Megilath Esther [commentary on the Sefer Hamitzvoth of Maimonides]

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: $4,000

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

author

IBN ZUR, ISAAC LEON

printer

di Gara

Place

Venice

Publication

1592

Description

FIRST EDITION

references

Vinograd Venice 770; Habermann di Gara 136

summary

This first edition has additional material not published in later editions. The recto of the title page contains a “shemirah” instituted by Nachmanides and sent from Acre to Barcelona, as a protection against robbers while travelling

ff. 132. Some staining. Calf-backed boards. 4to

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