[Midrashic anthology to the Bible]. Attributed to Shimon the Preacher of Frankfurt

AUCTION 5 | Tuesday, June 23rd, 1998 at 1:00

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Lot 286

YALKUT SHIMONI.

[Midrashic anthology to the Bible]. Attributed to Shimon the Preacher of Frankfurt

FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. Complete in 745 leaves. With Addendum (Kuntress Acharon) at end of Part One omitted from all subsequent editions Vol. I: ff.65,(1),375. Vol. II: ff.140,63,(2),64-6,(2),143-58,163-4,161-236. Opening and closing leaves of each volume neatly repaired without loss of text. Modern calf. Folio Vinograd, Salonika 14 and 34; Mehlman 200-01 Adams S-1152 and S-1154

Salonika: Don Judah Gedaliah and Moses Soncino 1521-26

Est: $25,000 - $30,000

PRICE REALIZED $27,000

An Exceptionally Fine Copy of a Most Celebrated Text. The Yalkut is “...the best known and most comprehensive Midrashic anthology, covering the whole Bible...It has been published frequently but many errors have crept into it. For accurate reading one can only rely on the Salonika edition.” EJ, XVI cols.707-9. For an account as to why the Yalkut was printed in Salonika and not Constantinople, see M.B. Lerner in: The A.M. Habermann Memorial Volume (1983) p.296