Hebrew and Judeo-German) PSALMS). Tehilim

AUCTION 20 | Monday, June 02nd, 2003 at 5:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books from the Library of the Late Salman Schocken (1877-1959)

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Hebrew and Judeo-German) PSALMS). Tehilim

Third Edition. With translation into Judeo-German (printed in Wayber-taytsch type) by Elijah Bachur Levita and commentary Kav Venaki. Title within woodcut architectural arch. Scattered Judeo-German marginal glosses in a 16th- century hand ff. 116. Light stains in places, few minor marginal repairs, scattered marginal wormig on first few leaves repaired, upper margins of few leaves closely shaved. Recent vellum. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Mantua 91; M. Steinschneider, Jüdisch-Deutche Literatur Serapeum (Leipzig, 1848-9) no. 360, p. 108; C. Shmeruk, Dephusei Yiddish Be’Italia in: Italia, Ed. R. Bonfil & I. Sermoneta, vol. III (Jerusalem, 1982) no. 13, pp. 143-4; not in Adams

Mantua: Joseph ben Jacob of Padua and Partner 1562

Est: $10,000 - $12,000

PRICE REALIZED $11,000

This is the first edition of the commentary, apparently composed by the publisher R. Shalom b. Abraham, described in the colophon as a great scholar - “Ha’aluf habaki bechidrei Torah.” See also the printer’s introduction who instills a play on the word / name “Shalom” in connection with the commentary.