Masechta Pesachim [concerning Passover]. With commentaries by Rashi, Tosafoth, etc.

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $600

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. The Valmadonna copy.

references

Vinograd, Venice 30.

summary

It is generally accepted that Masechta Pesachim was the first volume of the Bomberg Talmud to be printed. See: M. Heller, Printing the Talmud (1992) p. 141.

ff. 61 (of 139). Title, ff. 92, 94 and 138-9 provided in facsimile, lacking ff. 2-74. Stained, repairs affecting text. Modern boards. Folio.

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