With commentaries of Rashi, ibn Ezra, Kimchi (two), Targum etc.

Estimate: $7,000–$9,000
Hammer price: $9,500

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

author

(BIBLE, Hebrew)

printer

Daniel Bomberg

Place

Venice

Publication

1546-8

Description

Four parts bound in five volumes. Four titles within woodcut architectural arch (outer-margins of titles in first two vols. repaired). Opening word of each book within a decorative woodcut border

references

Habermann, Bomberg 192; Darlow & Moule 5093; Adams B-1225

summary

The third, and finest edition of Bomberg’s Rabbinic Bible

I: ff.(7),2-228; ff. 24-5 remargined without loss of text, ff. 226-8 rehinged; II: ff. (1), 234-441.Lower margins of ff.435-41 neatly taped; ff. (1), 442-685. Trimmed; III: ff. 687-817; IV: ff. 818-949, (1), 8. V: ff.818-908. ff. 845-8 scattered worming, ff.863-879 repaired with loss of a few letters. Vols. I-III lightly browned with scattered staining; marginal worming and marginalia early in vol V. Uniform modern cloth boards, gilt embossed calf tags on spine. Folio

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