Kli Paz [commentary to the Book of Isaiah, with text]

AUCTION 44 | Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 1:00

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

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Lot 175

LANIADO, SAMUEL

Kli Paz [commentary to the Book of Isaiah, with text]

FIRST EDITION ff. (2), 256. Touch stained, very slight marginal worming, signatures on title. Modern calf. Folio Vinograd, Venice 1330

Venice: Antonio Calioni 1657

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $900

R. Samuel Laniado (d. 1605), a celebrated sage of Aleppo, Syria, was known as the Baal HaKelim, after his rabbinic compositions all of whose titles commence with the word "Kli" (Kli Chemdah; Kli Yakar and Kli Paz). See D. Sutton, Aleppo: City of Scholars (2005) p. 2