Midrash Rabboth [Midrash Rabbah on Pentateuch and Five Scrolls. With commentaries

(MIDRASH)

Cashman ben Joseph Baruch and Sons

Amsterdam

1777

FIRST EDITION of three commentaries: Nechmad le-Mar'eh by anonymous Sephardic author; Novellae by R. Solomon Salem, Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Amsterdam; and Corrections by grammarian R. Solomon Zalman Hanau. Allegorical title showing (left to right) Moses, Aaron, David and an anonymous figure, in portrayal of the Rabbis' dictum (Ethics of the Fathers 4:17): "…Kether Torah, kether kehunah, kether malchuth, kether shem tov…" ["There are three crowns - the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood, the crown of kingship - yet the crown of a good name surpasses them"]. Hebrew inscription on title: "I present this Midrash Rabboth as a gift to my son Menachem Man on the day of his circumcision…Nissan, 1783. May God privilege us to see him studying in it. Abraham ben Chaim of Hamburg." Additional title surrounded by verses from the Bible. Exceedingly broad margins. Tailpieces. Initial word of Shir ha-Shirim historiated

Vinograd, Amsterdam 2066

Exquisite Amsterdam Edition of Midrash Rabbah in Mint Condition. An Extraordinary, Deluxe Copy with Outsize Margins and in perfect condition. The book is graced by the approbations of R. Saul, Chief Aschkenazic Rabbi of Amsterdam; his Sephardic counterpart, R. Solomon Salem, whose commentary is printed in the volume (see Gans, Memorbook, p. 190); and R. Saul Halevi of the Hague