Sepher Pesach Me’'ubin, With Halachic commentary by Chaim ben Israel Benveniste

AUCTION 25 | Monday, October 25th, 2004 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books: The Property of a Gentleman

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Lot 18

(HAGADAH).

Sepher Pesach Me’'ubin, With Halachic commentary by Chaim ben Israel Benveniste

FIRST EDITION. Typical Bragadin title: At top, two angels holding the two Tablets of the Law; on either side of the title, Biblical characters (in this case, Moses and David); and at bottom, three lion heads (see Yudlov, Hebrew Printers' Marks (2001), p. 53-4). Tailpieces. Text surrounded by linear border ff.30. Stained in places. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, rubbed. Sm. 4to Yudlov 88; Yaari 57; EJ, Vol. IV, col. 560 (facs. of title)

Venice: Bragadin 1692

Est: $3,000 - $4,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,500

Chaim Benveniste (1603-73), Chief Rabbi of Izmir, Turkey, is distinguished for his commentary to the Shulchan Aruch, Kenesseth HaGedolah. The present work is a brief halachic study to the Passover Hagadah, it was co-opted in many later Hagadoth