Torath Kohanim (Sifra). With commentary of Ra'ava”d (Abraham ben David of Posquières)

(MIDRASH)

n.p.

Constantinople

circa 1510?

FIRST EDITION. Wide-margined copy

Vinograd, Const. 29; Ya'ari, Const. 98 (includes facsimile of title on p. 85); Mehlman, 137

HIGHLY UNCOMMON EDITIO PRINCEPS OF THE TORATH KOHANIM Very few copies of this book exist: The City Library, Frankfurt a/Main (lost?); Rabbinical Seminary, Budapest; JTSA, New York; JNUL, Jerusalem - all are incomplete. Mehlman believes the printer never completed production of the book. For some reason, the edition extends only so far as Parashath Tzav. Various years have been suggested for the year of printing, ranging from 1494 to 1523. In 1862, Isaac Hirsch Weiss (author of the history, Dor Dor VeDorshav), published a complete version of Torath Kohanim accompanied by the Ra'avad's commentary utilizing an early manuscript. See I. Twersky, Rabad of Posquières (1962)