DIVREI HAYAMIM LEMOSHE RABEINU... [“Chronicles of Moses”]

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: $750

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author

Anonymous.

printer

Cornelio Adelkind for Giovanni di Farri

Place

Venice

Publication

1544

Description

Second edition. The Elkan Nathan Adler copy (“Presented by Samuel Levy to E.N. Adler Esq. Gibraltar, 25 Tebet 5661”)

references

Vinograd, Venice 217; Habermann, Adelkind 14; not in Adams

summary

Tales of the life of Moses written in the early Middle Ages, often erroneously considered to belong to Midrashic literature. With other fables. See EJ, XII col. 413. Di Farri (and Brother) were a well known firm of printers in Venice. In 1544 they hired Cornelio Adelkind from the employ of Daniel Bomberg, whereupon he printed some 14 Hebrew books for his new Master. However the Hebrew publishing venture ended its career in the same year in which it commenced. See Amram pp. 199-202

ff. 80. Trimmed, few leaves rehinged and remargined. Modern boards. 16mo

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