Masechta Pesachim [concerning Passover]. With commentaries by Rashi, Tosafoth, etc.

Auction 85 | Thursday, November 07th, 2019 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 191

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN)

Masechta Pesachim [concerning Passover]. With commentaries by Rashi, Tosafoth, etc.

<<FIRST BOMBERG EDITION.>> The Valmadonna copy. ff. 61 (of 139). Title, ff. 92, 94 and 138-9 provided in facsimile, lacking ff. 2-74. Stained, repairs affecting text. Modern boards. Folio. Vinograd, Venice 30.

Venice: Daniel Bomberg (1520)

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $600

It is generally accepted that Masechta Pesachim was the first volume of the Bomberg Talmud to be printed. See: M. Heller, Printing the Talmud (1992) p. 141.