Moses Galante. Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]. Published by the author’s son Yedidiah Galante, with his novellae to several Talmudic Tractates. Includes novellae of R. Isaac Aboab on Beitzah, Ra”N on Shavu’oth, and Rit”Ba on Bava Metzi’a.

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: Not recorded

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

author

(KREMNITZ, YISSACHAR BAER OF)

printer

Giovanni di Gara

Place

Venice

Publication

1608

Description

FIRST EDITION of R. Isaac Aboab’s novellae to Beitzah. Title within woodcut architectural border. signature of Yissachar Ber of Kremnitz on f. 6b of the index (bound between ff. 70-1).

references

Vinograd, Venice 1044.

summary

The signatory is apparently R. Yissachar Ber of Kremnitz, author of many Kabbalistic works especially pertaining to the Zohar including: Yesh Sachar (Prague, 1609), Pitchei Y-ah (Prague, 1609), Imrei Binah (Prague, 1611) and Mekor Chochmah (Prague, 1611).

ff. 190 (of 192), lacking final two leaves and ff. 6. Scattered marginalia. Wormed and stained, margins frayed with loss, few paper repairs. Worming on early leaves obscures some text. Paper repair on ff. 188-90 with some loss. Later boards, worn. Folio.

Enquire about this lot