Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
Opening: $180
Sold for: $625
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Yeshayahu and Yirmiyahu, with vowels and cantillation. Paris: Robertus Stephanus, 1544. Two books in one volume.
Verse numbers added by hand.
Decorated original leather binding, with inscription of date: "M. D. LI." (1551).
Yeshayahu: [123] leaves. Yirmiyahu: [168] leaves. [1] blank leaf bound between books. 11 cm. Varying condition. Yeshayahu in good-fair condition; Yirmiyahu in fair condition. Stains. Small marginal tears and open tears to several leaves (including to title page of Yirmiyahu). Many creases (mainly to Yirmiyahu). Inscriptions. Early leather binding, with defects.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
Opening: $100
Sold for: $275
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Book of Yeshayahu. Geneva: Cephas Elon, 1617. Pocket-size volume.
Early parchment binding.
[108] leaves. Approx. 11 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Early parchment binding, with minor defects.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
Opening: $150
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Five Books of the Torah, Five Megillot and haftarot. Amsterdam: Yosef Athias, [1659-1660].
Divisional title page for haftarot.
Title page mislabeled "Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim", identical to that of Bible edition printed by Athias, 1659-1661.
[4], 90, 92-311 leaves. Lacking leaf 91. Leaves 289-296 bound out of order, after leaf 280. Approx. 19 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear and signs of use. Tears, including marginal tears to title page (title page repaired with paper to verso and repairs in several other places). New binding.
CB, no. 525.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
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Sold for: $350
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Five Books of the Torah, Tikun Sofrim. Amsterdam: David de Castro Tartas, [1666].
Two title pages, the first illustrated with fine engraving of Biblical scenes (the second appears several leaves later).
Divisional title page for haftarot.
[3], 120, 211-234, 234-249, 230-239, 239-248, 248-271, 205-239, 241-446, [4] leaves. Lacking 8 leaves at beginning of book with introductory remarks and poem in praise of book, and Teamei HaTeamim on the cantillation, by R. Shlomo de Oliveira; lacking leaf 240 of last sequence; and lacking [2] leaves at end of book, with names of cantillation marks and chart of double Torah portions for 1666-1725. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Light wear. Marginal tears and open tears to several leaves. Illustrated title page and another leaf partially detached. New binding. Defects to binding and tear to sides of spine.
Does not contain 14 pages at end with charts and tables, printed with the book.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
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Five Books of the Torah, with Targumim and Rashi, and haftarot. Amsterdam: Uri Phoebus son of Aharon HaLevi, [1670]-1682.
Divisional title page for haftarot (dated 1682).
On title page, ownership inscription, partially trimmed, dated 1744.
Inscriptions and glosses.
323, 325-423, 32 leaves. 18 cm. Browning of paper to some leaves. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Marginal tears to several leaves, affecting text in several places, partially repaired with tape. Close trimming, slightly affecting text in several places. New binding.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
Opening: $200
Sold for: $375
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Five Books of the Torah, haftarot and megillot, with commentary of Rashi. Amsterdam: Immanuel Athias, [1700]-1701.
Two title pages for Torah and divisional title page for haftarot. First title page with copper engraving.
[1], 402; 63 leaves. 13 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Tear to one leaf, slightly affecting text. Old leather binding.
CB, no. 744.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
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Five Books of the Torah, with Five Megillot and haftarot. Amsterdam: Moshe Mendes Coutinho, [1701]. This publisher printed the first edition of Raziel HaMalach the same year.
Early leather binding.
[1], 150, 451-540, 241-262 leaves. 12.5 cm. Good condition. Gilt edges, decorated with floral decorations. Light stains. Tears, slightly affecting text in several places. Close trimming, slightly affecting title page of haftarot. Some sheets uncut. Inscriptions on title page. Early leather binding. Minor defects to binding and open tear to spine.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
Opening: $400
Sold for: $550
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Five Books of the Torah, with Five Megillot and year-round haftarot. Venice: Vendramin, [1702-1704].
Original leather binding, with decorations and silver clasp (broken).
Inscription of owner's initials on spine.
203; 92; [3] leaves. 12 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and traces of former dampness. Worming, affecting text, partially repaired with paper filling. Early leather binding, with decorations, and silver clasp (broken and detached).
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
Opening: $300
Sold for: $525
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Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim, "Biblia Hebraica, secundum ultimam editionem Jos. Athiae, a Johanne Leusden Denuo recognitam", with Latin introduction and notes by Johann Leusden. Amsterdam and Utrecht: printer not indicated, 1705. Hebrew and Latin.
Fine copy, in original leather binding, with many gilt decorations to spine and original color endpaper.
Entire Bible in one volume. Two title pages at beginning of book, the first illustrated with a copper engraving and the second with some words printed in red. More illustrated title pages for Neviim Rishonim, Neviim Acharonim and Ketuvim.
[26]; 333; [1], 352, [2]; [22] leaves. 20.5 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Stains. Original decorated leather binding. Wear and defects to binding (tears to top of spine).
CB, no. 746; Zedner, p. 100; Roest, p. 173.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
Opening: $300
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Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim, Biblia Hebraica non-punctata in Philebraeorum gratiam Forma Minima. Berlin: D. E. Jablonski, 1710-1711. All four parts in one volume. Pocket format (long and narrow).
Original leather binding, with gilt decorations on spine, and with clasps.
Torah: [4], 219, [1] pages. Neviim Rishonim: [1], 187 pages. Neviim Acharonim: [1], 194 pages. Ketuvim: [1], 231 pages. 11 cm. Color edges. Good condition. Stains. Worming, slightly affecting text. Original leather binding, with defects.
Thin paper. Does not contain illustrated half-title and Hebrew title page present in some copies.
Zedner, p. 101.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
Opening: $300
Sold for: $500
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Los cinco libros de la ley divina [Torah, with year-round haftarot]. Amsterdam: Shlomo Proops, 1718. Spanish.
Divisional title page for haftarot.
Torah with haftarot printed only in Spanish, for the Marranos and Sephardic and Portuguese communities of Amsterdam.
[1], 412, 411-528 pages. Approx. 15 cm. Gilt edges (faded). Varying condition of leaves, good-fair to fair. Stains, including dampstains. Inkstains to first leaves. Worming (significant worming on some leaves), affecting text. Small marginal open tear on title page, repaired with paper filling. Early leather binding.
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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Jul 15, 2025
Opening: $120
Sold for: $375
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Paraprasis Caldayca en los Cantares de Selomo, Shir HaShirim with Ladino translation (in Latin characters) and Spanish translation of the Aramaic Targum; Pirkei Avot, with Spanish translation. Amsterdam: Yshac de Cordova, 1724.
Signature on p. 91.
167 cm. 14.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Light wear. Marginal tears and open tears to several leaves. New binding.
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