(MAIMONIDES / RaMBa”M). Mishneh Torah (Yad Hachazaka) [Rabbinic Code]. Two volumes (incomplete)

AUCTION 31 | Tuesday, December 13th, 2005 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew and Other Printed Books

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Lot 250
MOSES BEN MAIMON

(MAIMONIDES / RaMBa”M). Mishneh Torah (Yad Hachazaka) [Rabbinic Code]. Two volumes (incomplete)

Vol. I: ff. 173. * Vol. II: ff. 327 = total ff. 500 (of ff. 770). Stained in places, slight marginal worming affecting a few letters, marginal notes starting “Amar Ha- magiha” owner’s inscription on f. 314b. Many missing leaves supplied in facsimile. Modern half vellum. Folio. Sold not subject to return Vinograd, Venice 96; Habermann, Bomberg 91; I.J. Dienstag, Mishneh Torah Leharamba”m, in: Studies...in Honor of I. Edward Kiev (1971), no. 7; not in Adams

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1524-25

Est: $3,000 - $4,000
The fifth Maimonides edition. The second edition of Abraham ben David of Posquieres (RAVa”D). The first edition with Migdal Oz - together with the text for the entire work. The Migdal Oz by Shem Tov Gaon was previouslly published in the Constantinple edition however only on the section of Sepher Ahavah