Hebrew. PROPHETS AND WRITINGS). Arba’ah Ve’esrim. Edited by Felix Pratensis with commentaries including Rashi, David Kimchi, Nachmanides, Gersonides, Aramaic Targums etc., also Maimonides’ Thirteen Articles of Faith.

AUCTION 10 | Tuesday, June 27th, 2000 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art

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Lot 32

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Hebrew. PROPHETS AND WRITINGS). Arba’ah Ve’esrim. Edited by Felix Pratensis with commentaries including Rashi, David Kimchi, Nachmanides, Gersonides, Aramaic Targums etc., also Maimonides’ Thirteen Articles of Faith.

Three parts (of four, lacking Pentateuch) in two volumes. Divisional titles. Large woodcut head-pieces, initial letters of each Book within ornamental heading. I: ff. (120), (180). Lightly browned with scattered stains, crude paper repair on opening title slightly affecting text, scattered marginal annotations in Hebrew and Latin. Institutional stamp and censors’ signature on opening title. II: ff. (236). Few marginal repairs, final leaf extremities worn. Modern calf. Folio Vinograd, Venice 6; Mehlman 25; Haberman, Bomberg 8; Adams B-1216; Darlow & Moule 5083

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1517

Est: $10,000 - $15,000

PRICE REALIZED $11,000

Editio Princeps of the Great Rabbinic Bible. “The importance of this edition can hardly be overrated.” per, C. D. Ginsburg, see D. S. Berkowitz, In Remembrance of Creation (1968) no. 165 (illustrated)