Meir Nathiv [Biblical concordance].

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ISAAC NATHAN BEN KALONYMUS.

Meir Nathiv [Biblical concordance].

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Complete with two title pages. Opening title within elaborate architectural arch. Initial word within an elaborate woodcut cartouche. Alphabetical calf thumb-tabs supplied. <<Impressive 16th-century binding.>> ff. 405. Corners of opening few leaves furled, title lightly browned, inscription along lower margin. Contemporary extensively blind-tooled vellum over thick wooden boards, extremities chipped, hinges and clasps later. Thick folio. Vinograd, Venice 93.

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1524

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $5,000

First edition of the first Hebrew concordance to the Bible. The author prepared this work to assist Jews engaged in polemical debate with Christians. The text is ordered according to the roots and stems of the words, and the Biblical Books are arranged according to the order of the Vulgate.