Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Two Chumashim – London, 1700s
Opening: $80
Sold for: $163
Including buyer's premium
Two Chumashim from two different editions, printed in London in the 1700s:
• Tikun Sofrim in Vavei HaAmudim format and with Or Torah, Bamidbar, with haftarot. London: Leib son of Moshe Zusmans and partner, [1787-1788].
Illustrated title page at beginning of volume. Divisional title page for haftarot part.
Original elaborate leather binding, with many gilt decorations. Inscription of owner's name on front.
[1], 215-285, [2], 10 leaves. Approx. 21 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Original leather binding. Wear and defects to binding (parts of spine lacking).
• Five Books of the Torah, Bereshit, with haftarot, and with English translation. London: Alexander son of Yehudah Leib and his son Yehudah Leib, 1785.
[132] leaves. Lacking illustrated title page. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original leather binding. Wear and defects to binding.
Bible and Psalms
Bible and Psalms