Hilchoth Rav Alfas [Rabbinic Code]. With commentaries of Rashi, R. Jonah Gerondi, R. Nissim Gerondi, R. Jonathan Hakohen of Lunel, R. Joseph Habiba (Nimukei Yoseph), R. Zerachyah Halevi (Ba’al ha-Ma’or), and Nachmanides (Milchamoth Hashem)

AUCTION 32 | Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

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ALFASI, ISAAC BEN JACOB (RI”F).

Hilchoth Rav Alfas [Rabbinic Code]. With commentaries of Rashi, R. Jonah Gerondi, R. Nissim Gerondi, R. Jonathan Hakohen of Lunel, R. Joseph Habiba (Nimukei Yoseph), R. Zerachyah Halevi (Ba’al ha-Ma’or), and Nachmanides (Milchamoth Hashem)

FIRST EDITION with complete commentary Shiltei ha-Giborim by R. Joshua Boaz (contains comments of R. Isaiah di Trani). Three volumes. Title letters historiated. Printer’s mark at end Vol. III (see Yaari 21). On final leaves of Vol. I and II, censors’ inscriptions: “Dominico Irosolimitano” (see Wm. Poppers, The Censorship of Hebrew Books, pl. III, no.1); “Visto per me Gio[vanni] Dominico Carretto, 1618” (Poppers, pl. III, no. 7) Vol. I (Tractate Berachoth, Halachoth Ketanoth, and Seder Mo’ed): ff. 98, 97-170,170-187, (1), 189-225, (1), 225-229, 229, 227-267, (1), 265-410. Vol. II (Seder Nashim and Tractate Hullin): ff. (1), 402-778, 54. Vol. III (Seder Nezikin): ff. 57 (i.e. 58), 65-398. Stained. Contemporary blind-tooled morocco, partially rebacked, spine in compartments, later clasps. Folio Vinograd, Sabbioneta 16; Mehlman 737; Heller, The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book, I, pp.394-5 (incl. facs.); Ch.J.D. Azulai, Shem ha-Gedolim II, S-76; not in Adams

Sabbioneta: Tobias Foa 1554-5

Est: $20,000 - $25,000

PRICE REALIZED $26,000

Complete Three Volumes of Sabbioneta Edition Rav Alfas. A very fine copy of a rare edition.