Volume from Daniel Bomberg's Famous Babylonian Talmud Edition – First and Rare Edition of Tractate Berachot, with ...

Volume from Daniel Bomberg's Famous Babylonian Talmud Edition – First and Rare Edition of Tractate Berachot, with Order Zera'im, Tractate Niddah and Order Taharot, Tractates Eduyot and Avot – Venice, 1520-1522 – First Editions Printed by Bomberg
Volume comprising the first and rare edition of Tractate Berachot and several other tractates, from the first Babylonian Talmud edition printed by Daniel Bomberg: Tractate Berachot, Mishnayot Order Zera'im with the commentaries of the Rambam and R. Shimshon of Sens, Tractate Niddah, Mishnayot Order Taharot with the commentary of the Rambam, Tractate Eduyot and Pirkei Avot. Venice: Daniel Bomberg, [1520-1522]. First editions printed by Bomberg.
The present volume comprises six parts of the first Talmud edition printed by Daniel Bomberg (listed in the order they are bound): Tractate Berachot – Venice, 1520; Order Zera'im – Venice, 1522; Tractate Niddah – Venice, 1520; Order Taharot – Venice, 1522; Tractate Eduyot – Venice, 1521; Tractate Avot – Venice, 1521.
This was the first edition comprising the entire Babylonian Talmud. This famous edition (The Venice Talmud) served as prototype for all future Talmud editions, establishing the page layout and foliation used until this day. The only exception is Tractate Berachot, which has a different layout in this edition, ending on f. 66a (the familiar layout of Tractate Berachot was introduced in Bomberg's second edition and concludes on f. 64a).
Volume comprising several tractates. Berachot: 2-86, 86-88, [2] leaves. Lacking title page. Order Zera'im: 6; 86 leaves, [1] blank leaf. 6 leaves of Rambam's preface bound before title page of Order Zera'im, unlike in other copies where bound at end of Order. Niddah: 91 leaves. Order Taharot: 77 leaves. Lacking final leaf. Eduyot: 3-7; 9 leaves, [1] blank leaf. Lacking title page and two following leaves ([1], 1-2). Avot: 12, [1] leaves. Approx. 36 cm.
Condition varies. Berachot: Condition varies. Most leaves in good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears. First thirty or so leaves in fair condition, with large dampstains and mold stains, and large open tears to some leaves. Leaf 15 detached. Order Zera'im: Good condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Niddah: Good condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Some minor tears. Order Taharot: Fair condition. Large, dark dampstains. Open tears to several leaves, slightly affecting text. Minor worming, affecting text in several places. Eduyot: Fair condition. Large, dark dampstains. Minor worming, affecting text. Avot: Fair condition. Large, dark dampstains. Minor worming. Hole to several leaves, slightly affecting text.
Glosses, emendations and inscriptions (two lines of text scraped off on leaf 21 of Tractate Berachot). Late ownership inscriptions in several places. Non-original binding, damaged, without spine.
Habermann, The Printer Daniel Bomberg, 18, 26, 43, 44, 48.