Sepher Zevach Pesach. With commentary by Isaac Abrabanel.

AUCTION 46 | Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Graphic Art

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Lot 128

(HAGADAH).

Sepher Zevach Pesach. With commentary by Isaac Abrabanel.

Illustrated title-border with Roman symbols. Various owners signatures and inscriptions on opening leaf including: Eliezer b. Mordechai Jaffe (great-grandson of R. Mordechai Jaffe, author of the Levushim); Moshe Nathan b. Aaron Azriel who purchased it from his mother-in-law. ff. 64. Browned and stained, first and final leaf with slight marginal repair. Modern vellum-backed marbled boards. 4to Yudlov, 19; Yaari, 17; Yerushalmi, pl. 21

Cremona: Vicenzo Conti 1557

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $3,500

rare EDITION. Soon after this Hagadah was printed the Church-sponsored burning of the Talmud occurred in Cremona and Vicenzo Conti's Hebrew press was destroyed.