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Auction 50 · Lot 94
Toldoth Yaakov [sermons]
- Estimate
- $500–$700
- Hammer price
- $550
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
D’ALBA, JACOB
printer
Giovani di Gara
Place
Venice
Publication
1609
Description
FIRST EDITION
references
Vinograd, Venice 1060; Habermann, di Gara 272
summary
The author originally hailed from Constantinople but after losing his “health, wealth and children,” he emigrated to Italy. In Florence, he was appointed director of the city’s Talmud Torah and, in order to thank his benefactors “who allowed me to feel like a new man,” he published these sermons which had been delivered weekly at the Yeshiva
ff..114, (2). Some staining, small portion of title provided in facsimile. Modern marbled boards. 4to
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