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Auction 2 · Lot 299

Igereth Ba’alei Chaim [“The Animal’s Collection” - fables]

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

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

author

KALONYMUS BEN KALONYMUS (Maestro Calo).

printer

Joseph of Padua

Place

Mantua

Publication

1557

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural arch, initial letters within woodcut frames

references

Vinograd, Mantua 37

summary

For a brief synopsis of the derivation of the fables gathered here, see EJ VI 1130
ff.91(of 92) lacking last f., extreme lower margin of title with neat paper repair, few light stains, crude erasure on last page, modern boards, 12mo
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