Hebrew. FIVE SCROLLS). Chameish Megilloth-Canticum caticorum...

AUCTION 19 | Tuesday, March 11th, 2003 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art

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Lot 42

(BIBLE

Hebrew. FIVE SCROLLS). Chameish Megilloth-Canticum caticorum...

Printer’s device on title. With Nikud (vowel-points) pp.79. Generally, a clean wide-margined copy. Recent vellum. Lg. 4to Renouard p.409, No. 1; cf. Vinograd, Paris 31; not in Darlow & Moule; JNUL COPY INCOMPLETE

Paris: Carolus Stephanus (Estienne) 1555

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,600

An uncommon imprint by a member of the illustrious Estienne family of printers. Vinograd only records a complete Bible printed by Carolus in the years 1555-6. He does not list this volume, which was printed separately and not as part of the set. According to Renouard, this was Carolus Stephanus’s first publication