BIBLE, Hebrew and English. PENTATEUCH). Torath Ha’elo-him - The Law of God. Edited and “With Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised” by Isaac Leeser

AUCTION 9 | Tuesday, March 28th, 2000 at 1:00

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(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

BIBLE, Hebrew and English. PENTATEUCH). Torath Ha’elo-him - The Law of God. Edited and “With Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised” by Isaac Leeser

FIRST EDITION. Five volumes. Hebrew and English on facing pages Lightly browned, a.e.g. Contemporary uniform crushed morocco, backstrips worn. Covers gilt “Victor Friedman.” 8vo Rosenbach 569; Singerman 884

Philadelphia: C. Sherman 1845-6

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $4,000

The first translation into English of any part of the Bible by an American Jew, for a specifically American Jewish audience. Isaac Lesser’s crowning literary achievement. The standard Jewish translation of the Pentateuch into the 20th century. Leeser’s beautifully worded introduction recounts his desire to present this translation specifically for an American Jewish readership. See B.J. Bamberger, American Jewish Translations of the Bible in: The Jewish Book Annual (1957) pp.33-40