Birchath Avraham [sermons, with commentary to Orach Chaim]

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000
Hammer price: $3,500

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

author

TREVES, ABRAHAM

printer

Alvise Bragadin

Place

Venice

Publication

1552

Description

FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device on title (Yaari no. 18)

references

Vinograd, Venice 435; Mehlman 722; Adams T-933

summary

Rare work, printed at a time of tension between the House of Bragadini and the rival printing establishment of Giustiniani. The ensuing litigation between the two firms eventually resulted in the tragic Papal Decree of 1553 condemning the Talmud and it’s associated literature to be burned. See H.B. Friedberg, Toldoth Hadefus Ha’ivri Be’Italia (1956) pp. 67-72

ff. 361. Damp stained in aplces, generaly a crisp copy. Recent blind-ruled brown morocco, gilt-tooled corner embelishments. 4to

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