(RaSHBa”TZ). Sepher HaTaSHBba”’TZ [responsa]

AUCTION 12 | Tuesday, March 13th, 2001 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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Lot 107

DURAN, SHIMON BEN TZEMACH

(RaSHBa”TZ). Sepher HaTaSHBba”’TZ [responsa]

Second edition. Engraved architectural border depicting Moses, Aaron, David and Solomon. Divisional ornamental woodcut title featuring lions, foliage and crown. Four parts in one volume. ff. (11), 91; 69, (1); 68, (1); (1), 101, (1). (Vinograd mispaginated; collates as per Roest 1077). Lightly browned, trace wormholes along inner margins, few pencil markings. Original colored “Fish-skin” binding with tooled floral decorations. Upper portion of spine slightly stressed. Folio Vinograd, Amsterdam 1549 (cf. Amsterdam 1490)

Amsterdam: Naphtali Herz Levi Rofe (1738)

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

PRICE REALIZED $3,000

The RaSHBa”TZ was one of the most authoritative North African decisors of the 15th century. Popular lore has suggested, that in merit of Duran’s respect for holy books, his own works were beautifully bound. Concerning the existence of typographical variances, see D. Yardeni, Alei Seipher vol. X, pp.119-32. This Copy with Original Binding in Unusually Bright Condition.