Masechta Avodah Zarah [idolatry]. With commentaries by Rash”i, Tosafoth, etc

Estimate: $15,000–$20,000
Hammer price: $16,000

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

author

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN)

printer

Daniel Bomerg

Place

Venice

Publication

1520

Description

FIRST BOMBERG EDITION. Initial word within white-on-black decorative surround

references

Vinograd, Venice 29; Habermann, Bomberg 25; not in Adams; M. Heller, Printing the Talmud, (1992) pp. 135-154

summary

THE SECOND TALMUDIC TRACTATE PUBLISHED BY BOMBERG Rabinowitz postulates Bomberg's order of printing of each Tractate based upon the increasing sophistication of matters provided, such as the dates on the title and provision of head-notes on each page. See R.N.N. Rabinowitz, Ma’amar al Hadpasat Ha-Talmud (1952) pp. 35-42

ff. 97. Previous owner’s marks, few light stains, trace marginal worming affecting few letters, scattered marginal corrections Magnificcent modern salmon crushed morocco, upper cover gilt-tooled with concentric design utilizing stars, flora, and leafy chain patterns. Folio

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