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Bible in Hebrew
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Description
Iyov-Divrei ha-Yamim (Job-Chronicles), with commentaries of Gersonides, Rashi, Joseph ben Simeon, pseudo-Rashi. Naples: Joseph ben Jacob Ashkenazi Gunzenhauser, 9 Tishrei "5247" [for 5248] (26 September 1487)
Chancery folio (11 1/8 x 8¼ in.; 284 x 209 mm). Types 1:185 (sq.); 2:120 (sq., vocalized); 3:90 (semi-curs.). Metalcut passepartout, woodcut (?) initial word (Thes A59.1) Double column (text and commentary, the commentary often continuing below the text in page-width lines, occasionally vice versa), 43 lines commentary (highly variable). collation: Part. I (Job): 1–68: 48 leaves. Part II (Song of Songs), 18: 8 leaves, 8v blank. Part III, (Ecclesiastes), 110: 10 leaves, 10v blank. Part IV (Lamentations, Ruth, Esther, Daniel, Ezra / Nehemiah): 1–48 512: 44 leaves, 44v blank. Part V: (Chronicles): 1–58: 40 leaves. 148 (of 150) leaves in all, lacking pt. V sheet 5/4.5, pt. V leaf 5/6 supplied from another copy and bound between 4/3 and 4/4, early Hebrew annotations, extensive within Lamentations, scattered stains, several of them heavy, the last 6 leaves remargined. Overall, a wide-margined copy. Cream leatherette, gilt title on spine, edges stained brown.
Chancery folio (11 1/8 x 8¼ in.; 284 x 209 mm). Types 1:185 (sq.); 2:120 (sq., vocalized); 3:90 (semi-curs.). Metalcut passepartout, woodcut (?) initial word (Thes A59.1) Double column (text and commentary, the commentary often continuing below the text in page-width lines, occasionally vice versa), 43 lines commentary (highly variable). collation: Part. I (Job): 1–68: 48 leaves. Part II (Song of Songs), 18: 8 leaves, 8v blank. Part III, (Ecclesiastes), 110: 10 leaves, 10v blank. Part IV (Lamentations, Ruth, Esther, Daniel, Ezra / Nehemiah): 1–48 512: 44 leaves, 44v blank. Part V: (Chronicles): 1–58: 40 leaves. 148 (of 150) leaves in all, lacking pt. V sheet 5/4.5, pt. V leaf 5/6 supplied from another copy and bound between 4/3 and 4/4, early Hebrew annotations, extensive within Lamentations, scattered stains, several of them heavy, the last 6 leaves remargined. Overall, a wide-margined copy. Cream leatherette, gilt title on spine, edges stained brown.
Provenance
Same as lot 26.
Literature
Offenberg 46; Goff Heb-26; Hain 8346 (pt. II); GW 12114 (pt. III); Steinschneider 5; Thes A59; Iakerson 46; BMC XIII 51 (C.50.d.11)
Condition
Iyov-Divrei ha-yamim (Job-Chronicles), with commentaries of Gersonides, Rashi, Joseph ben Simeon, pseudo-Rashi. Naples: Joseph ben Jacob Ashkenazi Gunzenhauser, 9 Tishrei "5247" [for 5248] (26 September 1487)
Chancery folio (11 1/8 x 8¼ in.; 284 x 209 mm). Types 1:185 (sq.); 2:120 (sq., vocalized); 3:90 (semi-curs.). Metalcut passepartout, woodcut (?) initial word (Thes A59.1) Double column (text and commentary, the commentary often continuing below the text in page-width lines, occasionally vice versa), 43 lines commentary (highly variable). collation: Part. I (Job): 1–68: 48 leaves. Part II (Song of Songs), 18: 8 leaves, 8v blank. Part III, (Ecclesiastes), 110: 10 leaves, 10v blank. Part IV (Lamentations, Ruth, Esther, Daniel, Ezra / Nehemiah): 1–48 512: 44 leaves, 44v blank. Part V: (Chronicles): 1–58: 40 leaves. 148 (of 150) leaves in all, lacking pt. V sheet 5/4.5, pt. V leaf 5/6 supplied from another copy and bound between 4/3 and 4/4, early Hebrew annotations, extensive within Lamentations, scattered stains, several of them heavy, the last 6 leaves remargined. Overall, a wide-margined copy. Cream leatherette, gilt title on spine, edges stained brown.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The third of Gunzenhauser's three consecutive editions which together comprise the whole of part III of the Hebrew Bible, Ketuvim (Hagiographa). The colophon contains a dating error: it states that it was completed on 9 Tishrei (Erev Yom Kippur) "5247", using for "247" the same chronogram (zayin-mem-resh, "song") used in the colophon of the Psalms (lot 26), completed 4 Nisan 5247 (28 March 1487). The compositor did not realize that the chronogram no longer was appropriate, for it was now the ninth day of the following year.