Hebrew. LATER PROPHETS). With the commentary of David Ben Joseph Kimchi.

AUCTION 40 | Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 1:00

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

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Lot 62

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Hebrew. LATER PROPHETS). With the commentary of David Ben Joseph Kimchi.

FIRST EDITION with David ben Joseph Kimchi. First Separate Edition of Latter Prophets. The Zagajski Copy with his book-plate on front paste-down. Also Signature Of Moses Gaster On Opening Blank and his notes. ff. 190 (of 294), lacking ff.171-5,179,181-2,191-294. Most leaves silked, stained in places, scattered marginal worming in places. Recent quarter-morocco over wooden boards, corner bosses, clasps and hinges, one lacking. Sm. folio Vinograd, Soncino 13; Offenberg 29; Goff Heb-24; Freimann-Marx, Thesaurus A-39

Soncino: Joshua Solomon Soncino 1486

Est: $5,000 - $7,000

PRICE REALIZED $6,500

Printed just before the Soncino Family’s flight to Casal Maggiore, the present Later Prophets with the commentary of David Kimchi (RaDa”K), completed the House of Soncino’s first Biblical text. Just as the printer Joshua Soncino stemmed from a distinguished family of printers, so the exegete came from a distinguished family of Bible commentators. See: M. Waxman, Vol. I, pp. 199-200; Amram, pp. 60-61. Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Important Hebrew Books, Incunabula & Illuminated and Other Manuscripts from the Collection of the Late Michael Zagajski, Part Two, New York, 12th and 13th May 1970, Lot 3.