(BIBLE,

AUCTION 16 |
Tuesday, June 25th,
2002 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din
Lot 55
(BIBLE,
(Genoa): Petrus Paulus Porro for Nicolo Giustiniani Paulo 1516
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,500
FIRST POLYGLOT BIBLE EDITION. The Second Book Printed in Arabic. THE ONLY BOOK PRINTED AT GENOA IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. AN EARLY REFERENCE TO CHIRSTOPHER COLUMBUS’ DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. (See Scholia commentary Psalm 19, verse 4)