Bidspirit auction | Torah Commentary of Abarbanel –

Torah Commentary of Abarbanel – First Edition – Venice, 1579 - Torah commentary by Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Venice: Asher Parenzo for Zuan Bragadin [in the press of Giovanni di Gara], 1579. First edition. R. Yitzchak Abarbanel's work on Neviim was printed in Italy several years after his passing (Pesaro, 1511, 1520), while his work on the Torah was only first printed in the present edition, some fifty years later. The edition was proofread by R. Shmuel Archivolti, as stated on the title page. Signature on title page. Stamp on title page: ”Yaakov Pollak, rabbi of the Shomrei Emunah community, Boro Park”. Additional inscriptions in handwriting (non-Hebrew), on margins of title page and last leaf. 423, [2] leaves. 30.5 cm. Varying condition, first and last leaves in fair condition, many leaves in middle of book in good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Light wear. Worming, mainly to first and last leaves, affecting text. Marginal tears and open tears to several leaves (repaired with paper to verso of title page). Early wood and leather binding, with remains of clasps and a new spine (front binding and spine detached). Much worming and defects to binding.