Hebrew) Pentateuch, Haphtaroth and Megiloth. With Targum and commentaries of Rashi, Baal HaTurim and Chizkuni.

Estimate: $5,000–$7,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(BIBLE

printer

Giovanni di Gara

Place

Venice

Publication

1567-68

Description

First edition of Bible along with Chizkuni commentary. Scholarly marginal notations in various Ashkenazic hands, family history of previous owner on f. 318b listing birth of children dated 1657.

references

Vinograd, Venice 543 ; Haberman, di Gara 5* Not seen by Haberman, but added by Yudlov. All listings in the Haberman, di Gara bibliography with an asterisk are later additions by Yudlov

summary

A highly scarce edition. First publication of Chizkuni together with the Biblical text.

ff. 6-278, 281-318, 42. Lacking opening five leaves. Few leaves mispaginated, some staining, paper repairs occasionally affecting text. Later boards. Sm. folio

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