Auction 10 · Lot 90

(HAGADAH)

Estimate: $2,000–$2,500
Hammer price: $1,800

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

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Johannes Koellner

Place

Frankfurt a/Main

Publication

1727

Description

Yad Kol Bo. Lida, David ben Aryeh Leib (Edited by his son, Pesachya). [Compendium including the Pentateuch with Targum & Rashi; Migdal David, super-commentary to Rashi; Ir Miklat, on the 613 precepts; Seder Tephiloth Mikol Hashanah, prayers for the entire year; Asarah Hilulim, commentary to the Book of Psalms; Sod Hashem VeSharvith Hazahav, on the laws of circumcision; Shomer Shabbath, on the laws of Sabbath observance; Machzor Mikol Hashana, festival prayers for the entire year and others]

references

Vinograd, Frankfurt a/Main 469; Yudlov 163

summary

A collection of 14 works. Includes a Passover Haggadah (final leaves, not included in the listing of the 14 works). This copy with the third of four variant title pages issued for this volume. The appearance of naked Greek mythological figures on the original title page aroused considerable controversy as did the cherubs on subsequent versions. See I. Rivkind Sepher Ashir Besha’arim (“A Book Rich in Title Pages”) in: Studies in Bibliography and Booklore, Vol. 1,no. 2 (1953) p. 95-100. For an example with the original title page, see Kestenbaum & Company, March 28th, 2000 Lot 223.

ff. (2),94,56 (i.e. 59),74,34,54 (i.e.56),40. Lightly browned, few leaves rehinged and remargined, scattered taped repairs. Modern gilt morocco boards, spine starting. Folio

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