Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Shaarei Tzion / Masoret HaBrit – Hamburg, 1715 – Two Books by Rabbi David Tevele Bound Together – Early Parchment Binding
Opening: $100
Sold for: $350
Including buyer's premium
Two books bound together, by R. David Tevele:
1. Shaarei Tzion, ethics and admonition regarding prayer. [Hamburg: Johann Ross, 1715].
2. Masoret HaBrit, homiletics on the Masorah Gedolah on Torah and Five Megillot. [Hamburg: Johann Ross, 1715].
On parchment binding, handwritten inscription: "Belongs to the Chevra Kadisha of undertakers".
Two books in one volume. Shaarei Tzion: [1], 28 leaves. Masoret HaBrit: [1], 42 leaves. 19.5 cm. Dark paper. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear and creases. Worming, affecting text. Small marginal tears. Early parchment binding, with worming and defects.
Early Printed Books – 17th and 18th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 17th and 18th Centuries