Mishpatei Shmuel [responsa]

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $400

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

author

KELAI, SAMUEL BEN MOSES

printer

Daniel Zanneti

Place

Venice

Publication

1599

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within oval cartouche framed by a decorative woodcut floral border. Printers’ device on verso of final leaf (see Yaari’s Printers Marks no. 49)

references

Vinograd, Venice 879; not in Adams

summary

The highly wrought title-page was a hallmark of the Zanetti family of printers. The author was the son-in-law of BENJAMIN BEN MATTITHIAH (OF ARTA), the author of Sepher Benyamin Ze’ev, and a disciple of R. David Cohen of Corfu

ff. 181,(2). Light dampstains in places, title laid down with small portion of woodcut border at inner margin provided in facsimile, neat repairs to first and last few leaves, affecting a few words on f.4. Recent gilt-tooled vellum. Folio

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