[Midrashic anthology to the Bible]. Attributed to Shimon the Preacher of Frankfurt. FIRST EDITION WITH COMMENTARY “BRITH AVRAHAM” BY ABRAHAM GEDALIAH.

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 271

YALKUT SHIMONI.

[Midrashic anthology to the Bible]. Attributed to Shimon the Preacher of Frankfurt. FIRST EDITION WITH COMMENTARY “BRITH AVRAHAM” BY ABRAHAM GEDALIAH.

Complete in two volumes. Two titles, both with printer’s marks. Pictographic poem in the form of the Temple Candelabra on f.288r. of Vol. II. Additional unrecorded leaf f. 289 containing printers’ afterward on recto and index on verso. I: ff. 550, (1). Dampstained in places. Recent roan backed boards. Folio. II: ff. 289. Stained in places, trace foxed on last few leaves. Recent maroon half-morocco boards. Sm. folio Vinograd, Livorno 3 and 10 (noting ff. 288)

Livorno: Jedidiah Gabbai 1650 & 1655

Est: $800 - $1,200

PRICE REALIZED $1,300

Born in Jerusalem, Abraham ben Samuel Gedaliah traveled to Italy and while in Livorno, worked as a proofreader in the printing works of Jedidiah Gabbai. He lists over 90 works that he utilized in preparing this commentary to the Yalkut, including hitherto unknown manscripts, amoung them, Rabbeinu Hillel’s commentary on the Sifra and Sifri. While in Italy, R. Abraham befriended Moses Zacuto, who wrote an introduction and laudatory poem in Volume II of this work.