Mishpatei Shmuel [responsa]

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: $450

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

author

KELAI, SAMUEL BEN MOSES

printer

Daniel Zanneti

Place

Venice

Publication

1598

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within oval cartouche framed by a decorative woodcut floral border. Printers’ device on verso of final leaf, obscured by ink-stain (see Yaari’s Printers Marks no. 49)

references

Vinograd, Venice 879; not in Adams

summary

The highly wrought title-page was a hallmark of the Zanetti family of printers. The author was the son-in-law of BENJAMIN BEN MATTITHIAH (OF ARTA), the author of Sepher Benyamin Ze’ev, and a disciple of R. David Cohen of Corfu

ff. 181,(2). Light dampstains in places, scattered marginal worming on a few leaves. Modern boards. Folio

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