Auction 111 Rare Books, Manuscripts, Letters of Rabbis and Rebbes
Dec 11, 2018 (Your local time)
Israel
 3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem
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LOT 44:

Proofread Chumash from the Author of the Shl"ah's Copy - Printed in his Lifetime. Hanau, 1611-1614. Especially Rare

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Chamishah Chumshei Torah with Targum Onkelos, Targum Yerushalmi and Targum Yonatan, with Rash"i's commentary. With the five megillahs and haftarahs. Hanau, at the Hansh Yakofa Press, Hanau, 1611-1614. Complete copy. Especially rare.

Precise Chumash with "kri" and "ktiv," printed according to a proofread Chumash belonging to Yeshayah HaLevi Horowitz - the Shla"h, whose Targum and commentary by Rash"i were also proofread. The Chumash was edited by Rabbi Chaim Feivel of Bumsla, son-in-law of the author of Shla"h, who also added an elucidation to the Targums, references, and more. The chumash was printed in the Shla"h's lifetime. With the five megillahs with commentaries, and Targum Sheni with an elucidation by Rabbi Chaim Feivel, and with haftarahs for the whole year with a dedicated title page.

Before us is a complete copy of an especially rare book. There is no complete copy in the National Library, only an incomplete one from the Mehlman Library, and a partial copy from the Valmadonna Library. To the best of our knowledge, it has not appeared at public auction.

165; 194; 196-263, 265-287, 289-291 leaves, 17 cm. Ginzei Yisrael 49.

Fine condition. Reinforcements on the title page. Slight tears in the margins of the first three leaves with damage to text in isolated words. Aging stains. Original leather binding, worn.


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