PSALMS). Sepher Tehillim

AUCTION 8 | Tuesday, November 16th, 1999 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art

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Lot 268

(BIBLE. Hebrew

PSALMS). Sepher Tehillim

Title within arch. Opening four-page register of each of the Chapters Lightly worn, marginalia. Modern blind-tooled calf. 16mo Unknown to Vinograd; cf. Darlow & Moule 5121

Geneva: Capa Elon (i.e. P. de la Rouvière) 1617

Est: $1,500 - $2,500

PRICE REALIZED $6,000

Rare. An apparently unrecorded re-issue from the Geneva 16mo Bible. The title page has been re-set and might very likely have been published for the Jewish book market only, who were accustomed to far more frequent usage of the Psalms than any other book in the Bible