(Bible, Spanish). Humas, O Cinco Libros de la Ley Divina. Juntas las Aphtarot del año.

AUCTION 76 | Thursday, June 14th, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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(IBERIAN / SEPHARDIC LITERATURE)

(Bible, Spanish). Humas, O Cinco Libros de la Ley Divina. Juntas las Aphtarot del año.

Edited by Menasseh ben Israel. Two parts in one. Divisional title. Calendar on last page. << Contemporary tortoise-shell binding, with silver clasps and hinges, gauffered edges.>> pp. (8), 451, (5), 127, (5). Heavily browned, endpapers torn, extremities of binding chipped, one corner-piece lacking. 8vo. Kayserling 29; Silva Rosa 62.

Amsterdam: Menasseh ben Israel 1654-55

Est: $5,000 - $7,000

PRICE REALIZED $5,000

An important edition of the Pentateuch in Spanish, each verse numbered and with lengthy summaries of the contents at the head of each chapter by Menasseh ben Israel. <<Provenance:>> The Maduro Family: Amsterdam - Curaçao - Venezuela.