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Nahmanides (Moses ben Nahman)
Estimate
160,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
Perush ha-Torah (Commentary on the Pentateuch. [Rome:] Obadiah, Manasseh and Benjamin of Rome, [ca. 1469–73]
Royal folio (13 5/8 x 9½ in.; 346 x 240 mm). Types 1B:144 (sq.), 3:110 (sq.). collation: [1–1110 1212 132; 14–2410 2512]: 241 (of 246) leaves; lacking only the five blanks, fols. 1–2, 124 (13/2), and 245–246; scattered staining including water stains in the lower margins of various leaves, small hole in fol. 88, not touching text; four words censored on fol. 194, minor worming in a few leaves, mostly at inner margins, far from text. Eighteenth-century half sheep over gilt paper boards, two gilt spine labels, edges stained dark-brown, two blue silk placemarks; hinges worn and endleaves replaced.
Royal folio (13 5/8 x 9½ in.; 346 x 240 mm). Types 1B:144 (sq.), 3:110 (sq.). collation: [1–1110 1212 132; 14–2410 2512]: 241 (of 246) leaves; lacking only the five blanks, fols. 1–2, 124 (13/2), and 245–246; scattered staining including water stains in the lower margins of various leaves, small hole in fol. 88, not touching text; four words censored on fol. 194, minor worming in a few leaves, mostly at inner margins, far from text. Eighteenth-century half sheep over gilt paper boards, two gilt spine labels, edges stained dark-brown, two blue silk placemarks; hinges worn and endleaves replaced.
Literature
Offenberg 96; Goff Heb-86; Hain 11669; Steinschneider 6532.48; Thes A20; BMC XIII 8 (C.50.e.5); Iakerson 1
Condition
Perush ha-Torah (Commentary on the Pentateuch. [Rome:] Obadiah, Manasseh and Benjamin of Rome, [ca. 1469–73]
Royal folio (13 5/8 x 9½ in.; 346 x 240 mm). Types 1B:144 (sq.), 3:110 (sq.). collation: [1–1110 1212 132; 14–2410 2512]: 241 (of 246) leaves; lacking only the five blanks, fols. 1–2, 124 (13/2), and 245–246; scattered staining including water stains in the lower margins of various leaves, small hole in fol. 88, not touching text; four words censored on fol. 194, minor worming in a few leaves, mostly at inner margins, far from text. Eighteenth-century half sheep over gilt paper boards, two gilt spine labels, edges stained dark-brown, two blue silk placemarks; hinges worn and endleaves replaced.
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.
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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
first edition; the only signed book from the first hebrew printing shop. The printers' names appear as the last words on the last line of 13/1v, at the end of the commentary on Exodus: "by the hand of Obadiah and Manasseh and Benjamin of Rome." By A. K. Offenberg's analysis (BMC XIII, xlv) this was the last of the six Hebrew books printed in Rome. The copy is somewhat cut down (the Hebrew Union College copy measures 400 x 285 mm), but the type-pages of this and of the other two Royal folios were apparently kept artificially small, 253 x 168 mm, to create a luxurious appearance, so that even in the present leaf size, the margins are ample.