Masechta Sotah. With commentaries by Rashi, Tosaphoth, Maimonides and Rabbeinu Asher.

Estimate: $4,000–$6,000
Hammer price: $4,000

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

author

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN).

printer

Daniel Bomberg

Place

Venice

Publication

1520

Description

FIRST BOMBERG EDITION . Initial word within decorative cartouche. Marginalia.

references

Vinograd, Venice 27; Habermann, Bomberg 22.

summary

This Tractate contains the only appearance of a printed text illustration throughout the entire Talmud issued by Bomberg (see f. 43r).

ff. 53. Ex-library, title-page laid to size with couple letters in facsimile, opening eight leaves and final leaf remargined and from another copy, all other leaves with corners rounded and variously browned and stained. Modern calf. Folio.

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