Esrim Ve’Arba - Biblia Hebraica.

Auction 96 | Wednesday, February 09th, 2022 at 1:00pm

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

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Lot 211

(BIBLE).

Esrim Ve’Arba - Biblia Hebraica.

Engraved title: In center, the inner Sanctum, flanked by Aaron on the right and Moses on the left, and above, the Tetragrammaton. Two additional titles. Double columns. Without nikud. An attractive copy. All edges gilt. Modern boards. 12mo. Vinograd, Amsterdam 734.

Amsterdam-Utrecht: Borstius, Halma & van de Water 1701

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $550

Apparently it was this particular edition that was favored by R. Elijah, the Gaon of Vilna, in performing <<“Goral HaGra”>> - the art of bibliomancy, that is, the Vilna Gaon’s method of using the Tanach to predict the future. See https://blog.nli.org.il/en/kabbalistic-ceremony/.