interlinear Latin translation by Arias Montanus. Individual title-pages each with elaborate woodcut devices.
    Lot 29
    (BIBLE
     Hebrew, Latin and Greek). Biblia Hebraica. - Novum Testamentum Graecum. Interlinear Latin translation by Arias Montanus. Individual title-pages each with elaborate woodcut devices.
    Geneva, 1609
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  30. Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [-end].
    Lot 30
    (BIBLE
     Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [-end].
    Geneva, 1617-18
    Est: $700 - $1,000
    Hammer $850
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  31. Hebrew). Magna Biblia Rabbinica. With Targums and the major classic rabbinic commentaries. Edited by Johannes Buxtorf.
    Lot 31
    (BIBLE
     Hebrew). Magna Biblia Rabbinica. With Targums and the major classic rabbinic commentaries. Edited by Johannes Buxtorf.
    Basle, 1618-19
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
    Hammer $6,000
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  32. ). Walton, Brian, (Ed.) Old and New Testament and Apocrypha. Text in nine languages: Hebrew, Samaritan, Chaldean (Targum Onkelos), Greek, Latin, Syriac, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Persian.
    Lot 32
    (BIBLE
     <<THE LONDON POLYGLOT>>). Walton, Brian, (Ed.) Old and New Testament and Apocrypha. Text in nine languages: Hebrew, Samaritan, Chaldean (Targum Onkelos), Greek, Latin, Syriac, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Persian.
    London, 1655-57
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
    Hammer $6,500
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  33. Hebrew and Yiddish). Sepher HaMagid: Nevi’im U’Kethuvim [Prophets and Writings]. With Rashi and Yiddish translation and commentary.
    Lot 33
    (BIBLE
     Hebrew and Yiddish). Sepher HaMagid: Nevi’im U’Kethuvim [Prophets and Writings]. With Rashi and Yiddish translation and commentary.
    Amsterdam, 1738
    Est: $500 - $700
    Hammer $900
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  34. Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [Pentateuch]. With Five Megiloth and Haftaroth.
    Lot 34
    (BIBLE
     Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [Pentateuch]. With Five Megiloth and Haftaroth.
    Venice, 1740
    Est: $500 - $700
    Hammer $500
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  35. Sepher HaChaim [ethics].
    Lot 35
    CHAIM BEN BEZALEL.
     Sepher HaChaim [ethics].
    Cracow, 1593
    Est: $3,000 - $4,000
    Hammer $3,250
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  36. Vikuach Yosef VeHashevatim [“The Debate between Joseph and the Tribes.”]
    Lot 36
    CHANOCH BEN ABRAHAM.
     Vikuach Yosef VeHashevatim [“The Debate between Joseph and the Tribes.”]
    Amsterdam, 1650
    Est: $700 - $900
    Hammer $1,050
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  37. B’nei Shemuel [responsa and Halachiv novellae].
    Lot 37
    CHAYON, SAMUEL.
     B’nei Shemuel [responsa and Halachiv novellae].
    Salonika, 1613
    Est: $2,000 - $2,500
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  38. Kehunath Avraham [poetical paraphrase of the Book of Psalms]. With B’nei Keturah [verse to Perek Shirah].
    Lot 38
    COHEN, ABRAHAM BEN SHABTHAI.
     Kehunath Avraham [poetical paraphrase of the Book of Psalms]. With B’nei Keturah [verse to Perek Shirah].
    Venice, 1719
    Est: $2,000 - $2,500
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  39. (Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino). Limmud HaMeshihim BeKitzur / Dottrina Christiana Breve.
    Lot 39
    (CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY TRACT).
     (Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino). Limmud HaMeshihim BeKitzur / Dottrina Christiana Breve.
    Rome, 1658
    Est: $400 - $600
    Hammer $400
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  40. Reishith Chochmah ["Beginning of Wisdom": ethics].
    Lot 40
    DE VIDAS, ELIJAH
     Reishith Chochmah ["Beginning of Wisdom": ethics].
    Venice , 1593
    Est: $1,500 - $2,000
    Hammer $2,000
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  41. [super-commentary to Rashi on the Pentateuch]. Anonymous.
    Lot 41
    DIKDUKEI RASHI
     [super-commentary to Rashi on the Pentateuch]. Anonymous.
    Riva di Trento, 1560
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,600
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  42. (MaHaRSH”A). Chidushei Halachoth, Mehedurah Bathra [Talmudic novellae]
    Lot 42
    EDELS, SAMUEL ELIEZER
     (MaHaRSH”A). Chidushei Halachoth, Mehedurah Bathra [Talmudic novellae]
    Prague, 1692
    Est: $300 - $500
    Hammer $400
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  43. Sepher HaRoke’ach [ethics, rabbinic law and customs].
    Lot 43
    ELEAZAR BEN JUDAH OF WORMS
     Sepher HaRoke’ach [ethics, rabbinic law and customs].
    Cremona, 1557
    Est: $800 - $1,000
    Hammer $1,200
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  44. Even Ha’Ezer - Sepher RABa”N [responsa, Halachic novellae and discourses].
    Lot 44
    ELIEZER BEN NATHAN.
     Even Ha’Ezer - Sepher RABa”N [responsa, Halachic novellae and discourses].
    Prague, 1610
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,000
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  45. Oleloth Ephraim [sermons for festivals and other occasions].
    Lot 45
    EPHRAIM (SOLOMON) OF LUNTSCHYTZ.
     Oleloth Ephraim [sermons for festivals and other occasions].
    Prague, 1619
    Est: $300 - $500
    Hammer $400
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  46. Asarah Ma’amaroth [kabbalah]. With commentary “Yoel Moshe” by Moses ben Solomon Halevi of Frankfurt.
    Lot 46
    FANO, MENACHEM AZARIAH DA
     Asarah Ma’amaroth [kabbalah]. With commentary “Yoel Moshe” by Moses ben Solomon Halevi of Frankfurt.
    Amsterdam, 1649
    Est: $600 - $900
    Hammer $1,200
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  47. Gedulei Terumah.
    Lot 47
    FIGO, AZARIAH.
     Gedulei Terumah.
    Venice, 1643
    Est: $500 - $700
    Hammer $700
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  48. Kol Bochim… Kinath Setarim [Kabbalistic commentary to the Book of Lamentations, with text].
    Lot 48
    GALANTE, ABRAHAM.
     Kol Bochim… Kinath Setarim [Kabbalistic commentary to the Book of Lamentations, with text].
    Prague, 1621
    Est: $700 - $900
    Hammer $800
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  49. (Ra’N). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa].
    Lot 49
    GERONDI, NISSIM.
     (Ra’N). Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa].
    Rome, 1545
    Est: $2,000 - $2,500
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  50. (Ra’N). Chidushei Harav Rabbeinu Nissim [index of citations of Maimonides’ Code].
    Lot 50
    GERONDI, NISSIM.
     (Ra’N). Chidushei Harav Rabbeinu Nissim [index of citations of Maimonides’ Code].
    Riva Di Trento, 1559
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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