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Rosh Amana and Zevah Pesah, Isaac Abrabanel; Two works in one volume, Constantinople: David and Samuel ibn Nahmias, 1505
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
59 [20+39] leaves (9½ x 6 ¾ in.; 242 x 172 mm). Second quire of first part misbound. Woodcut title border for Rosh Amana damp-stained in lower margin and short at fore-edge; title of second part lacking; some mostly marginal damp-staining, occasional spotting, many leaves repaired in gutter margin, tears in three leaves mended with glassine. Eighteenth-century morocco, blind-tooled in a panel design; upper hinge broken from book block, edges and backstrip rubbed.
Literature
Vinograd, Constantinople 9, 3 ; Yaari, Constantinople 3; Mehlman 1189; Yudlov, Haggadah 5; Yaari, Haggadah 3
Condition
59 [20+39] leaves (9½ x 6 ¾ in.; 242 x 172 mm). Second quire of first part misbound. Woodcut title border for Rosh Amana damp-stained in lower margin and short at fore-edge; title of second part lacking; some mostly marginal damp-staining, occasional spotting, many leaves repaired in gutter margin, tears in three leaves mended with glassine. Eighteenth-century morocco, blind-tooled in a panel design; upper hinge broken from book block, edges and backstrip rubbed.
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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
Another copy: containing two of the three works written by Don Isaac Abrabanel which were issued by the ibn Nahmias press in Constantinople in 1505. These works were published as separate units as well as in sets (see lots 59, 60 )