Auction 63
Lot 214:
Complete, extremely rare set of Hamaggid – Nevi’im and Ketuvim with the Yonatan Targum, Rashi’s commentary, Metzudat david and Metzudat Zion and Hebrew-Teitch. With an approbation by the holy Rav Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, Rabbi Aryeh leib ben Rabbi Shalom of Zabriz and the rabbis of Rovne. By the printers Rabbi Dove Ber ben Yisrael Segal and Rabbi Dov Ber ben Pesach, Slavuta, 1806-1808.
Rare and unique: according to some bibliographers, the editor of this editon was actually the holy Rav Rabbi Moshe Shapira of Slavuta, who, for some reasons, resfused to reveal his name. In the National Library of Jerusalem there is a partial set only. The Bibliography of the Hebrew book also did not see the entire set.
Bibliographic details:
Section I: Yehoshua, Shoftim and Shmuel. [1806]. 100, 66, 56 leaves.
Section II: Melachim and Divreu Hayamim. [1807]. 128, 64 leaves.
Section III: Yeshaya and Yirmiya. [1807]. 256 leaves. In this copy, leaf 4 is missing and leaves 97-100 are double.
Section IV: Yechzekl and Trei Assar. [1807]. 220 leaves.
Section V: Tehillim and Mishlei. [1808]. 199 leaves.
Section VI: Job, Daniel Ezra and Nechemya. [1807]. 72, 66 leaves.
Varied owner’s signatures and stamps which have not been studied. Printed partly on bluish paper. Most of it, thick good paper. Conditions vary. Some taping, varied stains, moth perforations and other blemishes. Mostly good overall condition. Matching bindings from the recent decades with bookmarks.
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