Peirush Megilath Ruth

AUCTION 14 | Tuesday, November 13th, 2001 at 1:00

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

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Lot 308

OVADIAH DI BARTINORO HAMON

Peirush Megilath Ruth

FIRST EDITION (first issue). Title within typographic border ff.40. Dampstained, trace foxed, scattered marginal worming repaired. Recent cloth-backed boards, gently rubbed at corners. 12mo Vinograd, Venice 683; Habermann, di Gara 76; not in Adams; no copy in the JNUL; cf. Mehlman 1063

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1585

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,000

Kabbalistic commentary to the Book of Ruth, with short essays by Moses Galante, Solomon Alkabetz, Israel di Curiel, Jacob Bei Rav, and others. The first issue appeared three months before the second one, but was immediately withdrawn upon the instructions of the Chief Rabbi of Venice Judah Katzenellenbogen, to be re-issued with a new introduction and a corrected text. Consequently, this first issue is scarce. See Mehlman 1063