Hilchoth Rav Alfas [Rabbinic Code]. With commentaries of Rashi, R. Jonah Gerondi, R. Nissim Gerondi, R. Jonathan Hakohen of Lunel, R. Joseph Habiba (Nimukei Yoseph), R. Zerachyah Halevi (Ba’al ha-Ma’or), and Nachmanides (Milchamoth Hashem)

Estimate: $20,000–$25,000
Hammer price: $26,000

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author

ALFASI, ISAAC BEN JACOB (RI”F).

printer

Tobias Foa

Place

Sabbioneta

Publication

1554-5

Description

FIRST EDITION with complete commentary Shiltei ha-Giborim by R. Joshua Boaz (contains comments of R. Isaiah di Trani). Three volumes. Title letters historiated. Printer’s mark at end Vol. III (see Yaari 21). On final leaves of Vol. I and II, censors’ inscriptions: “Dominico Irosolimitano” (see Wm. Poppers, The Censorship of Hebrew Books, pl. III, no.1); “Visto per me Gio[vanni] Dominico Carretto, 1618” (Poppers, pl. III, no. 7)

references

Vinograd, Sabbioneta 16; Mehlman 737; Heller, The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book, I, pp.394-5 (incl. facs.); Ch.J.D. Azulai, Shem ha-Gedolim II, S-76; not in Adams

summary

Complete Three Volumes of Sabbioneta Edition Rav Alfas. A very fine copy of a rare edition.

Vol. I (Tractate Berachoth, Halachoth Ketanoth, and Seder Mo’ed): ff. 98, 97-170,170-187, (1), 189-225, (1), 225-229, 229, 227-267, (1), 265-410. Vol. II (Seder Nashim and Tractate Hullin): ff. (1), 402-778, 54. Vol. III (Seder Nezikin): ff. 57 (i.e. 58), 65-398. Stained. Contemporary blind-tooled morocco, partially rebacked, spine in compartments, later clasps. Folio

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