Kehunath Avraham

AUCTION 3 | Tuesday, November 25th, 1997 at 1:00

Fine Hebrew Printed Books Duplicates from the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America

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Lot 53

COHEN, ABRAHM BEN SHABTHAI.

Kehunath Avraham

FIRST EDITION. Six parts in one each preceeded by individual title page (featuring cherubs sounding trumpets). Additional engraved title depicting tamarisk plant surrounded by 14-part historiated border featuring King David with harp, Priestly hands, angels and cherubs with musical instruments, etc. (see Yaari, Printer’s Marks no. 97). Engraved portrait of Author. Full-page circular engraving in praise of Creation. The Elkan Nathan Adler copy ff. (2), 8, 49, 40, 30, 26, 52, (1), 53-64. Extreme lower corners of final six leaves worn. Contemporary vellum, rubbed. 4to Vinograd, Venice 1660

Venice: Bragadin 1719-26

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $1,300

A poetical paraphrase, with commentary, to the Psalms, to which is appended “Benei Keturah” rhymed verses to Perek Shirah (The Song of Moses). The author, a physician in Zante, one of the Ionian Islands of Greece, issued this work with a most uncommon engraved self-portrait (see A. Rubens, A Jewish Iconography (1981) no. 8). According to Cecil Roth, Cohen was probably responsible for the other engravings in the book as well. A rare copy, complete with all title pages and engravings