(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN).

AUCTION 6 | Tuesday, November 17th, 1998 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners

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Lot 241

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN).

i. Berachoth ff.64,(2),66-69,19,(1). * Seder Zeraim, ff.86. * Perush Hamishnayoth ff.42,(1),37 (i.e. 36). End-papers inscribed by members of the Italian Morpurgo Family. [Vinograd, Cracow 230,266,277] ii. Chagigah. ff.27. [Vinograd, Cracow 238] iii. Yuma, Erechin and Me’ilah. ff.88 (of 93);34;38. Lacking ff.89-93. [Vinograd, Cracow 239,275 and 273] iv. Megilah. ff.40. [Vinograd, Cracow 240] v. Mo’ed Katan. ff.47 (i.e.46). [Vinograd, Cracow 241] vi. Sukah. ff.56. [Vinograd, Cracow 242] vii. Shekalim. ff.12. [Vinograd, Cracow 246] viii. Ta’anith. ff.31,2 (of 5), lacking ff.2-4. [Vinograd, Cracow 247] ix. Pirkei Avoth (et al). ff.47,(48-50). [Vinograd, Cracow 251] x. Makoth. ff.26. Portion of f.2 supplied in manuscript. [Vinograd, Cracow 256] xi. Nazir. ff.66. [Vinograd, Cracow 258] xii. Sotah. ff.50. [Vinograd, Cracow 259] xiii. Avodah Zarah. ff.98 (i.e.94). [Vinograd, Cracow 261] xiv. Seder Taharoth, Masechta Nidah. ff.82,(2);162. [Vinograd, Cracow 274,267] xv. Bechoroth. ff.69. [Vinograd, Cracow 268] xvi. Bechoroth, Zevachim, Menachoth. ff. 69;120;112. [Vinograd, Cracow 268,269,272] xvii. Chulin. ff.144,32. [Vinograd, Cracow 270] xviii. Temurah. ff.34. [Vinograd, Cracow 276] Marginalia. Few expert repairs with minimal loss, trimmed, browned in places, institutional stamps. First vol. contemporary richly blind-tooled calf, others modern calf and marbled boards. Sm.folio

Cracow: (The Sons of) Isaac Prostitz 1602-5

Est: $15,000 - $18,000
PRICE REALIZED $20,000
The Second Cracow Edition of the Talmud. See M.J. Heller, Printing the Talmud (1992) pp.375-80; and R.N.N. Rabinovicz, Ma’amar al Hadpasat Hatalmud (1952) pp. 80-4