Mikraot Gedolot – Ketuvim – Venice, 1525-1526 – Volume from Mikraot Gedolot Edited by Yaakov ben Chaim ibn Adonyahu ...

Mikraot Gedolot – Ketuvim – Venice, 1525-1526 – Volume from Mikraot Gedolot Edited by Yaakov ben Chaim ibn Adonyahu – Printed by Daniel Bomberg
Mikraot Gedolot, Part IV, Ketuvim. Venice: Daniel Bomberg, [1525-1526].
Volume from Mikraot Gedolot printed by Daniel Bomberg in Venice. This edition, edited by Yaakov ben Chaim ibn Adonyahu, is considered to be one of the most important editions of the Bible. It is known for its accuracy and splendor and served as prototype for all following editions.
Non-original title page (damaged) – from Bomberg's second edition of Mikraot Gedolot.
[230] leaves. Lacking 3 leaves: original title page and following leaf, and final blank leaf. 39.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Significant wear and tears. Open tears to several leaves, with significant damage to text, repaired in part with paper. Large open tears to title page, affecting border (a large part of it was replaced in photocopy). Stamps. New binding.