[Midrashic commentary to the Book of Psalms]. Anonymous.

AUCTION 65 | Thursday, June 25th, 2015 at 1:00

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Lot 91

MIDRASH TEHILIM.

[Midrashic commentary to the Book of Psalms]. Anonymous.

<<First Edition.>> Marginalia. ff. 52. Few leaves shorter, lightly browned and stained in places, leaves remargined, repaired worming, with some loss of text. Modern calf. Sm. folio. Vinograd, Const. 36; Yaari, Const. 20; Mehlman 173; St. Cat. Bodl. col. 595, no. 3788 “Ed Rara.”

Constantinople: np 1512

Est: $4,000 - $6,000

PRICE REALIZED $4,000

The Midrash Tehilim, also known as Midrash Shocher-Tov due to its opening verse, is one of the most beautiful in Midrashic literature. Its exalted language covers many variegated themes and contains colorful stories and parables. Entitled “Midrash Tilim” (without the letter “Hei”), it concludes at Psalm chap. 118. The Midrash on Psalms chaps. 119-150 was published approximately three years later (bibliographers debate the exact imprint and date).