Auction 79 · Lot 103

Seder Nezikin. With commentary by Moses Maimonides and Obadiah Bertinoro.

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: $3,500

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

author

(MISHNAH)

printer

Jacob Cohen of Gazolo

Place

Mantua

Publication

1562

Description

DELUXE COPY, PRINTED ENTIRELY ON BLUE PAPER. Title within architectural arch. Few text illustrations. Some censoring.

references

Vinograd, Mantua 80; Mehlman 106.

summary

RARE, BIBLIOPHILIC EDITION. PRINTED ENTIRELY ON BLUE PAPER. See Treasures of the Valmadonna Trust Library - Otzroth Ya’akov, Colored Paper no. 22. The Mantua volumes of this set of Mishnayoth were the last books to be typeset by Jacob Cohen before he retired. He had originally served at the press of Foa in Sabbioneta, and came to Mantua in 1556 where he established for himself a fine reputation for splendid typographical work. See Amram, The Makers of Hebrew Books in Italy, pp. 288-93 and 325.

ff. 116. Previous owner’s marks and inscriptions on many pages, expert marginal repairs, stained in places. Bound in Valmadonna-custom maroon blind-tooled crushed morocco, spine in compartments and titled in gilt. Sm. 4to. Housed in fitted slip-case.

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