Meir Iyov [commentary to the Book of Job, with text]

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: $750

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

author

ARAMA, ISAAC.

printer

Giorgio di Cavali

Place

Venice (-Riva de Trento)

Publication

1567

Description

Second edition. Title letters historiated, printer’s device

references

Roest 209; not in Adams

summary

According to A. Tauber and I. Sonne the printing of this edition commenced in Riva de Trento in 1562, however production was interrupted and eventually removed to Venice for completion. There, a new title-page was issued noting Venice as place of publication athough non-uniform fonts completed the volume (viz. ff. 5-44 and 49-64). See Kiryat Sepher vol. VI pp. 455-56 and vol. VII pp. 168-69

Stained, contemporary blind-tooled pigskin with detailed historiated rolls, heavily shaken, worn, 4to

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