Hebrew and Latin. JOB). Liber Jobi

AUCTION 22 | Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn

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Hebrew and Latin. JOB). Liber Jobi

first edition. On title, engraving of phoenix emerging from flames and citation from Job in Hebrew : “Go'ali hai” (My Redeemer Lives). Title in red and black. Hebrew and Latin face-`a-face along upper portion of each page; below, commentary of Albert Schultens (1686-1750, Professor of Arabic and linguistics at the University of Leiden) Two volumes. Vol. I: pp. (52), 544. Vol. II: pp. (2), 545-1232, (64). Contemporary attractive speckled calf neatly rebacked, original gilt spine laid down. Thick folio

Leiden: Johann Luzac 1737

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $450

One of the most comprehensive commentaries to the Book of Job. The commentary is in Latin with numerous words and phrases in Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Greek and other languages