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Jacob ben Asher
Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
Sefer Yoreh De'ah (The Teacher of Knowledge). Híjar: Eliezer ben Abraham Alantansi, [5]247 (between 31 August 1486 and 17 September 1487)
Chancery folio (11 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.; 281 x 198 mm). Types 1:230 (sq.), 2:117 (sc.); printer's device, printed black. 34 lines. collation: [1–410 58 610 7–168]: 135 (of 138 leaves); lacking the two blank leaves 1 and 138, and fol. 137 (16/7) with colophon and printer's device on recto; first leaf and last six leaves browned and frayed with some crude cellotape repairs, stains on other leaves. Modern linen, edges plain.
Chancery folio (11 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.; 281 x 198 mm). Types 1:230 (sq.), 2:117 (sc.); printer's device, printed black. 34 lines. collation: [1–410 58 610 7–168]: 135 (of 138 leaves); lacking the two blank leaves 1 and 138, and fol. 137 (16/7) with colophon and printer's device on recto; first leaf and last six leaves browned and frayed with some crude cellotape repairs, stains on other leaves. Modern linen, edges plain.
Literature
Offenberg 72; Goff Heb-56, Hain 1882 (pt. II); Steinschneider 5500.31; Thes B9; Haebler (BI) 329; Iakerson 94; BMC XIII 87 (C.50.c.6)
Condition
Sefer Yoreh De'ah (The Teacher of Knowledge). Híjar: Eliezer ben Abraham Alantansi, [5]247 (between 31 August 1486 and 17 September 1487)
Chancery folio (11 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.; 281 x 198 mm). Types 1:230 (sq.), 2:117 (sc.); printer's device, printed black. 34 lines. collation: [1–410 58 610 7–168]: 135 (of 138 leaves); lacking the two blank leaves 1 and 138, and fol. 137 (16/7) with colophon and printer's device on recto; first leaf and last six leaves browned and frayed with some crude cellotape repairs, stains on other leaves. Modern linen, edges plain.
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.
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 second or third book printed in Híjar. An extremely rare quarto edition of the Latter Prophets, printed with Alantansi's types, is also dated to the year 5247. In the Sefer Yoreh De'ah (the second of the four tracts of Jacob ben Asher's Arba'ah Turim), there is a concluding poem of eighty short verses, arranged in four columns and two rows, which includes the place of printing and the year, and gives Alantansi's name as an acrostic.