Hebrew. PSALMS). Sepher Tehilim. With the "Shimush Tehillim" guide for utilizing the chapters of Tehillim for various purposes

AUCTION 39 | Thursday, April 03rd, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Hebrew. PSALMS). Sepher Tehilim. With the "Shimush Tehillim" guide for utilizing the chapters of Tehillim for various purposes

FIRST EDITION of SHIMUSH TEHILLIM with the text ff. 112. Slight stain on a few leaves, SMALL PORTION OF TITLE EXPERTLY REPAIRED IN FACSIMILE. 18th-century green gilt-tooled calf within fitted box. 24mo Vinograd, Sabbioneta 38; Mehlman 71; St. Cat. Bodl. no. 143 and 4066; Yaari, Mechkarei Sepher P. 362, Foa no.18 (Schocken copy)

Sabbioneta: Tobias Foa 1555

Est: $12,000 - $18,000

PRICE REALIZED $18,000

A MINIATURE TEHILLIM OF THE UTMOST RARITY. A COMPLETE COPY. ONLY OTHER COMPLETE COPies Are IN the LAURENTIAN LIBRARY, FLORENCE and the Valmadonna Library in London. The JNUL - Mehlman copy IS INCOMPLETE LACKING THE TITLE, COLOPHON LEAF AND ANOTHER LEAF. THE SCHOCKEN CoPY, AS DESCRIBED by YAARI, IS ALSO INCOMPLETE, CONTAINING oNLY 89 LEAVES AND APPARENTLY LACKING FINAL 23 LEAVES OF SHIMUSH TEHILLIM. According TO STEINSCHNEIDER (NO. 4066), ThIS Tehillim contains THE FIRST EDITION OF THE SHIMUSH TEHILLIM published together with the text