Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Five Books of the Torah – Sulzbach, 1741 – Illustrated Title Pages
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Sold for: $425
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Five Books of the Torah, with commentaries of Rashi, Chizkuni, Baal HaTurim and Toldot Aharon. Sulzbach: Meshulam Zalman son of Aharon Frankel, [1741].
Engraved main title page featuring illustrations of Abraham, Isaac and Biblical scenes, and divisional title pages for Five Megillot and illustrated title page (identical to main title page) for haftarot.
[2], 366, [1], 31, [1], 32-64 leaves. Leaves 229-232 bound after leaf 236. 21 cm. Partially dark leaves. Good condition. Stains. Worming in several places. Small tears. Minor defect to first illustrated title page, slightly affecting title frame. First leaves reinforced with paper. New binding.
Illustrated title page for haftarot not recorded in Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
Bible and Psalms
Bible and Psalms